Hi all, I purchased this kit about a month ago and haven't really posted anything yet.
My plan is to do a modern telecaster, with features of the strat, i.e. arm and body contours, and also an asymmetrical neck heel joint like the Fender American Deluxe series.
Sounds like you have a good plan Simon. Looking forward to seeing it unfold to a nice axe.
Forgot to mention that I would be doing a surfer girl on it. Unfortunately, some areas don't absorb that well but I'm sure with more coats they will.
sound like nice upgrades
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'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
Here's a pic of the contoured belly heel. It was very tiring scraping the wood off with a rasp. I also shaped the neck to make it slimmer, similar to my highway 1 strat's profile.
Here are more pics, after the 4th coat. Colour is starting to get more solid.
Colour is more greenish in real life.
Neck is finished in amber.
Looking good buddy
Looking great!
cheers,
Gav.
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Build #01: BC-1
Build #02: ST-1
Build #03: JR-1DC
Build #04: ES-2V
Build #05: ESB-4 (GOTM July 2014)
Build #06: RC-1
Build #07: MK-2
Build #08: TLA-1
Build #09: JR-1DC
Build #0A: LPA-1
Build #0B: STA-1 (GOTM April 2015)
Build #0C: MKA-2
Build #0D: LP-1M
Build #0E: JB-1
Build #0F: FS-1
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I hope I can get mine to the colour of your strat! Alder is a much tougher wood to work with! Hard and non-absorbent!/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from gavinturner on May 8, 2014, 20:22
Looking great!
cheers,
Gav.
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