First Build ST-1M

[sovietfox]

Hey guys, First order has been placed now to sit back and wait for the kit.
basically building the kit I was talking about in my welcome thread:

ST-1M
Babicz FCH Strat tremelo
Chrome Grover minilocking headstocks
Tonerider - City Limits pickups
Upgraded switch, pots, Cap, wiring and fidelity upgrade


Have vetoed plans for reverse headstock for this build, start simple and all.
Going to be a very basic flat colour job with head plate logo and tinkering with an epoxy inlay for the pickguard.

Will post photos as they come.

Dan

[Fuzzbeard]

You've gone all out with the good gear sounds great!

[Dedman]

great way to start!

[Andy40]

Phwoar!!!! yummy to the extreme

[sovietfox]

Delivery slated for today. Thumbs are twiddling.


Aaaand It's arrived!

So I was waiting to see what the grain was like to see if I would go with paint or a stain. The body looks like its been cut out of a block on an angle, as in the jointing lines don't run parallel to the neck.
As a result I will be going with paint. I have a compressor and airbrush etc so now to troll through the forums and work out which paint to use. Looking for a burnt orange to red colour.

I realised two mistakes I made in my order.
1. I accidentally added 2 5 way switches to the order........spare for later
2. I must of misread the wiring diagram as I only ordered 1 capacitor and there are 2 on the pre installed set up.

Photos to follow

[Andy40]

Yeah you need two caps. You can always use one of the green polyester ones until you get a new orange drop cap, but then again you'll order and get the other orange cap before you get wiring anyways.

You should also consider doing a resistor/capacitor to stop treble bleed on the volume pot. I put them on all my builds now.

eagerly awaiting the photos.

[stan]

good stuff Dan, time for pics soon...

[sovietfox]

So, here are a couple to get started. Unfortunately due to the weather I won't be going out to the shed any time this week. I just get to stare I guess. Also fitted the neck in and can pick it up without falling apart. Good times.



A close up of the body. It didn't really translate to the picture very well the angle on the joins





The best thing about the bad weather is I am stuck inside messing around with scales and chords in the hope that once I've finished the kit I may be able to actually play it a little

[Dedman]

Hey the fun begins!

[Brendan]

Great to see - hope it goes well...