tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post1056259275682327512..comments2024-03-27T09:46:15.606+00:00Comments on Guitar Blog: The Piglet guitar build project, part 14Gavin Lloyd Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-74674026856474766622018-09-06T20:56:54.612+01:002018-09-06T20:56:54.612+01:00Sorry, it was never mine to sell.Sorry, it was never mine to sell.Gavin Lloyd Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-508176500537070492018-09-06T19:19:58.048+01:002018-09-06T19:19:58.048+01:00Hi buddy, any chance that left handed Vox Phantom ...Hi buddy, any chance that left handed Vox Phantom bass listed in 2015 is still for sale? Highly interested Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916593394529488568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-72775133959131147902018-08-10T21:53:26.291+01:002018-08-10T21:53:26.291+01:00It was originally envisaged as a stage prop, but p...It was originally envisaged as a stage prop, but preferably a playable one. It's used by the singer in the band, who by his own admission, isn't really a guitarist, but he does know a few basic chords, barre chords, etc. He plays rhythm guitar on a handful of songs in our set. However, the finished guitar has exceeded our expectations and is actually quite a nice player. A few other local guitarists have tried in out and put it through its paces and it can handle most anything you care to throw at it. And while it is not exactly ergonomic it does - through accident more than design - hang quite well on a strap with the right arm resting neatly between the pig's ears. The (cheap Chineses) pickup could be swapped out for something a bit more tasteful; I'll probably get around to doing that at some point.Gavin Lloyd Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-32902747267615865242018-07-30T21:21:20.788+01:002018-07-30T21:21:20.788+01:00I found this blog by accident and I've suddenl...I found this blog by accident and I've suddenly spent a very good time reading about stuff you've done. This guitar building project is pretty interesting. It looks funny but does play well?Ari / ghostswelcome.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936077118557288325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-83600476572813159322018-07-04T20:13:51.012+01:002018-07-04T20:13:51.012+01:00HI, yes the headstock blank idea occured to me lat...HI, yes the headstock blank idea occured to me later on too. Still, this is a first build really; at the time I wasn't too confident with the idea of cutting the head and potentially ruining a neck. I think I would do it now though, if I was doing the build all over again. We had another idea for a curly tail which would involve making a tail covered in pink fur fabric and attaching to the strap button by the neck. Still might do this, but it's not essential.<br /><br />Otherwise the guitar HAS now been finished, and has already been gigged when we supported Not The Sex Pistols last Friday. The guitar got a lot of attention - the audience seemed to like it.<br /><br />I am going to post again, but I'd like to get some video footage of Gunner putting The Piglet through its paces. I know, I could post footage from the gig, but the singer's guitar playing is quite rudimentary - just a few barre chords really - so wouldn't really highlight the guitar that much.<br /><br />I wondered about the possibility of Chinese rip-offs. That would be quite amusing if that happened!Gavin Lloyd Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-78034932004575586902018-07-02T23:47:20.343+01:002018-07-02T23:47:20.343+01:00I have to admit that looks really good,although on...I have to admit that looks really good,although one of those necks with an unshaped headstock you get in some "kit guitars" would have allowed you to perhaps put numerous "Scallops" on the bottom edge, to represent the pig's curly tail and make it more individual (this isnt a criticism, more an observation, and I'm sure that unpleasant word "budget" cropped up numerous times during the build. Since the last time you posted, the guitar didn't have an output jack, I'd be interested to know how it sounds acoustically, with that weight, and the acoustic chambers. Have the dog and cat played it, and if so, what were their views? And does anybody want to make bets on how long we have to wait to find inferior chinese ripoffs on certain well known auction sites? Once again, Gavin, thanks for a wonderful blog that's always interesting.worldstallestdwarfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351363680529997304noreply@blogger.com