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Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:40 pm
by Kisstrooper
My mate Wayne ( aka Small Stanley ) still has the first guitar he owned , a sad and sorry Hondo Explorer SO sick of seeing it neglected im going to give it a new lease of life with a sexy rebuild.

Here's the poor old thing, been on a guitar stand that long the rubber had fused to the body and neck NO JOKE !!
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Pulled down and filling the neck pickup cavity, he wants a Paul Stanley Tiger look paint scheme so he shall get it !
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:06 pm
by doublev2
I like Hondo necks.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:13 pm
by Genebaby
This is gonna be good!

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:55 pm
by Kisstrooper
He's looking at something like this gem,
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Pickup hole filled in timber, much better than car filler that ends up cracking and im going to wood fill the other cavities for a very clean minimal front ( 1 dial,1 PUP & wraparound bridge) for the Tiger to be released !
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:29 pm
by Kisstrooper
Blocked the dial cavity,still got to fix the nasty spot where the bridge was ( dear oh dear Wayne what were u thinking ? )
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Looking at stencils for the TIGER theme,
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:06 am
by 1031
sweet...

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:57 pm
by Kisstrooper
Body work almost done, just got that bridge area to contend with, going to use a wraparound bridge.

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:43 am
by Kisstrooper
Mock up of how i see this evolving,
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:52 pm
by Slayer
I'z said it befoh but you iz one talented mutha fukkah!

Keep the pictures coming because we love this stuff!

Kev

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:00 pm
by Kisstrooper
Slayer wrote:I'z said it befoh but you iz one talented mutha fukkah!

Keep the pictures coming because we love this stuff!

Kev

Will do !

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:25 pm
by Kisstrooper
Got nice solid timber block installed ( glued & screwed ) to mount the new bridge dont want it popping out under tension from the strings, also drilled for the volume pot.

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:08 pm
by poserboy71
WOW. :D :shock: :D :shock:

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:56 pm
by Kisstrooper
Body work done, high filler primer on and curing ready for a wet n dry rub back.

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:30 pm
by Kisstrooper
Final mock up before we get all giggy with the paint,

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:04 am
by Genebaby
That was quick Tony!!!

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:46 pm
by Slayer
Tony are you going to make the headstock match the body? (Tiger)

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:06 pm
by Kisstrooper
Slayer wrote:Tony are you going to make the headstock match the body? (Tiger)
The Paul Stanley one has a black headstock but i think the tiger pattern would look cool, got some new Grover tuners coming for it as well.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:14 pm
by n3p
Looking good Tony! Does this mean that DTK are going unmasked?! :D Superstrats at the ready sir!

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:38 pm
by Kisstrooper
n3p wrote:Looking good Tony! Does this mean that DTK are going unmasked?! :D Superstrats at the ready sir!

nah were far too ugly for that hahahahahaha

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:32 am
by n3p
You've seen Ace Frehley, haven't you? :lol:

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:48 pm
by Kisstrooper
Yep Ace is a bit rough, i have a face only my GF could love hahahahaha god bless her LOL

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:23 pm
by Kisstrooper
Gettin down some Tiger Yellow, grrrrrrrrrrr

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:23 am
by poserboy71
It needs to be a more FLAMBOYANT yellow !!!!

You can do it !!!!
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:22 pm
by Kisstrooper
poserboy71 wrote:It needs to be a more FLAMBOYANT yellow !!!!

You can do it !!!!
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All the Flamboyant was out, could only get Tigerish yellow.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:55 pm
by Kisstrooper
New mini Grovers,

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:27 pm
by Kisstrooper
Bit more base colours going down,

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:35 am
by poserboy71
Now we're talking !!!!

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:22 pm
by Kisstrooper
poserboy71 wrote:Now we're talking !!!!
Dripping with Yellow Sexiness hahahahahahaha

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:33 am
by poserboy71
That yellow looks a lot better in that picture than it did in the previous picture. The lighting helped a lot.

The white also will bring it to a more authentic look. :D :D :D :D

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:16 pm
by Kisstrooper
Yep i rubbed it back and hit it again in yellow then dusted on some white, the black will bring it alive.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:44 am
by Kisstrooper
Mock up of the Hondo Tiger, nearly ready for some stripes !

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:51 pm
by Genebaby
Great work, as usual. You don't mess around!

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:10 am
by Kisstrooper
Masking the beast,

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:42 am
by poserboy71
I love it !!!!

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:59 pm
by Kisstrooper
Lots more detailing on the stripes but its close to Mr Stanley's Hamer.

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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:09 pm
by Slayer
Your quite talented bro!
I could keep you really busy working my own and my friends collections if you lived in Southern California :-)

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:34 pm
by Kisstrooper
Hey i love SoCal, been there 6 times so far, Arcadia, Ventura got friends in those areas even up in Victorville as well, always call in on the way to Vegas :-)

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:48 am
by poserboy71
My GOD how I wish I had your drive to complete things. YOU are an inspiration.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:40 pm
by Slayer
Kisstrooper wrote:Hey i love SoCal, been there 6 times so far, Arcadia, Ventura got friends in those areas even up in Victorville as well, always call in on the way to Vegas :-)

LOL ;-)

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:11 pm
by Kisstrooper
poserboy71 wrote:My GOD how I wish I had your drive to complete things. YOU are an inspiration.
I suprise myself, some of me Ex's would say im lazy hahahahaha, "honey can you pass me my spray gun "

Thanks mate, im keen to get it done for some upcoming gigs.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:38 pm
by Kisstrooper
Well this build has ended abruptly, friendship over, guitar will remain unfinished im afraid.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:15 am
by Slayer
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Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:17 am
by poserboy71
I love how that banana geadstock is parallel with that upper wing.
It has to be Hell on the sideways tension at the nut.
It's pretty ridiculous.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:05 pm
by Genebaby
Yeah, that's a pretty crazy angle to use.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:38 pm
by Slayer
It has had a gentle life

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:06 pm
by Genebaby
I'll bet!! Like a lot of my horde.

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 1:11 am
by Slayer
I bought that Explorer new around 1981 or 82, before I know it will be 40 years old..................

Such is the passage of time for old men as we age, time goes by very quickly which is one reason why I'm so hard on Cusano. If he is going to do something he needs to live in the now in the event that tomorrow never comes. Tomorrow is not guaranteed for any of us...........

Re: Vintage Hondo Explorer Build

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 6:37 am
by Genebaby
True man.

Time is scary now.
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