I've just tried that Simon & it worked a treat, thanks! That reminds me, there were these two old blokes sat in deck chairs....
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I've just tried that Simon & it worked a treat, thanks! That reminds me, there were these two old blokes sat in deck chairs....
Have you adjusted the truss road yet? Introducing a dip into the neck might allow you to lower the bridge a bit.
Just about complete! Just waiting on some nut files. I'm quite pleased with the result and providing the nut files achieve what i'm hoping for I will probably take Simon's advice & upgrade to a PRail...
Thanks all, I have ordered a set of nut files.
Just about finished my first kit, an EG175 ish copy. All has gone very well & i'm quite pleased with the result. I've gone through the setup procedure so frets, trussrod & intonation are all OK. I...
2 weeks later and about 15 coats of Tru Oil on the body, less on the neck. Rubbed it back with 000 steel wool & polished with gun stock wax. I'm now playing with the setup before I decide about...
Hi Simon Looks like a PRail and a switch will cost almost as much as the original kit. I think i'll finish the build without the electrics and see how it sets up & plays. If it's good I can justify...
Thanks Andyxlh, a hollow body jazz guitar had been on my list for a few years & I had been scouring Cash Convertors for a second hand one for some time. I'd never dreamed of going down this road and...
Hi Juanitasanch,
It's true confession time! The colour was meant to be jarrah, I went to the big green shed and picked a bottle from the jarrah shelf, took it home & slapped on the guitar & after...
Perfect, thanks.
Hi Simon,
Thanks for the advice, I wasn't aware of the P-Rails. I've had a look at the SDuncan videos & it looks like I would need a 4 way switch for a single PRail so i'm guessing some sort of...
i've had this kit a few weeks now and only just realised that the body has a hole for a 3 way switch & a 3 way switch was included in the kit but, as a ES175 copy, the guitar has only a single...
Started with some oil. Decided on Tru Oil in the end. 3 coats so far, several more to go but I think i'll try a light sand with some 1500 wet & dry before the 4th coat.
Spent last weekend sanding & sanding. Turned out it still wasn't enough!
This weekend I started adding some colour, the pics are early on, it's looking better now. I used UBeaut water based stain...
Well done Simon,
I'm just embarking on my first build, a similar guitar. Good luck.
Did my dry run on Sunday and all looked good.
I took a saw to my headstock and also repaired a ding in the bottom of the neck. Spent the rest of the day sanding and am now getting close to adding...
Thanks Sonic, As you suggest, I think I will put it all together and worry about the setup later.
Another dumb question but here goes.
If the neck is supplied with a slight convex bow surely running a straight edge with wet & dry is just going to sand down the centre frets?
I met Adam at a guitar swap meet last Sunday and I'm now the proud owner of a hollow body kit. It was an impulse buy to say the least but I have done a few cigar box guitars and a uke kit so this was...