Ricky -Gav

[keloooe]

How'd ya do the pup surrounds?

[Gavin1393]

Thanks for the comments. DB set the challenge on the Ricci's and led by his example. This has been a labour of love for sure! Agree with Robin that these are beautiful guitars. Maybe we can bring them back into style with our examples?
This one in particular required some work to make the 'f' hole thicker, to shape the headstock and layer it. Cutting the double layered pickguard to shape and making the truss rod cover(i defy the judges to miss it!)
Got some Zebra Golden Age pickups from StewMac to compliment the GoldenRod and the Tortoise Shell has perfect shade of yellow in it too! The pickup surrounds were cut on a scroll saw. The inside cut accomplished by drilling a hole in the centre, threading the saw blade through the hole and re-attaching the blade to the saw. The inside is then cut out.
Used the supplied surrounds to drill the holes to attach the pickup and fasten the surrounds to the guitar body. Drill press assists with required precision!

[gavinturner]

The Ricky looks absolutely fantastic Gav. You keep churning our awesome builds! Yet another kit for my shortlist.
Any tips on how to shape the edge of the pickguard material to get the nice 3-ply showing through?

BTW, how do the Golden Age pickups sound?
I have been thinking about a set of GFS Liverpools when I build mine.

cheers,
Gavin.

[Gavin1393]

Shaping the pickguard primarily with the scroll saw and then used 120 through to 320 sand paper held at a 45degree angle. Seemed to work pretty well.

The golden age Pups from SM are fantastic. Cheap as, and sound as good as anything else that is two to three times the price! I think DB stuck some Liverpools on one of Adams's guitars. Sounded brilliant!

[gavinturner]

Gav, a quick question I'd you don't mind. The pickups and routed cavities on the kit look thinner than standard humbuckers. Can you confirm this?
Do you know if these are so-called "mini-humbuckers"?

Thanks in advance,
Gavin.

[Gavin1393]

They are thinner, almost P90 size.....i simply widened mine with a dremmel and a bobbin sander.