Some surgery required today, firstly the pickup was to big for the bridge plate so I had to grind it out to make it fit. I then had to route the pickup cavity to move it forward so I can get the scale length correct .
I think some routing might be required as I'm still not happy with the amount of adjustment at the low E when I measure the scale length. It's slowly coming together, the SD pickup looks awesome 😎
Lookin good alright.
Mm, nice and clean. Good work JP!
Things have been ticking along slowly with this build, I thought it was about time for an update
I have been applying tru oil to the neck and am really pleased with the results and amazed at how easy and forgiving this stuff is to work with. I applied 3 coats then wet sand with 800 grit then applied another 3
I did some soldering today and managed to burn 3 fingers on my left hand... No playing for a while. Anyway I got as much done as I could prior to final assembly. I bought all new pots and switches, the kit stuff was pretty ordinary. I had to enlarge the control cavity to make way for the switch depth and pots.
Finally chose the colourjust waiting for some nice weather so I can get it painted.
Thanks for looking.
Looking good JP. Looking forward to seeing that gold colour on there.
cheers,
Gav.
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Can't wait to see the finish and hear the Fender and SD pups!
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Me too , can't wait to get the paint on, it's the only thing holding me back now. im thinking 3-4 coats of clear over the gold, dry for a week or two, cut back with 1500 and re coat with another 3-4 clear coats .Don't want to rush the finale steps so I could be another month or two before final assembly...Originally Posted by gavinturner
Got some colour on today and about 5 coats of clear. I will give it a week or 2 to dry and I might cut it back and put a few more coats of clear on. Will see how it goes.
looks great JP, nice shade of gold. It's a bit darker than the gold tele I recently finished I used a White Knight Super gold paint
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