Hi from Slovenia
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:18 pm
Hey y'all. My name is Matija (Matthew), I live in Slovenia. That's between Italy and Hungary, under Austria and above Croatia. 
Unfortunately, Mosrites are exceptionally rare around here, so I never seen or played one, not even a cheap copy.
So the reason I registered here is I wanna build one myself.
I've seen some impressive builds on this site, but me being a student on a tight budget, I wanna do it a bit differently ( = ultra cheap!!!)
I saw a build on the net where someone made Johnny Ramone's ventures II clone out of a MDF board and an old LP copy neck.
I wanna do something similar, I'll use a cheap SG copy for neck and parts, but I wanna build a mk1, becouse of Fred Smith of MC5 and Dave Alexander of the stooges, among others.
It'll probably be closer to Univox Hi flier specs in the end, which is OK by me, becouse Dimitri Coats plays one and he's directly responsible for pushing me over the edge and starting this project. (I like Kurt Cobain too, but he's more responsible for my Mustang g.a.s.)...
So far I only bought a cheap router and some other cheap tools; and studied which 'donor' guitar should be the best. I'll probably do it in a month or two when I have more time.
The plan is to do the whole project for under 150$ (not counting tools, of course). If my calculations are correct, it's possible, but you gotta wish me luck
Unfortunately, Mosrites are exceptionally rare around here, so I never seen or played one, not even a cheap copy.
So the reason I registered here is I wanna build one myself.
I've seen some impressive builds on this site, but me being a student on a tight budget, I wanna do it a bit differently ( = ultra cheap!!!)
I saw a build on the net where someone made Johnny Ramone's ventures II clone out of a MDF board and an old LP copy neck.
I wanna do something similar, I'll use a cheap SG copy for neck and parts, but I wanna build a mk1, becouse of Fred Smith of MC5 and Dave Alexander of the stooges, among others.
It'll probably be closer to Univox Hi flier specs in the end, which is OK by me, becouse Dimitri Coats plays one and he's directly responsible for pushing me over the edge and starting this project. (I like Kurt Cobain too, but he's more responsible for my Mustang g.a.s.)...
So far I only bought a cheap router and some other cheap tools; and studied which 'donor' guitar should be the best. I'll probably do it in a month or two when I have more time.
The plan is to do the whole project for under 150$ (not counting tools, of course). If my calculations are correct, it's possible, but you gotta wish me luck
I might check it out, although I have more trouble finding a proper neck than the body, and I can't make a neck from scratch at home... 