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My first kit just arrived this afternoon, a modified MBM-1, ash body, floyd rose, 24 frets
it looks great, and i like the grain on the wood
i already did a first fitting and it seems pretty good.
2 issues i found were:
1. a crack in one of the wood pieces, partialy glued back - i need to grain fill anyway, so i hope this isn't supr visible
2. the neck pocket seems a bit to wide towards the distalend. i think that if the neck touches the side of the pocket - it will be at an angle.
i also want to do a contour for my picking arm, i just need to see how much of a contour
i did a little arm contour, as I saw that holding the guitar wasnt the most comfortable thing
the body is also now fully sanded to 240P, and tonight i'll start grain filling
i had a little help with the woodwork as it is lockdown here and raining - so family activity it is!
i've advanced quite a bit, so i'll break it down into several replies.
i grain filled the ash body 3 times with water based grain filler and black dye powder
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i staind the body using shellac with pigments.
i sprayed on the coats using an airless paint sprayer (the ones they use for walls) with the smallest nozzle (1mm)
this is the after 2 coats of the base green color:
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and then with the blue sprayed on top:
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and this is the final resut, after sanding to 1000 grit, applying 2 coats of clear shellac and 0000 steel wool
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electronics are a long time hobby (and jpb) of mine, so i got that done with debugging in an hour or so
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i'm too used to having my grounds on one line
a small hiccup happened when i dilled for my pickup rings throgh the humbucker wire, but i resoldered and even got the shielding fixed
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had some help in fretboard finishing
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and in making a comfotable soledring area for the pots:
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neck was done with half and half oil by milkpaint:
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aaaaaand - done!!!!!
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I like it, how does it sound?
i think it sounds great
i went for warman zebra humbuckers, but i think i need to raise them a little higher
the coil split is great when i want to get a nice little gain reduction
i also need to shim one floyd saddle, by 1.4mm(!)
Looks good. Got to be happy if it sounds great as well.
I've heard good things about the Warman stuff but have yet to hear one in the flesh, so to speak. They are reasonably priced from what I remember. Are you able to post a sound demo?Quote:
Originally Posted by arie_shapira
i'm planning to do a sound demo tonight, so i'll be able to post
i'm honestly surprisde at how good they sound compared to my gibson LP studio from 2008 with classic 57s
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C6i...ew?usp=sharing
this is straiught through to my DAW, i added some crunch with amplitube
Oh I like the sound of those....Warmans, definitely on my radar now. Thanks for popping that up!👍🏾👍🏾
Yeah wow, they do sound great. Cheap as well!
i used these:
https://www.warmanguitars.co.uk/prod...ck-and-bridge/
they have a*lot* of interesting options, and really are cheap
they arrived very quickly too
ah, i also coil split them.
that's when the volume drops a little bit
Woah, 10 quid shipping to Aus is great.Quote:
Originally Posted by arie_shapira
it was 8 quid shipping to israel. real cheap.