No.7

[dave.king1]

No updates, been far too busy with grandie duties but this has turned out to be a good thing.

I wasn't happy with the way a PRS style headstock was going to work and really wanted to get the string pull as straight as possible and yesterday I saw a pic of an SG with a Flying Vee headstock so I'm back to the drawing board and there's no harm done (yet)

[dave.king1]

Thanks for the advice, I do have a roll of pin striping tape and will be taking great care around the bindings.

As for the headstock, I am still leaning in this direction to make it definitely not a Lester now or any time in the future.

There has been little progress as I was waiting for a couple of bone nuts to turn up from PBG, No.7 & ST-1 and also had a family holiday up to Daydream Island to celebrate four birthdays, wife 70, daughter and son in law both 40 and one of the grandsons 16 and this happened

Sometimes a surprise happens, last week the family had an island escape to celebrate some birthdays and while sitting around the pool having a beer one of our songs came on the sound system at the bar.

We were on Daydream Island in the Whitsundays a long way from home and people we knew and the guys behind the bar were European backpackers playing their Spotify playlist.

The song was Fly Pretty Little Bird from our second album


https://nevertoolate2.bandcamp.com/t...ty-little-bird

[fender3x]

That's awesome! Your fame has spread far and wide.

[dave.king1]

That's awesome! Your fame has spread far and wide.

A bit like my girth after the week away

[Tgraham]

Got the same kit will be watching with anticipation

[dave.king1]

Got the same kit will be watching with anticipation

You could go grey waiting

[Tgraham]

You could go grey waiting

Grey and bald omg work faster Dave

[dave.king1]

Hard to believe that after so much time I have finally done something that is slightly more than nothing.

Removed the plastic nut and cleaned up the bed, and doweled the headstock.

No pics but it did happen.

Before I go any further with it, has anyone found issues with the neck angle, I've had to shim my ST & TL kits which was easy enough post build but a set neck is a whole different ballgame

[Trevor Davies]

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Before I go any further with it, has anyone found issues with the neck angle, I've had to shim my ST & TL kits which was easy enough post build but a set neck is a whole different ballgame

I have only done one set neck in this style and did not have any issue. I do not recall any issues coming up on the forum. I would do some testing before glueing though.

[WeirdBits]

I had one where the angle was ok, but the pocket had been cut slightly too deep for the neck heel to seat fully.

If you’re going to be upgrading the bridge etc, test with the new hardware in place before making any decisions, then test again and again and…. You may also want a nut to sit in place so you can clamp the neck in and run a line down over the saddles to test the angle.