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    Thanks Dedman! It's a beauty and plays as good...

    Thanks Dedman! It's a beauty and plays as good as it looks!
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    It's not black (even though it looks it in the...

    It's not black (even though it looks it in the pics)...it's a metallic flake dark (almost pewter) gray. The color is Ford's Chroma Caviar (had rattle cans made up at a local body shop supply store)....
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    22510 It's finally done!!! Soldering went...

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    It's finally done!!!
    Soldering went better than I thought it would after 30 years...
    Hardware installation was easy.
    I had to do a little extra trimming on the pickguard.
    She plays like...
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    I'm going to dremel a short channel from the...

    I'm going to dremel a short channel from the bridge cavity to the saddle stud, I'll solder the ground to the stud, then backfill with wood putty, and paint...sucks because I've already painted and...
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    No hole there, I did find a solution! Thanks...

    No hole there, I did find a solution! Thanks all!!! Love this forum!
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    Thanks, I'll just have to improvise where the...

    Thanks, I'll just have to improvise where the hole wasn't drilled!
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    Could I ground to the control plate? Would that...

    Could I ground to the control plate? Would that work?
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    Grounding Question, need help!

    Hey all, I'm building a TL 1TB...first build...
    the schematic I have shows I need to run a ground to bridge, on another builder's thread he had a hole that was drilled from the control cavity to the...
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    Thanks Simon, I can see the end in sight!!!

    Thanks Simon, I can see the end in sight!!!
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    21423 Front View 21424 Rear View ...

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    Going to hit it with Maguire's 9 Swirl Remover next.
    Love the way the metallic flake is showing.
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    OK...clear coat polishing going well...did a wet...

    OK...clear coat polishing going well...did a wet sand with 2500 grit, and hand rubbed with Maguire's 205...pics to follow
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    Ugh...started polishing the clear coat, forgot to...

    Ugh...started polishing the clear coat, forgot to be careful with the edges where it got thin...reapplying clear coat.
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    2082620827 Bought an after market pickguard in...

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    Bought an after market pickguard in tortoise shell, had to trim for the project at hand.
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    20825 Still clear coating the body (weather...

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    Still clear coating the body (weather has been an issue)...finally able to get a decent pic with the color.
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    20822 The headstock/neck is done...tuning pegs...

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    The headstock/neck is done...tuning pegs attached and had to redo the decal.
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    Man! Great looking build! I'm building the same...

    Man! Great looking build! I'm building the same model (my first build) as we speak...going with a metallic flake darker gray.
    Not as far along as you are, but can finally see the progress starting...
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    Welcome! Can't wait to see the build progress!

    Welcome! Can't wait to see the build progress!
  18. Thread: Hi All

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    Welcome! Looking forward to checking the build...

    Welcome! Looking forward to checking the build out!
    I'm on my first build too!
  19. Thread: String gauges

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    I play 9s on all my guitars...just personal...

    I play 9s on all my guitars...just personal preference.
  20. Thread: Tl-1q

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    Beautiful guitar!!!

    Beautiful guitar!!!
  21. Thread: June GOTM

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    Wow!!! That's beautiful!

    Wow!!! That's beautiful!
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    Thanks! I was going to go with a wax rubbed...

    Thanks! I was going to go with a wax rubbed finish, but I'm leaning now towards a clear coat gloss...time will tell
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    I thought about a cream pickguard when I was...

    I thought about a cream pickguard when I was considering purple metallic flake (to match my Ibanez S470), but fell in love with the D'Angelico SS with roughly this same layout.
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    The sides and back are going to be the same...

    The sides and back are going to be the same metallic flake, although I did tape the binding because I think that almost cream color would be a good contrast...I'm looking to go with a tortoise shell...
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    201022010320104 Pics of the first 2 coats of...

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    Pics of the first 2 coats of paint on the body...the camera didn't pick up the metal flake so well, but damn it's looking good...
    The waterslide decals for the head stock I...
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