Getting there
Well, it’s all together. Silly mistake, I’d centred the bridge carefully on the neck without thinking it needs to be a bit over to the treble side to make up for string thickness, oops! Moved it over a smidge and now pickups and everything in line.
Added a 1970 quarter dollar as a thumb rest to make up for the pick guard (it should be a 1971coin really), added the blue paint to the edges and a Floyd string retainer instead of the button on the headstock. Little more careful ageing and cosmetically it’s close.
Still needs a setup and fettling but I’ll let the neck settle for a few days first
That's looking mean. Now you just need to build a Frankendrumkit and get yourself a band going.
You've come a long way in two years.Originally Posted by Andyxlh
Looks great!
This would certainly have Michael Anthony scratching his head.
Making the world a better place; one guitar at a time...
Well that was easier than I thought, haven’t touched any of the frets except for polishing them, and the truss rod hasn’t needed a tweak.
Did have to shim the neck to lower the action to get the adjusters mid-thread, but only a tiny bit. Also had to take a little off the nut to get clearance right.
Played it every night so far, settling in nicely.
Here’s a couple more pics of the body close up
It looks great, and I'm glad you got it playing well.
Also good to know you've got that quarter thumb-rest to protect the finish.
How's the tapping going on it?
Ha! It’s not to protect the finish, but to stop my thumb dropping into the gap between the pickup and body 😂
Really enjoyed making this one. I’m now done with the stripes. Not started tapping yet 😁
One year ago today EVH died 😕
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