You can definitely pick up some great Squiers, I think the ones that are about 15 years old or so seemed to be better dimensions and more solid bodies (full thickness) but the necks are all the same....
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You can definitely pick up some great Squiers, I think the ones that are about 15 years old or so seemed to be better dimensions and more solid bodies (full thickness) but the necks are all the same....
Wow that looks awesome!
I started thinking along the same lines as you PShilling, and ended up just buying a well worn 2009 Mexican Standard Fender Tele on gumtree for less than I could land a neck alone into Aus. I called...
How good - thanks so much for all the positive feedback!! I've just been moving house and got distracted. I'm super happy with the vote of confidence and I can report that the kids are really...
Hey Bass 63, I sprayed my first guitar recently with ColorSpec acrylic, and was super keen to hustle along to polish, but the more experienced boffins on here advised me to just hang it for 4-6 weeks...
Diggy, I did a string though on my first attempt with no problem. I found the largest drill bit that would fit through the holes in the bridge and used the bridge as a guide to start the holes on the...
It sounds great, the string-through gives it awesome sustain and the versatility of the humbucker and single coil combo is pretty cool. My boy was all about having lightning on it, so the carve off...
Thanks for the great feedback Sonic and Dozy
I had a drill press that I planned to use for my ST-1JR kit build moosecrab, but the body didn't fit under well enough. Basically what I did was:
1. find the largest drill be that fits through...
W00t - first in!
So I put together a little ST-1JR for my kids to mess around on. I assembled it on xmas eve, due to a late request from Mr 6 to Santa Claus for a rock 'n' roll guitar for...
All done with the little hardtail Strat! After waiting and waiting and waiting, I finally did the sand, buff and polish and it looks great. It is a bit nerve wracking taking to your masterpiece...
Rudyrudyrudyrudy, great project! Those intonating screws on the Gibson-style bridge point toward your tailpiece. (Opposite to photo)
Are you suggesting that having it hanging over my desk is not the ideal location?? :D
I had seen the advice to wait until it stops stinking to know it's good to go too.
Thanks Simon I'll heed that advice. Maybe I'll be waiting for the xmas break to cut it back and polish then :D
It's not super surprising that the glue joint held and the ply failed. I've seen wood let go of the grain and split where the glue held in place. Titebond has a reputation for holding firmer than...
I let the blue undercoat set off for about an hour and came back and hit it with a pot scourer to key up the surface to get the pearl and clear coat on. The scourer (heavy duty) did a great job to...
So I've just sprayed the back of the neck and headstock with Cabothane clear satin, which has a 2 hour touch dry and 6 hour re-coat, so I have time to burn.
More updates on progress. The colour...
Thanks GreyFloyd, I've been getting them involved with the build along the way to try and build a bit more of a connection. They were proudly showing off the work so far to their cousins last...
Leaving the fretboard where it is isn’t a terrible look Chaos
I'd say dock the fretboard just behind the nut, or do a Gibson style nut so that the fretboard ends at the nut. Is it possible to shuffle the fretboard back toward the head so that the angled nut...
Now I'm all primed up and ready to knock back with 360 grit and lay down the DupiColor Deep Aqua undercoat before I do the Colour Spec (0105) Lambo pearl
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(they are bamboo skewer offcuts...
A solid day on the sandpaper today to get the primer laid out. More great lessons learned:
a) There's actually a fair amount of time that you need to invest in making some basic tooling on your...
Hey Diggy,
Good to see the entrepreneurial spirit alive at the end of high school! Don’t let that fade. The guys above have good points, but there’s a niche for everything and a balance between...
Yeah Sonic, it happened by accident. I ordered a custom in the ST-1JR because I wanted to do a hardtail, but they sent a full-size parts kit, so I only had a full-sized neck plate and Adam didn't...