My first build - MBM-1

[arie_shapira]

My first kit just arrived this afternoon, a modified MBM-1, ash body, floyd rose, 24 frets
it looks great, and i like the grain on the wood
i already did a first fitting and it seems pretty good.
2 issues i found were:

1. a crack in one of the wood pieces, partialy glued back - i need to grain fill anyway, so i hope this isn't supr visible
2. the neck pocket seems a bit to wide towards the distalend. i think that if the neck touches the side of the pocket - it will be at an angle.

[arie_shapira]

i also want to do a contour for my picking arm, i just need to see how much of a contour

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i did a little arm contour, as I saw that holding the guitar wasnt the most comfortable thing
the body is also now fully sanded to 240P, and tonight i'll start grain filling
i had a little help with the woodwork as it is lockdown here and raining - so family activity it is!

[arie_shapira]

i've advanced quite a bit, so i'll break it down into several replies.

i grain filled the ash body 3 times with water based grain filler and black dye powder

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i staind the body using shellac with pigments.
i sprayed on the coats using an airless paint sprayer (the ones they use for walls) with the smallest nozzle (1mm)

this is the after 2 coats of the base green color:



and then with the blue sprayed on top:

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and this is the final resut, after sanding to 1000 grit, applying 2 coats of clear shellac and 0000 steel wool

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electronics are a long time hobby (and jpb) of mine, so i got that done with debugging in an hour or so




i'm too used to having my grounds on one line

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a small hiccup happened when i dilled for my pickup rings throgh the humbucker wire, but i resoldered and even got the shielding fixed

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had some help in fretboard finishing



and in making a comfotable soledring area for the pots:

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neck was done with half and half oil by milkpaint: