Pablo's SGJM-1

New kit!! The lovely Mrs Pepper surprised me with a new kit for my birthday and she chose very well (with a little help, lol).

http://i.imgur.com/Y2qMnyT.jpg

Juniors have always been my favourite SGs. Something about the minimal, no fuss attitude. Very punk.

Even though my birthday is not until next week, I had a sneaky peek. 'Just to make sure everything was there'. You know how it is...

http://i.imgur.com/9DU7tCo.jpg

It's all there and looks pretty damn nice. Neck is a tight fit. No twists or bows. Truss rod rattles when it's loose, but that's no big deal. There were a few scary crack sounds when testing the truss, but it was just the rod breaking free of a little glue and settling in(I hope), it functions well enough.

http://i.imgur.com/oCCQOH0.jpg

Open book headstock is pretty cool. A fraction lopsided, but easy to fix. The neck itself hasn't been carved perfectly, a few lumps and bumps left over, but once again, easy enough to remedy. Fretboard is very nicely figured.

http://i.imgur.com/Cgyhp6h.jpg

Overall, very pleased. Looks great. Will be getting a few upgrades (bridge, pickup and electronics for now) and I really want to accentuate the carves and make it a little closer to proper shape.

Now, back in the box you go... Soon, my pretty.

good stuff Pabs kit looks great. So you and Ponch are building this kit ?

Yeah, I think I saw him say he was getting one.

Yay nice one Pabs - I also have same kit (b'day present) and it sounds like you have very similar plans to me. I'm just in the process of planning some extra carving on the curves as per original. But.. it is still queued behind the ES-5V that just keeps on battling with me ;)

Great to see you pushed the button on this one Pabs

That will be nice.. what ya got planned for this one Pabs???

Looks like a lovely kit. Enjoy the anticipation and try and have a great surprise when you unwrap it!

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Originally Posted by pablopepper

Very punk.

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You say punk, but I just remember that it was Mike Oldfield's guitar of choice back in the '70s when he was making all those massive rock symphonies.
http://dvds2trade.co.uk/image/MOldfieldDortmund.jpg

Great kit Pabs - well done to the Mrs. I'm very tempted by this one also. I love jnrs and this one would have to be the coolest of the lot!

cheers,
Gav.

A little progress. Got the revised pickguard worked out so I could start marking out the bevels.
http://i.imgur.com/b1VsBze.jpg

Next comes the scary part of actually starting the carves. I figure if it all goes south I can just do solid white.