Reading some search results says people have tried the "space saver" type bags with mixed results. Also seems to depend on the way the veneer was prepared.
Reading some search results says people have tried the "space saver" type bags with mixed results. Also seems to depend on the way the veneer was prepared.
- Sam
IB-5 - was finished, considering re-finishing body
IB-6S - done.
JR-1M - dressing frets and electronics build
ST-1 - still wondering how to install a tremelo
Telebass - non-PBG from parts buiild - painting body
So here I am talking about veneer... and I haven't even unpacked the kit properly.
So I got out the body and neck, check the fit and the scale, etc...
Nup. That does not fit. No one has even checked that before.
I don't mean it's tight. I mean it would take a hammer and then it would never come back out again - or break.
Doesn't even really match the same shape curve at the end.
That's as far as I got with the unpacking.
- Sam
IB-5 - was finished, considering re-finishing body
IB-6S - done.
JR-1M - dressing frets and electronics build
ST-1 - still wondering how to install a tremelo
Telebass - non-PBG from parts buiild - painting body
The tele kit I got from elsewhere as my first build had an impossibly tight pocket so a bit of careful sanding on the sides of the heel of the neck got me a good firm fit, also gave it a bit of a touch around the end of the neck to sort the misfit there as well.
The STA-1 was loose but not too bad so I lined the sides of the neck pocket with some copper shielding tape which tightened it up to the point I was happy with it.
I'm wondering if the problem is actually the corners of the pocket. If the curve matched the heel better the whole unit would move in a mm or so and the sides may well fit properly.
However, before make those sorts of decisions, I need to check the rest of the bits. The tremelo, etc.
- Sam
IB-5 - was finished, considering re-finishing body
IB-6S - done.
JR-1M - dressing frets and electronics build
ST-1 - still wondering how to install a tremelo
Telebass - non-PBG from parts buiild - painting body
So I couldn't check other things like scale length, tremelo position etc without making the neck fit.
I sanded the corners of the heel carefully to make them as closely shaped to the round corners of the pocket as I could. When I started they were quite angular.
Now it fits quite snugly into the pocket. I can move on.
- Sam
IB-5 - was finished, considering re-finishing body
IB-6S - done.
JR-1M - dressing frets and electronics build
ST-1 - still wondering how to install a tremelo
Telebass - non-PBG from parts buiild - painting body
looks good Sam
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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
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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
pretty decent fit now mate
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Like a glove.
Scott.
Nice work mate. Looks good :-)
Snug as a bug, nice fit now
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