The Zero Budget build

[JohnH]

Oh, man. Glad your finger is as ok as it could be after that kind of incident. Routers are scary things

[G-Axe]

It's been way too long since I've updated this!

Progress really speaks for itself:




Control cavity is next, and I also have a plan to fix up the botched ferrule holes - more on that later.

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[wazkelly]

Just caught up on this and hope the left hand digits are healing properly and that you won't need to learn how to play left handed and re-string everything upside down.

[G-Axe]

Just caught up on this and hope the left hand digits are healing properly and that you won't need to learn how to play left handed and re-string everything upside down.

All things considered, I've gotten off pretty lightly:



The keloid on my index finger is the most problematic. With any kind of pressure, it hurts. Hoping it will improve with time.

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[wazkelly]

Wow, lucky no more damage was done.

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[G-Axe]

Progress!



Control cavity is routed, with one minor mishap when the template went for a wander.



My double sided (my phone _really_ wants to auto correct that to double stuffed D tape has let me down so I relented to tacking the template down where the scratch plate will hide it. Thankfully, the scratch plate will also hide my patch job.

I was all set to start wiring, but my brain is goo. So a mock build instead:





Can't wait to lose that ugly protective film!

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[Sonic Mountain]

Looks cool man

[Bakersdozen]

Stunning! Hopefully it still works out as a no cost build after the Medicare rebate in all seriousness looking the biz though mate!

[Woltz]

Really liking the shape of the body. Makes me think of a cross between an SG and a Jazzmaster.

[G-Axe]

More progress.

Here's something I love about my Marlique - it has a strat-style plug socket inset upside down on the tail edge. So I decided to test out my dremel skills:



I roughed it out, and then used the old marker trick to identify high points.



It's not the prettiest underneath, but it works:



I've also drilled the wiring holes:



And lastly, I'm working backwards a bit, but in case I ever decide to make some brothers and sisters for this particular beast, I thought it would be prudent to make a template from it:



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