So, i've started putting the finish on my EX, so far so good apart from dropping the sanding block onto the body which left a nice dent. a bit of filler and 2 coats primer on the body luckily fixed...
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So, i've started putting the finish on my EX, so far so good apart from dropping the sanding block onto the body which left a nice dent. a bit of filler and 2 coats primer on the body luckily fixed...
i'm on 7 or 8 coats now as i made a bodge of the first couple. The 1st coat was a bit thin and didn't soak it enough. then the 2nd I sanded too much and took some of the colour off the body. after...
the plan for this is to spray it black and put some kind of motif on it, i may even try a hydrographic on the black base. So i'm not too fussed about the random grain directions.
Thanks for all the advice.
i had a go at making the neck a better fit by using the E strings to align the neck with the body and then gluing some veneer in the gap. it seems to have done the trick...
Thanks Kick.
it's taken maybe 20-25 hrs i'd guess, most of which was sanding the grain filler off. that was a nightmare.
The Tung oil i applied with a cloth and let dry i haven't polished it...
Electronics installed
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Neck stained, oiled and set into body.
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Almost finished with strings and setup in progress.
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There are still a few things that need...
Next i grain filled the back and stained it with 50/50 black/red ink and tungoil. you can't tell the colouring on this photo.
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Copper tape was next on the list
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Headstock cut and...
After putting my first build on hold (ex-1) due to not knowing how to fix my neck issues, i've started work on my LP. This isn't so much of a progress diary but here's what i've done so far.
Mock...
Thanks for the welcomes, I've finally got my build diary started here .
Finally got the ball rolling on my new hobby. Having never built a guitar or had any real woodworking experience I’m jumping in at the deep end. I bought 2 kits the EX1 and LP-1SS as I like the look...
Hi all,
I just thought I'd say hi and give a quick intro.
I'm completely new to building guitars, woodworking, electronics and I can't even play the guitar. So why am I here? Basically, since...