Ok, I didn't feel like I was rushing it - but the beast is built already. Here's some more photos.
I've got the bridge and head hardware on and the pickups mounted. The whole thing was then put aside in the guitar stand so I could clear the rack for doing the electronics.
That is, put aside after test fitting the controls etc to plan the installation of the electronics.
At this point I'd actually soldered one pair of components together - If you've got good eyes you'll see on of the caps sticking out. I put that pair in the other hole when it was all done.
Speaking of soldering, this was the one down side of the kit. The supplied wires were sections that looked to be ribbon cable. I really don't like ribbon cable as the core is too fragile for my liking. I didn't have anything else spare so I used it anyway, but next kit I'll buy the cable I like using first
After a couple goes installing the loom and removing and fixing broken wires and reinstalling, it was time to check that everything worked as expected.
I checked with the electronics outside the axe first, then after each component was loaded. This saved time with breakages and once I calmed my excitement it went a whole lot more smoothly (funny that).
So here's the final beasty. Not the best photo, but you can see it all.
Now it was time for testing. Acoustically, it's not as loud as the acoustic bass in the background - that's to be expected. But it's got enough oomph for private unplugged practise. It's a nice balance that way. Intonation is dead on target.
So, I've plugged it into my 50w amp...
and it sounds as good as it looks. A very fat bass growl with no hum at all.
I'm a happy man, but still got one empty slot in my rack...
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