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  1. 18-07-2016, 01:10 AM #1
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    Brewhook's ES-3 (First Build)

    Hey guys, brand new here but I've been following a few different builds for a while. I love seeing everyone's projects come together and I'd been wanting to give it a shot myself. I was in the market for a new hollow-body electric so I figured this was the perfect time to build my own! I ordered the ES-3 kit and it arrived a couple of days ago. I'm doing a video diary of my progress, and uploaded the first video yesterday. The first video is basically an un-boxing where I check out and review the contents of the kit and mention a few aspects of my plan.



    Today I shaped the headstock and began finishing the neck and headstock. Going to edit the footage later and hopefully have video two up soon!

    Very excited to see this come together!
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  2. 18-07-2016, 07:12 AM #2
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    cool, I look forward to more episodes
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  3. 18-07-2016, 10:45 AM #3
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    Welcome Brewhook. Enjoy the process. Love the video.
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  4. 18-07-2016, 10:47 AM #4
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    Nice Vid Brewhook. Haven't done an ES-3 yet, looks to be cool. What are your plans?
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  5. 18-07-2016, 11:16 AM #5
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    Welcome to the forum Brewhook, cool video and some interesting axes in the background !
    Look forward to your build diary and best of luck
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  6. 18-07-2016, 11:21 AM #6
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    Thanks guys! I got my headstock shape finished today and applied two layers of stain to it and the neck. Went with Minwax Red Oak stain and it turned out great!

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    Cutting up footage from today's work here now. Going to apply the headstock decal and put a clear coat over the neck tomorrow and then upload the next video featuring all the work on the neck.

    As far as my plan goes, I intend to do a deep red/burgundy transparent stain on the body with a slight burst effect. I've never attempted the burst effect before with stain, so I will probably try it out on some scrap wood first until I'm confident with it. Going to install the stock pickups for now, but if it plays well and has the potential, I will definitely look at an upgrade in that department.
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  7. 18-07-2016, 11:25 AM #7
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    neck looks great Brewhook. Pretty cool headstock shape with the 2 humps. A tip don't put any clear coats or stain over the neck heel, the glue works best on unstained timber so I suggest you tape off where the heel meets the pocket and sand off the stain.
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  8. 18-07-2016, 01:43 PM #8
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    Good point Wokks. regarding the neck heel.

    I reckon Brewhook should call that headstock shape...the Mooseknuckle!
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  9. 18-07-2016, 01:45 PM #9
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    haha good point Andy, Mooseknuckle or Camel back haha
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  10. 18-07-2016, 01:55 PM #10
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    Good kick off Brewhook, Look forwards to seeing the progress and future episodes. The ES-3 looks a challenging beastie so I shall watch with interest.
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