SG Custom BYOG Build

likea45 · 02-29-2012, 10:22 PM

So many of you might have seen silverkw's thread about his BYOG '59 build. I ordered my SG Kit shortly after he ordered his.

First things first, the cost of this kit isnt bad for what you receive at all. I of course ordered some VERY custom items compared to the standard custom shop SG kit they offer. Now this is from the custom shop area of the site, a bit more pricey but not overseas junk like some other kits. These are CNC milled kits made in New Hampshire.

I'm pretty happy with what I got. It's exactly what I ordered and the quality seems pretty on par with what I've seen from Gibson recently. Now this build will be an SG custom and I'll be doing a Gibson overlay and custom paint job on it. This guitar is for me and my personal use so please withhold any negative comments regarding this being fake, counterfeit etc as Ive made no attempt to disguise what it is.

Ok on to pics:

Kit arrived very well packaged in my opinion. The body and neck were wrapped in bubble wrap with styrofoam supports on either side of the headstock.

Here she is next to one of my standards.The body is a little bigger at the "hips" than the standard is, I'm wondering having never owned a custom if that's the case or if that's just how BYOG cuts their bodies. Either way I'll be making some edits to that so it's standardized.

The headstock was measured and cut using the vintage crox overlay I purchased and is sized to late 60's early 70's Custom LP/SG size:

Vintage correct neck angle:

Ordered with white neck binding. A shitty pic (testing out my new ipad2 camera it's not that great:/):

61 RI neck joint:

This was a pleasant surprise

:

Modern small style control cavity (which I asked for) & Pickup Routes:

I was pretty impressed with the inlays and fret work. I was worried about the nibs being correctly under the binding like I asked for but they are fine. The neck feels good and wide like I requested:

That's it for now. More to come soon!

coldengray · 03-01-2012, 02:56 PM

NICE - Subscribed!

Kalamazuu · 03-01-2012, 07:26 PM

Very cool, looks like a fun project, and can't wait to see the end result! What finish are you looking to do?

JimmyPage968 · 03-01-2012, 08:51 PM

Neato!

likea45 · 03-01-2012, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalamazuu

Very cool, looks like a fun project, and can't wait to see the end result! What finish are you looking to do?

Doing a gloss ebony finish with a little surprise baked in, more to come soon

RedSkwirrell · 03-02-2012, 06:27 AM

I've always wanted to build my own LP but never thought of doing it this way.
Anyone now if there are fairly simple routes to this end from the U.K.

If I were to do it, the point for me would be to target a figured cherry flame/quilt top.
Where would I start hunting that down?

likea45 · 03-02-2012, 12:42 PM

I know BYOG can do them although I think I've heard of issues with the '59 from silverkw. Precision guitars I think can do one and there is another company that does kits called Bartlett that ae very high end. They dont do SG's and are quite pricey and honestly when it's all done you could have probably bought a nice used LP for the same amount or less.

Best of luck though. Google those companies.

Ta!

JonMan94 · 03-03-2012, 06:13 PM

Gibson style guitar kit companies by price:

Cheap: BYOG
Moderate: Precision
High End: Barlett

likea45 · 03-03-2012, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonMan94

Gibson style guitar kit companies by price:

Cheap: BYOG
Moderate: Precision
High End: Barlett

I wouldnt rate the BYOG custom shop stuff as cheap, it's easily as good if not better than Precision.

Juan7fernandez · 03-03-2012, 08:30 PM

Yeah, BYOG has a range of kit for all prices. They have the custom shop section which looks to me like higher end kits. I'm about to pull the trigger on a custom shop LP kit from them. We'll see how it turns out.

Zenzeypher · 03-03-2012, 08:40 PM

that's quite an army of SGs youre building up there

likea45 · 03-04-2012, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zenzeypher

that's quite an army of SGs youre building up there

You can never have to many

likea45 · 03-04-2012, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juan7fernandez

Yeah, BYOG has a range of kit for all prices. They have the custom shop section which looks to me like higher end kits. I'm about to pull the trigger on a custom shop LP kit from them. We'll see how it turns out.

This kit was not cheap by any means. Looking forward to seeing what you order. The custom shop stuff has impressed me so far.

Thumpalumpacus · 03-04-2012, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by likea45

You can never have to many

... until they start conspiring to kill you in your sleep and take over the world.

likea45 · 03-04-2012, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thumpalumpacus

... until they start conspiring to kill you in your sleep and take over the world.

Does the "S" stand for "satan" guitar? Do the tuning machines glow red when they go rogue on their owners?

I will say this, the excitement of getting new ones has kept me from sleeping many a night

Juan7fernandez · 03-04-2012, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by likea45

I will say this, the excitement of getting new ones has kept me from sleeping many a night

I know the feeling.

likea45 · 03-05-2012, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juan7fernandez

I know the feeling.

+1

Nay · 03-05-2012, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by likea45

Does the "S" stand for "satan" guitar? Do the tuning machines glow red when they go rogue on their owners?

Nah, SG's are pack animals. Once they start to team up their hunting prowess is second to none.

