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Hi Rich, welcome aboard! I've just finished my first build as a complete noob and whenever I got stuck there was always plently of great advice from the forums. Happy building!

It's been a long time since I posted here what with everything going on, but in the last couple of weeks I've had some time to pull everything together! Getting the finish right on the front side of...

I got some time to check over the wiring again on the weekend and managed to fix the problem with the volume pot. Turns out it was a dodgy soldering job on my part that was causiong the issues - just...

Thanks guys, I'll open it up tonight and post some pics.
From the comments above I suspect it may be shorting on the copper shielding. I had the same issue with the jack when I first installed it...

I've just finished putting together my first TLA-1 kit and have run into a problem with the volume control. The control seems to work OK at full volume, but there is no discernable difference in...

It’s been a while since I updated my build diary so here’s a brief rundown of what I’ve done:

Body
- Tried to use the wire brush technique to open up the grain on the patches in the body finish,...

Here's the body after applying the 'Coolangatta Gold' stain. It's a bit more orange than I was expecting but I'm still pretty happy with the result.

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There is a small patchy area on...

Grain-filling and final sanding are done! I went with the Timbermate 'Walnut' colour. Overall the effect of the grain fill is pretty subtle - not sure if I'd do it again on a future build, but I...

Thanks Wokka & DB! Nice to have somewhere to start - I'll give the squeegee/scraper method a go and see what the result is.
Stay tuned!

OK, so I've spent the weekend/evenings sanding down the body to 240 grit and it's feeling pretty smooth, and I think I've gotten rid of all the glue spots and machining marks.

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My plan...

Thanks Gav - looks like it's time for me to get sanding. :)
I'll post the results on on my build diary when I get further along.

There's a join line pretty much down the centre, so I think it may be a two-piece build and I just got lucky with the grain match. After your comments I've had a closer look at the edges and it...

Right - thanks for clearing that up.

Thanks for the welcome!



I'm thinking Dingotone 'Coolangatta Gold' for the body and colourless for the neck. I've been looking at other threads where people have used Timbermate and have been...

Hello! Well, my TLA-1 package arrived (thanks to Pitbull by the way for stellar customer service!) and I've put together the mock build. First a quick word of warning: this is my first guitar build...

Hi there! I've just bought the TLA-1 kit as my very first guitar project (or officially my 5-year-old boys bought it as a Father's Day present - how did they know?). I've been playing guitar since I...