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    Here's my build with a TOM. The distances are the same as on an Epiphone LP. So you see the angle. But don't listen to me. This is my first build ever and I still have the neck angle to worry about (bolt on, though). EDIT: Don't worry about the fretboard in the pic. It's not glued =)
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    Thanks! Maybe I'll post it in there. Let's just wait 'til I get the trussrod and frets done. Gotta do some neck shimming to get the right angle, too. I'm really happy with the results so far.
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    I bought the fretboard. It's a cheaper one. I didn't want to use much money on this project, because if everything goes wrong, wouldn't be a big harm. Actually, the fretboard's the only thing I've spent money on this project. Otherwise it's been free =) Maybe my next one (if this will ever be ready) will have decent woods etc.
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    Thanks! Let's hope everything goes well with the trussrod and frets..
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    After oiling:
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    A few coats and some sanding:
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    Update:
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    I haven't sanded it yet. It's now three thin layers of coat. I used a brush for the coats. Let's see how it'll look like after showing some 500 grit paper to it.
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    A few coats and the latest one isn't dry on this pic yet. Time for some sanding tomorrow and more coats. No side-effects this time =)
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    I know. I have a lot to learn in clearcoating. The previous one got screwed up so I sanded it down. Guess I'm resanding, swirling and clear coating these until I get 'em look right
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    Thanks! I really like those narrow oranges. And that large yellow/green under the pickup cavities is really interesting, too.
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    Thanks! I had quite a lot of black in there. Could've been a little less, but I like it this way.
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    So, my black and white didn't work out so I decided to sand it down and start something different. Here's the result: Green base colour and I used black, orange and yellow for swirling. Was supposed to use green and orange but didn't find green in the stores I visited. I think it became quite interesting and a bit different than what's usually seen. What do you guys think about this?
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    Yes, I did.
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    Yeah, thought it was well prepared. Looked nice and was sanded with 500 grit paper. There's still a lot to learn. But as far as the swirl's conserned, I'm really happy with it.
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    Not thick. The paint is fully dried in a few minutes after it's pulled back from the water. Touch dry in 5 seconds.
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    I used a local clear that's supposed to work well with both oil-based and water based paints. Well, you'll always learn more things. I'm happy with the swirl, though =)
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    Seems that I don't know anything about clearcoating... The clearcoat did something to the paint. Anyways, it looks really nice in person and I like it. Not selling it, so doesn't matter to me =)
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    Thanks! The way I do it is no secret and nothing else I've read on the Internet. - Water - Borax. A few cups of it. - Revell enamel paints. Gloss ones, not matt. I mixed the borax in the water, let it settle down for 15-20 minutes. Then I drop in the paints. Only a little of 'em. Dip the body, get rid of the paint that still floats on the surface and pull the guitar out. Took me quite a few tests to get 'em look right. Now I've swirled two gutar bodies.
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    A few more of those bad pics... And a pic w/flash with the lights turned off: Body's alder, and it'll have a Jem 7VWH neck, with black headstock and orange logo:
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    Sorry for bad pics. Orange, black, some red and yellow, too. Red colour run a bit below the trem cavity Opinions?
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    Because I'll do the neck to be an exact copy of an Ibanez neck. So no worries. First I add the neck and then measure the distance to get the bridge in the right place. No idea about how I SHOULD do everything. This is my first attempt, as I said =) Some attempts with hardware. Hardware will be black, white/black pickups and knobs too.
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    Thanks! This is actually the first one I've ever started to build from scratch. And I've used a router only once before today. I'm quite pleased with the pickup cavities, though they're a little sloppy. But there'll be pickup rings, so the bad places won't be seen.
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