hooglebug Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 these are two Jnr version of my Classic design, only one is a tiny bit fancy, so its a Jnr+. the jnr just needs routing for the pickup (both will get dogear p90s at bridge) and the bridge posts drilling then sanding. the jnr+ will be bound tomorrow and then the neck can be glued and shaped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Looking forward to these.... :croudwaits SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 got the binding on and the neck glued in. neck shaping next this is the backplate and headstock plate - they're made from off cuts of the fretboard (it was a long board) so they'll darken with a bit of sanding i imagine. annoyingly, i had to add the binding to the backplate because i drilled the holes for the pots with the wrong bit - one up from what i was going to use) and only noticed when i put the plate over it and could still see holes. bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 forgot i took these. havent done much for a while. need some more sandpaper and the tuners so i can get strings on and check the frets to see if they need anything done before finishing. also, going to be getting on with a commission so these will have to wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 I thought "juniors" were supposed to be stripped down versions - no binding & fancy wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 That's why one is a +. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 A studio is a stripped down version.To me a Jr just means flat top But since it is a Hoogle and not a Gibson it can mean anything Hoogle wants,really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 eep its been ages. i got the burst on the jnr+ done today and fancied a little mockup. its still going to be a while till these are finished as im preparing to do a chrome finish which might take a while 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 eep its been ages. I'll say. This looks sweet. Love the tortoise shell with that burst. The words chrome finish have punched my curiosity button. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 The words chrome finish have punched my curiosity button. hehe. someone got a body made and finished by a well known finishing company in the uk for a matt bellamy copy and had it sent to me to make the neck for it. well, the finish was covered in orange peel. and not only on the top coat, but it was on the base coats as well. the customer was annoyed but was kind of resigned to accepting it, so we went on with the neck. when i put the neck on the body, (bolt on) with as little pressure as is needed to fix a neck on, the finish on the body heel chipped. not only that, but on one of the pickup routes where the screw holes for the pickup surround are, the top coat looked like it was lifting. i have used a paint company before for some thermal paint, and they also do a chrome system, so i told him about that and he agreed that since the original finish looked so bad, i would have a go at doing it. upon stripping the original finish, which i normally hate doing, i found that rather than having to sand and scrape and get annoyed, it just peeled off. in huge chunks. the top coat wasnt stuck to the base coats at all. now they used the same finish system as im going to use (from the same place or not i dont know) in that there is a base coat (in my case black but in theirs white), the lots of preparation solutions sprayed on and washed off, then silver nitrate sprayed on top of the black, then a slightly tinted clear coat. the white base coat they had used was still soft, and i'd had it for at least six months so it had plenty of time to harden. it too just peeled off, along with what looked like a vinyl sealer underneath it. then under that there was a grey primer. the primer was so thin you could still see grain and sanding marks through it. the vinyl sealer was really thick to compensate. in some places, the entire finish was almost 2mm thick. it was terrible. but anyway! i have the primer on now, and will be doing the black in a couple of days. you're not allowed to touch the black after because any fingerprints will show up when you spray the silver nitrate. eep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 It'll be good seeing this one develop Hoogle. I've always liked your eye for these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 well its been far too long. other things have got in the way, but finally one of them is done. the jnr + developed a problem with the finish on the top (dont ask me, it started cracking and wouldnt stop), so thats been resprayed as we speak, and is already spoken for. but at least i've had time to get this one finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Hey Hoogle! Always good seeing you around man. Same time next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 haha. i let things get on top of me a bit, but now things are rolling again i should be around more. if i remember to post stuff! im terrible at remember what i've posted where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 It'd be good hearing what you've been up to nonetheless. Good things getting on top of you I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 haha not really no. that chrome thing i was doing just would not work at all. and i could find no reason for it either. nor could the people who make (or sell) the product. i did everything by the book, using only the products recommended, and it just would not work. there would be patches where it would look good then the rest was awful and there was no reason for it. luckily, i had explained before hand that i had never done it before and made no guarantees it would work, and while annoyed, as i was, he accepted it so that was ok. but yeah. super annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 well here's the jnr+. i really like this one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Indeed! Very nice. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Oh what! How the hell did I miss this one?! The Jnr+ looks like the best parts of a Nighthawk and a Jr. The upper horn is perhaps a little larger than my taste but what a package. I bet she's a real mean bluesy slide machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 thanks! they both have a lovely bluesy growly sound to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 The tiger stripes and binding make that look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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