I'm back. Did you miss me? Nah, probably not.
Well, I had pretty well resolved not to build anymore guitars and stick to valve amps but, after seeing the ES-3 on such an amazing Sunday Special price a few months ago, I couldn't help myself. In fact, it was my wife who said 'that's cheap, you should get it'. And being a devoted husband, I did as I was told. Anyway, the humidity has finally settled in Mackay so now it's time to build. At first look all seemed sweet apart from a couple of small depressed lines across the fretboard, and a neck heel that didn't quite fit squarely into the cavity. So, after some gentle sanding (with 180 grit and a rasp!), that problem seems to be OK now. I also did some wet ragging and found that there were no glue issues around the binding - excellent. I've given the whole thing a quick 400 sanding and already I'm impressed. Roll on next weekend.
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