Andy40's TLA-1R Build

[wokkaboy]

yes Andy you did a great job of the string through and some good advice for Juddernaut

[FrankenWashie]

bugger Andy, as Ponch has suggested see if you can locate the chip. Otherwise I'd match the colour best you can with Timbermate and fill it and only do a local sand back and re-stain

must be national swear day with the drop, TonyW's pickup wind fail and DB's LP neck getting loose on the router !

and given all thats gone on...i might just down tools and stop working on stuff now. Why tempt fate eh? Now where's that beer fridge?

[Andy40]

Update

I've decided the ding can stay. If i sand it back the edge is going to look wonky. If I fill it, I take the risk that the patch will look worse than the ding. It's important to me that I finish this guitar in DT. What the heck, its on the back, the build is only for me, the colour is dark enough to hide it and I'm not trying to win any awards with it.

Its been a week again and the humidity has been nice in Brisvegas, so it was time for another coat of DT.

The last stain coat had dried with patches of gloss, so I gave it quick light sand with 400.


And the final stain coat has cone on. Its still wet but you can tell that the stain has "matured".



I may give this one a bit longer as storms are predicted this week. but nevertheless it will be on with the intensifying coat!

The neck got another thin dose of neck finish.



I think thats three neck coats in all. I know that's enough for DB, but I'll see how this one dries.

[wazkelly]

Looking good.

Shame about the oversized neck humbucker route they cut into all these kits considering most will have the traditional single coil PUP as that complicates things if you want to have a naked top with no scratch plate. Same on both my Tele & J Bass and would have preferred to go 'Naked' to show off all the grainy goodness just like yours has.

[Andy40]

New Update

Neck was peppered with dust particles....damn particles...not sure if you can see them in the pic.

0000 Steel wool applied gently, wiped clean

new coat of DT final neck coat applied.....oops didn't take a pic, but she looks sweet.

The body wont be taking any more stain. gentle sand with 2000 grit to even out and first intensifying coat applied.





Looks good when wet. I think i accidentally applied too much. We'll see after a week.....or two....hmmmm

[gavinturner]

Oh man that's looking fantastic. Can't wait to see her all assembled. That rosewood is just awesome.

cheers,
Gav.

[Andy40]

Update

Body

Wet and dry sanded lightly with 600 grit, next Intensifier coat applied



Neck

0000 steel woolled the bumpies out of it

Applied another DT Neck coat

[stan]

very slick Andy, nice

[kimball492]

Andy that's a stunning build. I bet your stoked. Look forward to seeing and hearing the finished guitar.

[wokkaboy]

looking sweet Andy, nice fix mate !