April Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in March 2018)

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Originally Posted by Simon Barden

It is probably is very dry (it looks it), so will soak up quite a lot of oil. Just keep applying it a bit at a time until it's not disappearing within a few hours, then wipe the excess off.

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Hey Simon, I will give it a go :) cheers

Hi Guys here is some photos of my first build. EX-1 kit Bass wood. Antique white Nitrocellulose finish.
I started with the frets levelled crowned and polished.
Then sanded and shaped body neck and headstock with 320.
Set the neck in place.
Applied 5 coats of Sealer primer with a light sand with 600 between coats.
Applied 5 coats of top coat and left for two weeks to cure.
Flat sanded the finish with 1200 then sanded with 1500 then 2000.
Polished finish with Meguiars ultimate compound.

Fitted a set of EMG active pickups HET SET,Gotoh tuners(cosmo Black) Tusq nut.
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Originally Posted by Lukas

Hi Guys here is some photos of my first build. EX-1 kit Bass wood. Antique white Nitrocellulose finish.
I started with the frets levelled crowned and polished.
Then sanded and shaped body neck and headstock with 320.
Set the neck in place.
Applied 5 coats of Sealer primer with a light sand with 600 between coats.
Applied 5 coats of top coat and left for two weeks to cure.
Flat sanded the finish with 1200 then sanded with 1500 then 2000.
Polished finish with Meguiars ultimate compound.

Fitted a set of EMG active pickups HET SET,Gotoh tuners(cosmo Black) Tusq nut.
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hi Lukas - Wow, that looks mint !

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Originally Posted by Lukas

Hi Guys here is some photos of my first build. EX-1 kit Bass wood. Antique white Nitrocellulose finish.
I started with the frets levelled crowned and polished.
Then sanded and shaped body neck and headstock with 320.
Set the neck in place.
Applied 5 coats of Sealer primer with a light sand with 600 between coats.
Applied 5 coats of top coat and left for two weeks to cure.
Flat sanded the finish with 1200 then sanded with 1500 then 2000.
Polished finish with Meguiars ultimate compound.

Fitted a set of EMG active pickups HET SET,Gotoh tuners(cosmo Black) Tusq nut.
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That is so naughty it needs spanking. Great job Lukas, how does the Het Set sound? And where did you hide your battery?

Thanks Guvna19

Frankenwashie the hetfield emgs sound really good. And the battery fitted in the control cavity just.

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Originally Posted by Lukas

Frankenwashie the hetfield emgs sound really good. And the battery fitted in the control cavity just.

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Wow, I used the ZW set on mine with the connector bus and it was TIGHT! Good job to get it all in man, I had to rout a battery box into the side below the control cavity on mine.

Great job Shazz. You must be thrilled to have it finished.

Wow! that EX is so shiny you can see the clouds reflected in it. Two thumbs up.

Nice job with the finish Lukas, very nice.