in another thread i mentioned the issues i had trying to get a replacement pickguard. the control cavities are cut in a way that no other fendor pickguard fits. before trying to order a custom PG i...
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in another thread i mentioned the issues i had trying to get a replacement pickguard. the control cavities are cut in a way that no other fendor pickguard fits. before trying to order a custom PG i...
i figured if there was one place to upgrade it would be with the pickups. i'd be curious to hear if anyone else has had the issues i did with seymour duncan. the pickups that came with the kit...
that looks amazing Sonic Mountain. i tried that with mine and nope, still black. :)
thanks c0ffinspire89!
for the black dye i used trans tint. it is soluble in water or alcohol but i read some experiences where it was blotchy in alcohol so i went with water. i don't remember...
what is hard to tell from the above body photos is that the lacquer caused some blue/purple to pop out in the grain, presumably from the dye. i hadn't planned on that but it was actually a cool...
moving on to the finishing things started to get interesting. i recently refinished a few pieces of furniture and was getting a bit cocky with my abilities. the guitar quickly humbled me.
i...
the neck pocket was really sloppy. i had a roll of wood veneer so i glued a small piece into the side of the pocket and that snugged it up perfectly.
measuring out the bridge alignment was...
for the neck finish i went with General Finishes water based poly in satin sheen which i sprayed through an HPLV gun. after a little level sanding and polishing the sheen ended up more of a...
I meant to do this real-time while building but that didn't happen so playing a little catch up now.
After quite a bit of research I chose PitBull because of this community. I figured any kit...
router seems the way to go. i have my eye on a nice bosch one complete with a table. i have no problem dropping money on tools if i'm going to use them in the long run so i just have to figure out...
i've gone through some of the build diaries for this kit and the one person i found trying to replace the pick guard ran into the same issue. i also spent some time today going through pick guard...
i decided i wanted to go with a different pickguard after receiving the kit so i ordered one from an online vendor. when it arrived i noticed it didn't fit the kit correctly. when properly aligned...