I am in the camp of "you quit too soon". Not a knock on you by any means but more so that I think you could have pulled it off. I say only cause I am a moron and I was able to do it.
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I hit a stroke of luck....i found a Moderne case on Reverb. I have all my parts ready to go when its finished! The pickguard is being made right now.
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I'm just a few hundred lessons away from being a great guitar player.......
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All is well, that ends well....
I picked up the husk from Dave last night. He did an AMAZING JOB!!! All nitro...and I didn't know this, but he used all the same materials in the finishing process that the Gibson Custom Shop uses (filler, lacquer, tint) Best $500 I ever spent on a guitar project!
So I got it home and started to prep the body for assembly. All the holes were gummed up with filler and lacquer. Reamed out and cleaned out all the tuner holes and body cavity holes and started to assemble.
These are the parts I used on this guitar....
Kluson repro vintage style tuners
Bennett Music Labs aluminum string trees
CTS 500k pots
Switchcraft toggle and jack
.022 400v NOS Russian PIO capacitor
Tonepros locking bridge and tailpiece
Mad Hatter PAFs
Custom pickguard made by Precision Guitar in Phoenix, AZ
The husk was built by Ron Luczak in Flint MI
The biggest problem I had was that the neck pickup lead was too short and I had to extend it. I know, the back plate looks like dog poop...I made that cover when i was attempting to finish it myself.
Everything lined up and fit great. The intonation is spot on, the neck sets up perfect, the fretwork is perfect! The action is great too! This guitar is so light and resonant.
The tone plugged in is out of this world!!! I'm so very happy with the finished product!!! Oh and it fits in the case I found too...that's a big plus!!!
IMG_3975 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
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IMG_3970 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
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IMG_3985 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
I'm just a few hundred lessons away from being a great guitar player.......
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Wow, that came out great. What prompted you to undertake this project to begin with? It is such a weird guitar to hold, but they have their fans, indeed.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostWow, that came out great. What prompted you to undertake this project to begin with? It is such a weird guitar to hold, but they have their fans, indeed.I'm just a few hundred lessons away from being a great guitar player.......
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