STA-1M 1st build total (k)noob

Its been ages since Ive posted progress, but we do have some!!!
The neck is finished in terms of finish, and correctly labled as well
The bone nut will be installed shortly
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It has a really cool tiger eye effect going on, and depending on the angle, the finish can look inches thick
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Looks like I have a few more guitars to build!!
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I have run a straight edge and the neck has about 4mm back bow, Ill ignore it until its got strings on and been under tension for a while.
I do have a question about truss rod adjustment though!
Which way do you turn the allen key to remove back bow? (as in high in the middle)

That neck looks freaking awesome!

With the truss rod, righty tighty, lefty loosey :)

thanks DB!! Im pretty happy with it!
So, to remove back bow I want to tighten, correct?

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Originally Posted by dingobass

That neck looks freaking awesome!

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Ahhh, wood porn at its best.

I had today off, so, some progress!!!!
Shielding put into the cavity, no nasty RF for this little black duck!!!
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Paua fret dots instead of the standard black plastic
I should have done this before the final finish, but, I didnt
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And the end result!! (until I pull it apart again)
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wow that looks very nice Soundguy, how does it sound and play ?

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Originally Posted by wokkaboy

wow that looks very nice Soundguy, how does it sound and play ?

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Thanks Wok!! it sounds VERY quiet, seems I stuffed the wiring, so it needs disassembly, and buzzing out with the meter.
It plays like rubbish, so far, the necks sorta straight, but the frets are a LONG way from flat, and the bone nut needs at least .25mm removed. I wanted to get it in one piece to get the strings on and let it settle in for a while.

no worries Soundguy sounds like you got a bit more setup to do and fix the wiring

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Originally Posted by wokkaboy

no worries Soundguy sounds like you got a bit more setup to do and fix the wiring

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I went with a IP/OP wiring as below, after I wired it up I held the bashplate over the strings of my (real) Strat and it seemed to work, so between then and now something has changed, not a big deal, just annoying.
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Im more concerned about the setup, but I have the time to sort it.
Where I am really happy, is right now its sitting in the corner and when I look at it I can say , thats a VERY pretty guitar!! I just need to make it feel and sound even more pretty than it looks (to me that is)