Thanks Fred its way higher than i thought it would be thats what caught me out, pays to check these things before making decisions but umm you know lol assumptions always catch me out.
Thanks Fred its way higher than i thought it would be thats what caught me out, pays to check these things before making decisions but umm you know lol assumptions always catch me out.
Thanks Fred its way higher than i thought it would be thats what caught me out, pays to check these things before making decisions but umm you know lol assumptions always catch me out.
And its treble side of the stop tail stud, never seen that on any of the Gibsons i have worked on, but this is a Chibson lol
Tell me about assumptions catching you out... I didn't run the ground wire at the start on my mate's guitar because I assumed I'd remember to install it before bashing the bushing in... fail...
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yes fellas never assume anything. I've built half a billion kits - well almost and drove a longer neck screw through a fingerboard couple of weekends ago - found out after the neck screws were about 5mm longer than they should have been
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Ahh right sorry, can you drill a small hole in the bottom of the bushing?Originally Posted by FredA
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Try a small piece of rubber hose on a bolt with a washer either side. Tighten up the rear nut and the tubing will be squashed making it grip the insides of the bushing, then the gentle wriggling and pulling begins
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Just spoke to a mate whos a Luthier of many moons. As simple as putting a smaller screw down the bushing, head side down and tightening up the TOM bolt with a flat head screw driver.
Back to Fenders for simplicity for me lol
Okay, so that's the rig I came up with:
That's using an M8 bolt with a mudguard washer:
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#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
Glad you got it!
Build 19 PSH-1 Kustom
Build 18 HB-4S Kustom
Build 17 WL-1 Kustom
Build 16 TL-1TB Kustom
Build 15 PBG-2-
Build 14 FTD-1
Build 13 RD-1 Kustom
Build 12 DM-1S
Build 11 MKA-2 -
Build 10 Basic strat
Build 9 JM Kustom
Build 8 FV-1G
Build 7 ES-2V
Build 6- Community prototype
Build 5 LP-1LQ
Build 4 ES-5V
Build 3 JR-1
Build 2 GD-1
Build 1 TLA-1
Me too!
I tried putting a smaller screw down the bushing as Tony suggested but it's a basswood body and I could feel the screw was embedding itself in the wood while the bushing wasn't moving... Got scared it was going to come through!
Anyway job done. And we now have a wire in the right spot!
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Last edited by FredA; 01-04-2016 at 04:38 AM.
#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
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