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While waiting on something to show up for my bass build I got on with something else. A new guitar body blank, not sure what it'll be yet but I'm very pleased with how things are going. I'll get a pic of the neck blank later but here's the body so far after sanding back and wiping down with white spirit.

 

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Very nice indeed. What is the wood again? Looks stunning with the blue epoxy. 

@boo mahogany body with yew top. I look for the really gnarly bits then saw them in half wirh my little old bandsaw.

So it's defo gonna be a tele!

While the finishing of the bass takes ages due to the weather I decided to get on with the tele build. I've roughed out the neck and today was radiusing the board and doing fret markers.

Also got some new supplies in, didn't realise bass string packets were so big even though it makes sense lol

Frets are in and side dots done, next up will be sorting the headstock and carving the neck.

Headstock sorted and main neck carving done, I'll sort the heel once I've done the neck pocket.

Got the neck pocket done today, sorted most of the shaping around it and also did the neck heel

Not much time today but I did my usual upper fret access carve using a bowl and dish router bit.

A bit of bishing bashing and boshing today, got the bridge sorted, alignment is spont on too which is always a relief. Of course I got the laser out and done the logo.

@nsj

Hi Neil, Where is the guitar riff taken from on your wee YouTube videos? 

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@russ Intro is me and the track with the bass update is me, sure I said in the bass vid lol. I just use a drum loop but all the guitar stuff is me.

Posted by: @nsj

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Intro is me

Yeah, it's the wee intro to your YouTube videos that I was enjoying. Great wee riff that you've created there. 👍 

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Litle update, got the pickup cavities done and the control panel. Recessed for the nobs because it'll have a couple of push push pots and they need room to go down to pop up, this means I can have the nobs level with the guitar top.

Also spoke to the customer who wanted an awkward jack socket, that was a bit hairy making the space for the actual socket.

@nsj 

I like the jack socket set into the angled face like that. I was going to do it on my first build, I drew it out, but then chickened out.

@robin he got the idea from Charvel. Doing the angled area was fine, making the plate fit was fine, making actual socket fit with a lead plugged in was less fine! Lol

Today was cavity cover, arm and belly carves and drilled all the holes

Well the yew didn't work out, developed a hell of a back bow, broke the trussrod trying to straighten it lol.

Anyway, I'm currently making a new neck from plain Brazillian mahogany. Tried a new way of doing the access for the spoke wheel trussrod too.

Also tried the switch where the customer wanted it but it was terrible, way to close to the pots! Routed out a ragged looking area, lined it with superglue and rosewood sawdust to create the illusion of a natural deformity then added more of the same resin. It'll look completely like it's always been there lol

Oredered some long shaft micro switches to try but failing that I'll use a les paul switch routing template and place the switch further forward like the music man jp that the customer gigs with.

Cheers

So we finally decided to copy the switch location like his musicman JP6 guitar which works out nicely. I thought it'd be in the way but it isn't. I drilled from the front with a 3mm bit, then used a 35mm forstner from the back. Finally used the radian rabbit bit for doing binding with the 3mm binding option.

Just sorting out a cover, I'll use 2mm magnets for it.

Headstock is sorted on the new neck, also radiused and fitted fret markers. I filled a couple of short lengths of the 6mm alumium tubing then once cured I sliced it up.

Finally got the first coat of finish on the body, and added my mates logo to the back of the headstock. Chris Mckean Music