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Oops. Ordered 2 kits today. Mostly for the summer holiday break.
I don't know if I will update every step of the way (I kind of faded into obscurity with my ES-1GT) but putting this up here in case I find the enthusiasm for posting the process. No doubt I will need some help from the veterans!
Sharing is caring[emoji6], looking forward seeing what you come up with! Any upgrades planned?
Cheers
I am thinking the pickups rings (I hate that standard colour!) and perhaps any of the other plastic (knobs, covers and pickguard). Not sure on the colour yet but I am leaning towards a white body.
I'll consider some new pickups too as I'm thinking of making this my 'main' guitar.. not that I'm playing in a band currently but for rocking out in the spare room anyway.
I am considering going for some Seymour Duncan Phat Cats for this one. Anyone have experience with these in the past? Any little secrets I should consider being going down this path?
I don't, but I'll certainly be interested in your experience if you do go with those SDs. My next project is a tele with humbucker routes, so I'm thinking something like the Phat Cats might be the go. Prolly not the SDs one - they're a bit exy ;-)
A set of Tonerider Rebel 90's would cost less than half the price of the SD's. I haven't played the Rebel 90's, but I've been pretty impressed with their other offerings so far.Quote:
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Interesting. I'm going to do some reading!Quote:
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Here's a demo from the Tonerider website:
https://tonerider.com/product/rebel-90/?v=6cc98ba2045f
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Yes, I've been thinking about those. On guitar like Glen's DSC-1, do you think it'll look odd with nickel pickup covers and chrome stop bar and bridge?Quote:
Originally Posted by McCreed
In the past I've bought Tonerider humbuckers without covers, and separate after- after-market chrome covers, but that's not se easy for these pickups.
Looking at the neck fit this morning while I was doing a little sanding.. not perfect. I am happy with the top but the bottom needs some work.
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Looks like a pretty good fit to me. I can't see a gap between the heel and the floor of the pocket, so it looks like it's seated well. It's the gap on the treble E side between the board and the body's top you're concerned about? That'll be hidden by your neck pickup ring, to a degree.
Yeah, that gap a long the bottom edge.
The gap may reduce a bit when clamped, and a lot will be filled up by glue, but you may need a touch of filler in there.
It's why I like to glue necks on before applying the finish.
As well as the pickup ring, if you fit a pickguard, that will cover up half the join. I like pickguards on LPs, but I know others prefer them without.
Thanks Simon.
I hadn't thought about gluing the neck before applying the finish. Personally I don't like how LPs have necks the same colour as the body and I'm not going for this look on mine. I do like pickguards on LPs though and will be ordering a new black one to with a prussian blue body. At least, that's the plan at the moment.
Prussian blue should look great. Is that for the front and sides of the body?
I did a dark blue (Ubeaut stain) for my DSCM with Wipe on poly top coats.
BTW I also have a LPJ which has the maple neck natural colour with the back of the body a dark brown.
Good luck.
Shaped the headstock this week by freehand to resemble the Gibson look. Not perfect but neither am I. Happy with this though. I’m keeping it natural as I don’t love coloured necks or headstocks. Just going to use Cabot’s Cabothane clear to give it a nice satin finish.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...96e55742ad.jpg
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