I have a Gotoh one like the pic I posted, its very tight, didn't move at all when I strung the guitar, I have a Chinese one on my Bo Diddly box and it pulled foreward a tiny bit but I do mean tiny.
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I have a Gotoh one like the pic I posted, its very tight, didn't move at all when I strung the guitar, I have a Chinese one on my Bo Diddly box and it pulled foreward a tiny bit but I do mean tiny.
I ordered the Duisenberg bridge. Keep your fingers crossed that it fits.... It's due here next Tuesday, so I'll update you when it comes in.
On to headstock shaping!
Great news! The tail showed up a day early from Germany, and fits perfect. Except for one of the studs which was smaller than the hole in the guitar. I was able to use a stock one, and screw the new post right into it. Almost like it was made that way. I'm glad that problem is solved.
Awesome work Mayhem. International high five!
The headstock decal came in today. It looks great. I'm pretty stoked to get this thing done. The clear coat is going on now, a few days and we'll be gluing the two together.
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Well. It looks like a guitar. Waiting for the glue to dry, then wet sanding the neck. The clear dried quicker than I thought it would, so I decided to let it dry more while the glue dries too.
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a Trini 335 and a Ghostbusters kit....life is good!
Whoa, im a sucker for blue paint! looks great.....hey......... i thought it was a reverse headstock?
By reverse, do you mean the cut, or the paint? If you look close at the paint, it's a black face with a blue back. It's realllllllly close to the Grohl headstock. I cut the shape as close as I could. His has basically an upside down Firebird neck. So it's kind of reverse in that aspect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
Looks awesome mate
Dropped off at the shop today for electronics install. I would have done it, but I have no idea how to solder, or set the guitar up. Should be done in a week or so.
Hey Mr Mayhem, you should have asked for some help/advice on soldering and the electronics install, it's not that hard and you can practice some solder joins before you attempt the wiring. The only way to learn how to do it is have a crack yourself. If the shop hasn't started work on your wiring and setup I would ask for it back and have a crack yourself.
Have you got a soldering iron/solder ? If you plan building more kits (which is well likely) then a heat adjustable soldering station would be a good investment.
Dr Nomis has even done a tutorial on soldering and sure he (and many others on the forum) can give you some good pointers on where to start.
Yes its worth giving the soldering a go. When I first started kit building my soldering skills were almost non-existent but I can now tackle any guitar wiring/soldering with confidence. There are a lot of good (free) tutorials around. Once you have the knack you'll find it very satisfying and never look back.
You should definitely give it a try, if not on this build then on a future one. Have a 10 minute practice by joining some wire offcuts together and you're unlikely to have any troubles with a guitar. Guitar wiring's quite forgiving to solder. Since it's mostly wires to lugs there's no need for you to do the tiniest neatest little joins in the world, and it's pretty easy to undo a wiring mistake even without a desoldering braid or pump.
Soldering worried me before I started my first kit, but I bought a little "overdrive pedal" kit for about 10 bucks and practised on that. Got it together in about 30 minutes, spent 5 more minutes correcting my one mistake, and it was all good. That's 10-20 times as many joins as on a complicated guitar. I did it with the cheapest soldering iron from Jaycar, but I'd much prefer to have spent $80-$120 on a heat adjustable one
The blue body and black headstock combo looks really great. Wiring a semi-hollow can be a bit of stress the first time out, especially for a first ever build, but it's nothing really that complicated. I'm looking forward to seeing the axe finished and hearing how she sounds.
cheers,
Gav.
I appreciate the encouragement, I'll do it on my next build. I'm planning a pretty wicked LP or Firebird style, I haven't decided yet. I just didn't want to mess this one up, due to the hollow body build. This one is my son's birthday present, so accuracy is key.
Lucky fellow.
I'd have been stoked with this guitar as a gift when I was younger. Or now, to be honest. It looks fantastic.
She's done! Big reveal later today!
Here she is. All Done. Ian loves it!
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Great Job. Ian looks like one happy chappy with that guitar :)
Love the colour. Great job. And good work promoting your sons musical interest.