You can’t get away without soldering anyway as those pickups have to come out and go back in. (Or new ones, better) @mattbeels I might just order a premade replacement, already soldered. I know I’ll have to solder the pickup…   Read more»

I prefer to screw a (pre-wired) metal tab in the cavity and slather the paint all over that and connect it to the common ground. @mattbeels I don’t know how to do this but it sounds like a good idea. 

Have you tried just pushing it back in @boo? @russ Of course. 😁 It will stay in there but it just keeps turning and turning, not doing anything useful. It doesn’t stop the guitar from working, it’s just annoying. I…   Read more»

Gotcha. It can be done either way and putting clear over it isn’t a problem. I’ve put it on several guitars that were already finished and it cleans up easily with a damp rag when it’s wet.  I’ve missed a…   Read more»

Get something of better quality.

@igeorgebot Yeah I was even thinking of replacing the pickups too. I didn’t really need the expense at the moment though, I’ll just get it painted for now. 👍

Though I’m curious as to why you chose to shield before finishing? @mattbeels I saw a video of someone saying that it’s less messy painting the cavities first, instead of potentially spilling it on a newly finished paint job (it…   Read more»

Did some more work on this Bandsman today and I am reporting back about the Aquacoat clear grain filler I used. It is expensive but it goes a long way, I think it’s an amazing product. I just scraped it…   Read more»