First Build: jaguar!

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:47 pm

Finally got my parts from warmoth, an alder jaguar body weighing 4lbs 8oz, and my maple rosewood neck with cream dots and a nice chunky fatback contour(it feels even bigger than my '78 bronco neck!). I have almost all the other parts except electronics/pickups/wiring and screws.

the body with around 7 coats of Tru oil and buffed with #0000 steel wool, which was really nice to work with and super easy to get nice results on a first time finish

neck with about 7 coats of tru oil and buffed with #0000 steel wool

body and neck together

headstock with layout to drill holes to install tuners

and the brown shell pickguard blank from warmoth i'll be cutting a my pickguard out of as i dont want to do the chrome plates

ill post again soon when more progress is made

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:57 pm

that pickguard shit is wild.

what kind of pickup configuration?

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:04 pm

haha yeah i couldnt resist buying the "shell" pickguard material.

im not sure on pickups yet, i was thinking maybe 2 Seymour Duncan Phat Cat p-90's or wide range humbuckers if i can somehow find them for a good price

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:23 am

p-rails, dog

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:20 am

has anybody on here tried out or heard things about tonerider pickups? just discovered them and reviews ive been reading are pretty good and they're cheap(78$ for a pair of humbuckers or p-90's)

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:20 am

digging the pick guard colour

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:17 am

got the tuners in! got these used schallers from a music store thats helping me out on the project.

knob options... what do y'all like?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:14 am

i like that black and white witch hat against the pickguard, but i'm not sure how they'd look sitting on the chrome jag control plate.

cur · Post by **cur** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:12 am

He don't want the chrome. Thought both the black types. Maybe white stripe one best.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:20 am

oh yeah, i forgot i'm not the only one who haets them!

black and white! yEAH

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:06 am

i might do the chrome control plate, i ordered one yesterday but might end up just using it to trace for a template. I swiped those big reverb and speed knobs off of a broken organ and id have to get some weird pots to get them to fit on or i might try drilling them out or something, maybe file the side of solid shaft pots. probably to much of a hassle but they are so preeeetty

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:00 am

I will just answer for Haze and (myself).....Bronco Knobs!!!! Best knobs in the world. Well know fact.

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:12 am

if i happened to find me nice set o them bronco knobs for free, they would be the #1 choice for sure, but you see i don't ave much extra money and i have all these nice sets of knobs i salvaged so ima use one of them.

Also i ended up buying AVRI jag pickups as they were under 80 buxxx

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:59 pm

got the graphtech nut fit, still gotta get the slots cut though.

pots, jack, and cap, still need 3-way toggle

kittens watching me work

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:30 am

cut the pickguard today. rough cut it on a band saw then used files and sand paper to smooth and (kind of) bevel the edges.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:54 am

No Rhythm Circuit?

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:06 am

not rhythm circuit for now

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:07 am

NEVAR!!!1

rlm2112 · Post by **rlm2112** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:33 am

This looks crazy...in a good way. Keep updating!

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:28 pm

cut the control plate, hows pot/jack placement look?