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Post by j48johnson on Mar 7, 2007 1:41:06 GMT -5
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Post by spitfire23bc on Mar 7, 2007 6:55:54 GMT -5
That is a thing of beauty!
I am going slightly GREEN with envy...
What's it got under the bonnet?
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Post by mch on Mar 7, 2007 11:53:48 GMT -5
That is a job very well done!!! The finishing is first class.
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Post by UnklMickey on Mar 7, 2007 15:18:10 GMT -5
hi MCH,
the other members must have been so impressed with your build pix in those other threads, that they forgot to give you a proper welcome.
so here ya go....
WELCOME TO GUITARNUTS2.
you're right, the finish is definitely top-drawer.
J48Johnson,
please don't look at this as nit-picking, but you need to do a little fine-tuning on that cavity cover.
with a build this nice, leaving the screw heads standing proud like that is just not up to the standard you set with the rest of it.
a bit of remedial work with the counter-sink is definitely called for.
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Post by vonFrenchie on Mar 7, 2007 20:06:39 GMT -5
The only, ONLY problem I can see is that the electronics cover is raised up off the guitar. Thats something as small as a scuff underneath your car's bumper. Other than that tiny (.01% of the aesthetics) this guitar is AWESOME!
I normally dont like guitars with the strat body style but this is definately one of the better guitars I've seen on here.
99.99 out of 100
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Post by ChrisK on Mar 8, 2007 1:03:29 GMT -5
Fantastic. Now, whatever you do, don't tell us about the body, the neck, the pickups, the finish, or the controls.  You could tell us about the Hipshot Baby Grand Bridge since we do know about it. ;D  BTW, the company that I work for used to be in Copley and moved to Independence a few years ago, so I spend a bit of time in the guitar stores around Cleveland. |
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Post by j48johnson on Mar 8, 2007 10:00:05 GMT -5
That is a thing of beauty! I am going slightly GREEN with envy... What's it got under the bonnet? Uh, bonnet? Sorry but I'm not sure what you mean by bonnet.  |
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Post by j48johnson on Mar 8, 2007 10:05:17 GMT -5
J48Johnson, please don't look at this as nit-picking, but you need to do a little fine-tuning on that cavity cover. with a build this nice, leaving the screw heads standing proud like that is just not up to the standard you set with the rest of it. a bit of remedial work with the counter-sink is definitely called for. I didn't take it as nit picking at all! I was thinking the same thing. On the next build, it will be done! Building is addictive! ;D This one however, is done. When I make the second one, it will show improvement over the first. Small things like the cover or the screws standing proud. See? It gives me a reason to make a second one! (Like I needed a reason!) |
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Post by ux4484 on Mar 8, 2007 10:13:53 GMT -5
That is a thing of beauty! I am going slightly GREEN with envy... What's it got under the bonnet? Uh, bonnet? Sorry but I'm not sure what you mean by bonnet. you'll note Spitfire's location  ;D |
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Post by j48johnson on Mar 8, 2007 10:27:59 GMT -5
Fantastic. Now, whatever you do, don't tell us about the body, the neck, the pickups, the finish, or the controls. You could tell us about the Hipshot Baby Grand Bridge since we do know about it. ;D BTW, the company that I work for used to be in Copley and moved to Independence a few years ago, so I spend a bit of time in the guitar stores around Cleveland. It that meant to give you the low-down on what I made her out of, here's the list O' parts. Fender Output Jack Fender Switch Tips (For 5-Way Switch) Hoveland Musicap .047 @1000 V Gibson 300kOhm Pot. Linear Taper Long Shaft (Tone) Gibson 500kOhm Pot. Audio Taper Long Shaft (Volume) Seymour Duncan SH-1 ‘59(Neck) Seymour Duncan SL59-1N Little ’59 (Middle) Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader (Bridge) Q Parts Shell Dome Knob Black w/ Natural Abalone Gotoh Locking Tuning Keys (Black) Dunlop Dual Design Straplok System Black neck plate and screws Black Strat Jack Plate Hipshot Baby Grand guitar bridge in black finish Mighty Mite Fender Strat. Neck (MM2925) Black Pick guard Material .090 3/16” Metal Black Humbucker Mounting Rings Black Metal Mounting Ring For Single-coil Pickup Black String Retainers Qtr. Sawn Philippine Mahogany Lumber Quilted Figured Maple Top ½” Quilted Figured Maple Top ¼” ColorTone Concentrated Vintage amber Liquid Stain ColorTone Water base Grain Filler ColorTone Aerosol Guitar Lacquer ColorTone Clear sanding sealer Preval Spray Unit Pipettes Mixing cups Shielding Paint and Tape Assorted sanding paper from 80 grit to 2000 grit Buffing pads Med. polishing compound Fine polishing compound Swirl Remover As