3rd build: AIB-1Q

[dozymuppet]

Thanks mate.

Also, McCreed's Homebrew Poly x 50

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[McCreed]

Hah! I wish I could take credit for it, but it was just something passed down to me by others!

It obviously worked for you, so that's a good thing!

[Trevor Davies]

That has come up a treat. Well done.

[DarkMark]

I’m lost for words as to how good I think this looks.

... what are your headstock issues?

[dozymuppet]

The out-of-the-box headstock shape that comes in the kit doesn't give much room to emulate the guitar's inspiration, so it felt a bit half-arsed when I first tried, then tinkered, and then tinkered again. So I've ended up de-pointing it, and hoping it will still look somewhat balanced overall when assembled.

Then, because it also doesn't come with matching veneer, I played around with a non-quilted veneer, and tried to get the stain to emulate the body top. I learnt a lot about applying a headstock veneer, but it really didn't match. So I had the joy of stripping it back.

I've since tried to match it to the back of the body. The colour is not quite there (should have done it at the same time as the body). So I'm either going to persevere, or strip it back again and go with the natural look I probably should have done to start with.

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[McCreed]

Hey Dozy. Hopefully I'm not piling on to your head-ache-stock, but I just had a look at page 1;post #4 to see the original headstock shape. Have you put the tuners on and checked the string alignment from the nut to the bass E tuner post?
It looks like it will be very left of centre in that photo.

[dozymuppet]

Hmm, good question. I'll have to investigate when I get home tonight.

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[Simon Barden]

Body looks fantastic, that's a really nice piece of veneer.

I'd agree with McCreed that it looks like the strings will end up with a slightly splayed out look. It''s a shame they don't provide an undrilled paddle headstock for this kit.

[dozymuppet]

Dammit, that's a fair distance...



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[Simon Barden]

And the top E.