As long as you store them in cases overnight, you should be fine. Either that or buy a 335. The Dons have this way of keeping the packs bloodlust at bay.

H.E.L.Shane · 03-05-2012, 02:07 PM

Mallory 150 caps! nice!

J-Dizzle · 03-05-2012, 07:15 PM

Looks great!

Man i'd be so tempted to order the same thing myself but with a 3rd pup routed and finish it as a 3pup white custom

I'm a complete sucker for white SGs.

likea45 · 03-06-2012, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Dizzle

Looks great!

Man i'd be so tempted to order the same thing myself but with a 3rd pup routed and finish it as a 3pup white custom

I'm a complete sucker for white SGs.

I was thinking of buying a 3-pup whitey but then I saw that 2-pup one for sale here and fell in love with it. They are very rare compared to their 3-pup brethren so I went this direction. I'm excited to finish it I'll have some progress pics up soon!

likea45 · 03-06-2012, 02:28 PM

Ok so some progress was made over the weekend and yesterday so here is where she's at.

Got the overlay on and glued. Had to make a custom jib to hold it in place. The overlay fit almost too perfect so hats off to BYOG for that one.

Grain filler is on in droves then some sanding sealer, now using some black fill lacquer that makes ebony finishes really have that nice deep black gloss once it's all done. It's been painted on hence the strokes. Pics were taken on a break about half way through the application.

There was a slight ridge at the back of the neck joint that was sanded to a slope in the vintage style. I'm really chomping to get her done cause I want to hear it strung up so bad.

Using a heated file to do a custom type serial. A friend of mine always thought it would be cool to do a dark ebony SG custom in the style of the old comic book "Phantom", which will be more evident when its complete. Hence the "P" along with her birth date, which I decided was the day the engraving was done.

Back of the headstock and neck. You might notice something there, yup it's going to be a stinger. More to come soon.

reedy · 03-07-2012, 06:34 PM

This is going to be a great project... can't wait to see more.

likea45 · 03-09-2012, 11:52 AM

Here is an SC preview of the finished project. I'm so excited to finish her up:

likea45 · 03-13-2012, 11:12 PM

Ok so more progress happened end of last week and over this weekend.
I'm really getting close to finishing her up now.

18 coats of black paint/lacquer combo on body and neck then wet-sanded every 3 coats. The "wetness" in the first image is water from removing material:

Back:

Neck:

After the black was completed to a satisfactory coverage it was time for the piece which I think will make this guy stand out - The Stinger:

Started the clear yesterday. This week is going to be the arduous spray/dry/wet-sand routine for about 17-20 coats. I want this baby to look like a steinway when she's done.

As usual more to come soon!

likea45 · 03-15-2012, 03:26 AM

Aaaaaaand no one cares. I think I'll keep the rest to myself then. Much easier not to take the time to edit and post pics.

Aleksander · 03-15-2012, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by likea45

Aaaaaaand no one cares. I think I'll keep the rest to myself then. Much easier not to take the time to edit and post pics.

Hey,
At a time when you threw the pictures, almost everyone had slept sweetly,(at least on this side of Atlantic) so do not worry.
Nice looking guitar

silverkw · 03-15-2012, 12:06 PM

I really like the look of the white stinger.

kezian · 03-15-2012, 04:23 PM

never seen anything like that before. very very cool

reedy · 03-15-2012, 06:14 PM

I love the reverse stinger, very cool idea!

02-29-2012, 10:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
likea45 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 677 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	SG Custom BYOG Build So many of you might have seen silverkw's thread about his BYOG '59 build. I ordered my SG Kit shortly after he ordered his. First things first, the cost of this kit isnt bad for what you receive at all. I of course ordered some VERY custom items compared to the standard custom shop SG kit they offer. Now this is from the custom shop area of the site, a bit more pricey but not overseas junk like some other kits. These are CNC milled kits made in New Hampshire. I'm pretty happy with what I got. It's exactly what I ordered and the quality seems pretty on par with what I've seen from Gibson recently. Now this build will be an SG custom and I'll be doing a Gibson overlay and custom paint job on it. This guitar is for me and my personal use so please withhold any negative comments regarding this being fake, counterfeit etc as Ive made no attempt to disguise what it is. Ok on to pics: Kit arrived very well packaged in my opinion. The body and neck were wrapped in bubble wrap with styrofoam supports on either side of the headstock. Here she is next to one of my standards.The body is a little bigger at the "hips" than the standard is, I'm wondering having never owned a custom if that's the case or if that's just how BYOG cuts their bodies. Either way I'll be making some edits to that so it's standardized. The headstock was measured and cut using the vintage crox overlay I purchased and is sized to late 60's early 70's Custom LP/SG size: Vintage correct neck angle: Ordered with white neck binding. A shitty pic (testing out my new ipad2 camera it's not that great:/): 61 RI neck joint: This was a pleasant surprise: Modern small style control cavity (which I asked for) & Pickup Routes: I was pretty impressed with the inlays and fret work. I was worried about the nibs being correctly under the binding like I asked for but they are fine. The neck feels good and wide like I requested: That's it for now. More to come soon! Johan68, silverkw, JCarno and 3 others like this. __________________ ------------------------- Ignite the borealis

03-01-2012, 02:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
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Kalamazuu Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 5,111 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build Very cool, looks like a fun project, and can't wait to see the end result! What finish are you looking to do?