far as the Hipshot Baby Grand.... It looks clean on the guitar and is very functional. When I layed the body out to drill the holes for the bridge studs, I set it up, (I hoped), to have the bridge bottomed out against the studs so it would transfer all of the vibration from the strings into the body. There are adjustments to set the intonation on the bridge itself, but I wanted to keep them bottomed out so more metal would be touching the studs. What I mean by that is there is a little allen set screw in the bridge behind each stud. If you loosen up the locking nut and turn the set screw in, you will add length to the distance from the nut to bridge. Tighten the lock nut back down and away you go. Once I did that, all of the intonation would be set by the adjustable saddles. Also, I (tried) to build the intonation into the guitar. By this I mean I offset the studs by 3/16". Low "E" is set 3/16" of an inch farther from the nut than the high "E". Here, I'll show you what I mean...     The last picture shows my template that I made with everything penciled in on it. You can see the angle of the bridge. Once finished, this is what it looks like....  See how the low "E" is set back from the high "E"? |
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Post by j48johnson on Mar 8, 2007 10:30:05 GMT -5
I'll answer Spitfire's question, but I'll be dammed if I know what he means! (sorry for being a dumb a$$).
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Post by ux4484 on Mar 8, 2007 10:56:41 GMT -5
I'll answer Spitfire's question, but I'll be dammed if I know what he means! (sorry for being a dumb a$$). Don't sweat it....It's not a term many here in the colonies are familiar with . BTW....  Is that a cat under the hood!! I'll bet it screams ;D ;D |
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Post by UnklMickey on Mar 8, 2007 11:04:19 GMT -5
Uh, bonnet? Sorry but I'm not sure what you mean by bonnet. you'll note Spitfire's location ;D in general, i like those sort of terms. but i don't think "she's got junk in the boot" would work, eh |
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Post by UnklMickey on Mar 8, 2007 11:14:40 GMT -5
ya know, i mostly like the bridge, but there's something unsettling about it.
i noticed the strings make a definite turn as they go over the saddles.
also, it seems like it has a generous amount of bias in the mounting angle, yet the saddles need to be adjusted quite far from center on the E and G.
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Post by spitfire23bc on Mar 8, 2007 13:17:03 GMT -5
I'll answer Spitfire's question, but I'll be dammed if I know what he means! (sorry for being a dumb a$$). Sorry for the cryptic colloquialism...  "What's under the bonnet?" = "What makes her go?" What pickups are in there, how is she wired etc? From your parts list I would hazard a guess at standard Strat wiring... Personally I don't think I would have been able to resist a coil-tap or something, but that's what comes of spending too much time on this forum! ;D |
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Post by ChrisK on Mar 8, 2007 21:35:21 GMT -5
Auto(u)mo(u)tively speaking;
Bonnet = hood
Boot = trunk
It's a local flavo(u)ring, a colo(u)ring common in the UK, where they apparently have a great surplus stock of the letter "u" (and a shortage of the letter "z").
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Post by hammeroff on Mar 9, 2007 0:07:48 GMT -5
Beautiful looking guitar!!! Great job!
Personally, I'd be a little afraid to play it; it's literally that shiny!
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Post by 96telesrule on Sept 8, 2007 2:38:33 GMT -5
dude here is what i got so far i've got just a couple coats of laquer on it..... but what should i do to really make it shine as yours does ..... i know there is certain sandpapers and buffing etc. but im kind of lost as to which stuff to use and when lol any help would be appreciated  yea it is one that i sanded down and did it take a while (didnt like the thought of using a chemical stripper on my guitar), but it was worth it.... but now if i could just get the finish done i would be happy |
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Post by 96telesrule on Sept 11, 2007 0:35:12 GMT -5
that guitar looks beter than most high end guitars, only beat by a few
awesome job
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Post by j48johnson on Sept 30, 2007 8:05:56 GMT -5
I used several coats of nitro. lacquer, let it cure/gas off for a month, dry sanded with 400, (sanding left to right), dry sanded with 600, (sanding up and down), then started wet sanding using naptha as my wetting agent. I wet sanded with 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, and 2000 grit doing the up & down then left to right pattern to make sure all of the last grit scratches were gone. After that, I polished with med. compound, fine compound, then swirl remover. Here's a link to the entire build: www.fender-talk.com/message-board-forum/viewtopic.php?t=11145 |
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