Pitbull Guitars - LP kit guitar build and review

My first kit guitar build, made with my son.
A LP style kit from Pitbull Guitars. Link to their website: www.pitbullgui...
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Arran Adair
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[@DeeTee79]

I very much enjoyed watching this come together, guitar turned out awesome!

[@adairguitars]

Thanks!

[@BootleggerPhil]

You two are having way too much fun! Great video, demo & build, gents.

[@adairguitars]

Thanks, it was certainly fun building it together. 👍

[@gricads]

Great video,like your son that guitar is going to age perfectly 👍

[@adairguitars]

I hope so!

[@NicolaIIILombardi]

Super paint and perfect assembly!!! Well done

[@adairguitars]

Thank you!

[@frankiechan9651]

Nice build. I am a little concerned about the gap between the neck and body on the treble side though. Pitbull has been out of a lot of kits for months and months now - I really hope they can sort their supply chains soon. Where were you able to source the Z-poxy pore fill and the nitro lacquer in Aus? I'd love to give that a go since I've usually had to settle with acrylic clear for my finishes (although I have found a place that does colour flip paint in spray cans that I'm going to test out)

[@adairguitars]

Yeah, I wasn’t sure about the gap at first but didn’t want to have to shorten the neck tenon for a perfect fit. No problem in the end, there is enough wriggle room in the saddles for intonation. Can’t remember where I got the z-poxy, but it would have been an online Australian hobby/craft supplier. The nitro was from www.sydneyguitarsetups.com

[@rebeccac7293]

Hm. The link took me to kits, but no LP kits. Do you know if they're no longer selling that style? Nice job!

[@adairguitars]

Thanks! I haven’t checked their website for a while. Possibly could be out of LP stock at the moment.

[@mpc72367]

Nice work gentlemen! This young man is lucky to have a dad that is willing to spend time teaching him valuable skills.

[@victorakpan7461]

Hey I just got gifted an lp style guitar, but it’s just the body, and it’s is already built, painted and finished, where do I get the rest of the kits components

[@adairguitars]

Depends where you are. StewMac is good in the us or allparts / realparts is also affordable. 👍

[@Magik1369]

Nice build. Great to see a Dad and his son build a guitar together. Rock on!

[@adairguitars]

Thanks!

[@kevinmackfurniture]

The Gold top was an Excellent decision.

[@adairguitars]

I agree!

[@coreyfleig2139]

Fabulous work and great choices on how to do this! Did you pore fill the back, or just go for it with the poly?

[@adairguitars]

Cheers! No pore filling on the back. Just the wipe on poly.

[@coreyfleig2139]

Thanks. I hope your son enjoys it!

[@willdenham]

Good call on the headstock. Wish I had a woodshop.

[@adairguitars]

Cheers! It’s definitely nice having the space, but I’ve seen a lot of people build in much smaller areas.

[@markpell8979]

I wish I had such a nice guitar starting out. Fine job on the build, and it looks like an excellent kit. I hope Oliver has great memories doing this with dad and keeps this beautiful guitar for his whole life. It will be a good mod/upgrade platform too, maybe pots/wiring and pickups.

[@adairguitars]

Thanks Mark. It will definitely be a keeper with some potential pickup upgrades in the future.

[@nicopoppe4838]

Do you think the body is african mahogany?

[@adairguitars]

No idea sorry!

[@MrPhilfridge]

Where did you earth the electrics ? Onto the bridge somewhere ? Thanks

[@adairguitars]

Yes, I put an earth wire from the bridge post hole so it connected when the post was installed. 👍

[@MrPhilfridge]

Ok thanks , i thought that would be the way. Well done with the build , looks great.

[@SpeenoSub]

Common Ollie W

[@cubfanmike]

Oooh - Someone is going to get lucky with a girl this weekend; mission accomplished. Surprisingly nice hardware - sounds great

[@adairguitars]

The quality of everything was quite good for a kit. 👍

[@davidledford3522]

Ive always wondered if it hurts those pickups being pakaged together like that

[@shockthefox]

So great man! Oliver did a great job!🤘

[@adairguitars]

Thanks Tye! We had heaps of fun building it together. 👍

[@gregmcnamara3126]

What brand of Wipe On Poly did you use?

[@saulgoodeguitars]

Sneaky upload mate, I’ll leave another one after I watch

[@michaelbevins2405]

whats up with the gap ,Fill it .

[@robertr4193]

I was surprised that you didn't show shielding the control cavity. You may have shielded it sense I the demo I did not notice any extra hum. It turned out pretty nice.

[@adairguitars]

Thanks Robert. Didn’t actually shield the cavity. Wanted to see what it sounded like just as a kit, before changing too much (except the nut and tuners). No noticeable difference in interference than other guitars I have that are shielded.

