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ihasmario
31-03-2014, 06:39 AM
Hello.

I am working my way up to building a Tele Plus MK1 style guitar from the TLA-1. I just started the kit a few days ago. I've attached some pictures of the guitar, I've sanded and stained the guitar with 2x coats of a Deep Colour Stain - Azure Lagoon, a darker azure lagoon and one of the black ones in a kind of bursty thing.

I've started the burst already with the deep coats, but will make it more pronounced (probably) when I get to the base coats.

You'll notice some patches of the stain are darker. I had some glue problems and after toothing the glue a bit (couldn't seem to remove it entirely), I managed to get a stain going. Feels different to the touch, but should be fine once it is all coated. In the pictures this area is still wet. It's quite thick there and will overstain, but I am hoping I will be able to sand it back a little once it is dry and then match the colour around it without too much hassle.

Not sure if I'll give it another deep colour coat, but I am considering it since it seems to be getting more blue as I go. The stains match on both sides, the picture of the back of the guitar is just a little over-exposed.

The kit was routed by dingo for the bridge pickup to accept a lace dually/humbucker thing... I tested some of the black stain on the inside of the routing (along with some extra wood he kindly provided).

Not really a guitar player, don't really know what I am doing but having fun already...

Thanks...
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crundes
31-03-2014, 07:50 AM
Looking great Mario! The grain through the azure blue looks really nice.

gavinturner
31-03-2014, 09:03 AM
Great start on the burst. It's goig to look great when you are done.

cheers,
Gav.

lawry
31-03-2014, 09:17 AM
Hi Mario. Personally, I like the look of that 'dirty' colour ing. It gives it some real attitude. I'm keen to see how you progress.

ihasmario
31-03-2014, 10:45 AM
/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from crundes on March 30, 2014, 16:50
Looking great Mario! The grain through the azure blue looks really nice.

Yeah most of the grain looks nice. I'm kind of in two minds about that one plank where the grain doesn't match the rest. On the one hand it's a bit of a sore thumb, on the other it doesn't seem ashamed to be a sore thumb and isn't without its charm.

Here's an unstained pic/dry setup by DB while he was routing the options. He was kind enough to throw in the gold metal thingy... I've got some shaping to do on the white plastic if I choose to include it, but I am thinking I will trim it back or something or discard it, but then I need to find another metal thing for the neck pickup.

When I get the funds and I am at that stage of the build I will probably look at replacing the gold thing with a silver/chrome one, or maybe swap them all out when I have the interest in that side of things.

Thanks, couple of days more staining ahead of me before I start on anything else though. Pretty nervous about the through body stringing since I have no idea how it works and no access to a drill press. Soldiering on.

Chris
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stan
02-04-2014, 01:48 AM
looking tough already, that finish looks good

ihasmario
03-04-2014, 06:57 AM
After the two deep coats I only did one base coat (I think). There is now about three top coats on, not quite dry on the top on the last one. Doing some baking. The colour buffed out okay, not the best, but no skin off my back.

Three pics, one with flash to show the gloss.

Shaping the headstock now - a real PITA because the wood is hard, I can't find the coping saw and I am taking a bit of wood off. Using the rasps is hurting my hands (I have CTS). Will add headstock photos when it is closer to completion

Still not sure what I'm going to do with the rear of the neck/fingerboard (need to research what to do with fingerboards).

:)

Chris
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ihasmario
03-04-2014, 11:05 AM
The headstock turned out pretty good I guess. Not sure if I will keep the shape or file it out. May even out the bevel (I don't know what that stuff is called). Did it by hand so it's kind of rough. :)

Out of EG top coat now. Had a bit of a panic when some dust got all over one of the coats, but managed to fix that. Need to buy some of the spray lacquer stuff/neck finishing...

Contemplating wudtoning the headstock and the back of the neck.

