Well it's been a long time since I've posted here, but a new page in life has begun and I also have 3 new kits to build. This ES-1G, a ES-12G and a MK-1. Lots of build diaries coming up.
This one however is for the ES-1G. It is going to be a present for my father who has wanted a ES-335 type guitar for a while. Since it is a present I have chosen to upgrade the tuners to the grover mini locking tuners and have changed the pickups to the Tonerider AC-2's. The plan is to finish it with a tobacco sunburst'ish finish with Wudtone, as my dad really likes the tobacco sunburst style. Having never used Wudtone before, it will be interesting to see how the finish comes out.
The guitar arrived without a scratch on it, actually all three of them did. I'm impressed that there doesn't seem to be any real glue marks around the binding and very few machine marks.
My only concern is the neck joint. It is a tight fit but not a very clean fit. On one side it looks like it doesn't seat all the way but the other side seems to be not to bad. Looking from the bottom it also looks like the bottom of the neck pocket isn't level. Not to sure how to fix this, perhaps some careful sanding?
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