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First Build ST-1M
Hey guys, First order has been placed now to sit back and wait for the kit.
basically building the kit I was talking about in my welcome thread:
ST-1M
Babicz FCH Strat tremelo
Chrome Grover minilocking headstocks
Tonerider - City Limits pickups
Upgraded switch, pots, Cap, wiring and fidelity upgrade
Have vetoed plans for reverse headstock for this build, start simple and all.
Going to be a very basic flat colour job with head plate logo and tinkering with an epoxy inlay for the pickguard.
Will post photos as they come.
Dan
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You've gone all out with the good gear sounds great!
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Phwoar!!!! yummy to the extreme
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Delivery slated for today. Thumbs are twiddling.
Aaaand It's arrived!
So I was waiting to see what the grain was like to see if I would go with paint or a stain. The body looks like its been cut out of a block on an angle, as in the jointing lines don't run parallel to the neck.
As a result I will be going with paint. I have a compressor and airbrush etc so now to troll through the forums and work out which paint to use. Looking for a burnt orange to red colour.
I realised two mistakes I made in my order.
1. I accidentally added 2 5 way switches to the order........spare for later
2. I must of misread the wiring diagram as I only ordered 1 capacitor and there are 2 on the pre installed set up.
Photos to follow
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Yeah you need two caps. You can always use one of the green polyester ones until you get a new orange drop cap, but then again you'll order and get the other orange cap before you get wiring anyways.
You should also consider doing a resistor/capacitor to stop treble bleed on the volume pot. I put them on all my builds now.
eagerly awaiting the photos.
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good stuff Dan, time for pics soon...
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So, here are a couple to get started. Unfortunately due to the weather I won't be going out to the shed any time this week. I just get to stare I guess. Also fitted the neck in and can pick it up without falling apart. Good times.
http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/...psjtozonfl.jpg
A close up of the body. It didn't really translate to the picture very well the angle on the joins
http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0ibx8bdh.jpg
http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/...ps12laetvp.jpg
The best thing about the bad weather is I am stuck inside messing around with scales and chords in the hope that once I've finished the kit I may be able to actually play it a little
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Great to see - hope it goes well...
