Everything has one coat of Poly U, aways to go yet
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Everything has one coat of Poly U, aways to go yet
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That cherry red has come up really nice.
Hope to get about 5 coats on it before i go away for a few days end of next week.Quote:
Originally Posted by vh2580
Will get some 600 wet and dry going when i build up a few coats.
loving the back and sides, i really like the black cherry
Tony that colour is m o n e y !
Thanks StanQuote:
Originally Posted by stan
Thats one i might do on a whole guitar, Color Tone Black then Color Tone Cherry Red over that, now that i have some decent blend pots.
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Originally Posted by Andy40
Cheers Andy, ill get some more POly on it today, the poly is really starting to pop it.
The neck as it nears completion
Today i will give it a 600 wet and dry then one more coat then start to buff it up.
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That's looking real classy, Tony!
Thanks Swanny, been a bit of a mission on this one. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Swanny
Took the body back with 600 wet and dry soaked for a while in water with a lil bit of detergent in it then sanded back, wiped down used some naptha then gave it another gob full of poly
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Looking very very very nice Tony!
You're almost making me regret going natural on mine!
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I went pretty close Fred, couldnt get all the machine marks out, lots of hours in this, would hate t have done it for someone, it would of cost a fortune.
Hey Tony, which wipe-on Poly are you're using? You mentioned Poly U?
Have you used FeastWatson Mastertouch Wipe-On Poly before and do you know if it's suitable?
I'm thinking I'll give Poly a go for the next project... :)
Cheers
I am using Min Wax its the 1st time i have used any wipe on poly, seems to be doing the job fine.
Its just had quite a few days to cure, now i can get in and finish it off now i am back home.
Looking goooood!
Cheers DB, just cant get at it to do anything right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
Pickups were shipped from the U.S.A today
Had a bit of time to put some finish on the back and sides, lots to go yet.
A very nice drying day here, this can go and hang up for 24 hours, then the top will get another coat.
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Another coat on the top, a few more then i will start to buff it out.
I have decided the pickups that are going in it are out of my Blacktop Telecaster (Duncan Design Made In China around the 12k mark) and the new Lawrence L90's can go in the tele blacktop.
The tops wringing wet but we are getting there, hopefully after Easter the neck can go on
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looking excellent Tony I love the colour and the flames popping
Cheers WokQuote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
should buff up ok when i do the final on it.
Someone touched the headstock with something corrosive on their fingers :rolleyes: so thats been redone today, what next....
It never rains it pours, one man in a van leaves and another turns up.
My Bill Lawrence L90 pickups turned up today, wound by the lovely Becky Lawrence herself a top winder in her own right.
Each pickup is 2.8H Neck and 4H Bridge, a late decision was made and these are going in a Telecaster build with coil splitting etc, the ones out of the telecaster are going in the 335/12.
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Mock up with the BL pups
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And the Duncan Designs out of my Blacktop tele, these are a bit hotter. All my other hardware is chrome, so these will do in here and should work well on the 12strings
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nice looking pups Tony, the chrome hardware on the 335 with Duncan pups will look excellent
Yeah Wok i figure if i split the coils on the Tele i can still go for the classic sound and have a bit more to play with, i think that would be wasted on the 12 string.
I needed to expand the pickup routes to take the Duncan Designs, and seeing as the guitar has finish on it i took the steady as she goes approach.
240grit wrapped around a glue stick from my glue gun, has a soft enough base that if you slip out of the route you shouldn't damage anything, the rear route is very shallow and i did slip out a few times, especially seeing i was sanding in an up and down motion.
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I could of used my Dremel, but couldn't risk it, next time i will make sure i have the pickups ready, and do it before i finish it.
Yep, just experienced similar on my Tele with the bridge PUP being a fraction too wide and also had to sand very gently to protect the preciously thin maple cap. Thankfully I did this before any colour went down.
Your Chrome hardware is looking good with the Red.
Took about 30mins by hand Waz, nothing like a bit of sanding therapy :D
Those HB's are quite hot, Fender call them Hot Vintage Alnico Humbucking Pickup, they are Duncan Design wound by BHK in China who dont make a bad pickup generally.
I agree that the softly softly apprach was better Tony, could have ruined that beautiful finish otherwise. job well done
Yeah thats what was freaking me out Andy, i started using one of my craft files but it slipped out, no damage, lucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
These Duncan Design read
Neck 8.5H 12.6K
Bridge 8.7H 12.9k
so they certainly have some herbs and spices in them, should un-jangle the 12 string a little when the volume goes BANG.
The Bill Lawrence L90's
Neck 2.8H 6.16k
Bridge 4.1H 7.62K
these should go well in the tele i will be putting together, with alot of different wiring and push pull pots, coil splitting etc
Making some progress and sounds like your choice of PUP's will really make the 12 stringer sing.
Those Bill Lawrence's and all those wiring combinations......can't wait to hear that.
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The wiring is still in the planning stage, i may get a control plate for the tele with no holes drilled and go nuts on it, or use an S1 switch and some caps and things.
Wiring Loom 99% done, ran out of thick heat shrink to join the 3 wires up together with, or lost what i have left, just need to wire the switch and this is good to go.
I might put a pair of treble bleeds on this 471k cap and a 220k resistor, but for the moment thats enough.
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Hi Tony, I have bought an upgraded 3 way switch just likes yours in these shots and wondered how do you wire it up as I have not been able to find any wiring guides on them anywhere?
Cheers, Waz.
Waz, try this (link A0 & B0 as your output, and pickups connect to A1 and B1).
Thanks Scott.
Heres a Schematic Waz that pretty well explains it.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...psfrv73apw.jpg
Where the 3 lugs are the center lug is where you earth the braid or your earth wires depends what your wiring, you maybe wiring 2 strands on +- but the earth go in the middle.
Left side of the switch you wire the bridge PUP lead right side the Neck pickup and around the back to the single you wire the + for the socket and i am using braid so i earth to the pot with the other 2 wires.
If you need any help i will wire my switch for you tomorrow and you can see how its done.
Or drop me a pm i will try and explain it better, just had my computer knocked out and tooke me ages to repair so i am not on the ball at the moment :rolleyes:
Cheers mate, that diagram and commentary will do just fine.
Now worries mate
Well thinking i had the earth covered i had put the bushings in, no worries, then i was to discover a few weeks later that this guitar was different, and my plan wouldnt work, no more assumptions for me, well until next time.
Remove bushing, i put a screw down the hole the would the stud back in, out it come. I will make a jig for this so that if someone drops a guitar in for a bushing removal i am on top of it, hey 99% of the time i work on Fender or the likes :p
I dropped the screw down the hole thread end up so it had more surface on the bottom.
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Popped straight out, theres the hole in the treble side of the rear hole dang nabbit :rolleyes:
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Ran an earth from inside the hole then faced the bare wire down, now we are winning :confused:
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All done
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A big thanks to FredA, whom if it wasnt for stuffing up his own guita,r i would still be thinking i am home and hosed, thats until i went to wire it.