Could someone who knows something about guitars (and is watching) let me know if there is a way to make the fretboard a bit darker? If I end up wudtoning the headstock I think the fretboard will stand out too much. Or is it best to just leave the fretboards alone? Thanks guys

Chris

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Brendan
03-04-2014, 11:34 AM
Love the take on the headstock! Great idea! Nicely executed as well...

Fretworn
04-04-2014, 01:18 AM
Awesome headstock. Is it a particular person's profile, or just a generic silhouette

gavinturner
04-04-2014, 09:28 PM
Awesome head-stock - I love it! Really great job.

Cheers,
Gav.

Gavin1393
04-04-2014, 09:33 PM
You can stain the fretboard. What darker colour were you aiming at?

ihasmario
04-04-2014, 10:43 PM
Fretworn, it was just something I put together. I may end up shaping it into someones face, but doing it without adequate tools really buggered my dingy arm and I think I've got some mild forearm extensor RSI happening, but it could just be related to my other thing. So I'm taking a break on the mechanical work of the kit for a while. If I mod it, there's a lot less to take off now than there was since it is in shape already.

Gavin, I think a tele of this day in this type of body colour would have been a rosewood board, but due to the wood (and also the inlays), I think I am looking for more of an Amber or fender yellow colour. I haven't really decided, will need to take some snaps and then photoshop them to see which I prefer.

Thanks for the kind words guys.

ihasmario
23-04-2014, 09:09 AM
Little bit of an update after stalling for a while. Craig from this forum (pablopepper) was kind enough to hook me up with some plastic pickup mounting rings. It only took a couple of messages and he made them for me. Although I offered to pay for his time, materials and postage Craig was kind enough to do this for me free of charge. We had briefly discussed colour - and I suggested I'd like white instead of the regular pickguard, but he was kind enough to provide me with three rings for each pickup (or six in total) with a couple of extra face colours/layers including black, white and silver. I really like the silver (pictured). Under some light the silver is a little off because it is not as reflective - I might put chrome it up myself with some trusty shiny tape.

They're not mounted yet as there is a ways to go (neck finishing, for example). I think I am going to swap the bridge to a 6 barrel top load hard tail. Not exactly the standard - but I don't have a drill press and don't want to mess up the ferrule spacing on the opposite side

Cheers pablopepper! :beer:
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PS yeah I know the bridge is backwards haha

gavinturner
23-04-2014, 11:22 AM
Nice one Pablo :). Axe is looking very cool indeed! This one's going to rock.

cheers,
Gav.

Brendan
23-04-2014, 01:25 PM
Great to see everyone pulling together to help one another out! Great job Pablo on those rings! It'd be interesting with the black surrounds on - think it'd tie it in with the rest of the kit there...

pablopepper
24-04-2014, 12:19 AM
I'm just glad they fit! Hahaha.

Truth be told, I added the other colours as a subtle hint ;). Personally, I think white would have looked a bit out of place, but it ain't up to my tastes is it?

Anyway, loving this build so far. The colour and the choice of pickups really speak to me.

wokkaboy
24-04-2014, 12:43 AM
pup surrounds look good Pablo, maybe black would suit the dark burst and dark grain of the ash, but then you would probably need to change to a black bridge and control cover.
Coming along nicely Ihasmario ! Azure lagoon on ash looks excellent.
I'd probably stain the fingerboard a darker yellow or amber colour, the light maple colour may be too much of a contrast

Fretworn
24-04-2014, 02:09 AM
That guitar is looking really nice.

ihasmario
24-04-2014, 05:41 PM
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from pablopepper on April 23, 2014, 09:19
Truth be told, I added the other colours as a subtle hint ;). Personally, I think white would have looked a bit out of place, but it ain't up to my tastes is it?

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on April 23, 2014, 09:43but then you would probably need to change to a black bridge and control cover.
Coming along nicely Ihasmario ! Azure lagoon on ash looks excellent.
I'd probably stain the fingerboard a darker yellow or amber colour, the light maple colour may be too much of a contrast

Staining the fingerboard and neck into an amber (I think) is the next thing on my to-do list. I just need to commit to it and buy the stain/finishing kit.

