Bad words. Many bad words at high volume. Bummer with a capital B-U-M.
Feel for you mate, that's an absolute shot to the nuts after such a promising beginning.
Bad words. Many bad words at high volume. Bummer with a capital B-U-M.
Feel for you mate, that's an absolute shot to the nuts after such a promising beginning.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
bugger Chuck you have had no luck with this build. If the cracks can't be repaired you could knock up another body probably quicker than that one as you know all the steps involved. Bodies generally don't like being thrown in the air unless its a major relic job !
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
That's a shame Chuck I feel your pain.....
Current Projects
#Planning 5 String Bass
Hang on....that wasn't funny at all!
Sucks to hear, Chuck. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Thanks for the commiserations guys, but really I'm not overly bummed out. There were a couple of things about that body that always bothered me so I'm looking on the bright side that next time around I'll get it just right! I've already got some body blanks prepared so won't be too much of a hassle to get rolling again.
Oh, and there's nothing like a new kit on the way to make you feel better ;-)
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
In Progress:
Build #6 N1R "Semi-scratch" build
Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
The Cavan Project
The Magnificent Compañeros
bugger Chuck!1 wall clock comin up I guess
Build 19 PSH-1 Kustom
Build 18 HB-4S Kustom
Build 17 WL-1 Kustom
Build 16 TL-1TB Kustom
Build 15 PBG-2-
Build 14 FTD-1
Build 13 RD-1 Kustom
Build 12 DM-1S
Build 11 MKA-2 -
Build 10 Basic strat
Build 9 JM Kustom
Build 8 FV-1G
Build 7 ES-2V
Build 6- Community prototype
Build 5 LP-1LQ
Build 4 ES-5V
Build 3 JR-1
Build 2 GD-1
Build 1 TLA-1
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
In Progress:
Build #6 N1R "Semi-scratch" build
Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
The Cavan Project
The Magnificent Compañeros
As long as you learned that swinging it overhead, is probably not the thing to do in the future. Bummer. I hate those "learning curves"
Builds to date
#1, 3 string box guitar
#2, GR-1SF, November guitar of the month 2016
#3, Charvel Surfcaster tribute scratch build. ( Completed )
#4, Pawn shop Strat ( Completed )
#5, Current build MM-1Q
I feel your pain Chuck. Although I wasn't swinging things around I did bump the fold up workbench towards the end of the micro mesh wet sanding stages only to see, as you said, the body dropping onto it's face on the concrete garage floor in slow motion. 6 weeks later and just about ready to start that final micro mesh job again.
Would have made a good accidental relic job.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
Time to get back in the saddle - I've started a new build thread (correctly naming the PBG neck as a N1R this time!)
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
In Progress:
Build #6 N1R "Semi-scratch" build
Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
The Cavan Project
The Magnificent Compañeros