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[ultpanzi]

Thats one good looking kit!! Zero fret?? Dang, thats nice!!

[wokkaboy]

I'm the lucky owner of the other kit. You beauty !
looks like 2 white mostrites coming up, we better not enter GOTM the same month Gav !

[Nickosaurus]

Gavin is a punk! Massive Ramones fan here. Keen to see this made man. Now (cretin) hop to it! :P

[pablopepper]

Yes. Good work Wokka. Looking forward to seeing these come together.

[ihasmario]

Nice looking kit. Can someone explain why we have a nut instead of just having a zero fret on everything? Seems more logical to me.

[ultpanzi]

Zero frets give a more balanced tone for open strings and chords. However, they wear out as fast as the other frets. On the other hand, nuts are designed to take less wear and are easier to replace. Also, some people dont want a perfectly balanced tone on open chords.

[lawry]

And most importantly, they look cool.

[gavinturner]

hi guys,

Well the mock build is done. Everything fits together like a dream - the neck is a perfect fit in the cavity and is very tight. No wiggle room at all!



With the neck bolted in this position the E strings sit perfectly up the neck. No adjustment necessary.





Without further ado, it is on to the sanding. 8-)
Gabba Gabba Hey!

cheers,
Gav.

[gavinturner]

hi guys,

Time to get the neck looking right.



I sanded the neck to 600 grit and raised the grain. I then applied successive coats of Colortone Vintage Amber until I got a light yellow colour.





It's now ready for a decal and some clear coats. I may use Tru-Oil on the neck as clear, so this will darken the colour up substantially before I'm done. Alternately I may use Wudtone clear neck finish over the top. I'm still completely undecided on this one.

cheers,
Gav.

[lawry]

Looking pretty damn good already, Gav. And you've only just started. Ya know, when you're finished you need to go to the $2 shop, buy a mullet wig and take a B&W photo in the same pose!