Zandit's First Build Thread

[Zandit75]

Thanks again for the info Guys, most appreciated.

So, I got home and started pulling everything out, and seeing what I have, and don't have. Thankfully, it looks like everything is accounted for.
I inserted the neck into the slot again, and had a closer look at things. I have a small chunk taken out of the body here. Is this repairable? I'm thinking perhaps rounding off this section? Could that be a workable solution?


Next up, I'm assuming I will need to clean up the neck and/or the pocket to remove this small gap?


Is the fretboard supposed to be flush with the body?


Is this the correct orientation for the humbuckers? Whoops, got my noggin in the shot!!

[Zandit75]

The jack port looks to be out of whack, are these tangs(?) bent, and if so, how movable are they without breaking them?


Which is the best position of the humbucker? Assuming a perfect fit of the neck, there is some forwards and backwards adjustment of the humbucker. Should it be snug up against the fretboard, or should there be a gap?




I have all my parts separated nicely, and they should be easy enough to find.

[Zandit75]

The Mock Build looks good, and like I said before, I'm really questioning my colour choice.
This will require some more thought!!


I'll look into stringing up the E strings tomorrow night to see what I have, tonight was just an unpacking event, and wondering what the hell I have gotten myself into!

[Joe Piler]

Wow dude you got an amazing spalt! The gap in the pocket depends, you 'eed to measure tha scale length it has to be exactly as far from the bottom of the nut to the center of the 12th fretwire as from the center of the 12th fretwire to the center of the bridge.

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[Zandit75]

Thanks Joe, I'll be stringing it up tonight to see what I'm looking at. I've got the tutorials on here to go through with a fine tooth comb, so hopefully I have good news to show off later.

Anyone else want to chime in on my other concerns above?

[WeirdBits]

... I'll be stringing it up tonight to see what I'm looking at ...

Do your scale measurements first with the neck just sitting in place before doing anything else. That way you'll know if you can seat the neck further back into the pocket to remove that gap or not etc, before you start drilling holes or moving things around.

[Zandit75]

That chunk missing on the side of the neck pocket think best you fill it with timbermate, think there is a mahogany colour available.

I'm doing the back in a black tint, and I already have a small jar of Ebony Timbermate, would that work?

To get the neck heel flush in the pocket you will need to sand either the pocket or the neck heel so it fits. Fingerboard height looks about right.
You got the humbucker rings facing the correct way. You can bend the lugs of the output jack, do it carefully but you often need to bend them so it fits through the jack hole.
Hope this answers all your other questions

Thanks mate, I'll have a play with the output jack. The tall lug needs to touch the lead jack, yes?

Wow... noice spalt..
IMHO spalts look best with either natural, golden yellow or red stains..
So Coolangatta Gold or Karijini Red would be my first choices.
No real need to pop the grain, it generally speaking won't have much effect and in some cases can kill off some of the subtle figuring going on. But thats just my opinion on it...

Now as for the shopping infringement. I can be bribed with nice quarter cut chunks of Tassie Blackwood, Myrtle Burls and Celery Top Pine.....😆

I just had a close look at the top, and it looks like there are some cracks in the veneer, would it be best to apply a small amount of ebony timbermate to fill these cracks? Or would you suggest a different colour TM?

BTW, I'll ignore the bribe offer, we like to keep that stuff for ourselves!!
Besides, the Big Green Shed is my only hardware store option within an hours drive, and it's on my way home from work!!

Do your scale measurements first with the neck just sitting in place before doing anything else. That way you'll know if you can seat the neck further back into the pocket to remove that gap or not etc, before you start drilling holes or moving things around.

Thanks WeirdBits, I'll go check that out now.

[Zandit75]

Been doing some google searching, hoping to find something that will tell me that this will look like under both natural, and coloured stain.
Any votes? Keep in mind, I won't be having the stacked colour on the green!!

[Dedman]

Of the 2 the straight timber will be easiest to achieve, I guess it depends on how adventurous you are Joes green LP came up great.

[wokkaboy]

Hey Zandit, whatever stain colour you apply will look good, as long as the colour isn't too dark and hide the spalt grain.
I think natural will look good too. The black hardware will look great with the dark spalt lines too