Nice one! You'll have plenty of things to do with four builds going on ;)
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Nice one! You'll have plenty of things to do with four builds going on ;)
Always something to do, mainly honing my 'repair' skills lol!
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Yep one of the new kits. All mahogany. Next on list is a set of Benson P90 dog ears (I think they are available). Bridge pup for this build, neck pup for my ES 5VQuote:
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So it’s been a while between postings......
I thought I’d go against the grain on this one so to speak and install neck before finishing. Reason being I want to make sure it’s a good a fit as possible then remove the step between body and neck heel on the sides. It will be a royal PITA to finish but anyhow....
The kit bridge / drilled posts were about 1/2 cm too long for correct intonation. However with a GFS bridge intonation is spot on.
I’ve used stock tuners and happy to report they feel more stable than same style Klusons I have on my ES5V build.
Frets have been leveled & dressed and for testing purposes the plastic nut has been filed for correct string gauge/string height. The neck straightened with no issues.
And sides of neck joint on body profiled to remove the step. The neck pocket has full contact on all sides and I used a veneer to fill a small gap at the end.
Next job to carve out the SG Jnr curves and contours.
As it is it plays like a dream and acoustically loud which is a good sign.
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Yes, that little step between the body rear and the neck heel sh*ts me as well, that’s why I butchered my EXA-1 kit to get rid of it.
Nice 1 Ponch.
Do you reckon the Bridge pup is going to be too close to the bridge for a decent oscillation of the strings?
Cheers guys. The pup position is similar to my LP jnr should be ok but time will tell....!
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And carving process underway. This axe is starting to feel very lightweight
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Even with all the hardware attached, mine is crazy light. Looking good!
Looking good Ponch.
Interested to see what you do with neck heel from underneath?