koldo2552´s ES-3 (The WorkHorse)

[koldo2552]

looking good Koldo. I would really recommend shaping the headstock will improve the look heaps

Great job on the sunburst finish. Can I suggest shaping the headstock before you go any further, it really will make a difference to the way your guitar will look as a whole.

It´s not late for headstock shaping... but i have no proper tools and i have to think seriously before doing something that can ruin the whole project... My brother made an LP kit from another website that seems to be from the same factory as the headstock is just the same... and once ended, it just looks a little bit big, not bad at all.... I don´t know what to do.

Very nice colour selection, an appealing guitar.

Beautiful work Koldo, really nice result.

Love the burst - nice warm, earthy colours. Looks great!

Thank you very much, i´m very happy with it.

Those gaps are pretty small, and I'd guess that adding the clear will be enough to fill and hide them

I'm making an ES-3 (as I'm spraying mine with nitro I need the weather to warm up before I can continue) and my neck also fits very well. There were complaints about the neck fit on previous versions of the ES-3 kit and many had big gaps, but they seem to have fixed that problem.

Any small gaps should simply fill with glue when you fit it. If the glue line is obvious, stain won't stick to the glue, so you may have to get a very thin artist's paintbrush and run it along the join line with a bit of paint of a suitable colour.

Simon, i was planning exactly what you are saying. I´ll see how those little gaps look after glueing and try to hide them carefully.
My brother finished his guitar with nitro and had problems with weather and moisture... So be patient.

Thanks again