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First Build: jaguar!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:47 pm
by ykyk69
Finally got my parts from warmoth, an alder jaguar body weighing 4lbs 8oz, and my maple rosewood neck with cream dots and a nice chunky fatback contour(it feels even bigger than my '78 bronco neck!). I have almost all the other parts except electronics/pickups/wiring and screws.
the body with around 7 coats of Tru oil and buffed with #0000 steel wool, which was really nice to work with and super easy to get nice results on a first time finish
neck with about 7 coats of tru oil and buffed with #0000 steel wool
body and neck together
headstock with layout to drill holes to install tuners
and the brown shell pickguard blank from warmoth i'll be cutting a my pickguard out of as i dont want to do the chrome plates
ill post again soon when more progress is made
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:57 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
that pickguard shit is wild.
what kind of pickup configuration?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:04 pm
by ykyk69
haha yeah i couldnt resist buying the "shell" pickguard material.
im not sure on pickups yet, i was thinking maybe 2 Seymour Duncan Phat Cat p-90's or wide range humbuckers if i can somehow find them for a good price
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:23 am
by Haze
p-rails, dog
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:20 am
by ykyk69
has anybody on here tried out or heard things about tonerider pickups? just discovered them and reviews ive been reading are pretty good and they're cheap(78$ for a pair of humbuckers or p-90's)
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:20 am
by gaybear
digging the pick guard colour
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:17 am
by ykyk69
got the tuners in! got these used schallers from a music store thats helping me out on the project.
knob options... what do y'all like?
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:14 am
by hotrodperlmutter
i like that black and white witch hat against the pickguard, but i'm not sure how they'd look sitting on the chrome jag control plate.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:12 am
by cur
He don't want the chrome. Thought both the black types. Maybe white stripe one best.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:20 am
by hotrodperlmutter
oh yeah, i forgot i'm not the only one who haets them!
black and white! yEAH
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:06 am
by ykyk69
i might do the chrome control plate, i ordered one yesterday but might end up just using it to trace for a template. I swiped those big reverb and speed knobs off of a broken organ and id have to get some weird pots to get them to fit on or i might try drilling them out or something, maybe file the side of solid shaft pots. probably to much of a hassle but they are so preeeetty
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:00 am
by taylornutt
I will just answer for Haze and (myself).....Bronco Knobs!!!! Best knobs in the world. Well know fact.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:12 am
by ykyk69
if i happened to find me nice set o them bronco knobs for free, they would be the #1 choice for sure, but you see i don't ave much extra money and i have all these nice sets of knobs i salvaged so ima use one of them.
Also i ended up buying AVRI jag pickups as they were under 80 buxxx
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:59 pm
by ykyk69
got the graphtech nut fit, still gotta get the slots cut though.
pots, jack, and cap, still need 3-way toggle
kittens watching me work
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:30 am
by ykyk69
cut the pickguard today. rough cut it on a band saw then used files and sand paper to smooth and (kind of) bevel the edges.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:54 am
by taylornutt
No Rhythm Circuit?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:06 am
by ykyk69
not rhythm circuit for now
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:07 am
by hotrodperlmutter
NEVAR!!!1
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:33 am
by rlm2112
This looks crazy...in a good way. Keep updating!
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:28 pm
by ykyk69
cut the control plate, hows pot/jack placement look?