I am currently wrestling with what kind of bridge to get, if I wanted to keep it to a true Tele Plus I'd be getting a strat-style through body hardtail, but I am skeptical of my ability to drill through the body at this stage. I figure it's probably not essential to stick to the Tele Plus direction once the main things are in (i.e. the pickups), and I can probably get away with a better (heavier) bridge that is top load ( 8O ). But this would technically be my first electric guitar, so I don't actually know a lot about it (hence the backwards bridge in the picture).

I've considered making it a black bridge too, but then I would have to spend some $ to get a black control plate, which would increase the difficulty of the build for me a bit. Bridges are pricier than I expected if I want non-zinc bridge, to the point where I figure I might as well get a "high end" bridge and be done with it (like a Schaller 3D6)

Confusing times and decisions ahead.

ihasmario
24-04-2014, 10:36 PM
Opinions sought on hardware gear + fingerboard colour (pictured is supposed to be a yellow or amber stain, other option not pictured would be to bottom lefts bridge to black.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mdq75-sketchup.jpg

What wudtone stain do you reckon would get this fingerboard result? Vintage Yellow, right?

Thanks

Brendan
25-04-2014, 01:28 AM
Top left. All the way.

pablopepper
25-04-2014, 01:52 AM
Top left or bottom left.

WeirdBits
25-04-2014, 02:13 AM
Top left first choice, bottom right second choice. I think a couple of light coats of Aged Vintage Yellow will get the neck colour you want, depending on application. For example, this neck (http://www.pitbullguitars.com/community/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=152.12#postid-13880) has one light coat of Aged Vintage Yellow on the fretboard and two coats on the neck/headstock, and then three clear top coats. It gave it the slightly smokey yellow tinged clear look that I wanted, rather than a traditional tele yellow.

wokkaboy
25-04-2014, 02:17 AM
I prefer top left and 2nd preference bottom left. Depends if you want to retain some chrome hardware.
The all black really compliments the dark burst.
Vintage amber will be more of a light brown rather than vintage yellow on the fingerboard so its up to you to decide

Fretworn
25-04-2014, 02:27 AM
Definitely prefer the two on the left, but I will be the dissenter and say I prefer the bottom left.

stan
25-04-2014, 09:29 AM
bottom left and top left in that order

ihasmario
01-05-2014, 02:47 AM
Aged Vintage yellow. 3 Coats on the back (sanded back), two on the front with less sanding, and one on the fretboard. Probably going to sand/steel wool it a bit. Maybe give it another coat to even it out.

Glue spot right on the fretboard. Not too sure how to handle that - How much can I sand the fretboard?. Not too sure if I should keep staining the neck darker to see if it will match more.

Over the night my head got scratched on the surface somehow (pretty deep). May sand it back, may leave it...

Some replacement electronics have been ordered (black control plate with no holes and some tone caps).

This time with the black plastic so people can help me choose before I commit to one colour.
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wokkaboy
01-05-2014, 03:17 AM
looking great Ihasmario, black pups/surrounds look great and the neck is coming up a nice yellow.
To sand the fingerboard I've heard of people wrapping sandpaper around a rubber eraser, best paper to use is the sticky back paper available from Stewmac. You might need to try and remove that glue on the fingerboard with a small wire brush then sand it after and re-apply stain.
Are you going to draw eyes and lips on the headstock ? would look pretty cool !

ihasmario
01-05-2014, 05:33 AM
Thanks for the info.

I don't really have any plans for any other 'permanent' cosmetic changes to the guitar after this is done besides obviously the drilling and the hardware. I'm very unhandy, can't draw and generally have a pretty bad eye for imagining/creating things (and how they will look).

Gonna go sand back the whole neck so it's lighter and then stain it again so it evens a bit.

