Finally she is done.....long list of things done with and too her here....
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...t=6444&page=29
She is a PBG BG-46 kit with Tone Rider pickups and a few other bits changed.
Finished in U-Beaut water based stains with wipe on polyurethane over the top.
Many light hands on this forum have helped to make the build so much easier. I thank you all. I do hope the finished BIG Girl meets with your approval. I loved the challenge to build her.
Copy of the final write up.........from page 29...ha ha ha .....
The end is here.
Not sleeping again....so up early this morning and what did I do. She is finished.
It was a long haul, and not one I could have done without the support you guys give. I do thank you very much.
Here she is in all her glory....."True Blue".....also known as "The Big Girl."
Kit:-
PBG BG 46
Stain on body is Blue water based u-beaut stain...then a green/black u-beat wash over the top. Body is sealed with many coats of hand wiped Feast Watson wipe on gloss polyurethane.
Necks are coloured with the same stain pattern as the body...blue and then the black wash. The difference between the two is stark...the guitar neck is nearly purple.
The headstock face is U-beaut water based yellow with many coats of Feast Watson wipe on Polyurethane.
Bass and Guitar have graphite nuts.
Guitar has the Grover locking mini-tuners from PitBull....so easy to fit strings with these.
Bass...standard PBG tuners that come with the kit.
The Electronics:- Wow...big thank you to Weirdbits...be lost without you Scott.
Gotoh 500K A curve pots by four...yes both volume and tone in the A curve.
Orange Drop caps on both Tone pots....0.047uf rating.
White and black vintage push back wire used wherever possible.
One very expensive multi connector switch...as recommended by Weirdbits in the neck selector position. The pickup selector is the standard one from the kit.
Chrome Tele style recessed jack socket...thanks Wazkelly for the idea...they look great.
Switchcraft jack socket.
Pickups:-
Guitar:- Rocksong Black Tone Rider pickups from PitBull.
Bass:- Tone Rider Jazz Bass pickups from Pitbull.
Bridge:-
Bass:- The standard kit one in use...nice big heavy mass one with good adjustments.
Guitar:- Gotoh tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece.
Body:-
Big heavy straplocks for this girl....no dainty strap buttons will hold her up.
Full metal jacket knobs with grub screws to lock onto the pot shafts...feel so slick.
Finish:-
Wipe on poly as described above....then finished with many wet sandings and final finish of automotive Meguiars Ultimate Compound and the Scratch X 2.0. Then finished off the Bowden's Own Body Prep, Carnauba Wax...and Slick finish.
Neck:-
Microwaved Dingo Wax on both fretboards...left to set...then manually buffed off....elbow workout...but worth the effort.
Frets have been levelled and re-finished to a shine....sand paper to 1500 grit, 0000 steel wool and then autosol...nice shine.
She has been strung up now and tuned. She will sit for about a fortnight to allow the wood to move...then a full setup follows. The Bass nut will need a huge file the 1st fret height is out there.
Biggest challenge so far for me ....... I like her and once again thank you guys for the advice and support.
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