No problems mate, will do. I'm aiming to do an audio demo tonight and will prepare all that info as I'll need it for Gotm and the gallery etc. Hopefully by tomorrow it'll be all up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
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No problems mate, will do. I'm aiming to do an audio demo tonight and will prepare all that info as I'll need it for Gotm and the gallery etc. Hopefully by tomorrow it'll be all up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
Looks great finished. I’m still loving the carbon truss rod cover. This would not look out of place hanging on a wall in a guitar shop. It’d probably have one of those “please ask for assistance” tags 👌🏻
Wow man that's come up a treat!! Love the colour you went with. Good job
Thanks mate! Appreciate the comments. I have a JTL-1 kit to tackle next [emoji3] so the Blasteroid build diary has been studied well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Richy17
Cheers mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by vaxis85
What a little ripper. Well done, Sir!
Good job!
Don't think mine's going to come up anywhere near as nice as this one.
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Originally Posted by DarkMark
Thanks guys! Much appreciated.Quote:
Originally Posted by kuanjb
Here is the list of upgrades done to this kit;
Grover locking tuners, mini rotomatics (PBG upgrade)
Tusq Nut (black XL 6060-00 to suit Epiphone)
MusicLily adjustable wrap around bridge
MusicLily Ceramic Humbuckers
Guitar Family Recessed Jack Plate
Switchcraft output jack
Speed Knobs
Electronics;
2 x BOURNS MINI 500K AUDIO TAPER POT
Orange Drop Cap
PBG Treble Bleed
2 x DPDT (on/on) switches
3 way selector switch (standard from kit)
Followed this wiring diagram
(ignore reference to push/pull pots - I used the mini DPDT switches in their place)
Finish;
Stain and intesifier coats of DingoTone Nullabor Ochre
The final coat didn't really take very well, so I stripped that back and went with Spray Poly (Cabbots exterior)
Dingotone Wax on the fretboard
See above post mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
Thanks BD that explains a lot, I can almost hear how sweet it sounds, but how did you do the tiny black burst line? what did you use?
Lol, your not going to like the answer...sorry...Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
But i used some FeastWatson walnut stain applied with a cotton bud. Forgot to mention that part.
Yeah you're right. Lok I don't have anything against the FW prooftint ....on furniture, but I find it has a lacklustre effect on guitars.
Plus the spirits dry out the wood. I totaled a fretboard once trying to stain it with FW prooftint.
But it does play nice with DT and it worked really well with yours man.
That's totally fair enough and I hear your point. Eeek about the fretboard mate, bugger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
Guys,
Just in relation to the jack socket....these guys are here in Australia...Coolum Queensland....and a lot quicker with postage.
https://www.realparts.com.au/hardwar...ck-chrome.html
I have bought heaps from them....highly recommended.
Awesome Ozzbike - thanks heaps. Good to know!Quote:
Originally Posted by ozzbike
I’m curious about your application technique with the cotton bud (genius). Did you simply run a thin line along the edge of the body while the body was still wet with stain (or was it dry)? Did you feather it out or did you just let nature take its course? Sorry to probe you for your secrets but I’ve never seen this done and I’d love to give it a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bakersdozen
Okay, so my intention was to transition some of the 'questionable' areas of the veneer at the edges where the stain was not soaked evenly. Didn't look bad, but I wanted something else wasn't quite sure what, but none the less something. I played around on some scraps with some diluted isopropyl alcohol to kind of re-activate the stain and have it create a watered down effect giving a transition and spread. This kind of worked but created a negative burst if you know what I mean. It was interesting because you had a moment to kind of re-mix and push the stain around a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkMark
I then found the Prooftint, which I had from a non-guitar related project from ages ago. Tried this and it had a kind of same effect, but a truer burst. It mixed and played nicely with the DT, but also gave it a really darkend almost black colour.
I played around in the scrap for a while and realised I could make a thin burst line, which is what I translated to the body.
It was neat Prooftint applied to dried DT. The line isn't seamless as it reacts differently to each area and the amount of already soaked in stain. The end result was a nice thin burst line. Not exactly even everywhere, but that kind of adds to the charm I think. So yes kind of feathered, kind of letting the natural reaction happen for itself. The cotton bud was mainly focused just around getting the Prooftint around the edges cleanly and then letting nature do it's thing.
I would be curious to see how this method goes with other kinds of stains (water, dye, oil, spirit) etc. And I'm sure it will yield different results for each. The reaction may not occur with some.
Hopefully that answers your questions. Let me know otherwise.
Many thanks Barkersdozen, sounds straight forward enough. I understand about stain reacting differently to different areas from my first kit guitar. Like most experiments, test first and test again. Much appreciated. Damn it looks good.
My pleasure mate! It's all fun, ain't it. Appreciate the kind words [emoji3]Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkMark
Great build, Mark! Idk how I didn’t see this before. Now I’m ‘really’ excited to get my PSH-1!
Thanks mate, we're all keen to follow along with your build.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Garfield
I finally got my kit - it looks exactly like yours! Same machining marks, same sloppy neck block, etc. I'm glad to see yours came out as good as it did!
You'll have fun with it mate. Show us your steps and we can chime in when needed [emoji16]