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So started the LP I got with the chipped binding. ( fixed by sanding back pocket front which also made the neck fit a bit better)
Doing for a Mates son for christmas ( three of these to do now).
First colour coat of colourtone.
There is a few glue spots but I gave this a fair sand ( through the cap in two areas on edge) and was very hesitant to do any more, so will have to do something to cover that up.
Will be silver or black hardware and still working out wether to do dark burst.
My vote would be black hardware and keep it without the burst.
Love that colourtone stuff. It's so vibrant!
Tony, yeah agree with Nick, black hardware but a really thin dark burst around the edge could look cool
Thanks guys.
So had a go at a blended burst and happy with result, and now definately black is the colour for the hardware, so will order today.
Looking great, the blue is nice and intense. As a matter of interest have you decided what you will finish over the Colourtone?
nice one Tony the black burst has improved the top for sure. Black hardware this baby is going to rock.
What pups/electrics you got planned Tony ?
Wokka, looking at using standard kit pickups and as have the three different styles of black pickup will match what looks best as it gets closer to done.
Andrew at the risk of naughty room membership ( trying to avoid that as the airfares are a killer from Qld)will probably use the banned substance again as I was really happy with my ES finish.
sounds like a good plan Tony. Presume you mean tru oil clear coats. Its getting crowded in the naughty room and I'm not getting much building done all I seem to be doing is pouring pints for new members haha
Nick the colourtone is a good product but the quality of caps that I have gotten on the last three capped guitars have been really good and I think thats why the colourtone comes up so nicely. My LP7 didnt turn out anything like this with colourtone (not much flame and glue I wont be able to get out) and will end up painted.
Yeah it a shame mate.
I'm so nervous about what the top on my IB7 I ordered will be like.
Hoping for a miracle.
Havent seen many capped guitars on the forums that dont have exceptional caps so it should turn up looking smick.
Nick your cap should be ok on the IB7, first thing to do is to rub a damp cloth over looking for any glue and the most common mistake is sanding through the ultra thin caps
There may have to be an extension built onto the naughty room.. initial thoughts for my next build are a toss-up between two banned substances (Tru-oil or a wipe-on poly) over Colourtone... (more for the fact I've never tried Tru-oil)... is there Guinness on tap?
Hey Andrew, I've been telling DB the naughty room needs to be a naughty warehouse to fit all the bad forumites in !
Can arrange guiness on tap but myself and DB prefer Belgian dark strong ales like quadruples
That's one killer dye job Tony!! Love it dude. You've really done a great job with the burst as well. Once the TO sinks into the top, it will pop the flames even more than they are now. Chatoyance galore!!
cheers,
Gav.
Had some Flame maple veneer turn up today and was wondering what the best glue was to fix the veneer to headstock /body.
Titebond??
nice veneers Tony, yeah I use titebond, try not to get any on the veneer top.
Whats the plan are you gluing flame maple to the body of this build ? looks amazing now the blue/black dye
Wokka, going to do the headstock on this one.
Was going to have a crack with the veneer though on the front of the 2nds ash tele that i got awhile ago
At an impass as to what to do the body and neck of this with. Have a whole pile of stains but cant get me head around what colour to compliment the Blue, have done some colour checks on other wood (pine) but nothing seems to jump out when compared against the guitar. Or colour dark blue or black.
I'd use the same colours for the headstock veneer as the body Tony, try a black/blue burst and if that doesn't work probably black should look good.
That flame maple will look choice on an ash tele and no binding to worry about
am liking the color, really great burst
After a major mishap today when shaping the headstock managed to rescue it to this . Am gluing some maple veneer to hopefully give it a different look.
what went wrong?
Pulled it off the workbench with an extension lead while cutting another headstock and dropped onto the concrete and broke off one corner of what I had cut out. Spent a bit of time doodling to see if I could come up with something but didnt have much of an option.
Suppose the lesson is to be a little more spatially aware and housekeeping.
Damn Tony, tough break. Maybe a replacement neck from Adam and co?
cheers,
Gav.
If you're going to veneer the headstock it might be possible to glue a piece on the top and reshape before you laminate the maple on. My workbench is generally a disaster area when I'm working on something, I have come close to this exact thing happening before.
Maybe wack an extension piece onto the top of the headstock strengthened with dowel then hide under the veneer.
Hi Tony, we do have some LP set necks here, maple with rosewood f/board. I don't stock any mahogany necks unfortunately.
They're $49.95, but I could send you one @ cost plus postage, which would be $35.00, to help you out, as that was just bad luck.
The problem would be getting it to fit, as the bodies and necks are matched at the factory.
Do you still have the factory Number, which is marked on the neck heel and the body's neck pocket?
I'll see if I have one with a matching number here.
bummer Tony, I think we've all come close to doing a similar thing, just a warning in future to keep leads away from anything that can fall. Have you got any headstock offcuts that you may be able to glue on and then hide with the veneer ?
otherwise Ad's offer of a cheaper replacement neck might be the only option
Thanks Guys and thanks for the offer Adam much appreciated. ( as normal, great customer service)
sent a photo to my workmate who's son this is for, and his comment was "that looks great" and after further discussion wants to keep it going as is. So will whack on the veneer and keep progressing I suppose. May have to swap the tuners around to make it look symetrical.
well that worked out ok then Tony, are you going to round off the corners and put a Gibbo shape on the headstock ?
the tuners should fit ok as the screw is below the tuner hole centreline.
You are very lucky a bigger piece didn't break off and then it would have been a throw away neck !
After gluing on the venner had an opportunity to colour the headstock today. Still not over the moon about it but looks a lot better than it did before.
If I can make a suggestion:
I think you might want to put the tuners on it before going further and see if you still like what it looks like? You don't want to go through all the effort of finishing the neck and then hating it. Especially as you currently have doubts...
Good advice Gav.
Fitted tuners (upside down) and content. The new owner is happy as, but I think im just peeved with myself more that it wasnt what was planned.
With the custom trussrod cover thats coming will look pretty good
I'm not sure that you will be doing any favours in the tuning department by installing the tuners upside down. My understanding is that this will lead to the guitar going out of tune very quickly....not really what you'd want....
The only danger if we consider them with the force from the string at full tension is that the pole will move a bit further away from the gear inside the tuner - and that's only providing that there is any amount of pole movement (which I hope there wouldn't be considering their function)
Hi Adam,Quote:
Originally Posted by adam
Can you look at your stock and see if you have a neck to suit number 6.
Thanks
Hey Tony, to me I think the neck is quite "savable" and if done with a piece of scrap pine, then capped with veneer say a tapered or arty style on the front with the same on the back with a blended in around the edge.. could be made a feature to enhance.. as the area involved is not load bearing.. just a thought matey..
Bit like the "rough pickie" Attachment 499
Hi Tony I will be back in the office later this afternoon and will have a oil what I've got in stock.
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Hi Adam
How did you go?
from my experience Tony I've mixed and matched quite a few necks on different bodies and they generally all fit pretty well.
Think if Ads sends any number neck its as much of a gamble of fitting as trying to match the number neck