Hi Flyer in the works! PG.3 Loads of Pictures
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Got it sanded up and ready to start spraying later tonight. I want to make sure it is dry. (Had to wipe it down after sanding.) I went for a distressed look. Kind of dig it!
20141007_213846 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20141008_170453 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20141008_170530 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr



Last edited by HNB on Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
I wetsanded the headstock and used some steel wool to match the satin finish on the rest of the neck. Got the tuners and stuff back on. Turned out great!
IMG_20141011_135648 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Wetsanded today! I did 600 and then hit it with synthetic steel wool and then 3000 wetsanding paper to give it a nice satin finish. LOVE it. Nice and smooth and has a finish similar to the neck.
Tried to get the ground wire to the bridge, but it wouldn't grab on so I just fed it in to the tremolo cavity and grounded it there. Thimbles fit right in.
20141024_132911 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
I put the guard on so I could place the pickup rings. I also put tape down so I could mark the drill spots on the tape.
20141024_133822 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
I put the pickup in place and used a pencil to make dots where the holes needed to be drilled.
20141024_135910 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
I drilled the holes on the dots and took the tape off to screw them down.
20141024_140031 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
After I got the pickups mounted, I did all the wiring with the guard and tested it and closed it up.
20141024_153354 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
I checked the neck to see if the holes matched.... of course they didn't so I glued dowels in the holes and sanded them flush. Then I put the neck on the body and lined it up with the bridge to clamp in place. I drilled the upper two holes and screwed in those two. I checked again to see if the neck was straight and then I drilled the bottom two screw holes and mounted the neck completely. I put strings on it losely (So the dowels with glue can setup and stuff.) Here is how it looks!
20141024_164926 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20141024_164940 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20141024_165004 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20141024_165021 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20141024_165036 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20141024_165202 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20141024_165210 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20141024_165220 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
Tried to get the ground wire to the bridge, but it wouldn't grab on so I just fed it in to the tremolo cavity and grounded it there. Thimbles fit right in.

I put the guard on so I could place the pickup rings. I also put tape down so I could mark the drill spots on the tape.

I put the pickup in place and used a pencil to make dots where the holes needed to be drilled.

I drilled the holes on the dots and took the tape off to screw them down.

After I got the pickups mounted, I did all the wiring with the guard and tested it and closed it up.

I checked the neck to see if the holes matched.... of course they didn't so I glued dowels in the holes and sanded them flush. Then I put the neck on the body and lined it up with the bridge to clamp in place. I drilled the upper two holes and screwed in those two. I checked again to see if the neck was straight and then I drilled the bottom two screw holes and mounted the neck completely. I put strings on it losely (So the dowels with glue can setup and stuff.) Here is how it looks!








Straplocks came in this afternoon so it is all good. Going to let the newly drilled neck set up a bit before I tune it up and intonate.
Looks great! I am very happy with how it turned out.
20141024_225359 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

