ST-1 Build

Started on reshaping the horns. not quite there yet.

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Keep at it JT, slow and steady is a good attitude to have :)

Pick guard is disassembled ready to be reshaped once I finish abusing the body. Is it worth removing the existing shielding and redoing with copper tape over the entire back face?

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Front of the top horn is roughed out. A couple of little touch ups to be done and then start on the back of the horn.

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I think I'm quite happy with the result. The kids looked a bit surprised when they saw it. I think they might have been expecting a bit of a disaster. They like the shape of the body more now. I suppose that's what you get when you have them listen to a fair bit of metal growing up.

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Time to start sanding the body to a point where I can give it a healthy dose of Black Stump DT. I have a feeling that's going to take a while. Times like these I think it could be handy to own a bobbin sander.

I'm tossing up between using a Dremel, a copping saw or scraping with a sharp blade to do the pickguard. Any gotchas to watch out for when working the plastic?

Now I've had some time looking at it I think it looks a bit like a Strat that wanted to be an SG.

Nice carving job, nice refinement to the standard st-1. I'd be very happy with how that's turned out.

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Thanks Andrew

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Originally Posted by jtsargeant

I think I'm quite happy with the result. The kids looked a bit surprised when they saw it. I think they might have been expecting a bit of a disaster. They like the shape of the body more now. I suppose that's what you get when you have them listen to a fair bit of metal growing up.

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Time to start sanding the body to a point where I can give it a healthy dose of Black Stump DT. I have a feeling that's going to take a while. Times like these I think it could be handy to own a bobbin sander.

I'm tossing up between using a Dremel, a copping saw or scraping with a sharp blade to do the pickguard. Any gotchas to watch out for when working the plastic?

Now I've had some time looking at it I think it looks a bit like a Strat that wanted to be an SG.

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That's turned out real well. Much better fit for the headstock.

well done JT, I just caught up with the diary. Love the horns and headstock shape really suit each other.
Can't wait to see some DT blackstump applied.

i think it turned out really well, nice result. this will look awesome black