Hoopers ES-1G Build

[Gavin1393]

Wiring set up looks way better. You can cancel those therapy sessions now!

[wokkaboy]

yes I agree Gav, SFK could be the first ES builder not requiring therapy after the wiring has been installed.

SFK I could use some better electrical skills its my weakest point but I'm slowly improving !

I managed to install the ES wiring 1st time but I think that was luck !

[sfkhooper]

New neck arrived today! Looks great! will gave to wait until the latest top coat cures before I can check for a good fit. Thanks heaps, Adam. I really appreciate it.

[sfkhooper]

After about 10 coats of top clear I really wasn't happy with where things were heading so I decided it was time to start again. I had applied too much top coat in some areas and was developing very slight sags. Also it was evident that there was pooling of varnish in the cutaways because every coat had been applied with the guitar body standing up. So I allowed a few days for curing and then sanded everything right back to wood. Aaaargh! Starting again...

Neck masked up for painting


Here's the neck after the second color coat - black headstock in true ES style


The back of the body, after sanding back, during and after first colour coat



Two coats of whitewash - ready for clear coats. It is said that everything happens for a reason. I reckon I'm much happier with the result this time. The colour is more even and the grain is peeping through beautifully. At this point I'm throwing my hat in the ring for GOTM August.



Here's the neck drying after 2nd clear coat

[sfkhooper]

Damn you DropBox! If anyone knows how to get the truly public url of shared images on DropBox I'd be grateful. You can click the broken images above to see them.

You can no doubt see that I fixed that little problem above :)

[sfkhooper]

Images finally sorted

[Brendan]

Nice hanger! Great to see some alternatives to hang gear up! Overall looking good - looks like my bass and your ES are up for August... Maybe Pests LP???

[sfkhooper]

Here's the latest pic, this after 5 coats of clear. Only another ten or so to go!

[keloooe]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Brendan on July 8, 2013, 09:48
Nice hanger! Great to see some alternatives to hang gear up! Overall looking good - looks like my bass and your ES are up for August... Maybe Pests LP???

Good luck guys, the LP has a 95% chance of making it (just) hehehehehehe.....

[Brendan]

Yep Hooper, that's going to be a sweet guitar when its all said and done. You've done a great job and you can tell from the photos and description.