Culli's Teak DKJ01A Build

From rural France comes the story and pics of Culli's DKJ01A alder body 'Jazz' style build.

"I used one coat of Rustins light teak wood dye on the body followed by 8 coats of Rustins Danish oil. I rubbed down between the later coats with 00 wirewool but left the final coat untouched to give a bit of sheen. The neck is just Danish oil but rubbed down lightly after the final coat with wirewool to give a super satin finish. It's lovely to play.

Well - I had a practice with the guys last night and it knocked them dead!

I'm using a Hartke Kickback 15 120 watt combo and with the guitar it just sounded the business. We weren't at much volume of course but the gigs the boys play are pretty small. Lovely smooth bass tone - just what I like. It has plenty of treble too if you're that way inclined - but I'm not. New pick ups are definitely moving on to the back burner - I love what I've got!

There is something deeply satisfying about playing a guitar you made a contribution to building.

So all in all Steve I am a very, very happy customer. I'm fear addiction is on the way and a Tele is just over the horizon. Get my self up to speed with all the bass lines I've got to learn (coming in to an established band on a new instrument is a bit of a learning curve!) and I'll be back."

Thanks for sharing your build story. It's a beautiful bass and we're especially happy that you love playing it!

Tom's Tobacco Sunburst DKL03F Build

Tom purchased one of our popular DKL03F Flamed Maple Top LP style kits and finished it using the brilliant lacquers from Manchester Guitar Tech. Speaking of brilliant, just look at this guitar! Here's some of what Tom had to say about his kit:

"I’ve attached a couple of pictures of progress so far. The body & neck are now done, lacquered & polished. The back of the neck uses am antique transparent lacquer to give it an aged look. The tobacco sunburst I did following info from Manchester Guitar. Their aerosol lacquers are really good. The back is black. I carved the top of the headstock as you can see & have fitted Tonepros & Kluson hardware. I also replaced the nut with a Graphtec one."


Great job, Tom. Thanks for sharing your build with us!

Finally! DIY Guitar Shop Customer Builds and Stories. (yes, I know it's about time...)

Hi Folks,

As the title says, we are finally going to post a selection of our customer's instrument builds. You see, we've been rather busy keeping up with orders and making sure that all of the good folks who placed their orders with us are satisfied with their kits and parts, and the service supplied. We've done pretty well, we hear, and are striving to do even better in the coming months as summer project time approaches. Expect great things, as they say.

More news to follow about new kits and parts. But first, here's what our good customers have been up to...

Best regards,

SFT