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hi guys,
Started polishing the strat today. 1500 grit, 2000 grit, and some Meguiars Ultimate Compound. More compound and ScratchX tomorrow! There are a few little pin-holes in the clear, but I'm trying to ignore them ;) . My gold hardware and perloid scratchplate arrived from Ads this morning and looks great. I can't see how a cream scratch plate could possibly beat this white!
cheers,
Gav.
out effin standing Gav. Said it before - your best so far mate
stunner Gav, will need something outstanding to beat this in GOTM April
Thanks @stan and @wokks - she's coming along! There's too many great builds for April I'm afraid. I might be too afraid to enter!
cheers,
Gav.
That white pearloid looks awesome against that perfect finish. Jealousy much!
hnnnnnnghhhhhh
Oh Gav my ES may be delayed until next months GOTM as I'm sure the finishing part, a 3/8ths of an inch gold nut, we be held up by Auspost somewhere 😉
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Custom shop worthy Gav! Great job!
@tony, @nick, @simon - thanks for the kind words guys! @andrew, that's one fear allayed, but not the only one! lol
cheers,
Gav.
Andrew's ES and this from Gav, OMG, what a GOTM this will be
Dammit Gav, that looks beautiful!
Thanks @fretty :) !
cheers,
Gav.
hi guys,
Got a final polish and some assembly done today. I have done everything now except for shielding the cavity and screwing down the pickguard and jack plate. The white pearloid looks great with the gold so it's here to stay.Tomorrow I will hopefully be able to shield the cavity and wire her up!
cheers,
Gav.
looks smick as Gav, you got to be happy with the outcome. White pearloid goes really well with gold bling and dark blue. Did the cream guard arrive and did you get a photo ?
so with any luck you can plug her into an amp tomoz !
Oh damn that axe is just beautiful! <-I've lost count of how many times ive said stuff like that about this axe!
@wokks & @callum - thanks for the kind words guys. No wokks the cream guard isnt here yet, but I really like the white!
cream will have to be for the next project ;)
cheers,
Gav.
Absolutely beautiful Gav. I'll add my name to the already long list of admirers ready to relieve you of the burden of this axe.
Grant
Sorry Grant, I'm at the top!Quote:
Originally Posted by neverwas
Thanks grant [emoji1] ! I'm hoping this will be the axe that converts me to the humble strat. You never know! Could it be better than a tele or an lp? Time will tell...Quote:
Originally Posted by neverwas
Cheers,
Gav.
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Wow Gav.
I've been a bit slack in keeping up with all the Forum posts of late and missed this build. What can I say. That is outstanding mate. I think you have taken your building skills to the next level.
Definitely Custom Shop worthy.
rob
Gav, maybe we'll see you doing the Hank Marvin shuffle in your next sound demo video!
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Thanks for the kind words @rob! I'm slowy building some finishing skills, but still a long way to go. Learned a lot from this build about lacquer over bare wood.
@andrew, LOL thankfully this axe isn't red!! :P maybe callum could post a video of this?? TBH i'm a bit ignorant of hank and his footwork so I better do some youtube research!!
cheers,
Gav.
Here ya go Gav, two and a quarter hours of Shadows and Fender goodness, their final show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3tBzYcl7-8
Have a close look at the work of Bruce Welch on rhythm guitar, so understated but so necessary to the total sum of the package
( to my mind Bruce and Malcolm Young are / were the two best rhythm players ever )
I saw them live at Checkers nightclub in 1968 and the made an impression on me that has never left
Thanks Dave. Pretty awesome stuff! You are right about the rhythm - so tight man.
cheers,
Gav.
Does Hank still live in Perth?
I think he does.
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hi guys,
A good day today - she's finally all put together! Got the shielding and wiring done and screwed down the scratchplate and string trees. Just a setup to do now: fret level, bone nut, saddle height, intonation. (Just!!)
Here's a first look at how she came out. I'm pretty damn pleased with it.
cheers,
Gav.
Wow!!! You should consider upgrading the plain dot inlays to abalone ones and that will seal the whole Custom Shop/expensive boutique guitar deal!
awesome work Gav, that really looks special bro ! I wasn't sure the amber headstock was going to work but with the gold bling it looks a treat. Definite GOTM material !
You are also lucky you have such lovely gardens to display your axes
so much want. I've already got 2 strats hanging on my wall.. A third might be nice. :P
Maybe, might just have to keep your eyes open ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gavinturner
Damn Gav, absolutely amazing job *applauds Gav's work*! Only downside I can see is the amber neck, just like Wokka pointed out, clear would be better although it does suit the build a bit with the gold bling. Still I'd drop it a point or two if I were judging.
Other than that, stunning build mate! Also Nicko, yeah, I'd like a third Strat hehehehe :D
Sweet looking thing!
Thanks guys for all the kind words. Callum - dissing the Amber neck?? Man that's harsh! 😜 it's Vintagy goodness!! But dude, I agree with you. Don't tell the GOTM judges I said that!
cheers,
Gav.
G'day Gav,
Firstly, bloody stunning
What did you use to get the grain to pop like that under the stain, I'd like strong but filled grain in the STA which in its still in the box state is very pale.
I have a choice of either neutral and teak timber mate in the shed with which level the grain to get a glassy finish but hope the finish is similar to yours but with an ebony rather than blue tone.
My mongrel Tele had very strong grain to start with so in that instance I just rubbed the stain on until I had a solid colour and then sanded it back and then cleared and polished.
Hey dave - thanks for the compliment. Still not perfect, but I'm learning!
For this build, like my Ash LP, I filled the grain with Timbermate. Ebony in this case, Walnut for the LP. The darker the Timbermate the better the pop you will get. I used Ebony in this case to go with the blue, and Walnut to suit the more earthy tones of the tobacco burst on the LP. The effect was the same, and I really like the look.
Now here is the caveat. In both cases, the grain was still evident after my ministrations. The reason for this (i believe) is that in the process of rubbing on several passes of dye (be it to get a strong blue colour, or to do my bursting), the Timbermate was getting wet and re-activating. Each dye pass was slowly drawing the timbermate back out of the grain. I havent had a problem previously, but usually this involved only a single dye pass.
The upshot is that I caused myself problems with the lacquer because in the end the grain wasn't perfectly filled. It took a lot of work to get the grain filled with lacquer, and even then there are some pin holes evident. Just something to be mindful of!!
I wonder if anyone out their in PBG land has an answer to this issue? How can we grainfill for stain without it being re-activated and dragged out by the dye? Of course the easy answer is to tint the lacquer rather than rubbing the dye, but that's impossible without the correct equipment. Is there a simple answer I'm not seeing? Anyone got any suggestions?
Far too many words, but I hope it helps.
cheers,
Gav.
top job Gav, the amber neck is fine mate.
I think you are spot on about the reactivation of timbermate. Any dampness seems to be enough. I tried to wet sand it once, big mistake.
I cant think of another grain filler that would still allow the penetration of dye/stain.
I have heard of , wait for it, egg whites being used. And it seems to work well. Dont know if that goes mucky with wet stains though
Awesome work Gav, another tip top axe, love it. Good question about the grain fill, I'll do some research.
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Maybe alcohol (metho) instead of water for your stain/dye?
Thank for the comprehensive reply Gav, gives me more to ponder