Offset Ash

I picked this up in June 2020 but never got around to doing anything with it.
Found it during a recent clean up.
The kit was a special order that did not meet the customer's specifications so finished up on the specials. Not sure what was not right but I liked the look of it. And the best part - it is a lefty!
Ash body with a maple neck. Both have very nice grain.
Was thinking of maybe charcoal stain the same as the jazz bass I did a couple of years ago but I like the grain of the body so might just go clear coat. Will think it over while sanding.
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Nice. Look forward to seeing where you go with this.

If I decide to do another kit, I'd definitely be leaning towards an offset body style (righty).
With 5 strats and 3 teles, something a little different would be nice.

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Originally Posted by McCreed

With 5 Strats and 3 Teles, something a little different would be nice.

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Two more Teles to go to get the Strat/Tele balance right first!

I can see that the ash figuring is uneven between the pieces of wood used. It's not all straight and there's only one piece with highly figured ash. Probably why it was rejected. The positioning of the most highly figured section visually clashes a bit with the angled control plate and draws your eyes towards it. I'd go with the charcoal stain myself.

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Two more Teles to go to get the Strat/Tele balance right first!

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I wish I could argue with you, but you make a very valid point!
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Not a bad find for a cleanup....what else you got hiding around?

Nice find! Just happened to be looking into an offset build. Did you consider a p90 setup over the HSS?

Thanks Colin, make sense (the pick guard). Also makes it a very versitile guitar for a build as not much is needed to rebuild it. Though others might opt for another guitar, I don't want to have my hobbies taking over my living space. Less is more [emoji16]

Between the input and output tab connections on the pot, max volume is with 0 ohms resistance, so the signal just goes directly from input to output. Minimum volume is with 250k between the input and output, and the output is 0 ohms to the pot's ground tab.

Looking down on the back of the pot, with the three connection tabs at the bottom, your ground connection will be the one on the left, the output in the middle and the input on the right. For a right-handed guitar the two outer connections are reversed.

For the tone pots, you'll connect between the centre and left-hand tabs to provide your variable resistance. Full bright tone is with 250k resistance, maximum treble roll-off is with 0 ohms resistance (so the signal goes straight to the tone cap with no attenuation).

It's all relatively simple, and very fixable if it goes wrong. The worst that can happen is silence or a loud buzz; no risk of damage.

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That's looking very very nice

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That's a really nice piece of wood, it looks wonderful!

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Have been busy with other things so this has been sitting idle for a bit.

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I can relate to that! Also the waiting for parts thing...
Looks good though. The gold top hat knobs are a nice touch.

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I have a plate coming from the USA but mail services are very slow. Will update further when I get the plate.

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Best of luck. I ordered a part from a place in Arkansas. After two months, it turned up in Canada and then a few days later was back in Chicago. Another three weeks went by when it was returned to sender. Contacted the seller and they said that it appeared USPS had temporarily discontinued shipment to Australia which I obviously don't believe but haven't bothered trying again with this part.

Parts finally arrived.
The plate from the US was my best option. Trying to find a lefty trem to fit was impossible. Interestingly the plate give incredible sustain and very crisp sound. As I don't use a trem much it worked out to be a great option.
The fret stickers came from an online outfit in Germany - Fretlook. They have not budged since I put them on. Looks like they have gripped well. They are very thin so not noticeable when playing.
The nut is a TUSQ replacement - great step up in sound.
Pickups are alnico Vs. Pots are CTS (proper lefties so they turn in the right direction) along with orange drop caps - back tone control setup for the humbucker and the front tone covers both single coils. Replacement knobs are for lefties as well. (It is quite frustrating trying to source bit for a lefty guitar.)
A special thanks to Simon for assistance in understanding pots - made wiring the guitar up much easier.
All up it plays better then my purchased guitars. Great sound and nice playing action. And the grain in the ash pops nicely.
I am very happy considering this was someone else's rejected custom order.
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Looks great, you've done a really nice job on it.

Looking really good! Feeling your lefty saga's.

So you have not been able to source a lefty trem>?
Also are the strings just being fed through the plate before you put the plate back in place?

Looks great. Nice colours.