RD-4 build. An ode to doom metal.
So I decided to sand back the dye using 500 grit to smooth it off. Aaaaaaand now it’s relic’d:
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I should rename this build diary “Lemony Snicket’s a series of happy accidents”. I LOVE how the neck looks with the wood exposed on the edges. The body I did second and I held back a bit on the sanding based on how the neck went because I know it’ll go through it’s own natural relicing (read: getting the shit beat out of) process as I play it. The aforementioned dark spots faded a little as they dried up and needed minimal sanding to even out.
I like how the body and neck look as is so...one layer and done, word. On to finishing!
So...I love Tung Oil. I know it’s controversial in guitar finishing but A. I like it and B. I had some already lying around. It’s my build and I’ll Tung if I want to!
Cat tax. Josie doesn’t care.
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RD-4 build. An ode to doom metal.
Sorry for the lack of pics but I work stupid hours and this was all done at like 4AM: wired the electronics up for the cavity, banged in the bridge ferrules, relocated the front input to the side, installed the tuners and neck.
I had to wait for the neck to be put in so I can properly align the pickups buuuuuut....https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d7c74ec4e1.jpg
So the Model J pickups are the same size and spacing as the pickups that came in the kit but they’re all too damn wide. Ugh.
Anyways, I knit what you’re here for. here’s a hunk of the Black Pearl that broke off in the shape of an RD Bass:
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Oh, the pickguard.....bedliner. It destroys my fingertips and picks but it looks super cool.
Cat tax, yes it’s a unicycle:
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