Finally finished. Ended up getting Wilde (Bill Lawrence) Alnico Microcoils. They took forever to get here, but boy were they worth the wait!!
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Finally finished. Ended up getting Wilde (Bill Lawrence) Alnico Microcoils. They took forever to get here, but boy were they worth the wait!!
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I nearly finished this in April/May, but thanks to COVID the pickups took forever to get here! Finally done at the start of July.
The Procrasticastor:...
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There you go! Cabots jarrah satin stain & varnish (combined) for the body, and danish oil for the neck. Check out my build diary for a few more!
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Will be keen to hear how this turns out! I've nearly finished my first build, ATL-1SW. I chose to stain the spalted top and it come out really well!
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Here she is! Almost finished, just waiting on some extra shielding tape. Surprised how quickly this came together.
- Upgraded to Gotoh SG381 Tuners, definitely worth it. Holding tune...
I actually emailed them asking for a postage quote and they responded within 24 hours, and they actually have some keystones already in stock so shouldn't take too long. The strength of the AUD is...
Thanks for the detailed reply Simon. I dont have any of those fancy tools sadly, but I think I may have figured it out. It seems this neck pickup has quite a bit more output compared to the bridge...
Alright, I have put it together and am having some pickup issues... The bridge pickup sounds fine, albeit cheap. However, the neck pickup is very muddy/fuzzy. I thought i was having issues with fret...
It's still drying from *hopefully* the final coat. A few things I learnt using danish oil...
- It is easiest to apply with your fingers, one drop at a time.
- Sand to 600-800 grit between coats. ...
I'm in the process of a danish oil finish on my maple neck, will send you photos once its is finished! Also on a thinline build...
Once again, thank you!
I have ordered a set of 6 Gotoh S21 solid steel saddles, along with the bridge mounting screws. Now I am just tossing up whether I want plain chrome machine heads, or get...
Awesome, I just ordered some intonation screws! Do you know what dimensions the bridgeplate fixing screws are? Sorry, I am useless at this stuff!!
I think I will take your advice and leave the...
Thanks for your help mate, really appreciate it!
Will let you know how it goes once I actually attach the bridge. Went to bunnings yesterday to get some screws for the bridge plate as I ruined...
Alright, I measured in this method and the was able to get 650 on the treble E1, with the saddle hanging on by a few threads. Same on the bass side, which leads me to believe I may have actually put...
1. I've gone with the chrome.
2. 325mm from the nut to the 12th. With the Bridgeplate pushed as far as I can towards the neck, and the saddles at full extension, its somewhere around 330mm from...
This long weekend has allowed me to be super productive. Really happy with how the finish turned out! For whatever reason, the top only required two coats, while the back took 5 to get to where I...
What are your thoughts about upgrading the hardware? Atm I just have the pitbull supplied kit but am considering ordering a new bridge and tuning machines (Gotoh). When I measured out the guitar it...
Today's update! Have applied the first coat of danish oil to the neck, I suspect I have 5+ coats to go before it gets where I want it to be. Have applied the first coat of stain & varnish to the back...
The combined stain/varnish. Have done a few test runs on some scrap wood and I think it will turn out pretty well. Fingers crossed...
The headstock turned out really well, considering I shaped it by hand with a coping saw!
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First time builder, working on a thinline tele to survive this isolation craziness! So far I have done a mock build, and am working on sanding. I have noticed my scale length seems to be a little...