Originally Posted by Muzza
Nah, it was the colour of the letters making up the words "Super" and "Gold" that I was referring to.
Nah, it was the colour of the letters making up the words "Super" and "Gold" that I was referring to.
I was referring to the non-existent beer bottle...
Woohoo!!!....according to Australia Post tracking, my PBG STA-1M kit should be arriving in the post on the 25th this week, that's another three days from today.
On other things, last week while I was getting some of my stuff back home from uni I stopped in at the Sounds Of Music shop in Casuarina to buy a set of Elixir 46-10 gauge strings,and I saw some Fender Mustang amps on display near the checkout counter
So I thought I would check them out, one model that really piqued my interest was the Fender Mustang 3, it's a 100 Watt 1X12 Combo Digital Modelling amp, once I got home I went online and did some youtube browsing for demo videos of the Mustang 3, I was pretty impressed with the sounds and what it could do, so I'm going to see if I can put one on Lay By at sounds Of Music.
Should be a great gigging amp.
http://www.fender.com.au/feature/mustang/
Update:
I have just checked the postal tracking on my PBG STA1-M kit and according to it, the kit is at the Winnellie Post Office just up the road from where I live......is he excited?....excited he is!!!
Here's what the latest postal tracking update says:
In transit
Processed through Australia Post facility
12:23pm Tue 23 Feb
Winnellie, NT
Hopefully I should have my kit at home by the end of this week or maybe next week, I'll upload some un-boxing pics and do a test fit.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 23-02-2016 at 05:46 PM.
Exciting times!
For sure, I'll be able to visit the Big Green Shed to buy the cans of spray paint, etc I'll need to start building the guitar next Tuesday, till then, I'll work on my shopping list so I'm all organized.
Depending on what kind of tone cap is supplied in the kit I might pop into Jaycar Electronics and buy a 630V DC Greencap that's the same value as the one supplied since Jaycar is just across the road from the Big Green Shed.
Might see if I can buy some wood files, a fretsaw or coping saw for cutting out the headstock shape, some good quality sandpaper and sanding block, wood sealer/primer, timbermate (if they have it in stock), some kind of drill guide for keeping the drill 90 degrees to the wood, paintbrushes (if needed), and anything else I may need, they may have adhesive copper foil or something similar, I may be able to buy conductive paint too.
So the question is, if I'm going to be spray painting the body a solid gold acrylic colour, what would be the best product to use to prep the body prior to spray painting?, I'm going to be using Gloss Clear Lacquer once the Gold paint has fully dried, I'm assuming that I'll probably need some Automotive cut and polish and swirl remover.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 23-02-2016 at 06:16 PM.
Hey DrNomis, you'll find the adhesive copper tape in the 'garden pest and weed control' aisle in the big breen shed...
It's sold as 'Snail and Slug Barrier Insect Trap' (http://www.bunnings.com.au/on-guard-...-trap_p3010314.
Haven't seen a single snail on my STA1 since I used that! :-)
#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
That should be perfect for use in shielding in a guitar, being copper it will be easily solder-able, I might do some hardcore shielding in my STA-1M kit build then, cheers.
It works great. I didn't solder much between each part of copper tape on my STA1M.
As long as you overlap them a little bit you get very good conductivity between them.
#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
So Fred and Doc see you in the naughty warehouse soon!
Doc just get a primer paint same brand as the gold paint. Will be worth grain filling so get some timbermate as well.
I got a Mustang V amp head Doc and love it. Great series of amps the 3 combo should be a cool amp. Does it have about 100 programmable channels?
Last edited by wokkaboy; 23-02-2016 at 07:23 PM.
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