MDF Mosrite

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:48 pm

I must confess, my son helped. And I had a sticky moment when I'd made them on the floor, then realised I didn't have room to stand them up.

Anyhow, Fran's thread. I'll blend back into the wallpaper...

I'm confused though, did you not buy that Eastwood as well Fran?

luke · Post by **luke** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:54 pm

Fran wrote: But the one thing i despise buying is the Mini Humbucker, the cheapest i can find is an Artec version at Â£40.

http://store.guitarfetish.com/minihumbuckers.html ?

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:57 pm

Malik wrote:
Fran wrote: But the one thing i despise buying is the Mini Humbucker, the cheapest i can find is an Artec version at Â£40.
http://store.guitarfetish.com/minihumbuckers.html ?

With the shipping he may not fair too much better there.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:23 am

endsjustifymeans wrote:
Malik wrote:
Fran wrote: But the one thing i despise buying is the Mini Humbucker, the cheapest i can find is an Artec version at Â£40.
http://store.guitarfetish.com/minihumbuckers.html ?
With the shipping he may not fair too much better there.

he should do, i checked and it worked about about 26 quid or so.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:20 pm

benecol wrote:I'm confused though, did you not buy that Eastwood as well Fran?

Aria Ventures model. Its awesome, the P90s sound mint.

Aye, i noticed some cheap mini humbuckers in the US but with shipping and the extra wait the Artec model looks favorite. Unless a second hand one crops up on bay.

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:49 am

Fran wrote:Control cavity routed this morning, sanded back and last coat of sanding sealer applied.
Not much spare time with the rest of this week but the next stage is the dreaded painting. Next door has an Air Brush which i am tempted to borrow, i really dont fancy struggling with aerosols again, plus they seem economically inefficient.

What are peoples thoughts to a neck with binding going on this? Would it look too none Mosrite despite having the same headstock?

This is cool. Good job.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:04 am

Fran wrote:
benecol wrote:I'm confused though, did you not buy that Eastwood as well Fran?
Aria Ventures model. Its awesome, the P90s sound mint.

Sounds nice - post a pic?

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:39 pm

benecol wrote:
Fran wrote:
benecol wrote:I'm confused though, did you not buy that Eastwood as well Fran?
Aria Ventures model. Its awesome, the P90s sound mint.
Sounds nice - post a pic?

Its not one of the newer ones by any chance?

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Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:27 pm

Noirie. wrote:
benecol wrote:
Fran wrote:Aria Ventures model. Its awesome, the P90s sound mint.
Sounds nice - post a pic?
Its not one of the newer ones by any chance?
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Yep, but in red. I got it new with a lowball offer, did'nt expect the seller to go for it seeing as i offered Â£50 less than he wanted.
If it was one of the old Aria Diamond models it would have cost me about as much as a Mosrite.

Anyway. Today, the neck arrived and all the bridge malarky. I mock put it together and its looking good, i just need to drill out/glue-in the post holders for the bridge and tail piece then its ready to paint. The neck is quite nice and makes this guitar Gibson scale (24.75), the binding is a nice touch but the back is painted black. So i could well be refinishing or stripping the neck too.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:05 pm

as an aside, i'm positive i saw a 60s mosrite ventures model on the vintage and rare guitars site going for Â£750 a couple of years ago, then i read that they sell for $5000?? d'you think they'd left a zero off it? maybe it was a reissue, but it wasn't listed as such, it said 1960-something. it had funny multi-coloured star inlays.

anyway, carry on...

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:12 am

I just got that same sanding sealer. It looks and smells exactly like Baileys. Tastes like shit though hurrumph

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:31 pm

Recent progress: post cups fitted for bridge and tail piece, primer coat being applied.

Here is a little mock picture of how the project is developing.

And the Primer coat being applied.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:32 pm

That looks great. I actually like the different contours on the body/guard on the treble edge. It looks nice

euan · Post by **euan** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:42 pm

Aye Fran looks good.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:57 pm

looks smashing, glad you didn't sell the 'guard.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:44 pm

I love where this project is going, nice work so far.

The sheer density of MDF makes me curious as to the potential it has as a substitute for hardwoods, and I'll be eager to hear teh toanes once finished.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:08 am

Based on how that budget Strat sounds, and the Lindert i would say it is sonically crisp and bright. But the single coils in them two guitars may be a big factor on that, interestingly the Plywood BC Rich i owned was also a bright sounding guitar in comparison to the mahogany neck thru model anyway.
I know manufacturers traditional prefer ash or alder over mahogany for 'brighter' sounds which is due to density i believe. Mahogany is more open grain, but you would assume once a good coat of finish is applied it would cancel a lot of these things out. I think the comparisons are more evident on the maple vs rosewood fretboard theory.

blacktaxi · Post by **blacktaxi** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:47 pm

Damn this is so awesome looking! Would really like to hear how it sounds.
From the looks of it - it should be amazing.

prospect · Post by **prospect** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:22 am

This is gonna be so cool!

Are you using Nitro or Poly?
What color did you settle on?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:10 pm

I picked the paint up today for the main color and started. I've chosen VW pastel white.
Its a slightly off white to give the guitar a more aged look about it, there was a Ford Ivory but it was too dramatic. The guitar would have looked like it had been played in smokey clubs for the last 30 years which imo would have been too false looking.

Hopefully it will be at the lacquer stage for monday. Meanwhile i need to pick up some wire and a jack, also bite the bullet on buying a mini humbucker. Having said that there is plenty of work to do on the neck yet.. sorry for the slow progress.