this is the item I am thinking of using for a pick guard.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...4-DSCF1414.JPG
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this is the item I am thinking of using for a pick guard.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...4-DSCF1414.JPG
AJ, your finish looks superb. The cut and polish looks just awesome! Gat job.
Cheers,
Gav.
You should warn us to wear shades before we look at that finish AJ, blindingly glossy... fantastic.
Agreed. That is will make a pretty swanky pick guard.
Dang! That's gonna be pretty!
yes AJ pickguard material looks great and the gloss level is almost blinding. How are you achieving this gloss, what are you using ?
Was a failure with the laminate.. And my dremel spat the dummy, hand saw with super fine cutting blade (48 tpi) kept chipping the laminate. :( So for time being, it will have the standard plain Jane white one...Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on November 27, 2013, 10:42
yes AJ pickguard material looks great and the gloss level is almost blinding. How are you achieving this gloss, what are you using ?
Am wet sanding to 3000 grit before hand cutting/buffing with McGuire #2 (non silicon) polish, does make a difference going to the higher grit, it is almost polished after the wet sanding by using the higher grades.. if I could get my mitts on some 6k grit, there would be no need to polish at all.
Guitar is 99% finished and is playable now, just some more fine adjustment to get intonation spot on. The Bone nut I made for it will need to be redone as I tried to make it black.. bad idea at the time..Now it just looks like a nut that is over 50 years old.
Mods to the guitar were: home wound pickups from kits purchased from real tone, Wilkinson compensated bridge with through body strings, orange 47 cap and 4 way switch mod.
No headstock decal for now, maybe do one for it at a later date. Will get some photos tomorrow when the rain stops.
sounds awesome AJ, can't wait to see pics of the almost complete build. Amazing what you can still achieve in the naughty corner AJ ! haha
Terrific work AJ, is that a printed laminate or a timber laminate?
It's the standard printed paper impregnated with Phenolic resin (I used to make the resin at Borden chemicals after I retired from the RAAF)Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from stan on November 28, 2013, 17:02
Terrific work AJ, is that a printed laminate or a timber laminate?
Also bit of info, was looking for a reverb thingy for the amp on Ebay, and come across a store that was very helpful. (cept I had a grandpa moment and forgot to turn on the mobile for the fella to ring me back... DOH!) any ways long story short version: I returned his call and got a chatting to him, he has a normal web site , is a guitarist himself and has a good discount on his normal website, specially if you give him a ring. If you are chasing that hard to get part etc, and it is not on his webpages, there is a good chance he has it , or can point you in the right direction. his website is : http://mrfabulous.com.au
( I in the mean time bought one of them behringer units for $60 else wheres... Bummer..)
Great idea for the pick guard, must be a way to cut it nicely... I am an ex RAAF photographer , was in for 8 years
Great to meet up with ex service fella's Stan, I was in the MT trade, ever posted to laverton? I spent a good 6 years there, also 6 at Point cook, along with a naughty few years in support command (did a lot of trips up north-ish from Sup-com.)Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from stan on November 29, 2013, 12:27
Great idea for the pick guard, must be a way to cut it nicely... I am an ex RAAF photographer , was in for 8 years
Generally, laminate is reasonably easy to trim/ cut to size, then sand/ rout to final shape..I must have gotten a crappy reject sample.
A rough-ish picture of the finished tele:
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...0-DSCF1417.JPG
Very pretty.
I ended up making a scratch plate from 2 mm 5 ply, and did a little gilding on it, not too sure if I like my name how I did it. so it may be coming off. What the thoughts.. make it plain? ( not attached on yet, just have it sitting in possy), apart from that I reckon I've got it finished now.
I have the pictures here as I dont seem to be able to post them atm.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...levant_count=3
Dam that looks hot AJ
That looks superb AJ...a really top job.
Congrats,
Andy
Yup, stick with it, looks wonders AJ!!!
awesome AJ, love the brown scratchplate, stick with it, when the website stabilises (I've been having trouble uploading pics too) keen to see some more closeups. You may need to bolt it down from the tele napper !
Had a look at the pics on your Facebook page and, personally, I think you should keep the scratchplate how it is. It looks great AJ.
ty for the kind words guys, will leave i like it is now and have screwed it down, so technically the TL is finished :)
Now I have the scratch body bug.. after viewing the efforts by some of the other blokes. Dammit! ( I was going to make a new body for the old cort, so that will be the justification to the ministry of war n finances..((smirking now I have a reason to build again))
Had a look at the pics on your Facebook page and, personally, I think you should keep the scratchplate how it is. It looks great AJ.
Yeah, I agree. The wood pickguard is distinctive and goes so nicely with the whole thing.
Top job.
Facebook photos look sensational AJ. Pickguard is perfect!
Cheers,
Gav.
Looks great AJ
I spent most of my time at Laverton at Central Photographic Establishment, from '86 to about '94
Cool, I was there in that period, Was in charge of Intermediate Level Maintenance Section - airfield specialist equipment (the P4's and all the GP fire vehicles, generators, aircon units for the aircraft etc and refueling trucks and the the loaders/ un-loaders.) was also the president of the laverton RC Aero - modeling modeling club there. Your mob sent me a picture of my self and my two young sons with one of my models on the airfield.Quote:
/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from stan on December 6, 2013, 19:05
Looks great AJ
I spent most of my time at Laverton at Central Photographic Establishment, from '86 to about '94
here an old site that I made on optus many many moons ago.. and have the picture there:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/ajohns/Welcome.htm
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...-OLbessie-.JPG
This is a very old picture that was taken by the RAAF photographic unit at the RAAF Laverton airfield. I was prepping the old bird with the aid of my pit crew, (Left to right - my sons, Justin and Matthew). Matthew has only recently taken up the sport and is learning to fly. A bit of history here... um, when this picture was taken, the club was then called "RAAF Laverton Model Aero club". I was the club pres at that time. Since then the Laverton and Point Cook bases have been amalgamated and renamed to RAAF Williams, Laverton, and, Point Cook Bases. I was part of the team that helped during the process. I retired from the RAAF in 1992, and let my membership of the club lapse for a few years. I am now a current member of the RAAF Williams Club... (different name, same place!).-
** I dont fly RC any more due to slow repsonse and lots of meds to keep the ticker going..:(