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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:02 am
by taylornutt
benadrian wrote:taylornutt wrote:
Witch Hat knobs rule! Choosing knobs for a guitar is sometimes the most difficult aesthetic choice.
Ben
I originally was going with Jaguar knobs, but the Witch hats won out in the end. Though I love the stock knobs on my new Jaguar.
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:39 am
by Haze
Total Cost: $582
2x Jazzmaster Decals - $20
70s F Tuners - $40
B&D Neck - $136
Body - $60
F Neck Plate - $13
Roller Knobs - $20
MIJ Trem Unit - $45
RI Mustang Bridge - $30
AVRI Pickup Set - $90
Pickguard - $22
Wiring Setuo [includes all pots, switches, caps and cloth wire] - $75
Misc. Screws - $6
Slotted Bone Nut - $4
Strap Buttons - $2
Shielding Tape - $14
Trem Arm - $5
My father is covering paint. Still to get is a clear/tint for the neck since its unfinished.
I'm sure lots of people will say its expensive for a project but who eh, who cares! I got a great deal on the allparts.com stuff [dealer cost] so that helps. Still don't have a bracket for the mini pots so i'm going to try and make one myself from dimensions/what will fit my guard/body when it returns.
Still waiting on robert for the body work.
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:32 pm
by Haze
looks like robert's been busy:
sounds like everything should be coming in next week
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:00 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
loox gweat
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:55 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
in b4 update pics
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:56 pm
by Haze
Big stuff in today.
Bridge screws wern't right, BUT THEY WERE FUCKING GOLD!
EXTRA MOJO TONES!
Neck looks quality
w/ decal
EXTRA:
J Bass neck for my Dad, top quality
Jaguar neck for a fellow shortscaler
i'm going to sign the heel for haze tones
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:59 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
hlysht
those necks are fucking hawt. you tinting yours?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:01 pm
by Haze
yeah, same tint as the J Bass neck
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:02 pm
by endsjustifymeans
neck is gorgeous.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:06 pm
by Haze
Feels perdy good too, i'm going to gloss the hell out of it!
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:13 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
let me know what you use, i'll have to follow suit.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:19 pm
by Haze
Reranch clear tint. Ordering today actually.
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:10 am
by CROSS
Wow. Is that the jaguar neck which has the veneer fretboard?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:20 am
by Haze
Beats me. It was the only jaguar neck that allparts carry.
The body is en route from robert. Cool cool cool
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:54 am
by Aeon
Do you suppose Robert would do another body? I have a jagmaster body lying about that could be used for a project, but lack proper skills to do filling/routing/etc.
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:35 am
by Haze
Beats me, you'll have to take that up with robert. From my understanding he's been busy with his move to aen-land, NAMM and Dwarfcraft.
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:49 am
by Haze
So the body came in from robert today. Looks like its just going to need a new body, this one just has too many things that aren't lining up right.
here is why:
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This is with the pickup routes lined up:
with the neck pocket lined up
neck in pocket
not quite snug
as far in as the neck goes, also pushes out the right side of the pocket
where the guard looks like it should be, pickup routes out of line but the neck pocket is lined up [if the neck would fit
i forget where these were lined up at
looks like an allparts body is my best bet. Not terribly happy about it but it'll have to do
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:39 am
by Mages
you have to file down the neck pocket part of the pickguard. line everything else up where it goes and then file the neck pocket down until it lines up. pretty much every pickguard I've ever gotten I've had to do this before it would fit.
for the neck pocket in the body you should be able to work that down some way as well. if it's not snug you can always put a shim in there.
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:32 am
by Haze
had another look at the body with my dad, who i am building the guitar with. it'll be some good work but we'll see if we can make this body work
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:03 pm
by Mages
Haze wrote:
what is that line in the neck pocket? is that as far as the neck goes? if the neck can bolt in there and you can push the pickguard up to that line it should work fine as long (as the bridge is in the right spot in correlation to that line in the pocket).