[@wizrom3046]

I respect your skills, but was disappointed to see your son getting so little hands-on time on the build. I think you robbed him of most of the joy of building his own guitar and made him more of a spectator, watching someone else build his guitar. It's wonderful to see that father and son learning time, doing a project together, but (to my thinking) it would have been better for you to guide each task and get him doing 90% of the actual hands on work. 👍🙂

[@adairguitars]

The video is only a small portion of what we did together. He didn’t miss out on any enjoyment or things he wanted to do.

[@BBGuitars]

Such a great video, hopefully my sons will be into guitar and can do this with them some day too! Good on Oliver for being brave and getting behind the camera, especially to play, braver than me hahaha

[@adairguitars]

He was very happy to be involved and it was great fun. 👍

[@browsebywire4096]

Really nice work on that kit. I'd be interested in doing this some day. I tend to rush finishing and make little mistakes so I don't think it would turn out as well as yours did. 😅

[@adairguitars]

I’m sure you would do a great job! 👍

[@bumble2130]

Great video. I just purchased a T style DIY kit from pitbull guitars. I plan on giving the whole guitar a natural finish with the wipe on poly. As a bit of a novice may I ask what sandpaper grits you used before starting the finish process?

[@adairguitars]

From memory it was up to 320 grit or possibly 400. This was the first pitbull kit I’ve done and have been happy with it.

[@bumble2130]

Thanks for replying to my comment. I have started the finishing process with wipe on poly and 1st coat looking good. May I ask you to explain what you did in between coats? Once I apply the poly I quickly use clean paper towel to pick up excess oil. Keen to understand your process as yours came out flawless

[@JakeStrange66]

Been considering a Les Paul kit myself. I can't afford to buy an actual guitar, plus I like doing stuff like this. Looks awesome.

[@adairguitars]

Cheers, I was really happy with the quality of the kit.

[@JakeStrange66]

@@adairguitars good to hear. I live in the US, so I'm going with a US based company to save on shipping. I don't "need" a new guitar though... Currently saving up for a Tascam model 12. My 20+ years old 4 track cassette recorder finally started having some issues I can't figure out. But I will get one eventually because I've wanted a Les Paul for years.

[@bernomatic3788]

Just want to say a couple of thanks and also ask one question please. First of all, thanks for building/reviewing/demoing a Pitbull kit. I've had my eye on them for a little while and it's good to see the quality. Second, thanks for showing a father-son build - excellent. I hope Oliver really enjoys the guitar. Finally, one question. What type of logo are you using, and is this something you create or print yourself, or have you outsourced/ordered them from someone who makes them? Just curious because I'm restoring an older guitar with the logo sanded through as part of a repair, and I'm researching solutions.

[@adairguitars]

The logo is a cricut sticker/decal. Got them made by someone online. Not as thin as a waterslide decal which is what you might need if you’re putting a finish over the top. Thanks for the comments!

[@bernomatic3788]

@@adairguitars , thanks!

[@richardryan1146]

Great video, love the finish you applied. The Pit Bull kits are great quality.

[@adairguitars]

Thanks! Yes, I was quite pleased with the quality of this kit.

[@saulgoodeguitars]

Watching this again obviously, but the thing I’ve noticed with pitbull there bridges don’t need much work to get it intonated

[@adairguitars]

Didn’t actually need to adjust anything for this one. It was all gods right from the box!

[@adairguitars]

*good I mean! 😂

[@geralddoyle5131]

Stay with it kid!

[@fisherman10101]

good stuff, the finish on the guitar looks super, well done

[@adairguitars]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@fatpotanga]

Nice work. Really enjoyed that. Seems a decent kit

[@adairguitars]

Thanks Jamie, it really was good quality for a kit guitar.

[@tiagoandrade5826]

Is the hardware minimum good?

[@adairguitars]

I upgraded the tuners, but everything else works just fine. Probably better than I anticipated. 👍

[@TornelliGuitars]

Nice work guys!👍

[@adairguitars]

Thanks Gio!

[@jaydosmate3345]

Another great video. Hope you and Ollie are doing well.

[@adairguitars]

Thanks Jaydos! Another couple of videos should be out over the next few weeks.

[@jaydosmate3345]

Cool

[@bhartissimo]

Nice work, Oliver!

[@adairguitars]

Oliver says thanks!

[@Furtheronmusic]

Excellent result guys

[@adairguitars]

Thanks Graham. 👍

[@shady0079]

Smashing Work Gents.

[@adairguitars]

Cheers!

[@shady0079]

Indeed!@@adairguitars

[@saulgoodeguitars]

She’s a beaut Clark

[@adairguitars]

Thanks Corey! Auto cucumber? 😂

[@saulgoodeguitars]

@@adairguitars nah it’s a saying from somewhere, maybe from one of my Canadian mates

[@realitystudioscustomshop]

Great job Oliver, it looks fab

[@adairguitars]

Thanks! 👍

[@crunchchannel9391]

nice of you to atleast let him play it.

[@JlpuBeT_CblH]

Great job

[@adairguitars]

Cheers. 👍