Phroz STA-1M, ST-M, TL-1

[Simon Barden]

You don't hang about!

[phrozin]

Lol Simon this is the last update for a few weeks as i need new laptop and i want to do es-3 or a gr-1sf which i am saving for and my shoulder i had reconstruction in November has been giving me some grief so got to take it easy for a bit, i have finished them all the latest 1's i am keeping for my self as they have come out really nice specially the candy apple Strat tele and green Ibanez look really nice pic's dont do them justice


here's the blue pearl strat may need a new neck as i cant adjust the truss rod



tele all finished and tuned up

[Simon Barden]

Tele looks really nice. I'm not usually a fan of metallics on guitars, but that does look great.

Has the truss rod snapped on the Strat neck, or has it reached the limit of its travel? I've got a Tele where the truss rod screw has run out of adjustment and it really needs about another 1/4 turn to get the action right. StewMac sell some special die cutters to extend the threads on heel-adjusting truss rods, but it's quite expensive if you've only got one neck to do.

I've also got a nice mandolin that the truss rod has snapped on. It's still very playable, but it would be nice if I could flatten the neck a bit more. As the mandolin has a flat top, I can't lower the bridge any more without loosing almost all the downward force.

[Dedman]

They look great Phroz! The Tele looks very elegant with the black guard.
I know what you mean about keeping busy, I get asked all the time why I make so many guitars when I don't sell them and am a pretty terrible/learner player, the answer is I enjoy it.

[nitroburner1000]

They look great Phroz! The Tele looks very elegant with the black guard.
I know what you mean about keeping busy, I get asked all the time why I make so many guitars when I don't sell them and am a pretty terrible/learner player, the answer is I enjoy it.

Haha, you sure your not talking about me, welcome to the club bud..

[Fretworn]

So shiny Phroz!

[phrozin]

Thanx guys i got new computer and having trouble loading the forum page kept getting error messages, cant remember any of my passwords on my photobucket account and everything older than 12 month UUUUUUUHHHHHHH!!!

@simon i use mostly mica's and pearls not really metallic the truss rod wont tighten up its at the limit of the adjustment be easier to just get a new neck did think about trying to pull off the fret board but too hard the neck is not been used yet so think its just a doggy one

@Dedman no ones bothered if you just learning or jimmy Hendricks i hear you mate, i love doing them as well and you always come up with some great looking axes

I was on YouTube last night watching the Andertons NAMM 2017 uploads seen some great looking guitars which gave me some ideas specially from Ibanez

[stan]

Super nice builds, all of them , but that tele is amazing and the blue strat , oh man....

[wazkelly]

One handy trick is to loosen off the truss rod and then gently pull back the neck somewhere near where you think it should be and then take up the slack on the truss rod.

Worked for me on the EX-5

[phrozin]

I tried that waz i even clamped it down for a day but sprung back i got a ibanez neck i might try fit on it but been out of action with a few thing cut off my arms which didn't go so good but started on a les paul not sure what way ill go on it yet and left hand is still useless atm

this is what can happen when you don't use protection when using isocyanate's