Dedmans build 4 ES5-V

[Dedman]

Just unpacked this today.
Everything is there. I won't be starting this kit for while as there are a few upgrades I want to do, like tail peice and tuners in gold. But the neck is a nice tight fit. I haven't had a chance to check it all over in fine detail but all seems well.


Not sure on a colour scheme yet, maybe a green stain with a black burst and sides or maybe red stain and black.

or

[pablopepper]

Oh cool! It's gonna be good to see this going at the same time as Adam's build. Dig that green burst.

[wokkaboy]

Hey Dedman nice looking kit mate ! I agree with Pabs if you can pull off the dark green and black burst with gold hardware would look superb !

[Andy40]

Dude...you so have GAS!

[Dedman]

Dude...you so have GAS!

Worst thing is there is at least 3 others I want to do.

[wokkaboy]

Dedman there aren't many forumites without GAS so don't even worry trying to fight it haha

[andrewdosborne]

Good stuff Dedman this kit was hard to resist lol. Mine is now ready for collection @ the local post office

[Dedman]

did the damp rag test over it yesterday, couldn't find any glue spots, the factory has done well indeed.

[Tweaky]

Does this kit suffer the same aesthetic problem as the ES-3 kit?

As in not having a tenon joint to cover the neck heel over the body shoulder joint, and same sort of space between the neck and body on the body's top due to not having a overhanging fretboard.

It looks like it from the photos.

If that epoxy resin I'm about to use works in my ES-3 build, then I suspect it would sort that problem out quick smart.....only problem might be a slight need to change the way one finished their kit.

[Dedman]

I'm actually thinking of doing just that, thinking of installing the neck before doing the stain anyway