Whatcha doing? Project thread

[daan]

Re: Whatcha doing? Project thread

Finished this a couple weeks back. OG 70's Hondo body, refin'd 80's Charvel neck, Schaller bridge & tuners, Tusq XL nut, EMG 58 & 60, hand cut & polished aluminum control and jack plates, cleverly hidden plugged holes everywhere.

Holy crap this is awesome! Man I dig this! Great job!

 

[daan]

Re: Whatcha doing? Project thread

I'm playing "musical chairs" with some parts to finish a couple projects. First I had to dowel the stripped out neck holes


so I could do this

so I could use the other neck on this

 

[daan]

Re: Whatcha doing? Project thread

Oh and re-setting the bridge on this (again, don't work on your guitar after midnight, after doing several 12-hr shifts in a row.)


THis time I'm measuring it 42 extra times, and then using a drill press to drill the holes, I think using a hand drill (when I'm half awake) made me drill them off of where they should have been. Well that and after measuring the body 8 different ways the pickup routes are totally off center, I ignored them and just went off where the neck is (which is what I should have done the first time, duuuuuh)

 

[King IzzO)))]

Re: Whatcha doing? Project thread

Always use a center punch.

 

[Wattage]

Re: Whatcha doing? Project thread

This is absolutely killer!!!

Heres my project! Just got her finished today actually! Heres the specs:

Neck: Ibanez S-series S520EX Original Wizard profile (Scalloped)
Body: 60th Anniversary Fender American Standard body in Jade Perl Metallic finish.
Pickguard: Custom Warmoth Cream/black/cream
Configuration: H/S
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Jason Becker Perpetual Burn humbucker (with coil split)
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan YJM Fury Neck single Coil
Controls: 2 vol, 3-way, and coil split (bridge vol is 500k, neck vol is 250k)

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The knobs are just spare knobs off my 2011 American standard HSS Strat... I'll be getting flashier knobs later lol