Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!
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Hurb
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by Hurb » Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:14 am
finboy wrote:
too much going on for it to work...except it really fucking does!!!
Totally amazing amazing amazing!!
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by BearBoy » Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:01 am
Yeah, that looks great. Good work.
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by finboy » Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:01 am
the nut needs to come down 1-2MM, playing open chords is a bitch at the moment, but a tweak on the truss rod and a capo makes it workable. Unfortunately I start night shift tomorrow night, so i basically can't work on it for the next 15 days
added bonus, it has a strangle switch setup wired to the volume pot, which is a push/pull, because the jag neck pickup with strangle switch is pure win.
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by finboy » Sat Aug 08, 2015 2:18 am
ultratwin
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by ultratwin » Sat Aug 08, 2015 2:43 am
Wowzerz, finster.
Brilliant work and three cheers for tasteful creativity brought to fruition with adept skills.
finboy
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by finboy » Sat Aug 08, 2015 2:49 am
wish i was doing the heavy lifting myself, but my skills aren't there yet. Finishes are cooter, and the neck builds were cross. I can put them together, set them up, etc. but when I get some time I would really like to try doing the actual building/finishing. Cooter has really inspired me to try to re-bound the jag body as the binding andrewdoeshair did came off when the guitar was delivered (weather related, canada post left it outdoors). It is going to be a few days task, as I will have to sand out the old glue, tape off the finish, reglue the new binding in, file it to height without damaging the finish, AND clear coat it. Needless to say, that will be the hardest thing I have had to do on a guitar yet
finboy
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by finboy » Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:51 am
MattK
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by MattK » Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:26 am
Jesus, Cooter, I could EAT that neck. Tasty work indeed.
finboy
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by finboy » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:58 pm
some previews of new projects in development until my jag sells, that is my taxedermied dog, i bought that creepy thing for $20 in an antique shop lol
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by finboy » Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:12 pm
Getting ready for binding replacement *gulp*
Sizing this up for new routing templates
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by finboy » Thu Oct 29, 2015 1:20 am
From mjt:
Thomas
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by Thomas » Thu Oct 29, 2015 1:24 am
Looking good. I'm still semi-cursing you for snagging the 70s Strat neck before me. My 60s JM body really needs something similar.
finboy
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by finboy » Thu Oct 29, 2015 1:42 am
Still hunting for the right body for it, need walnut stain that doesn't cost major american money
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by finboy » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:40 pm
Not bad for a colour match
It's also a really close match to this which I was hoping for
Mjt ftw
db
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by db » Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:41 pm
Sexy! Al Pacino knows his Jaguars
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by jcyphe » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:57 am
Nice color.
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Thomas
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by Thomas » Thu Nov 12, 2015 5:58 pm
That looks really great. Ace colour!!
vojtasTS29
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by vojtasTS29 » Thu Nov 12, 2015 6:15 pm
That really is a nice guitar
finboy
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by finboy » Sat Nov 14, 2015 12:23 pm
Slight aging to reflect the above guitars, I asked for a slight bit more on the forearm ledge, other than that it's getting close
Thomas
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by Thomas » Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:02 pm
Who's making it for you? Hand built body?