Swanny's ES-12G

Looking awesome Swanny! That's some shine you got there. Gonna look fantastic all assembled.

cheers,
Gav.

Thanks guys, I guess the downside to the high gloss finish is having to polish it every time it's touched!

Today I decided on how to match the neck to the body (colour-wise) and painted a sort of burst on the back. I followed this up with a few coats of clear. I'll let this sit and dry for a few days before it gets polished. The clear coat I'm using seems to dry through fairly quick.

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I decided to fit the wiring to the body. I bought some silastic tubing, and using a combination of tubing and wire I managed to fit it all in. It took me around 30 minutes. After that, it was tap in the posts for the tail and bridge, and with the pickups put in place I could see how it will look....

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I just have to change the tip of the switch to black.

I should have tomorrow off playing with the guitar, give the neck a chance to dry, and wait for the tuners and bone nut to arrive.

that looks hot as Swanny the mock body build. This will be a stunner when it's in one piece.
So once the neck has cured and been polished glue it in and string it up ?
You tested the wiring in place ?

I tested the wiring before it went in, Wokka... I suppose I should test it again now it's in place!

yeah sure it's fine Swanny but I'd test the wiring in place. Fingers crossed no solder joins came lose or we may hear you curse from Bris Vegas !

The gold hardware really sets that off Swanny.

Wowwww!!! :)

Looking sweet. The Gold Hardware makes a world of difference. The hard part will be keeping it nice and shiny.

Blue + gold h/w is always a stunning combination. Mock build looks all class Swanny!

cheers,
Gav.

Thanks for the comments!:) I've even gone as far as replacing the output jack with a gold replacement... even though the supplied jack had a gold washer and nut, the barrel was silver.

Another win from Aussie Post this morning, all the way from WA.....

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Twelve good reasons to keep her in tune! They are pretty cool how they work, with the locking cams built in.

Test fitted the neck to see how the colour matched, and it seems good. I also found the best way to keep it clean :rolleyes:

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