Jimm

I was pretty sure I was wrong about the 90th, but are you sure the 10th was basswood? I was under the impression that it was Alder. Eeeeeeh....could be wrong. Probably am.

Let the Mods mod. All Jem's, with the exception of the VWH, VSBL, 10th and I believe the 90th, are basswood. All Jems are bolt on necks. A little more research there, Albert!

"Melt" isn't really what poly's do. What you are really doing is spraying tac coats and they shouldn't be too thick. You have the right time-frame between coats, but you should start with a thin coat, wait, thin coat, wait and thick coat. Let dry for about 36 hours and do it all over again. With rattle-cans, you should wait until after your second go-around before starting to knock down high spots. I would suggest starting with 1000 before round 3 and work your way finer between rounds. 5 rounds should do it for a thick application and then you should be near you final destination of 2000. After that, buffing will be next.

Unless your pickups a 4 wire, the out-of-phase option is out.

Cellulose = Botany. Celluloid = Chemistry. Just thought I would pick nits

Testimonial! I have a body that Jim did sitting right here in front of me. This body is near perfect. Let it be known when Jim says rough...it means rough. You will need to do ALL the finish work on these bodies. Be prepared to take some time to get them ready to finish. But I must say that you will be very pleased with his product.

Not ever having airbrushed before, I would guess the more layers of paint used, the more stippled it will be. Also, I'm guessing you have sealed the wood before painting. The only thing I can suggest is to use many coats of clear before you even start wet sanding or polishing. Get a real good thick build up and go from there. If the design turned out fine, then a thick coat of clear seems to me, to be the answer.

BINGO!! I have a bunch of the StewMac ferrules and they are too big. Jeremy, would you have any of these laying around?

She knows....not all that happy I started the project. Until she saw these pics. It will be a slow go as the body needs a lot of detail work that will need to be done before she goes off to finish (LGM). The fabric is a T-Shirt that will be here shortly. Jeremy has told me that cotton isn't the best, but it can be done. Something to do with the clear-coat process taking longer. Neck will be done before x-mas. Body after. I'll keep you guys updated as it goes along. Violetchrome hardware is my first choice, but will probably go with Cosmo.

Still looking for these. Also need Ibanez Edge/LoPro trem stud inserts (that press into the body).

The pics below are preliminary. Neck is on it's way to LGM for refret and neon dot inlay to match the body. Neck has a Maple fretboard. Headstock will have the same fabric. Body is Ash. Version 1 Version 2 Back(Will be more the blue in the fabric...if possible.) Comments are welcome!!!

Why not use a clear pickguard and analy neat wireing?

If anyone has a set of these they want to unload, give me a shout.

Nice self-portrait. And, for what it's worth, I'm sure that the owners of this "half-rate" website will NOT loose any sleep over your departure. And it's "Hot-linking pics IS not allowed" you 4th grade dropout.

No need to state the obvious. Again, no need to state the obvious. Now...that's not true. 5 year olds are making just as much fun of you as the 30 year olds.