Hi Glenn, thanks for that, gee thats quite a few coats, and you switched deep/base/deep/base coats. Yes photos look excellent, look forward to seeing it completed and strung up !
Hi Glenn, thanks for that, gee thats quite a few coats, and you switched deep/base/deep/base coats. Yes photos look excellent, look forward to seeing it completed and strung up !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Yeah, as I commented a few pages ago, Wokka, I wasn't happy with the colour depth so I switched back to the deep colour after a few base coats, and that gave me the saturation I was after. It was a bit of a gamble, but it paid off. Then, knowing that I wanted to go for a very glossy finish, I built up quite a few layers of base coat and extra gloss top coat before going for the cut and polish. Time consuming, yes, but completely worth the effort in my opinion. This is not a transparent glossy nitro finish by any stretch, just Wudtone with a good polish at the end. But I think it kicks arse.
sounds good Glenn, after a polish the shine is enough for most people after 4 top gloss coats. Totally agreed on taking your time between gloss coats pays off, So presume the red menace will be ready for November GOTM
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
I like where this one is heading Glenn.
Cheers,
Adam
adamboyle(at)pitbullguitars.com
I haven't been aiming for a particular finish date, but the way things are panning out November looks do-able. :-)
After all the hoo-haa about wiring I got out the Seymour Duncan diagram tonight and wired accordingly.
Then I got out the pickups, output jack and my amp and did a test (and yes, for those paying attention, I have the pickup positions reversed!).
All working, all happy. Now I just need to finish the neck before going for final assembly and set up, probably sometime mid next week.
great progress Glenn
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Looking great Glenn
Heh. Well, I overlooked two things:
- I still need to shield the cavities
I didn't check whether the control cavity is wide enough for the new pots - it's not!
So, I'll be very careful widening parts of that cavity to accommodate those monstrous Alpha pots, and then I'll do the shielding, and then I'll put it together.
Naturally, I discovered problem #2 while seeing how the body looked with the parts on it (and, I have to say, it was suitably horn-worthy).
Sounds like you're liking the look of it Glenn..."suitably horn-worthy"...lol
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