Dseter Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Hello everybody! I made a nice lengthy opening post and sadly received a fatal error message when I tried to submit it so I'll be brief here and say that I have a kit ready to begin and will likely have some questions along the way. Will post some photos and try to explain my expectations in the next day or so. Thanks in advance for any help whatsoever! Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Hi Dave. Welcome! Ask anything you want...I'm sure there is someone on the forum who can answer any query you may have. Great bunch of knowledgeable folks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dseter Posted April 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Allllllrighty then..... Here's yer typical online dirt cheap kit photos. I got this one from a feebay dealer Fiverstarprod for about $130. Fairly pleased with the packaging. Strike 2 for posting as my photo upload gave me a fail right at the end, heavy sigh...Anyway, I'm a 20 year electronic tech so I like to think of projects in terms of a checklist so here's mine. Appreciate any additions to or other advisement to the said checklist. 1. Inspect all parts for damage, soldering connections, inconsistencies, etc. 2. Neck- straightness, snug fit to body no gaps, fret height, measurements from nut to 12 fret, doubled to bridge, tuning hardware fit 3 Body- sanding, wood filling prep for swirl technique, more sanding, copper sheets interior, mock up parts 4 Paint, put on parts, tune play like wild! Appreciate any help posting photos, mine are simple digital Canon camera photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dseter Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) Trying the url link since the direct post failed earlier. Nope no go. Is it a firewall or adblocker issue? Oh, did neck adjustment for straightness no drama there. Checked fret height actually looks really good but will check again closer. Mocked up neck to the body and there are very small gaps just at the end of the body almost too thin to fill with veneer. Will post that picture next. Thanks for looking and providing any thoughts whatsoever. Dave Edited April 10, 2016 by Dseter photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Provided you have somewhere to host the pictures (eg, Photobucket, Imgur, Flickr etc) you should be able to insert the picture by clicking the 'Insert other Media' button at the bottom-right of the reply window, and then clicking 'Insert Image From URL'. Paste the web link to your picture into the field that pops up and it should display on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Just had a quick look at your profile. As far as I can tell you have access to upload files directly as attachments in each of your replies. I've had issues with certain versions of Internet Explorer. Try uploading images using Firefox or Chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dseter Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) OK, trying another pc to upload photos, let's see. Drats, still not taking directly or by url. Might have to try another forum which is a shame as I really like this one. I have an immediate issue now where the neck and body are joined(bolt on neck) there are very small gaps one on each side at the very end of the body so I'm wondering if I need to fill those before body sanding prep or not. They are almost too small to even accept wood veneer to fill. Edited April 10, 2016 by Dseter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 For a bolt on, a small gap on either side of the neck and pocket on the body isn't really an issue. I've owned quiet a few bolts ons with this from the factory, you're fine! You may even notice that after you put a finish on the neck that there won't be a gap due to the finish adding a little width to the neck, but not much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dseter Posted April 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 2 hours ago, 2.5itim said: For a bolt on, a small gap on either side of the neck and pocket on the body isn't really an issue. I've owned quiet a few bolts ons with this from the factory, you're fine! You may even notice that after you put a finish on the neck that there won't be a gap due to the finish adding a little width to the neck, but not much. Yahoo! OK cool beans. I actually remembered I have a laser level so I mocked the neck into the body and am pleasantly surprised that it shows dead centered when exactly in between the two tiny gaps. I just need to find a way to keep it there when marking the holes to drill in the neck. Oh yeah, this guitar looks to be almost a perfect match to the style of an Ibanez (350sg?) except mine has a handle in the body. I'm feeling better about the whole thing and now I turn my attention to building a large shed in our backyard which will have my work bench. The wife and kids joke that it's for things like bicycles and lawn equipment and such nonsense but we know better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Handle in the body like a monkey grip? If so its probably a Ibanez Jem clone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dseter Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 On 4/11/2016 at 6:34 PM, 2.5itim said: Handle in the body like a monkey grip? If so its probably a Ibanez Jem clone. That's it! The website says it's likely the most cloned guitar in the world! No surprise but I do like it. Weather is delaying my shed(guitar factory) building but I hope to make progress toward that end this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 No pics I want to see the kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger6 Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 On 4/15/2016 at 5:32 AM, Muzz said: No pics I want to see the kit Me too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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