A future build - Electric

RE: A future build

Russ — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:14:34 +0000

@nsj.

Nice work Neil.

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RE: A future build

Brian Walker — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:24:22 +0000

@nsj Wow!! Looks great, especially the blue resin contrasting with the light colour of the wood. Great work there.👍😃🎸

RE: A future build

NSJ — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:04:00 +0000

And done, seperate bridge and neck volume with master tone, coil split and a para series on the bridge pickup. All gotoh hardware, warman pickups

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RE: A future build

NSJ — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 02:25:45 +0000

Well that's the body all sprayed, just got to finish the finish on the neck

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RE: A future build

NSJ — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 02:01:17 +0000

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

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RE: A future build

NSJ — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 02:13:52 +0000

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.

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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.

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RE: A future build

NSJ — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 01:32:50 +0000

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

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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.

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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

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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

RE: A future build

NSJ — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 02:50:02 +0000

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

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RE: A future build

NSJ — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:40:07 +0000

@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

RE: A future build

Robin — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:40:47 +0000

@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.