I'm semi-contemplating getting a veneer for the rings and making them the necks colour, but I'm going to wait till I am further along before I consider that since the body looks fine how it is now, imho.

ihasmario
02-05-2014, 06:41 AM
Gloss is curing. Already touch dry.

I am really happy with how the front of the face turned out, the way it is darker than the "faces" of the guitar and how rough it looks because of uneven staining I think is a really cool effect. Almost non-wood like.

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wokkaboy
02-05-2014, 06:53 AM
looks great Ihasmario, getting a nice gloss, so is this the gloss/top coat on the neck kit you are applying ?
The machine marks left in the top of the headstock you can say is the hair on the face ! haha

ihasmario
02-05-2014, 07:03 AM
It's the top coat from a wudtone neck finishing kit, yes.

I'm not really sure where the scratches came from, they look like machine marks but they only appeared overnight. I leave my stuff outside overnight so, something could have happened, or as you say I could have somehow missed them but to be honest I think I over sanded if anything.

The area of the machine marks is probably going to be covered or less visible later ;)

Hillsy
02-05-2014, 07:10 AM
You have a great sense of styling I like it a lot, good job. oh and don't cut your string ends off, curl them :)

Fretworn
03-05-2014, 02:18 AM
That's looking really good.

johnnychronic
03-05-2014, 05:48 AM
that headstock is brilliant

gavinturner
03-05-2014, 10:49 PM
Whole neck is looking brilliant! Wood grain is really standing out.
Loving it.

cheers,
Gav.

ihasmario
04-05-2014, 03:02 AM
Thanks guys,
I've got my holes marked out on my neck now, drilled about 1mm in so I don't need to do the measurements again. Then I need to go get the correct sized drill bits (or a driver bit) and black screws.

Now I am waiting on some of my extra hardware to arrive (blank control plate, black neck plate, and my top load bridge) so it could be a while.

ihasmario
16-05-2014, 05:32 AM
[Edited] sake. Moral of the story: never try
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/0us9f-IMGP8819.jpg
[Ed. Sorry Chris - made a small ed. We're trying to keep the site kid friendly]

jarrod
16-05-2014, 05:45 AM
pilot hole too small. Don't no a reliable way to fix that one as every time you put a screw in (even after a glue fill) it will always try and split again

wokkaboy
16-05-2014, 05:55 AM
damn did you drill the neck holes with a drill bit too small and then driving in the screws caused the neck heel to split ?
Think its a 3.5mm drill I use.
I'd drill a 3.5mm hole for the neck screws and put as much thin superglue down the crack as you can, clamp the sides of the neck, then try and screw the neck screws in. I'd even get a screwdriver to pry apart the crack a little so the superglue seeps in as much as possible.
I did a similar thing to a flying V neck I split the neck heel and superglue saved it !
Be careful to wipe off any excess glue from the crack as you don't want the neck heel to stick to the neck pocket !
Might be better to only screw in the 2 screws on the opposite side of the crack to hold the neck in the pocket while it dries, and clamp across the heel to hold it all together

ihasmario
16-05-2014, 05:59 AM
/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on May 15, 2014, 14:55
damn did you drill the neck holes with a drill bit too small and then driving in the screws caused the neck heel to split ?
Think its a 3.5mm drill I use.
I'd drill a 3.5mm hole for the neck screws and put as much thin superglue down the crack as you can, clamp the sides of the neck, then try and screw the neck screws in. I'd even get a screwdriver to pry apart the crack a little so the superglue seeps in as much as possible.
I did a similar thing to a flying V neck I split the neck heel and superglue saved it !

