Geez...I WISH I had started in high school. If you keep this up, you will have a great life ahead of you mate
Geez...I WISH I had started in high school. If you keep this up, you will have a great life ahead of you mate
You've only got the thin top strings covering the birds, so they'll all be pretty visible. Just be careful where you position the string tree(s) so they don't clash and you'll be fine.
Started putting clear coats on yesterday. 2 done on the neck (have to wait for decal paper to arrive now before any more go on) and 1 on the body so far. All going relatively smoothly.
To avoid having to scrape clear coat off the frets at the end, I taped them... All of them.... And the nut slot too...
Haha one of the more painstaking tasks of the build so far (right up there with sanding) but hopefully will be worth it in the end.
Also, my new pickguard arrived in the mail the other day. I ended up buying from Ebay on Adam's recommendation (PBG was out of stock for some time). Seems to be pretty good quality so I'm happy. Quick shipping too
All in all, build is progressingOnce clear coats and decal are done, it's on to the scary bit: the fret level
nice work Moo you are motoring along ! When the clear coats have cured I would put the neck pup in the pickguard and do a mock build with the bridge and control plate to make sure they all align.
Must have been a fiddly job taping 21 frets !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Blue frets... that's some hardcore masking!
Scott.
What a way to spend your school holidays.....shows a lot of patience, dedication and commitment, all good character traits.
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Thanks wokka, I'll make sure I do that. And haha yes very fiddly. Lots of work with a razor blade.Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Decal paper arrived today so was able to get them done tonight. Happy with the result. Decided to put my 'brand' on the back too just for fun.
Looks a bit crooked in the photo but I swear they're straight in person haha
Nice work Moo, they look great!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
They are very cool decals Moo
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Thanks guys!
Was looking around on Facebook and I found someone giving away a few tele parts, one of which is a bone nut. However, it has a radius on the bottom, rather than being flat. Will this fit or would I have to buy a flat-bottomed one?
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