sounds like a plan Franken. Best do the sanding with a few beers makes the job a bit less mundane hahha
EDIT yes TonyW winds his own pickups, there are pickup winding machines to do all the hard work !
sounds like a plan Franken. Best do the sanding with a few beers makes the job a bit less mundane hahha
EDIT yes TonyW winds his own pickups, there are pickup winding machines to do all the hard work !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
A great start, some very nice work on the neck
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
What finish are you going to use? i have a pretty extensive how to, for when i used tru oil.
I am just starting Swamp Ash build story on my FB blog that will be very extensive, but can cut and paste it for you, ash is alot of hard work.
I was planning a solid paint colour, mainly due to the reworking of the neck. There is going to be a small area of the neck pocket plug visible at each side of the neck join and no matter how shapely I get the joint transition it will be visible and it will sh*t me up the wall every time I look at it.Originally Posted by tonyw
Just grain fill with timbermate and sand, probably x2 will do, unless more is needed obviously
Well done franken, im enjoying a lot seeing your progress...keep it up!!!
sometimes you eat the bear....and sometimes the bear eats you
well...we're committed now!
I'm confident that the routing template was spot on for the neck tenon, but funny things happen when you're confident...
So we are not too far off. there is a bit of adjusting and fitting to be done.
Last edited by FrankenWashie; 30-01-2016 at 02:35 PM.
I got the fit to a point that I felt was acceptable, then this happened,
The end of the tenon proved too high, so when I dry fit the NPUP with it's ring, the EMG's plug points for wiring foul on the pickup unless you wind it up to the point of silliness. Thankfully the NPUP ring will sit flush against the end of the neck so at least I don't have to try and create a rebate for it.
despite the 3 hours worth of test fitting and resounding and squaring off, and general p*ssing about and agonising, i was pleased to find that the marked centrelines on the neck and body actually lined up! Soo rather than wait and agonise some more I decided that pushing on was needed.
So in about 48 hours, we'll see if I'm a semi luthier, or if I'm a klutz. Cross your fingers guys!
Geez, I hope all this extra work is worth it at the end of the day.
Makes bolt-ons seem like a piece of cake in comparison.
Good luck and hope it works out the way you planned.
Thanks Waz, I'm kind of hoping it all works out as well! Even if it doesn't it becoming an enthralling exercise anyway. It was intended to be a test of skill and a development of technique,which it is certainly being!
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