I added this sound comparison to the forum as well.
https://youtu.be/TfZ2XX6yMjo
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I added this sound comparison to the forum as well.
https://youtu.be/TfZ2XX6yMjo
“G’day!”
Not a short video, because I compare 6 guitars in my collection: the kit guitar, 3 x 1980s JV Stratocasters, a 1449 Silvertone amp-in-case, and an 1980 Ibanez Artist AR100.
Please...
The new bone nut is quite good. It’s not glued in place yet, so it’s a tiny bit out of position in the photo. I followed Dan Erlewine’s advice (both in my book, and on his YouTube channel). In...
I’ve done a good enough job of creating a nut from the plastic blank in the kit. I copied the string heights from my 1980 Ibanez Artist AR100, because this beast of a guitar was Plek’d at Sydney...
I bought compensated saddles, and added them to the kit’s bridge.
No, I bought the string ferrules and had to drill the holes.
The struggle is real. Finishing a nut is giving me hassle! :(
Good videos of Dan Erlewine on YouTube. ;)
Second thoughts on the string trees: I’ve installed them, because the D, G, B strings tend to have a bit of a wiggle, and the string tree has stopped that from occurring (which causes a ‘tink’ noise...
The shielding works. When plugging in the Strat, it hummed under the fluoro in my Dad’s workshop, but this guitar did not hum! :cool:
I feel no need to install the string trees, seeing it all together.
When filing the nut, the v-shaped slots of the nut files were too wide at the bottom. So, second time round, I started the slots...
The Tru Oil has set. Before and after polishing pics.
Before polishing, the surface has some waiver to it, kind of like skin.
https://i.imgur.com/e9eY9Cf.jpg
After polishing....
Hi Tim,
Make sure you have a couple of polished coats of Tru Oil on first, then apply the decal … this prevents a colour difference from showing under the decal. After the decal sets, I very...
Today’s efforts.
Adjusted font size, used a shadow font, and changed a few things. Added a decal to the back of the neck, too. ;)
https://i.imgur.com/Ok8AOrN.jpg...
This week’s efforts saw me strip back the decal, and continue finishing the neck (fixing some blemishes from previous).
With the body, the strap pins, bridge, pickups and pickguard are in place....
Did the shielding, and a look-see with some of the bits in place.
https://i.imgur.com/OE2Hsdn.jpg
Sounds good … I have the ability to sand back the face of the headstock and start that part from scratch, again. *thumbs up*
Saw this good idea on Instagram (as discussed above).
https://i.imgur.com/CvzWq8f.jpg
Progress.
Tru Oil going on the neck.
https://i.imgur.com/EYO2LFq.jpg
Beginning the application of the nitrocellulose.
https://i.imgur.com/rB6Cw71.jpg
Got my Dad and I to initial and date...
Measured the ferrules: 10mm rim, 8mm shaft, 9mm depth.
https://i.imgur.com/vku0jlH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iPzdz5h.jpg
Taped the drill bit, and set the drill press depth, and made a template...
Found this resource of information:
https://www.pdfdrive.com/building-electric-guitars-e10181792.html
This was handy advice:
https://www.stewmac.com/video-and-ideas/online-resources/learn-about-instrument-finishing-and-finish-repair/colortone-clear-grain-filler-instructions/
https://i.imgur.com/fYIlJtK.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/h1Oa1PH.jpg
Haha … agreed! :cool: Glad my Dad has the workshop.
It does show how much of an investment they truly are to the maker. Imagine factoring in cost for time … no wonder custom guitars cost a bomb!?...
I haven’t seen any other threads that have listed the costs involved. So, here’s a running tally of mine (cost includes postage).
Costs
- Kit: 179.50
- Tonerider pickups: 119
- Grover tuners:...
Something “not-so Telecaster copy” needed to be done, so I got my initials and birth date engraved in the neck plate as a pseudo serial number. :cool:
https://i.imgur.com/JBbgo7V.jpg