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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 1:06 am
by HNB
Rosewood neck came in and was beautiful before tung oil.... but after... OMG (Sorry for the tons of photos. I am just stoked on how good it looks.)
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 2:03 pm
by HNB
Coat two wiped on. Not sure how many I will do. I have seen people say 3-4 or even up to 8-10....
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 1:53 am
by HNB
I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the fretboard until I got a little tung oil on it when doing the front of the headstock, so I figured I would finish it as well. I am thinking that will make it like an all maple neck where it won't need anything except cleaning every so often since it will be finished.
Speaking of the fretboard.... the brown is just so pretty!
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 1:54 am
by HNB
Looks like that is how Fender did it.
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:51 pm
by HNB
Mock up with new guard.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:23 am
by HNB
Neck is done with finish coats and drying. I wiped on the tenth coat this evening. Really glad I put the finish on it. Looks much better. Just will need to let it dry fully before I install the tuners and nut.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Before and After
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:18 pm
by HNB
Clear coat done! Curing time....
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 10:54 pm
by HNB
Headstock getting closer. It will look different with more clear. This is sanded smooth for the application of the nice logo there.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 11:34 pm
by HNB
Headstock is pretty much done and curing.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:56 pm
by HNB
Nut installed. Need to order a set of tuners still.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Modified the routs a little more to get the pickups and guard to fit right.
Like a glove now. The body isn't quite cured, so I am letting it hang some more now.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:12 pm
by Bacchus
That neck is a bit great looking.
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 3:34 am
by HNB
I figured I should work on this guitar as well while I was feeling motivated.
Wetsanded it first.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Got the pickguard wired up.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Kill switch.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Screwed the guard down to the body.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Installed tuners on the neck.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Attached the neck to the body and strap buttons.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Just need strings so I can attach the string tree and finish it all up. It is looking great!
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 3:43 am
by Nick
That neck is gorgeous. Looking good.
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:20 am
by Thomas
That's a real beaut!! Nice work.
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:19 pm
by HNB
All done. Strings on and string tree is installed. The nut I got doesn't seem quite right. The spacing looks a little off, but it works ok. Pickups sounds good. The middle sound and neck sound are almost the same, but the bridge is very bright and jangley. I like it.
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Not bad for about a day of working.
Two guitars put together!
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Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:32 am
by Thomas
Bronco style knobs would look great on that JM colour scheme.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:54 pm
by HNB
Totally agree!
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 3:33 pm
by vojtasTS29
That's a very very sick jazzblaster! At first when you started the build, i was like umm i don't like that neck at all, but as a whole it just looks amazing!
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 6:49 pm
by singlepup
Love the headstock so much!
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:01 pm
by HNB
It ended up being kind of a hodgepodge mix of things because of roadblocks. I love how it turned out though. Very different from my initial or even mid way plan for it.