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I'm needing a set of p90s.
I've got a new matched set of alnico single coils with white robroe covers from MyRareGuitars that have never been installed. Not sure how those sound. I've also got a matched set of ceramics from a 1984 Squier Bullet 1. They have black strat covers. They have a real decent sound and output. I'm not sure what brand or how expensive your p90s are but I'm just looking for a cheap set of creme colored p90s for a tele project.
If your interested I'll take some pics and get you some output readings.

A matched headstock....

I sacrificed the Jagstang neck I had (Which by the way is nicer than the nicest Mustang neck I've ever played). She now has a color headstock. I'll be putting a Jaguar decal (Since I decided to make 99 % Jag) There were some extra holes drilled in it cuz somebody had put different tuners on it before I got it, I filled those with grain filler. I also wetsanded the whole back with #220 and then #800 (I know big jump, but that's all I had handy)

I put a bit of stain on an old shirt and slightly applied 1 very light coat on the back except the heel area. The serial # and the made in Japan were left intact. There is no color difference with the sanded part and the non sanded part. (There was before I stained it, very faint but you could see it).

Lookin' GREAT!

Lookin' GREAT!

Not as nice as your projects Fuller, but working towards it!

Dont know how I double posted but... that Jag does look fantastic!

Beautiful. Can't wait to see this finished.

Thank you,

I't probably wont be done for another month.

I've yet to buy the freaking rhythm plate, switches and pots, paint needs to cure, decal.

Damn you Fullerplast, I kinda want shielding plates like yours now!

Those plates are really cheap at ACE Hardware, couple of bucks... and they're easy to cut.

Is that an original body? It looks ash... very rare on a Jag until the mid 70s. They only used ash on blonde finishes, not many Jags had it.

The middle stripe being too fat kind of upsets me, but aside from that it's looking fantastic

Mike wrote:The middle stripe being too fat kind of upsets me, but aside from that it's looking fantastic

Nah, I think it sort of has to be a bit bigger because it's on a different body. I notied it being thicker, but I think it works because it looks a bit beefier, like, if that makes sense.

fullerplast wrote:Those plates are really cheap at ACE Hardware, couple of bucks... and they're easy to cut.

Is that an original body? It looks ash... very rare on a Jag until the mid 70s. They only used ash on blonde finishes, not many Jags had it.

It's a Rob(original) body and yes it is ash.

I think the stripes do need to be proportionately thicker than the standard Mustang's stripes because of the bigger body shape on a Jag. (Not that I even thought about it, I just went with what I had available for masking tape)

cooterfinger wrote:That's a negative on sanding color coats. I try not to even touch the color coats if it's a metallic color because your taking some of the flakes off each time you do. I put a can and a half of clear on it then hang it up for a month. For wetsanding I use baby oil and 800, 1000 and 2000 grit paper. I used to wetsand with soapy water but it seems like the baby oil works much better and a couple of drops will go a long way.

That's only on the top coat, right? Surely baby oil would prevent paint from sticking if you tried to paint over it?

tribi9 wrote:I also wetsanded the whole back with #220 and then #800 (I know big jump, but that's all I had handy)

Did you go through the poly, or just knock the gloss off it?

MatthewK wrote:

tribi9 wrote:I also wetsanded the whole back with #220 and then #800 (I know big jump, but that's all I had handy)

Did you go through the poly, or just knock the gloss off it?

I got the body stained from ROb(og) No Poly was removed.

Sorry - snipped too much, I was actually referring to the neck from the Jagstang.

Oh, no problem. I went right to the wood with the neck. It sanded off really easy.

Are you working on a neck right now Matthew?

I had an idea to refinish my old junk Strat copy for my six-year-old - she wants "fire" painted on it. I had contemplated taking the poly off the neck, but it's painted black and I am afraid of what might appear if I did!

Just wondered if knocking the gloss off might make it a bit more playable. It's a piece of rubbish but with some care it might make a fun thrasher.

Well I got the decal from Cooterfinger. I find these are slightly nicer than Jodedcal's. Here is decal freshly put on.



Also I think Rob(Og) is right and the body might be cursed. I had put a couple of coats of clear, but needed to touch up to touch up the back so I did 2 coats of color again. (I was out of clear at the time, so I put the guitar away) When the clear came in, (A week later) I had forgotten I had touched up the back, so I went heavy on the first coat but since the back had been touched up the paint started cracking.

The front was fine since it already had clear, however I went way too heavy on the back and it sort of dripped around to the front. So you see those 2 -3 spots now on the front.

I'm out of paint and each can is $25 bones, so I think Im just going to keep clearcoating it like that. (This shit was sanded down so it feels smooth to the touch)



And most of the parts are here, having a hard time buying the roller switches, so I'll probably wire it without one. The white guard I got didn't fit, but I git this tort one, I got as a trade. I got one Jag PU, the ones I got from cooterfinger are too small.

Lookin' good.