Is it worth taking out all the screws and doing this, or do it as it is and then finish repilot for the rest of them? Also, what kind of clamp is best? I don't have one

wokkaboy
16-05-2014, 06:13 AM
actually on second thoughts Ihasmario get two of the Irwin quick grip clamps, I recently got 4 of these (300mm long) for about $30 from the big green shed
http://www.irwin.com.au/tools/clamps/one-handed-mini-bar-clamps
I'd superglue them with no screws in them and clamp across the heel to keep it all together
I'd let it dry overnight to be sure.
Then drill your pilot holes 3.5mm and try again. Can put some soap on the neck screws to lessen chance of the heel splitting again

jarrod
16-05-2014, 06:38 AM
3.5mm is the correct drill for the other three holes but I would drill that one out to 4mm and not tighten it as much as the others once glued.There a corse thread so you wont strip it in maple

ihasmario
16-05-2014, 07:05 AM
I'm super gluing the cracks now and clamping them with a gclamp. There are a few cracks that were invisible, the worst is right at the base of the heel and runs up the back.

It's a bit hard to get the superglue to slip into the cracks so I am lining around the cracks with it and then pushing what I can down with some spare guitar string.

I also grabbed some new screws as I stripped the heads of the screws while removing them..

Not a fan of hard wood because I very clearly suck at it! haha

wokkaboy
16-05-2014, 07:10 AM
Ihasmario you need to use thin superglue. Normal run of the mill superglue will be too thick to penetrate the cracks. I'd try and pry open the crack ever so slightly with a screwdriver and get as much glue in as you can before you clamp it.
G clamps are great, very strong !

ihasmario
16-05-2014, 07:43 AM
On first attempt to repair, all but one (the crack in the picture) of the cracks remained sealed with the new screws completely in (the pilot drilled with a broken bit, which I managed to snap in the last 10 minutes of owning it).

My mistake this time was to slightly over tighten it.

The reopened crack is being blow dried and resealed now. It's not sealing as flush as it did before by the looks, but I think once it's dry again and back on the body I think it won't be noticeable. I will post some pictures when it is done.

ihasmario
16-05-2014, 08:04 AM
So here's how it's staying overnight, the neck is bolted on now. I personally can't see where the crack is in the photo, which is a pretty good result. For how pissed I was earlier, I am pretty calm now. The glue is already dry (at least I know how to glue haha). If it sticks at all to the wood I'm not that worried because it's all bare wood there.

You can also see a slight crack in the body, probably the shallowest of the cracks. Is there any clamp around that will be able to clamp that area that isn't huge?

It's a smallish crack, only really visible because of the difference in the stain.

Thanks guys and thanks for the good advice.

http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5j0p3-IMGP8820.jpg


Edit: Clamp is off now. Here's a mockup of the stuff. Bridge and pups are in place. Only one screw for the bridge so it's still got some give when I get the strings on and line them up, but it measures good so far. I need to solder the ground wire back to the pup as it fell of (!?). Probably going to swap to black tuners...

What are the names of the screw/bolt things that go on the top of the tuning pegs?
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stan
16-05-2014, 10:39 AM
looks like the repair should go well
Black tuners would be just the thing for this
Just take your time mate, we all are eager for results, but it's not a race and go carefully - this will end up a really nice axe

gavinturner
18-05-2014, 12:11 AM
Looking great. She's going to be a beautiful tele!

cheers,
Gav.

bargeloobs
18-05-2014, 09:49 AM
Wow that colour combo is sensational, the black hardware on the body against the vintage looking neck. Looks a million bucks...and some!

ihasmario
27-05-2014, 09:37 AM
Hey guys, I am up to soldering, just need to work out how some of it gets wired. Then I have lots of metal drilling to do (including knobs and control plates).

A general action question... I have some fretbuzz problems for the two strings I have on. The saddles are up. The strings only buzz when fretting #1, #2 and sometimes #3 if I really dig in. I am using the stock nut at for the moment.

How do I diagnose if this is a nut problem or a neck angle problem?

pablopepper
27-05-2014, 10:28 AM
The neck will flex slightly with full string tension, so you can't really judge with just two on. Read through Gav's tutorial on setting up your guitar in the setup section. This will give you all the measurements you need to take and where. http://www.pitbullguitars.com/community/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=186

You should probably check the fret levelling tutorial as well to tackle fret buzz.:) http://www.pitbullguitars.com/community/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=179

ihasmario
27-05-2014, 01:01 PM
Okay well I stringed it up. Mock up again (for the control plate this time). The knobs are a bit crowded with 2x 2P4T rotary switches (the two smaller knobs by themselves). So I need to get on the wiring redo - or try to find a smaller 3P4T.

