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  1. komodo
    Yeah, the build was on my list anyhoo, but for sure with these pickups it should rock.
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    Thanks! LOL, i just rolled up a couple pieces of tape into loops and stuck it on there. I KEEP FORGETTING TO SPRAY THE COVER. Also, sometimes I get in a whirlwind and just lay the cover down on a piece of cardboard or something and when I hit it with the gun . . . whoosh there it goes out into the yard upside down. This worked perfectly, I highly recommend it. I'm going to patent it.
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    Wonder if you saw the right one? A casual search did not turn it up. If you check out Viks FB page, a coupla posts down. You’ll know it when you see the all black one that’s sexy AF.
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    I told my wife I needed to go down to the shop and commune with the wood. Whisper out what its going to be. I’m leaning towards doing a version of the Vik guitars Abasi prototype . Has anyone seen that? I’m not one to build existing designs (even though I’m dying to do an SG), but I’ve got the octopus inlay, the Abasi pups, and its a multi-scale- seems like a no brainer.
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    Thanks! I use tag board, and most of what I’ve built has been from tagboardfx. The insides look like robot vomit, but still work great. Last week I ran across a site with PCB boards and several pedals built around the Spin FV-1 chip. (pedalpcb.com) I’m definitely going to try out some of those.
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    Got some heavy coats on it. Also got my first runs, very small and on the side, so no biggie. My first gnats too. I always push really hard and lay it on thick and way faster than Dan Erlewine will tell you but I’ve never had issues. One thing I do that helps the end result is a final coat with 50:50 or even less. The solvent just hammers the surface and lets it flow out really nicely.
  7. komodo
    Surprise super nice day. Laying final clears. Building a couple pedals in between coats. A pair of Throback Strangemaster clones.
  8. komodo
    Alannah Myles. meow
  9. komodo
    ooh thats black velvet. super nice!
  10. komodo
    I bought a set of Tosin Abasi Fishman Fluence 8-string pups today.
  11. komodo
    Those lions will be in my dreams. I'm still stuck in the Rhoads V in the first post. When can we see that?!
  12. komodo
    Gonna throw this out there: If anyone uses Spraymax or 2K - READ EVERYTHING about it first and protect yourself when using. It is not just a clear coat from the hardware store. It will send you to the ER with very little exposure if you don't protect yourself.
  13. komodo
    Over the last year or two, my overall sanding pressure (at any stage) has eased up resulting in better results. It's not unlike relaxing your hands when playing for better smoothness and speed. I'm not sure if the sanding process then takes longer, but I don't think so. Actually maybe less as you don't have to get out too many deep scratches from the last grit.
  14. komodo
    I LOL’d
  15. komodo
    Refined the neck even more before committing to the final set.
  16. komodo
    That tele sounds killer, it’s got some real meat to it! Love it!
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    nonsense. We both know just how much time it takes to program and setup CNC, it's no less work, just different. Plus there's still have plenty of hand work to do. I was within a hair of picking up a turnkey CNC off FB marketplace last week, but didn't have the spare 2k or whatever they were asking, OR any space to put it. Then it was gone before I could give it a second thought. Being able to reproduce them after the work of program/setup is very alluring, and probably required to make any kind of business out of doing this.
  18. komodo
    Love everything about this.
  19. komodo
    That looks fantastic.
  20. komodo
    This woulda been my second plan. But because of the way a larger bit can grab ebony, I feared for my life. lol Of course cutting the ledge first is trivial, this was all about cutting it after the main hole had been drilled. @mattharris75 won instantly. BTW, I'm not totally done yet, I'm going to shave the face down ever so slightly to flush the face and washers. I'm definitely in the home stretch now. I can tell because my mind is all over two other builds while I'm doing this final bits. @ScottR You prodded me with your single coil / p90 comment. I started looking at single coils, but ended up getting a stacked p90 to use in the bridge, so it can be run stacked or split.
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    I was proud of myself, but I’m kinda slow, lol
  22. komodo
    I decided to inset the washer and nut instead of shaving off 1/16” off the face. But, cutting a larger hole into tuner holes is nearly impossible unless you have some kind of special ledge cutting bit? Or some trick I don’t know about but that you will tell me about now that I’ve already done this? Tell me how you would do it, then I’ll post the trick I came up with. BYW- The Dogfishhead Hazy Ripple is sublime, and I’m no Dead fan.
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    It did not pass the “you can sit down and play it without losing ribs” test. So, quick plastic surgery and it’s great now. I spent a lot of today fine tuning the tuner holes with their little locator pins, refining the neck heel and final neck angle. After placing the tuners I realized that I made the headstock too thick after putting the veneer on. So I need to thin that somehow. Then I’ll glue in the neck. When I get some better weather I’ll do final clear coats. In the meantime, electrics.
  24. komodo
    Shiny frets, done.
  25. komodo
    I do both! Lol, probably why I'm slow. But the stuff I find a resell is also what pays for the gouges and wood.
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