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And just so you all know, I am nervous about doing this because i know its a good playing guitar at the moment and if i have to pull material off it the entire fretboard might as well come off too. If it fails it wont be a complete loss it just means doing all the work again.

Oh man i didn't want this post to start a new page. All the latest updates are back on page 7.
 
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kramersteen said:
hmmmm

Oh my woodness my guitar has a stud.:laughing: My mistake, not to worry.



Testing testing







Its not setup at all but that didn't stop me plugging her in an blasting some tunes out. Straight off the bat i feel i may be on to a good design to accomadate the extended range. :9: Days like this make me smile.

I noticed the pickups isnt mounted center so i will have to plug those holes and re drill them.
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IMPRESSIVE!!!
 
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The epic journey of furious thunder has begun. Headstock and first fret are glued and drying.

And guess what the guitar named itself.
 
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Thank on the SG.

"I didn't really want the ''soviet union of russia'' running over the fretboard so i have changed my mind on placement to include Tokyo haha"

As to the fabric placement...I like where you are PUTIN it! ;)
 
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muttznmongrelz said:
Thank on the SG.

"I didn't really want the ''soviet union of russia'' running over the fretboard so i have changed my mind on placement to include Tokyo haha"

As to the fabric placement...I like where you are PUTIN it! ;)
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Well thats good, I am committed now : popworm: It will be cool waking up tomorrow and giving the frets i have done a trim. It will be the first glimpse at what it will look like.

I am hoping to have the fretboard covered within a few days. It may or may not get harder as they get smaller.
 
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Man i cant wait for the result! I was already missing the updates, this is one i really admire mate!

Also points for the Putin-pun;)

So named
North or north pacific?
 
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hey, i m not sure whether fabric on fingerboard would be a problem. usually all fingerboard woods, rosewood/ebony/maple will make the what little contact u do make with ur finger tips slip quiet easily, with some finishin on it. i m not sure the fabric would let it slip that easily, and infact it might latch on to whatever contact u make. having said that those huge frets :headbang: might mean there is no contact with the board ever.
 
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koshikas said:
hey, i m not sure whether fabric on fingerboard would be a problem. usually all fingerboard woods, rosewood/ebony/maple will make the what little contact u do make with ur finger tips slip quiet easily, with some finishin on it. i m not sure the fabric would let it slip that easily, and infact it might latch on to whatever contact u make. having said that those huge frets :headbang: might mean there is no contact with the board ever.
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It wont be any different to a glossy maple fretboard. You do know it gets sealed and lacquered/glossed over? Its not just raw fabric hehe

I have some good pictures but photobucket is done so it will have to wait.
 
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See a lot of the frayed edges have gone. As the wood glue and sealer dries it becomes super hard. Visually i can see high and low spots that will need attention/sealer.
 
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Here you can see the 3 stages of sealing the weave. Notice how the first 4 which i have sanded twice and re-coated are flatter then the second set of four which have only had one sand/re-seal. The last 5 have only had one coat. Pretty cool huh?


The weed whacker inlays look the part



 
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kramersteen said:
Here you can see the 3 stages of sealing the weave. Notice how the first 4 which i have sanded twice and re-coated are flatter then the second set of four which have only had one sand/re-seal. The last 5 have only had one coat. Pretty cool huh?
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u da man bro, didnt know the whole weave would be sealed, problem solved. wouldn't get dirty either. gotta admit this build is pure class on all levels bro. seen some pretty awesome guitars, but this tops it all, probably cause i saw it from scratch. :fing2:
 
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koshikas said:
u da man bro, didnt know the whole weave would be sealed, problem solved. wouldn't get dirty either. gotta admit this build is pure class on all levels bro. seen some pretty awesome guitars, but this tops it all, probably cause i saw it from scratch. :fing2:
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Thanks mate i am glad you like it. Its been an idea/dream of mine for sometime now and its good to be able to start doing it. Its also great to have some guys supporting me and encouraging it. i showed my wife she was like ''cool'' but i could tell she doesn't really give a **** haha.

And if anyone wants to send me a green duncan full shred for it that would be good, I feel a bit bad that its on here and it doesn't have an sd. Truth is tho i have a heap of pups and no duncans atm. Only reason is its harder to find a used duncan because no one sells them haha. Too poor to just get what i want unfortunately so it looks like the x2n will have to do. :9:
 
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This is coming along now. I glued in the inlays and lave got the image down on the fretboard. Now its mostly sealing and sanding to clean it up.



 
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