Nice gloss already!
Nice gloss already!
Nr 1: Red Widow LP-1MQ (Finished) ->Diary<-
Geez, bummer with the router oops moment.
Have to agree with Woks that a darker shade on the control plate would help things blend unless of course you want it to stand out as a feature? Are you doing a matching one for the back instead of using the plastic one?
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I think I am going to leave the black plastic one on the back since the battery box is the same.. I am making pickup covers out of the same material as the front cover and I made a truss rod cover to match. I hope it all ties together. Not original plan but you know how it goes the kits seem to always have a plan of their own.. I will be ordering another kit soon and I will just have another body made in case I don't care for it..
Ok well I am getting there.. I have about 10 coats of Tru Oil and I think I am going for at least that many more to fill a little more of the grain before I start finish sanding and waxing.. but when I get the pickup covers done and it all put together I think it may work out.and if not then new body..
I'm sure it will work outThat TRC is superb!
Nr 1: Red Widow LP-1MQ (Finished) ->Diary<-
Thanks Kick... I needed something else to tie in the other wood and color..
Well, it works beautifully
Nr 1: Red Widow LP-1MQ (Finished) ->Diary<-
Just catching up - real shame about the break-through. Can I just ask if, when positioning the battery box, that you've checked that the bridge fixing screws won't be going through the box, or right at the edge of it? The bridge ground wire hole looks to be fairly forward of it, so hopefully it's fine.
Yeah thanks for the heads up Simon.. this is a 30" short scale so the bridge is right behind the back pickup rout.. actually the ground wire hole is about where the mounting screws for the bridge go.. I have masked off the specs from the bridge to check and that was about the only place I could put it. I am using a Sandberg bass bridge..
The furthe down the finish path you go, the more that cover looks like it belongs. If you have similarly finished pups then it's going to be sweet.
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