Capo is on because the stock nut is giving me some trouble. The body green turned out neon in the webcam photo (no batteries around). That's definitely not how it looks in real life, but at least you can see where I am mocking up knobs. The "larger" knobs are stacked concentric knobs which I need to drill (the bigger of the two, anyway).

Intonation is done.

I've started wiring some pots (grounds mostly). Next step is drilling metal.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1487v-2014-05-26-21-44-41.jpg

ihasmario
02-06-2014, 11:17 AM
Now I need to find a way to get the spaghetti in there without shorting everything

:)
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/15cz0-2014-06-01-20-10-40.444.jpg

The other thing I need to do is work out how to raise the pickups higher (since they're fairly weak and the manufacturer recommends about 2.5mm). At the moment they're about 4 from the strings.

I was thinking either shaving down the neck some so the fretboard is lower, or gutting the spare pickup rings pablo made and using them on the outside as a little "booster" for the pickup. Thoughts?

ihasmario
03-06-2014, 03:34 PM
First attempt at the control plate. I drilled it myself, and also drilled the fatter knob on the bottom. I have not quite decided if I will be using the fatter knobs or if I will get some more of the small knobs and drilling through them for the concentric pots.

I also need to enlarge the holes in the control plate slightly (about 0.5mm) so I can push the threaded part of the pots/switches through.

The drilled knobs wobble off centre with the set screw so I am going to add some blutak to the shafts to even them out.


Overall a little ways off from perfect, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't very happy with the result.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/24d3o-2014-06-03-00-34-45.524.jpg
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http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/obl20-2014-06-03-00-40-02.698.jpg

gavinturner
03-06-2014, 08:41 PM
Wow, she looks a million bucks! can't wait to hear how she sounds with the pickups and wiring mods!

cheers,
Gav.

ihasmario
03-06-2014, 11:53 PM
Thanks Gavin. Sounds really good (save for a niggling noise problem I am going to look at). I'm going to get more of the mini knobs as I forgot to account for the bigger knob on the control plate I just drilled.

I'll give that a go and see how I like it when it's all done up, otherwise I'll just drill the second blank plate I have so it fits the larger knobs on the bottom.

stan
04-06-2014, 12:29 AM
those colours go great together, looks good!

johnnychronic
04-06-2014, 06:24 AM
THAT is sweet!! Are those knobs wooden? I really like that, great job.

ihasmario
04-06-2014, 07:53 AM
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from johnnychronic on June 3, 2014, 15:24
THAT is sweet!! Are those knobs wooden? I really like that, great job.

They seem to be solid aluminium. Brushed aluminium (black powder coat?) finish, I think is how you would call it.

About $3 from jaycar, pretty sweet find IMHO

ihasmario
10-06-2014, 08:43 AM
All finished. Gotta get a nut done for it (borrowing one from a friends fender clone atm). Gotta build a clone of my current DI box now!

Next time you see this bad boy it'll be jammin and with a real camera again 8-)
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fdi3q-2014-06-09-17-39-09.767.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/s7lll-2014-06-09-17-38-50.826.jpg

maxaxe
10-06-2014, 09:49 AM
That is one mean green Tele machine. The whole concept hangs together with an almost sinister look.
Is the headstock profile of anyone in particular - or of its builder?
Very slick work all round.

ihasmario
10-06-2014, 11:28 AM
Hey max, it's a John Doe. It does a pretty mean impression of the audience when I'm playing guitar though :D

Half way through curling the strings, need to find a better way to do it.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/r6968-2014-06-09-20-23-56.523.jpg


EDIT: Oops just noticed I forgot the string trees.

... Eh. I'll add them sooner or later.