First Build: jaguar!

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:39 pm

looks spot on.

i dig it

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:24 pm

that pickguard is one crazy tort.
(but I like it)
You need to think on the guitars color, or some interesting tint on lacquer.
like the progress !

this is what I would enjoy on a jaguar.. a wood with lacquer, and a bright red/blue/green pickguard,would
look bad ass.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:29 pm

izodiak wrote:that pickguard is one crazy tort.
(but I like it)
You need to think on the guitars color, or some interesting tint on lacquer.
like the progress !

Totally.
Lookin' sweet as hell. Body colour could make or break though.

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:23 pm

for now im gunna just leave it natural cause its finished with tru oil, but i do plan on doing a color this spring when things warm up. i dont think it would be a good idea to paint it with all the cold and snow around. im also planning on going to se tech college in red wing mn next fall for guitar building and repair so i might also wait until i have guitar finishing classes to do it then

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:50 am

cut out the holes for pickups today with my trusty hand drill and files, as well as screw holes

also got my chrome control plate. which do you guys like? chrome or brown shell?

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:56 am

the separate brown shell control plate actually looks really cool. maybe you could do the upper control plate the same way.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:18 am

Mages wrote:the separate brown shell control plate actually looks really cool. maybe you could do the upper control plate the same way.

this^

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:04 am

serfx wrote:
Mages wrote:the separate brown shell control plate actually looks really cool. maybe you could do the upper control plate the same way.
this^

agreed

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:07 pm

ahhh you guys should have said that sooner cause that's a great idea but what would i do about the hole i drilled that would then be in the wrong place???

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:13 pm

not worry about it at all?

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:32 pm

hahaha! thanks serfx you're right.

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:23 pm

got my last part today (toggle switch) and wired everything up. i ran into some troubles but eventually figured it out and got everything working properly and wired neatly.

now it's at the shop awaiting to have the nut filed and fit for 13's and be set up.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:22 am

looks awesome

great job man
when you get it back do a demo.

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:58 pm

got it back from the shop today and it sounds soo beautiful and beeeeefy!!! i had it strung with 13-56 and tuned C G C F G C which turned out sweet cause bending is still easy.

i'll post pics later and a sound demo soon.

i love this guitar!!!

JohnnyTheBoy · Post by **JohnnyTheBoy** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:49 pm

Nice result fella!
This has lots of things going for it...
Gorgeous pickguard...clean & unfussy natural look..hhhmmm I bet it sounds great!
Dont need no rhythm malarkey...keep it like that

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:49 pm

Really cool.

The quailty of the Warmoth body & neck good? It looks it, but that may just be your finishing

been thinking of maybe ordering a neck or body off them if ebay doesn't bring up anything.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:51 pm

that looks surprisingly good.

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:29 pm

the quality of warmoth parts is definitely good!

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:33 pm

now for pictures!!!

it plays super nice, still figuring out the bridge a little. i had to put some gunk in the screw threads and file out the low C saddle, but i'm loving the AVRI pickups.

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:36 pm

now for pictures!!!

it plays super nice, still figuring out the bridge a little. i had to put some gunk in the screw threads and file out the low C saddle, but i'm loving the AVRI pickups.