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  1. Duke
    The finished product: So the paint job was a little rough, lol. I don't know if I have this guitar modding thing in me. Honestly, the guitar sounds like ****, has poor tuning stability, and as a whole the project was a failure. Anyone want to buy parts off me? Or should I attempt to make an entirely new body? hahaha
  2. Duke
    Last night I dabbed some paint thinner on and smoothed out some of the horrible spots, and put a fresh coat of paint on today. It looks the same as it did before I went to town with the sanding, lol. I'm going to let it sit for about a week and spray some clear coats on it. Although it came out looking really meh, I've learned a ton. I've already started working on another project.
  3. Duke
    Jesus I am a dumbass. So I decided to sand it way too early, and it was still wet...damn nitro paint...ugh, do I need to start all over or can I just sand down most of the imperfections to 320 grit and repaint?
  4. Duke
    lol yeah. They're just wooden holes right now, once I put the actual ferrules in hopefully it won't look too horrific.
  5. Duke
    Primed. Painted. So now I just have to wetsand all the imperfections off, which there are a shitload of. I kind of rushed the paint process, and I'm curious if the primer was even necessary. I just wanted to get this over with so I could have an additional guitar to play. Honestly, I'm happy with how it turned out so far, you can't tell there used to be a trem there. I still need more work though. I used BIN primer and that Krylon gloss paint...the Krylon stuff was extremely easy to apply, the primer was a bitch and the spray can kept stopping. A real spray gun would have been much better, but oh well, lol. In the future when I do my own builds, I think I'll stick to oil finishes. For this particular build, I had no choice but to use thick paint to cover up the parts of the trem that were filled.
  6. Duke
    So I repaired the one screw hole which was causing the bridge to shift, and all is well (for now). I sanded the entire thing down to 320 grit and I'm currently spraying the sanding sealer...I think this is going to turn out well. :-)
  7. Duke
    Some new pics. It appears the bridge is slightly angled again, ugh. On the plus side, it intonates and plays fine. Part of me wants to route it all out and start over again, and another part of me just wants to finish the damn thing.
  8. Duke
    So is sanding sealer necessary you think? I've seen some people use it with basswood before priming.
  9. Duke
    So to update, FINALLY I'm getting slightly closer to paint time. I have most of it sanded down to 320 grit, and I drilled for my string ferrules on the back today. Will get pics tonight. Now, I have some questions. After I sand down to 320 grit, what next? Is it necessary to wet sand, or use grain filler? I won't have access to spray guns or a spray booth, I'll be using spray cans. In the spray can form, what would be the most ideal types of primer and paint? Also, when I spray, is it necessary to plug up the holes for the bridge so they don't fill with paint?
  10. Duke
    Wow...that turned out GREAT!
  11. Duke
    So I got the floyd nut back, and it worked out great. I had to drill for the bridge 4 times before I could get it to intonate properly...the wood putty was sagging and causing the bridge to move, so I routed all of that crap out and put some crazy hard epoxy in. It seriously would've been easier for me to just get a replacement body, lol. But anyway, I'm hoping it will remain stable. I just filled in some tiny little cracks with the putty, and after that dries I'm going to sand it all flush and then start sanding the body with the higher grit stuff...
  12. Duke
    I'm in Chicago, IL.
  13. Duke
    I have a Jackson dinky body that I got off a japanese made DK2M. The trem cavity has been filled with an alder block and a small layer of filler on top, the rear cavity has a mahogany block with filler on top. This thing is just turning out to be way more work than its worth. If anyone wants it I can sell it for a very cheap price.
  14. Duke
    Filled the trem pocket, when I re-drilled the string holes the wood putty chipped on the back. Going to cover it in Epoxy and sand flush one more time, no big deal. I set-up the guitar and it plays well! New problem though...it is barely intonating, 3 of the strings are still sharp and their saddles are all the way back...need to fill the holes and redrill now, place the bridge back just a bit. I'm going to redo all the measurements... Also, I filed down a graphtec nut and its working, but I had to glue it in place. The glue isn't holding as well as I thought it would. I am thinking of just putting the unlocked floyd nut there instead, it will look better anyway.
  15. Duke
    good idea on that fretboard, never see anything like that before.
  16. Duke
    Currently waiting for the epoxy to dry...I hope it does eventually. Got a nice block of mahogany to stick in the trem cavity.
  17. Duke
    Yeah, the nut is off center because the high strings are pulling it in that direction. It is a pre-made nut but I will be modifying it completely so it will work. It just needs to be shaved down on the bottom and the sides and it should be fine. I drew my parallel lines based on the neck and used one of those super precise gauges to find the centerline. I will be filling/sanding the trem route so it is flat. I really think I can make this work now, I just need to pay attention to the details.
  18. Duke
    Dunno, either dark green or dark blue. What would you pick?
  19. Duke
    Routed the back trem cavity today. Will fill once I get another block of alder. Before: After:
  20. Duke
    I just talked to hipshot and they're going to let me do the bridge exchange. This should definitely make my life easier. Next thing on the agenda is to fill the rear trem cavity. I originally didn't want to do this, but I think it will look better in the end.
  21. Duke
    You know come to think of it, hipshot makes a bridge that sits slightly higher (.175 vs .125) than the normal one. I should have just gotten this one. http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?...etail&p=167
  22. Duke
    Yeah, the bridge height issue is something that has been brought up. The action is still quite high though right now, because I have the saddles set high. I may have to route the neck pocket slightly, but if I can get good action with the way it is, should I just leave it?
  23. Duke
    Why do I need to ask? Because I'm trying to make sure I don't **** things up. What is it, a crime? I am worried about it being very slightly misaligned in the horizontal plane...I know it's *basically* correct vertically.
  24. Duke
    So I have undertaken a difficult task. Attached are pictures of my progress thus far. I have filled the trem cavity with an alder block and filler. Hipshot bridge has been installed...I'm uncertain if it is aligned properly, I know the scale length is correct but I'm worried that it might be crooked. I will definitely be needing a string tree for the top two high strings... I really need some advice on this, it's becoming extremely discouraging and I'm afraid I've put my money into a sinking ship.
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