litchfield

I did an SH wiring (hum neck, single bridge) on my Tele. Tricky to get the balance right, and I couldnt have done it without the neck angle I did to accomodate the TOM.

Bass to guitar convo.....Can be done, Havent gotten far with mine.

No, I like em, when they are dobne right, and not just beat up. The wear marks meed to be accurate. I really hate it when someone just beats the snot out of a guitar and calls it reliced. No , that was you beating the snot out of a guitar.

I dont like Fender's Relics because they are way too expensive. I saw a 62 strat for $2300 recently. It has been refinned, but who cares? It's got the Mojo!

I decided to go with the bright aqua because it is close to LPB, but slightly greener. That way I can get around tinting the clear, and come damn close. Yes thats the neck from the tutorial. I'll get a pic up of a C4 Vette.

Here it is, time to go for it. Here's what I have.

Mockup of what it will be:

(Kramer neck used for illustration purposes only)

Alder body

Maple neck (flamed)/fretboard

Bullet trussrod

CBS Big head

HSS

Floyd (might change to hardtail, still in the air.)

Lake Placid blue ish. LPB is hard to find, so I am using GM Bright Aqua, a C4 Corvette color. LPB was similar, used on 1958 Caddies (also called LPB) and known to Gibson as Pellham Blue. Bright aqua is pretty close, and it's a relic, it dont need to be exact.

NOTE: If you dont like relics, that's your thing. Just dont flame me for it

lichfield:

Are you saying to sand the COLOR coat to 1500 as well?

yeah. I learned that with car paints. the flatter and smoother the color coat the better the clear lays. When using metallics, a light duster coat without sanding will bring the flakes alive. I wish it was do able on dye, then I could alleviate orange peel almost 100%

I almost feel guilty about the whole thing though because it made me feel so good. I don't know who was happier, Kyle, or me

The only thing I can say is if you ever have the opportunity to do something like this for a young kid (and one that deserves it, not just any kid) do it, the rewarding feeling you will get is one that you will NEVER forget.

That's great Jer. Dont ever feel guitly. It should feel that good to do something nice. I actually started to cry reading the story. It did a lot to show your character. Godd for you, seriously. That is really nice

Just beacuse I dont agree with something and am on the mod squad, doesn't mean I have control. Its a team, and I will voice my opinion, but that will not be final ruling. Bear that in mind before you get your hopes up about what will/won't happen

Not to my knowledge. Check Stew Mac's reference pages on it.

Well, about the orang peel, ect. I did my prelinary setup, intonation, ect. The thing sounded so good, I had to wait til the next string change to fix the clear. There is more wrong there than the pics show. The ferrules arent too far off, but that's mostly due to the markings supposedly being right, and the drill press operator screwing up, along with other factors. I agree that it is better than past works, but still not the best I can do. Over at Drak's castle, this would have met the wall of death. I dont have a WOD, but I do have a pick. The smiley face array of the ferrules combined with the TOM, did pose some problems that I didnt get past, or realize I didnt until it was too late. Doesnt hurt anything tonally or playing wise.

Also here's a no brainer, but I still did it. DO NOT TOUCH THE FRETS! I now have a scar on m,y left palm perfectly straight about an inch long. Nice string of expletives. Be careful here. Do you really think I meant to?

Hey dave, thanks for fixing the pics. Also, when you get all done maybe you could add anything you left out and we can make a tutorial out of this.

Perry, Things will be better. I doubt the one pic rule will stand. Obnoxious pic sizes need to stop, but as foe amount, I dont think there should be one other than board settings.

White, and purpleheart is extremely heavy

Quit while you're ahead. I tried this once, and now the guitar is in my "How the hell am I gonna fix that?" pile.

So how exactly did you get the JB Jr. to look like a 62 strat pickup?

the main site has some stuff, as does here

Great job alex. Can we fix the links for the first pics tho? They will come in useful on my strat

Slanyed HBs that Kramer used actually had Tele Spacing

Cherry or carrie?

Cherry is red orange yellow

Carrie is blue green yellow

I wet sand color coats at 400, then the final (before clear) with 400, 600, and 1500. I use 1500 for all clear.

FWIW, bolivian rose wood is not a rosewood by species. it is also known as morado, pau ferro, and santos rosewood.

Good point wes.

If you desire a twin action rod, LMII and Allied Lutherie both carry ones that are pretty decent. They're not as tall, and they are wider. I still like the Hot Rods, but check out the others.

Also, I ise a 1/4" bit, and shim the blocks

Mexican woods that would work are:

Cocobolo for the fretboard

Mahogany for the neck. You could use cocobolo here too, but it wouldn't be ideal.

Doing a compound radius like you mentioned isnt easy. I would go with a straight 16" radius. The back of the neck is shaped, not radiused, just dont go thru the truss rod route. That almost never happens, but be careful not to.

BTW....topic moved

Weight isnt my biggest concern. Tone is. That will sound harsh and bright.