Actually not a Bullet. I think it's a Standard made in Indonesia.
I agree the neck was surprisingly good for such an inexpensive student instrument and will only need a little fret dressing. I...
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Actually not a Bullet. I think it's a Standard made in Indonesia.
I agree the neck was surprisingly good for such an inexpensive student instrument and will only need a little fret dressing. I...
Wow it's been a while since my last post. I did use lacquer instead of reordering wipe on clear coat. I used a gloss on the body and a satin on the neck. I tried my hand at soldering...first time...
Pearly Gates would give a nice fat sound,
https://i.imgur.com/aRnPUARm.jpg
Not quite as orange in the broad light of day.
Welcome Roger. I'm in Glendale so that makes at least three Arizonans. I'm in the process of building an ES1F. I'm still working on the finish, but I bought Seth Lover 55 pick-ups.
Thanks. Good idea. Unfortunately, I don't have any nitro, so I would have to buy it. I did hear back from the original vendor and they expect to have the gloss coat in stock in a week or so.
I have almost completed putting on the base layers. I looked at the small bottle of clear gloss finish and the finish has all dried up in the bottle. I have emailed the original vendor but haven't...
OK, this thread has almost fallen to page four, so I guess I need to update.
The pic on the left is after the first washcoat of dye. The wipeon finish has three base layers and I used two coats of...
Welcome to the obsession, Tripp. There are a few of us yanks on the site. I'm a transplanted Philadelphian, now living in the desert.
Don't rush things. Take your time and enjoy the process. As in...
I glued the ebony headstock veneer. This should really have been done before I started the finish, but it's a learning process. Here it is after (very) rough shaping. I used a pin vice to drill pilot...
Thanks, Simon...seems to be a consensus...
Thanks! I never considered the possibility of the oil soaking through and affecting the glue.
OK, since my last post I added two coats of the "2d Base Layer" of Wudtone. I'm not sure the pictures accurately show the difference:
https://i.imgur.com/hQ1y4KHm.jpg
In the real world I can...
As my first attempt I planned to keep it simple. Back, sides and neck are all the same cherry red. I'm undecided on the headstock. I considered gluing up an ebony veneer, but would have to have done...
I've spent a little while boring out the control holes to fit the wider shafts of upgraded pots. Once that was done, and the neck glued up I began the finishing process.
I have a compressor and...
That's a pretty nifty little gadget, McCreed.
So, in preparing to stain (or really any finish) is it better to mask the binding or to stain everything then scrape the binding with a fine burnished scraper...asking for a friend :)
Masking is...
Thanks! Check your in-box.
Thanks for the advice! I'll order some mini pots from one of those suppliers. I have a ways to go getting the finish on before I'm ready to install them.
Thanks. I have a small thin piece of plywood I can use to lay out the controls, and the tubing would probably work better than fishing line.
I'm having a hard time finding the mini pots...Stewmac...
Thanks, Simon! I guess I can hold onto the full size pots for my next build :)
Greetings to all from the Sonoran Desert in the US southwest, a/k/a Arizona.
As I posted in my build diary thread, about ten years ago I bought a very cheap Yamaha acoustic from ebay and did a...
Wow...I never even considered that. I just clicked on "purchase." My guess is they're a standard size? The only mini pots I could find in a quick search are short shaft...
Thanks! I did do a very light sanding of the sides of the pocket and got the neck glued. Our climate is a guitar killer and I have humidifiers in my acoustics' cases.
Hi Gary, thanks for the tip on the Wudtone. It sure doesn't look like there will be enough, but I guess a little goes a long way. I got my neck glued in today and will start the finish this weekend....
Having read the sticky about Imgur, I'll try posting that pic again:
https://i.imgur.com/UDLwIGP.jpg