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Hello all, this is my first attempt at building my own guitar. So my first question is, where can I find a guide on how to practice assemble my guitar to make sure that it is all there and that the neck is not warped. I suspect that the neck has a twist in it.
hi Zygoat, go here and select what you are after in the guides section
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/guides/
put up a pic of the neck and tell us why you think it is warped, we'll try and help
Thank you for the response.
Ok, so I've managed to get some time to take some pictures of my neck. I hope I can work out how to load them in this post. I tried on my tablet but there didn't seem to be an option to load images in a post.
...Nope, there is a browse function there but it wont let me load the images.
...Lets try again.
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Ok, I needed to resize and not get logged out.
Anny way, you can see in this picture that as the neck approaches the nut it twists anticlockwise.
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I this side view you can see the top of the fret board on the left but as you look to the right you can only see the side.
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This is the view from the other side, and again you can see the top of the fret board on the left but as you look to the right you can only see the side.
I made a practice build the other night whereby I "attached" the neck to the body, installed the bridge and the tuners for both of the E strings. After installing the E strings I found that the Low E was experiencing fret buzz on frets 2, 3, and 4.
Hi Zygoat, send Adam a PM, he'll get you sorted.
I agree with Andrew, a replacement is the go and Ads will help you out for sure
How do I send a private message?
Hi Zygoat, be easier to send Adam an email --> adamboyle at pitbullguitars dot com
That neck looks more warped than a Collingwood FC fan !
to send a PM go to 'Notifications' top of the page, then click 'inbox' then under the headings 'My Messages' 3rd from top left there is a 'send new message' button, click that and you just type the username of the person you want to send a message.
Hi Zygoat,
As per my email, yes, this does look twisted at the headstock end. I think we should get the complete kit back and replace with a new one after we double check the neck.
We can send you another kit and include a return shipping label which you can put on the box and drop at your post office.
If you're happy to do this I will arrange asap.
Just a reminder Woks, Freo cant win a game to save themselves... :)
Yes Adam, that sounds like a fine idea
Hello, I too have an EX kit and I'm looking for the instructions for gluing the neck--the video seems to have been removed. Also video 1 features an ex but there is no video 2 (or 3) which is annoying because that's the bit I'm up to. The key question is do I glue the neck first and then paint it or do paint and then glue the neck? I have a Les Paul with what looks like a very similar glue in neck (same heel etc) but it's painted after gluing, on the other hand the quick start instructions seem to suggest painting and then gluing. I know it depends on what I want to achieve, but I want to know what the SOP is before I start making decisions. Now I'm going to check if my neck is warped...
Hi Strontium welcome to the forum. Most builders prefer to finish the body and neck separately it's easier to work on. If you do this don't get any finish on the neck heel as glue works best on bare timber. Best of luck. You can glue the neck when the colour coats are done and apply clear coats
Hi Strontium, I was still applying top coats to my EX-1 after gluing in the set neck and because of all the weird angles it proved to be a right proper pain to hang and flip whilst trying to get even coats on the thing. It was hard enough when in two pieces but even harder once put together. Mainly did this as I wanted the finish to blend better around the heel joint and also on the sides of the neck pocket too.
Just a heads up, be careful with scale length and whether you will have room for the neck PUP surround. I was so obsessed with getting the scale length right that I didn't realise there was no room left for the neck PUP surround hence why I ended up 'Top Loading' them. Follow the link in my signature and you can see this in the shots once fully assembled.