Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:56 pm
Sorry Jon i have'nt recieved them. Its no aggro, i can pick some up..
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:33 pm
good jorb fran!
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:30 pm
Fucking noice work straightening that bitch up.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:05 pm
Thanks guys.
Obviously the neck will need a shim now i've opted for the TOM.
I got a lot of the components on the SP and Control plate tonight, i'm getting impatient to play it now. I used 500k mini alpha pots, i got an orange drop cap too (humbucker value) and a sideways Jazzy 3-way switch.
My router would'nt take the control cavity deep enough so the sooner the new one comes the better.
Obviously the neck will need a shim now i've opted for the TOM.
I got a lot of the components on the SP and Control plate tonight, i'm getting impatient to play it now. I used 500k mini alpha pots, i got an orange drop cap too (humbucker value) and a sideways Jazzy 3-way switch.
My router would'nt take the control cavity deep enough so the sooner the new one comes the better.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:50 pm
I got it all wired up, all ready to go. Just need to fit two Mustang vanity switches then its a case of stringing this bitch up.
A couple of minus points:
1/ TOM is gold so that needs changing
2/ Control plate is brushed Aluminium or something so it does'nt match the trem.
Other than that i am really happy with how its turned out so far. A few pics..
A couple of minus points:
1/ TOM is gold so that needs changing
2/ Control plate is brushed Aluminium or something so it does'nt match the trem.
Other than that i am really happy with how its turned out so far. A few pics..
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:01 pm
How's the weight of it? Heavier than a normal one by some distance?
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:25 pm
They are similar James. To be honest the control cavities are 30mm deep and the pup/3-way one combined is large. I purposefully removed a lot of timber to get the weight down and it also meant less jig work.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:07 pm
Really good job Fran! Looks great.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:09 pm
Fucking hell mate, you don't dick around
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:11 pm
Rofl, I reckon it's a Blue Peter situation and he's been doing it for months. Looks great, Fran! :D I'm very miffed that those switches haven't got to you, though.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:11 pm
That God T-O-M is basically so heinous I want to die but because it's Fran's guitar it is perfectly acceptable.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:58 pm
Hahahah.. "God TOM". Definitely. Prefer that to Gold.
It was never intended to be permanent but i might keep it for lulz.
I know Jon, i've just browsed for switches and it appears Maplin dont stock that size. On ebay if the seller can stick the word Jazzmaster or Mustang in on the title it seems to bump the price up 3 times more than any other switch
Thanks Lamp.
It was never intended to be permanent but i might keep it for lulz.
I know Jon, i've just browsed for switches and it appears Maplin dont stock that size. On ebay if the seller can stick the word Jazzmaster or Mustang in on the title it seems to bump the price up 3 times more than any other switch
Thanks Lamp.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:12 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:37 pm
hell yeahFran wrote:Just keeping the Bronco headstock icemaniCEByTes wrote:yes it´s off ... if you don´t bolted yet can do clean fix up
else will need fill the wholes and do again
getting amazing yours Jag-stang ?
found an name ?
I re-drilled the holes after filling them using cocktail sticks and pva glue lolz. Everything is in line now as the strings show..
it´s gonna kick original jag-stang asses like my surf stangPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:06 pm
PaINT IT SHERWOOD
Actually it looks pretty good as is
Actually it looks pretty good as is
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:44 pm
I really, really think it needs to be a color... Unless you can get it like, clearcoat shiny with the wax or whatever. It looks... unfinished as in incomplete, or maybe like some guy with a beard from Tennessee made it, not a respectable British gent.
You've gone this far, you owe it paint
I think the gold TOM isn't the worst look, deriving more ugliness from being a TOM than being gold (seeing TOMs on guitars reminds me of going to a hot rod show and realizing everything, regardless of make, has a Chevy engine). Go gold stock bridge!!! Yeah. I need to settle down a bit.
You've gone this far, you owe it paint
I think the gold TOM isn't the worst look, deriving more ugliness from being a TOM than being gold (seeing TOMs on guitars reminds me of going to a hot rod show and realizing everything, regardless of make, has a Chevy engine). Go gold stock bridge!!! Yeah. I need to settle down a bit.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:25 pm
Jagermeister wrote: It looks... like some guy with a beard from Tennessee made it
It will buff up more but that is the idea of that finish, its kind of open grain. To be honest adding colour will bump the cost up considerably. It was always intended as a project on a budget and i cant afford it.. this time.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:33 pm
i like just the wood, keep your budget and your mojo
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:30 pm
So... i got bored with the natural finish already. On Fenders it seems incomplete to me. I managed to pick up a red tort sp so i'm thinking of the black body red tort combo like my Jagmaster.
Started priming, i'm using a primer/filler that will hopefully get me decent results.
Started priming, i'm using a primer/filler that will hopefully get me decent results.
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:32 pm
haha, cool.
I reckon that's somehow look well with the gold tom too. It'll still look sort of DIYish, but with the black and tort the colours'll be rich enough that'd it'll look good, like.
I reckon that's somehow look well with the gold tom too. It'll still look sort of DIYish, but with the black and tort the colours'll be rich enough that'd it'll look good, like.