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Sanded the filler with 600 g wet and dry. Sprayed another 3 quick coats, let dry, and sanded with 1200 g w&d. It was looking flat! Then sprayed...

Finally, some nice weather! 25 degrees and low humidity. :cool: So, I have sprayed the body with 3 quick coats (horizontal, vertical,...

Using aluminum foil under the pickguard should work, and since it would be a single piece there would be no chance of gaps in continuity. On the...

I used aluminium foil at one stage - then while I was investigating something else I learned (or came across the assertion) that aluminium foil has...

Thanks Fender, its been suggested that I can use kitchen aluminum foil under the pick guard, and as long as it makes contact with the copper tape...

You should always shield (IMHO) unless you have some compelling reason not to. The electronics in your guitar are designed sense the movement of your...

Hi All, Question, does the shielding also need to be applied to the back of the pick guard? I have seen bother yes and no answers. I also noticed...

Watching "hours" of YouTube is actually not a bad idea. Watching just one on any particular thing you want to do can be a little dicey since not...

Welcome Greg! Will be looking forward to the pics. It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that Alnicov was not the Russian spelling of...

Welcome, Greg! Hope you'll start a build diary. It seems to me that there are two kinds of folks build guitars. Those whose first build is a Tele,...

Hi and welcome Lazy. FYI, we should keep the language in the posts family friendly.:) So basically, your Strat is now a Pitbull strat with other...

Green fountain pen ink.... From your results (fantastic) and mine - I wish I'd seen your post first! I used Rit green dye (kelly and dark greens)...

Well, I put together my ES-5V Pitbull Kit. (Factory Second) Here are the final results:

Hi Trevor, Wanted to say thank you for the advice, it got me to thinking and you're very correct, there were parts of the heel that are visible once...

Hi Trevor, Thank you so much. Explains things very well. Appreciate the advice. OEG69

I would add some tru-oil to the neck heel, especially the parts that are visible when the neck is on. Otherwise, it may be difficult matching the...

Yes, your yellow wire does come from the middle lug of the volume pot. The other end joins to the jack tip. One of the black wires will go to the...

Here is one for the electrical brains trust, Need some help please with understanding the wiring. What is the Grey wire from the switch for and where...

I would suggest continuing with the tru oil.... if by chance it is too difficult to put the neck in - just lightly sand around the base of the neck...

Hi Trevor, Haven't considered any stain for the neck. Was planning on just the Tru oil finish. The reason I taped off the heel was hat I didn't...

Hi and welcome Greg. Another lucky person getting gifts from their wife. I may need to show my wife these posts! Good luck with the build.

Hi OEG69. The black should look good. How do you intent to stain it? Also, the taped area on the heel of the neck? I would normally tru-oil...