This is the first Kit I will building, and as the title suggests it is a TL-1TB.
1. Firstly started off with checking all the parts were present, and checked their initial fit. . You can click on the link above to view what comes with this kit. The basic plan is to only use the stock hardware for this build. Better and fancier gear will be reserved for when I have a better idea of what I'm doing.
2. I sanded through the grits up to 400. Timbermate Walnut Wood Filler thinned with a bit of water was firstly tested on piece where the scratch plate wood go, and after it was successful I proceeded to paint the rest across the guitar, followed with addtional sanding. - It may have been a better choice to have done this first then sanding but, either way it worked out great in the end.
Also, The top popped out great whilst the rest of the guitar is only noticeable if water has been introduced to the surface? As far I thought I knew, It was a basswood body so I am assuming to the top is something else? Personally, no idea what it is.
3. I don't have a picture of this, but I put the floating bridge in place, as well as the pickups, and held the neck in place with clamps to see how the strings are sitting along the fretboard from the nut to the bridge.
I discovered that the neck is sitting at a negative angle, and as the next pictures illustrate, the neck pocket is where the problem is. The inner routing of the pocket is about 16.5mm, whilst the back is approx. 18.5 - 19mm.
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