03-01-2012, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
JimmyPage968 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 528 Thanks: 14 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build Neato!

03-02-2012, 06:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
RedSkwirrell Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Windsor, U.K. Posts: 4,228 Thanks: 33 Thanked 135 Times in 41 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build I've always wanted to build my own LP but never thought of doing it this way. Anyone now if there are fairly simple routes to this end from the U.K. If I were to do it, the point for me would be to target a figured cherry flame/quilt top. Where would I start hunting that down? __________________ . . . . 1990 Gibson Les Paul Std Custom Shop and 2010 Gibson Les Paul Std Ltd ('Robot') "You can't go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm." Les Paul [1915 - 2009] Today is April 1st. Just sayin....

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03-02-2012, 12:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
likea45 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 677 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build I know BYOG can do them although I think I've heard of issues with the '59 from silverkw. Precision guitars I think can do one and there is another company that does kits called Bartlett that ae very high end. They dont do SG's and are quite pricey and honestly when it's all done you could have probably bought a nice used LP for the same amount or less. Best of luck though. Google those companies. Ta! RedSkwirrell likes this. __________________ ------------------------- Ignite the borealis

03-03-2012, 08:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
Juan7fernandez Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 442 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build Yeah, BYOG has a range of kit for all prices. They have the custom shop section which looks to me like higher end kits. I'm about to pull the trigger on a custom shop LP kit from them. We'll see how it turns out.

03-03-2012, 08:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
Zenzeypher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Blighty. Posts: 1,577 Thanks: 29 Thanked 12 Times in 3 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build that's quite an army of SGs youre building up there __________________ "If you get far enough away you'll be on your way back home." - Tom Waits

03-05-2012, 07:15 PM	#20 (permalink)
J-Dizzle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oz Posts: 918 Thanks: 6 Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build Looks great! Man i'd be so tempted to order the same thing myself but with a 3rd pup routed and finish it as a 3pup white custom I'm a complete sucker for white SGs.

03-06-2012, 02:28 PM	#22 (permalink)
likea45 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 677 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build Ok so some progress was made over the weekend and yesterday so here is where she's at. Got the overlay on and glued. Had to make a custom jib to hold it in place. The overlay fit almost too perfect so hats off to BYOG for that one. Grain filler is on in droves then some sanding sealer, now using some black fill lacquer that makes ebony finishes really have that nice deep black gloss once it's all done. It's been painted on hence the strokes. Pics were taken on a break about half way through the application. There was a slight ridge at the back of the neck joint that was sanded to a slope in the vintage style. I'm really chomping to get her done cause I want to hear it strung up so bad. Using a heated file to do a custom type serial. A friend of mine always thought it would be cool to do a dark ebony SG custom in the style of the old comic book "Phantom", which will be more evident when its complete. Hence the "P" along with her birth date, which I decided was the day the engraving was done. Back of the headstock and neck. You might notice something there, yup it's going to be a stinger. More to come soon. silverkw likes this. __________________ ------------------------- Ignite the borealis

03-07-2012, 06:34 PM	#23 (permalink)
reedy Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Victoria BC. Canada Posts: 202 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build This is going to be a great project... can't wait to see more. likea45 likes this.

03-09-2012, 11:52 AM	#24 (permalink)
likea45 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 677 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build Here is an SC preview of the finished project. I'm so excited to finish her up: __________________ ------------------------- Ignite the borealis

03-13-2012, 11:12 PM	#25 (permalink)
likea45 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 677 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build Ok so more progress happened end of last week and over this weekend. I'm really getting close to finishing her up now. 18 coats of black paint/lacquer combo on body and neck then wet-sanded every 3 coats. The "wetness" in the first image is water from removing material: Back: Neck: After the black was completed to a satisfactory coverage it was time for the piece which I think will make this guy stand out - The Stinger: Started the clear yesterday. This week is going to be the arduous spray/dry/wet-sand routine for about 17-20 coats. I want this baby to look like a steinway when she's done. As usual more to come soon! silverkw and Aleksander like this. __________________ ------------------------- Ignite the borealis

03-15-2012, 03:26 AM	#26 (permalink)
likea45 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 677 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build Aaaaaaand no one cares. I think I'll keep the rest to myself then. Much easier not to take the time to edit and post pics. purevilpleasure likes this. __________________ ------------------------- Ignite the borealis

03-15-2012, 12:06 PM	#28 (permalink)
silverkw Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Vancity Posts: 1,573 Thanks: 27 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build I really like the look of the white stinger. __________________

03-15-2012, 04:23 PM	#29 (permalink)
kezian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build never seen anything like that before. very very cool __________________

03-15-2012, 06:14 PM	#30 (permalink)
reedy Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Victoria BC. Canada Posts: 202 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SG Custom BYOG Build I love the reverse stinger, very cool idea!

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