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Amazing finish job. I always loved the shape on an SG. At the risk of wandering into serious NOOB territory, would you mind giving us a rundown of your finish process, sealers used, number of coats of laquer, techniques and materials to flat it and buff out? Whatever you are doing obviously works, ...

Thanks to all for the kind comments. I am very happy about how this guitar turned out in all respects. It sounds good and plays very well. As always, I know where all the mistakes are, and there is only one that bothers me at all.

I just finish building an SG styled guitar. This is much like the Firebird I built in that I keep buying SGs but never hang on to them. I figure if I build it, I'll keep it. That's worked so far with the Firebird... This guitar is styled after the 61/62 SG standard reissues out there with the major ...

The biggest mistake I made on my first build was actually completing it. That led to wanting to build a second and then a third and so on. If I had never completed the first one I might have the money I spent on acquiring a shop full of tools and equipment, a stockpile of various tonewoods, and a ho...

Very nice! I looked all over for those tuners and couldn't find them. I wound up using those horrible Steinberg tuners on my Firebird build (I like yours better, by the way). Can you post a link to the tuner source? There was a guy selling the tuners on Ebay probably like 5 years ago. I snagged a s...

I have owned several Firebirds throughout the years but always ended up selling them. I got to the point where I wanted one again but they are just more money than I'm willing to pay now, even for the reissues. So of course I had no choice except to build one. The construction is similar to the Gibs...