Finally finished this 10-month project. Since the last report I have been working away slowly and carefully.
I used the TruOil Sealer and Filler for the first time. I would rate it a success but next time I would do 3 coats. The first coats of TO finish began to shine much quicker than my previous TO efforts. But I still needed 30 coats. Probably would have saved about 10 coats with a third filler coat as there was still a little bit of grain to fill.
The main hassle I had was running the pickup wires. The 6mm tunnel I bored through the body (see previous report) was a fraction tight. After a few hours of trial and error I covered the protruding wires with shrinky and with the help to a little WD40 (on wood ???) the wires, including the bridge earth were pushed through.
The guitar is equipped with a $30 neck from Ebay. PitBull did not have any in stock. But it has dressed well and is solid. My stuff up with the head mentioned in an earlier post was fixed with body filler and 3 attempts with black rattle can. That is another story, suffice to say I think the neck was paying me back for hurting it. Never ask me to rattle can a guitar body though. Severe lack of talent on my part.
As this is an AC/DC guitar I decided to try the ToneRider RockSongPickups. With the trial today I am very impressed. Plenty of power and very clear. At 10 on the neck pickup there is a very nice crunch which clears as I wind down. (Not the I am very experienced with this sort of thing)
Bridge components are Gotoh GE-101
Made from the Queensland(Pink) Mahogany the guitar is slightly heavier than my PitBull Ash Strat. Lucky I don’t play standing up much.
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