Brewhook's ES-3 (First Build)

[UpperCaseH]

I want a hollow body soooo bad whenever I see a nice one. That one's looking great!

[wokkaboy]

looks awesome Brewhook love the burgundy body. What are the temperatures in Canada ? better not rush the poly coats as each coat needs enough time to fully cure. Don't rush the build for the sake of plugging it in sooner. The best builds are the ones that take more time and not rushed.
I've got one of these ES-3 kits been sitting in the pile for almost 2 years I think. Had too many other projects happening to make a start !

[FrankenWashie]

I've got one of these ES-3 kits been sitting in the pile for almost 2 years I think. Had too many other projects happening to make a start !

Are you ageing that one for better tone Wokka? ;P

[wokkaboy]

haha must be Franken, you know how it is with all the side projects and the pile of kits has got a bit smaller, just haven't started the ES-3. Maybe I'm waiting to get ideas from other builders of that kit !

[stan]

that's looking nice

[peterh]

The kit's looking great so far. Based on the first video it looks like your neck fits much tighter into the body than mine does. I'm hoping it won't be a problem for me. How tight is yours - loooked like you had to give it a pretty good push to seat it.
Temps in Canada (Ontario at least) have been brutal this summer so finish coats have been drying really fast - where are you located in Canada?
Looking forward to the rest of the build!

Peter

[brewhook]

The kit's looking great so far. Based on the first video it looks like your neck fits much tighter into the body than mine does. I'm hoping it won't be a problem for me. How tight is yours - loooked like you had to give it a pretty good push to seat it.
Temps in Canada (Ontario at least) have been brutal this summer so finish coats have been drying really fast - where are you located in Canada?
Looking forward to the rest of the build!

Peter

My neck is a pretty tight fit. I'm not entirely sure how tight it's supposed to be, but this seems ideal to me. A good fit, but just enough give in it that I can get it apart again.

I'm located in NL, where we've been suffering through a miserable summer so far, average temps are around 15 degrees. So I've been keeping the project inside to dry and cure, where it's always 21 degrees and 55% relative humidity.

[brewhook]

Update time! I glued the neck two days ago, let it set for 24 hours. Looks like it came out straight. I soldered up all the electronics while the neck was setting, and installed everything yesterday. Didn't leave enough slack on the wires between the pots, so I wasn't able to poke them in out of the way and you can see them through the f-hole. I wil be going back after to fix this. Installed the bridge and the tuners then as well. All that's left now is the tailpiece, strap pegs, truss rod cover and pickguard (might actually leave it off), then strings and intonation!

I'm still filming all the work, but way behind on editing the footage. I will get some more videos up eventually though!

[wokkaboy]

Looking very nice Brewhook. The wall colour behind is very similar so it really enhances the grain. When did you start the build about 2-3 weeks ago? Seems like this build has been rushed

[brewhook]

Looking very nice Brewhook. The wall colour behind is very similar so it really enhances the grain. When did you start the build about 2-3 weeks ago? Seems like this build has been rushed

It's been nearly three weeks now. You're right though, I've been eager to get it done and I probably could have taken a little more time and care doing the finish. I do have a lot of free time to invest though, so I'm punching more hours per day. I definitely realize I should have picked something easier to do for my first build, a strat or tele perhaps. But all in all, I'm very pleased with this one so far!