Zandit's First Build Thread

[WeirdBits]

... I'll be stringing it up tonight to see what I'm looking at ...

Do your scale measurements first with the neck just sitting in place before doing anything else. That way you'll know if you can seat the neck further back into the pocket to remove that gap or not etc, before you start drilling holes or moving things around.

[Zandit75]

That chunk missing on the side of the neck pocket think best you fill it with timbermate, think there is a mahogany colour available.

I'm doing the back in a black tint, and I already have a small jar of Ebony Timbermate, would that work?

To get the neck heel flush in the pocket you will need to sand either the pocket or the neck heel so it fits. Fingerboard height looks about right.
You got the humbucker rings facing the correct way. You can bend the lugs of the output jack, do it carefully but you often need to bend them so it fits through the jack hole.
Hope this answers all your other questions

Thanks mate, I'll have a play with the output jack. The tall lug needs to touch the lead jack, yes?

Wow... noice spalt..
IMHO spalts look best with either natural, golden yellow or red stains..
So Coolangatta Gold or Karijini Red would be my first choices.
No real need to pop the grain, it generally speaking won't have much effect and in some cases can kill off some of the subtle figuring going on. But thats just my opinion on it...

Now as for the shopping infringement. I can be bribed with nice quarter cut chunks of Tassie Blackwood, Myrtle Burls and Celery Top Pine.....😆

I just had a close look at the top, and it looks like there are some cracks in the veneer, would it be best to apply a small amount of ebony timbermate to fill these cracks? Or would you suggest a different colour TM?

BTW, I'll ignore the bribe offer, we like to keep that stuff for ourselves!!
Besides, the Big Green Shed is my only hardware store option within an hours drive, and it's on my way home from work!!

Do your scale measurements first with the neck just sitting in place before doing anything else. That way you'll know if you can seat the neck further back into the pocket to remove that gap or not etc, before you start drilling holes or moving things around.

Thanks WeirdBits, I'll go check that out now.