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I had to have one.... one LP on the go, 2nd LP in storage so I can get on with this one....
Only slight issue I thought I had was the output jack didn't fit into the rout quite right, but bent the contacts a little bit and done now... Got no idea about doing an ash neck, need to research that a bit,,, last one was a rosewood fretboard so that I think is just a dash of lemon oil.
You may need to rotate the jack so that it fits better. If you put a jack plug in the socket first, then it's as expanded as it ever needs to be. But loosen the nut on the socket and turn it round and there should be a position where it fits in juts fine, Happens on Fenders too. Just watch out for the tip connection touching any shielding you add at a later date.
Maple boards have a wide variety of options. Clear or tinted lacquer is the classic way, though people have used wax and various oils. If you leave it bare it will get dirty very quickly.
I had the same issue on an ST kit - I used a dremel to make a bit more space underneath. It was a quick and easy fix.Quote:
Originally Posted by chrissyinbkk
Looks nice and classy the black on natural Ash with Maple fret board. What colour scheme did you have in mind?
I love the simplicity of stained wood, helps that i can't spray either....
I looked at Wudtones Amber stain with a vintage amber neck, just got to work out how to do the fretboard, I've mailed Wudtone see if the neck stuff is ok for the fretboard too.
I was thinking of that, going to try turn it a little first see what happensQuote:
Originally Posted by Chuck
Looks a little darker in natural light, kinda like it..
Looks fine to me.
Neck dyed Wudtone Vintage Amber, top coats yet to add, body (Amber) first coat of top coat on today, probably 3 more yet, upgraded to Simons reccomendation for the Sperzel locking tunes when they arrive...
Coming up well the vintage amber looks nice
That's a lovely amber you have going there.
I'm liking how this one is shaping up. Seen too many (including my own) solid coloured strats
Hi Dedman...I can't spray hence the wipe on dyes.... one of these guitars is going to be a right miss match, I have a few Wudtone part bottles, might mix them all up and do a test on a piece of wood one of these days....
Anyone know what thread is on the trem arm?... think mine has gone out with the binmen in the cardboard box.... doh...
Been looking online though and a full Wilkinson trem complete is only £30...any good?
No idea on the thread size (there are quite a few variations on trem arm threads, so there's no standard size), but the Wilkinson trem is very good indeed for the price - you can pay a lot more than that just to get a steel block - and would be a good upgrade IMO on the kit trem bridge.
The only thing to watch out for is that it has a 54mm E-E spacing whilst the kit trem has a 52.5mm string spacing. So whilst Wilkinson say it's a replacement for trems with 52.5mm and 54mm spacings, it's going to move your strings about 1mm wider apart by the body end of the fretboard. Which is only 0.5mm for the two E strings from their current position. So I'd wait until you've got the guitar assembled and then just try moving the strings out slightly and see if that's likely to give you any issues with the strings being too near the edge of the fretboard (or upsets the guitar aesthetics too much as the strings may now not run quite parallel to the edge of the board). You can always change the trem out later.
Thanks Simon, i will glady take your advice, got another couple of top coats to go on the body and neck yet and with me being away in sunny Cardiff Mon / Tues, could be back end of the week I am doing some measuring
I'd also go for the "5+1" version of the trem as it better accommodates pre-drilled screw holes - if you fit the kit bridge first. Even if you decide to risk fitting the Wilkinson bridge from the start, then I'd still recommend the 5+1 style. You can then locate the bridge position, drill holes in the body right in the middle of the 5 elongated fixing screw holes, then fit the screws. This gives you a little room to move the bridge from side to side so that the strings line up nicely along the neck. Then you can mark the position of and drill and fit the final screw in the one round fixing hole.
With the six round hole version, you only have to be 1mm out when drilling the holes, and the strings can look a bit wonky on the neck (which means that you then have to try and angle the neck slightly to compensate).
And hopefully someone who's fitted a Wilkinson bridge to a PBG Strat will come along before too long and say if they had any issues.
I have the Wilkinson 5+1 on my black strat, no probs at all
Someone did. And not just someone, but Dedman. Go and order a Wilkinson trem.
Wilkinson Trem bought....
Who sang that song... "it won't be long now"?
Bit of a dummy assembly, at first thought a white pickguard would have been better.. but now I like the black..
Nut to change to black yet also...
Got a Tusq nut and it fits nice n tight, it does sit a little lower than the nut supplied, should I try raise it a little? its about 1mm in difference
Depends on the action of the strings. If it is to low then you could get a lot of buzz... What happens when you put the strings on and use that nut (of course not glued in)?
Nothing yet Kick, Thursday a new loaded pickguard arrives as do my locking tuners so will assemble it over the weekend,
The actual slots look a bit rounded to me, so they probably aren't as deep as you think they are. Most nuts are a lot higher than they need to be, so hopefully you should be fine. As Kick says, try it first without any glue to check the height. String tension will hold it in place.
Remember after stringing, give the neck quite some time to settle down under tension, overnight is good. Then in this order:
1) Set up the neck relief
2) Set the saddle heights for clean, non-buzzing playing
(you may want to repeat 1 then 2 a few times until you are happy)
3) Adjust nut height/slot depth
4) Set the intonation
I do like the black pickguard.
Thanks Simon, the pickguard in the pic will be fitted in a new strat that is winging its way toward the UK right now, the one going in this guitar is also black but an upgrade from Ironstone
Oh not happy this afternoon.... last one to put on....
The tape was in preparation for getting it out..... got some fine hollow tube, scored it across and a little bit of drilling over the screw that managed to loosen enough wood to get my pointy nose pliers on it, just filled the hole with wood filler as the locking nut covers 99% of the area, little but of touch up and we have saved the day
It's annoying when that happens but you managed to recover from it well.
well saved!
Question...1 or 2?..... the build is coming to a finish and happy with it, sounds good to my non guitarist ears, will fit the graphite nut Sunday and do the final set up... but string trees?, yep i know 2 are supplied yet I've looked at many pics and only seen one fitted...
Fit one for now, they are easy enough to fit later on. Get the new nut fully set up first, including any slot deepening or bottom sanding. Then look at the string break angle over the nut on the D and G strings. if it looks very flat, then fit the second string tree in a position where it pulls the strings down to get a similar break angle to the top B and E. But if they are already at a decent angle, then don't fit it as it will serve no purpose but to add a bit more friction.
Love it...
oh that looks light.... I'll upload a better pic
A better one...
Simply stunning!