Yowsa! Nicely done!
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looking good Nitro. You could have bought the kit like the JMZ that Chuck is building think it's the same config as you have modded.
You mean the JZA-1? Only problem was it wasnt available when i ordered mine, the JM-1 was the closest to what i could get at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Anyway i really wanted to do all this myself. For me its all about the journey and the learning curve and at the end i have the satisfaction of saying i did all the work myself even if i might of screwed it up...lol
Thanks Franken, enjoying every minute of this build.Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
While waiting for the new pickguard blank i decided to do a little work on the headstock. I sharpened the under curve so it would emulate the Jag a bit more.
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Next a tape up and a few coats of primer filler.
Then the worse thing in the world happened, MY DREMMEL DIED!
After frantically reading the warantee and searching for the receipt i trotted off to the Big Green Shed, praying they would honor the warantee.
The young girl that served me said yes it was covered, i had one month to go on a 12 month warantee but it would have to be repaired, which i was dreading.
So i kindly pointed out the Australian exclusion on the warantee which said, " All australian customers are entitled to a refund or exchange in case of sudden product failure!"
She said....You cant argue with that and promptly gave me a new Dremel, Yay!
Moral of the story...... always read the fine print!
Next i decided to attack the roller volume pots to the top crome switch panel.... next problem, they didnt fit...gggrrr.
Neither the pot holes, screw holes or roller volume switch cutouts matched.
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So out with the new dremel, attached the metal cutting disk, and with the help of a set of needle files, 2 of which i broke, i enlarged and elongated the slots, and all disaster was averted, whew.
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Time to do the pickguard, it has arrived. Used one half for trial, so easy to botch up using wrong tools. When i got the hang of it i used some measurements from the supplied one then modified the rest. First pic shows how the original pick doesnt fit.
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Second pic shows the first trial pick, the final one has a sticker on
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More routing, setting in lower switch panel, another sand and reprime, then final assembly to check neck, trem and string alignment. All is good. Ready for wiring and final 3 different paint coats.
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I even remembered a tip from a fellow guitar builder.... use plastic hose to hold the bridge in place before fitting.
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Final assembly to check alignment
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