Hello i'm jea pierre from france , and it's my firts kit . Ive received it yesterday and started to design my headstock . First question ; did someone ever glue a bolt on neck ?
Hello i'm jea pierre from france , and it's my firts kit . Ive received it yesterday and started to design my headstock . First question ; did someone ever glue a bolt on neck ?
Today i ve designed the headstock !
another angle
and another one
Good work!
#001 (LP-1S) [finished - co-runner up Nov 2018 GOTM]
#002 (WL-1)
#003 (MPL Megacaster - semi scratch build) [finished]
#004 (ST-1 JR - Arachnoid Superhero build) [finished]
#005 (LP jr)
#006 (TL-1A)
Junk shop acoustic refurbs (various)
'The TGS Special'
oh thank!
you i like the shape ! today was fret planimetry and fret polishing , next step filing neck pocket holes for glueing the neck !
I'm sure people have, but there really isn't any point. That Fender style join is so long and solid that I cannot imagine glue making any practical difference - until there comes a time when you want to take the neck off, and then you're in trouble!Originally Posted by jeepster
Build #1, failed solid body 6 string using neck from a scrapped acoustic (45+ odd years ago as a teenager!)
Build #2, ugly parlour semi with scratch built body and ex Peavey neck
Build #3, Appalachian Dulcimer from EMS kit
Build #4, pre-owned PB ESB-4
Build #5, Lockdown Mandolin
Build #6, Sixty six body for Squier
Build #7, Mini Midi Bass
Someone on the forum did it many yeas ago.
Pretty sure it was an LP or a firebird build which has a bolt on neck.
I cannot remember how it turned out.
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Didn't they screw and glue? But unless you are going to re-shape the neck and heel and maybe add some more wood to look like a set neck (and cover it up with a solid finish), I'd leave it as a bolt-on.
I'm just a bit confused now as the first PBG kit picture clearly shows a set-neck guitar, whilst the rest of the pictures show a bolt-on. Strange. But at least it gives you an idea of what a set-neck version would look like. Maybe the neck joint was too thin for a set-neck to work well, as there's not a lot of thickness in the main contact area for the neck heel, and what there is isn't supported by anything at the sides for approximately 3/5 its length.
holes filled , neck glued ( i will drill the plate at the very end), reshape angles . Next step primer ( white cellulose primer ) then Pelham bleu nitro paint. Do you think i can first fill pores with grain filler before spraying cellulose primer ?
Last edited by jeepster; 30-06-2020 at 02:25 PM.
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