NON-PBG - LP Build Diary for DIY Guitars GLP-40BBK

[wazkelly]

G'day Alkay, how does it look when slightly damp as that should give an indication of how much the background will jump out at you once top coats go down. Looks a bit risky to sand as those caps are barely 1.0mm to 1.5mm thick.

Tend to think you may end up with 'Reverse' grain popping where the Cedar will highlight the spalted bit from stop tail piece section to strap button location and also help to bring out the other bits on the outer planks.

Wired up the J Bass and no buzzing so that worked out OK. Went to do a test wire up on the Tele using stock Chinese parts supplied and melted one of the lugs off the cheap 3 way switch without even trying which means I will have to wire the whole thing up using the upgraded parts before knowing whether it buzzes or not. Won't happen until Sunday as I have work tomorrow & Saturday and will let you know how it goes.

The shielding paint worked well on both my EX shapes and reckon it should do the same on a LP too.

[Alkay]

Hi wazkelly,

Ouch I didn't know you could melt them off that easily. I hope I don't have the same problem when I get to that stage. Hopefully you have a good test run on Sunday with the upgraded parts then and check if there is any buzzing.

I've been looking at the conductive shielding paint on ebay but not sure how many ml's I should get?

G'day Alkay, how does it look when slightly damp as that should give an indication of how much the background will jump out at you once top coats go down. Looks a bit risky to sand as those caps are barely 1.0mm to 1.5mm thick.

Tend to think you may end up with 'Reverse' grain popping where the Cedar will highlight the spalted bit from stop tail piece section to strap button location and also help to bring out the other bits on the outer planks.

Here are some pics I have just taken outside while it was damp.

Outside in shade:


Outside in sunlight:


Yes I agree with you about the sanding. I'm too worried to do any more incase I go through the veneer.

I'm not sure if Cedar is a good choice now. It doesn't look that appealing to the eye so I'm open to any suggestions anyone may have.

Cheers,

Alkay.