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First attempt at a build.
Got the kit yesterday and couldn't be happier with components. Nice tight fit on the neck. Might need to fill in some very small gaps but thats fine with me. Almost immediately regretting getting a hollow body as i can seen a lot of swearing happening trying to get the electronics in there wired up.
congrats! The electronics aren't so bad on the full hollow bodies, you can feed it all in via the pick up hole rather than trying to squeeze it through an F hole on the semi's.
Welcome to the madness, your user name suggests you might be a Shadows fan.
As Deady said feed the wiring in through the pickup holes and feed some 6mm tubing through the pot holes, slip it over the pot shafts and it will make getting them in place dead easy.
Also build the loom complete and mount it on some cardboard ( kit lid ) to make sure everything works before you have to reach for the Tourettes dictionary when you discover problems after fitting it up without pre test
What Dave and Dedman said ^^^. Having just done it this afternoon with cotton I can confirm it's not too bad a job actually. :)
Just wondering how people have been connecting the bridge to ground on these guitars.
I understand i have to drill a hole into the body but is there really a cable that comes out and gets soldered to the bridge. I imagine on this style guitar that would be very visible.
No no no....you don’t have to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by 36 24 36
On a hollow body I made....and a number of others here....and in the Wiring section....you should find a helpful tip to just thread an earth wire out from inside the body through a drilled hole under the metal mounting points of your bigsby. The bottom end...next to one of the mounting screw holes is often used. Then strip a section of the insulation....fan out the wire nice and wide and flat and lay it underneath and with full contact with the metal body of the bigsby.
That makes much more sense. Thanks for that.
Another rookie question. What treatment do people do on the fingerboard.
Is it generally a couple of coats of lemon oil?
Lemon oil, or Dingo wax (now back in stock on the Pitbull site) which is harder work, but longer wearing or some do seal them, all depends on person preference
I use Dr Ducks, but any of the above work.
Gave the neck a light sanding last night and very happy with the fit. This is only pushed in hand tight so im thinking the gap on the bottom will be much smaller when a clamp is put on.
Measured the nut to 12F and bridge to 12F. Not sure if this is accurate for this style guitar but i was getting ~305mm from nut to centre of 12th Fret but ~320mm from bridge to centre of 12th fret.
Measure to the ‘crown’ or peak/centre of the fret wire itself, and the high e saddle (wound most of the way forward) at the bridge end. From your images it looks like the measurements will be pretty close.
Got a couple of hours yesterday so did some sanding and put on first coat of DT butterscotch.
Happy with the colour. Couple more coats and i think this could look really good.
Presume 0000 steel wool or acetone can be used to take the stain marks off the joint strips?
Nice colour. If 0000 doesn’t work you use a sharp razor blade and carefully scrape the binding and you will remove any stain.
That is looking fantastic, very bright and sunny!
Now there's yet another one on my wish-list.
If the 'factory seconds' isn't currently setting off some serious teeth gnashing.
cheers, Mark.
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Originally Posted by king casey
I know right? That PRS 1H is searing a hole in my brain, as is the FS-1.
Yep...along with the DM and the 3 GTL's :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
cheers, Mark.
I grabbed the five string stingray bass...great purchase....beautiful mahogany body.
That factory seconds list is addictive. 😎🎸🎼🎶🎵
I had a nasty idea about truing up that DM pocket, glueing the neck in and then doing a radical carve through the cutaways into the neck transition, kind of echoing the line of the cutaways converging across the rear of the neck and heel.Quote:
Originally Posted by king casey
Too many other little projects though, feel free to beat me to it!
I couldn’t resist the siren call either... factory seconds, click, add to cart, click, checkout, click, oh no what have I done (again). Damn you Boyle!
Oh Weirdy, what have you done?! (Read, what have you saved me from!😂😜)Quote:
Originally Posted by WeirdBits
Thanks but unfortunately I don't have the cabbage.Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
I better stop callously hijacking 36 24 36's thread.
cheers, Mark.
P.S. I'm guessing wierdbits snaffled the tele kit
Apologies 36 24 36, we have been rather thread jacky. Looking forward to the resumption of your build thread!
All good. 2nd coat of stain going on tonight.
Got lemon oil in post today so cleaned up the frets.
Does a great job.
2nd coat of stain after a light sand back.
Really happy with how this colour is coming along.
Side note. Anyone got any recommendations for decals for heads. Looking for a roo or something along the lines of a native animal.
Love the little roo on the heads of some the maton te's.
What about the Kangaroo warning sign image? I have it on file as a vector if you want it.
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ECEB43/aus...ign-ECEB43.jpg
Yes please mateQuote:
Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain
I'll just leave this here :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp9oJWhsKA0
Awesome.
Love the shadows. Got put on to them by my old man.
Also
Just ring 36 26 36
https://youtu.be/1RFRZOkc1vg
Here is a link to some sketch images....https://www.google.com.au/search?q=k...w=1920&bih=925
This is just a sample of one of many....
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One of my work colleagues does vinyl stickers and this is his website..... http://www.drasticgroup.com/
Sample of his work...
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Cheers, Waz
Thanks all.