LP-1S "Poison Ivy"

[andrewdosborne]

I'm loving this build Joe and great job with the fret markers

[Joe Piler]

I'm loving this build Joe and great job with the fret markers

Thanks, did the rest of the oiling today.

Duncan LOADED!
laying down some tunes between coats of oil.

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[stan]

Now that is a cool green machine

[Joe Piler]

Headed to the workshop today to start assembling but i forgot to buy strings!!!! Allbi have is the set of 9's that came with the kit.

It's a holiday here so cant go out and buy strings today.

Going to use those for assembling and testibg i usually play on ernie ball slinky 010's but that's on my superstrats i was thinking of upping a gauge for the les paul. To get more tone out of the duncans, power slinky or skinny top heavy bottom, i'm sure i can get used to thel in no time.



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[RedneckRampage]

Very VERY cool guitar man!! It looks awesome!!

I've got some questions for you if you don't mind?!

The inlays - did you take the black ones out or just 'deepened' them to fit the picks? Also what size punch did you use(my inlays also have to come out they're going orange)?

The paint on the headstock - My GF will be hand painting the body and the headstock on mine also, what paint did you guys use(I'm not oiling/staining mine where the paint is going only clear lacquer from a can)? I am thinking normal acrylic paint will be okay?

Thanx dude and happy building!

EDIT: Here's mine http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5744

[Joe Piler]

Very VERY cool guitar man!! It looks awesome!!

I've got some questions for you if you don't mind?!

The inlays - did you take the black ones out or just 'deepened' them to fit the picks? Also what size punch did you use(my inlays also have to come out they're going orange)?

The paint on the headstock - My GF will be hand painting the body and the headstock on mine also, what paint did you guys use(I'm not oiling/staining mine where the paint is going only clear lacquer from a can)? I am thinking normal acrylic paint will be okay?

Thanx dude and happy building!

EDIT: Here's mine http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5744

Hey the black dots on my neck were approx. 5mm diameter so i punched out 6mm inlays from the guitar picks, i then put a piece of tape on my diamant router bit as a visual aid for depth.

The black dots are plastic so quite soft compared to the maple (cant speak for rosewood or ebony) so i found the easiest thing to do wasbremove the black pkastic to the desired depthvthen gently widen the hole a bit usong thebrotational force of the router (guide it don't fight it)

Once the hole is big enough that you can gently hammer the new inlay into it all you have to do is pry it out again i used a stanley knife blade point. Add some multi purpose (less is more) contact glue to the hole and hammer it back in.

Theb sand smooth and let the dust from the sanding fill any small cracks.

And most of all be very very patient dont try to rush it.

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[Joe Piler]

Working on assembly i didnt like how high the control knobs were sitting but i didnt have any washers so i fashioned my ownmany guitar picks are laying down their lives for this build.

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[wazkelly]

Good idea. I have used an old Strat scratch plate as a donor for making washers to take up slack behind output jack plate socket holes as they are about 2-3 mm thick which seems just about right thickness most times.

[Joe Piler]

Good idea. I have used an old Strat scratch plate as a donor for making washers to take up slack behind output jack plate socket holes as they are about 2-3 mm thick which seems just about right thickness most times.

Thz man, soldering is a go



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[wazkelly]

Looks like you have got your hands full there.

Signing off and going to bed as it is late over here and will check in on your progress tomorrow night.