assembly and relic just for fun
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assembly and relic just for fun
so Im not really ibto the relic thing - seems a terrible thing to do to a nice guitar. But...No22 has taken so long to finish i wanted a quick project. Heres the outcome of a bargain basement assembly
Paulownia unfinished body $32.00US
unfinished Paddle neck $34.00US
Trem (relic style steel) $54.00US
Pickups Neodymium Noise free $34.00US each
Tuners....had these in stock
Wiring harness $22.00US
Knobs and Pickguard $15.00US
plus a can of white and a can of Laquer
Maybe total Cost $450.00NZ.
I may have overdone the checking - used a air can and a hair dryer, didnt realise it would increase over aday or so....
Plays and sounds great.....and was fun
Paulownia unfinished body $32.00US
unfinished Paddle neck $34.00US
Trem (relic style steel) $54.00US
Pickups Neodymium Noise free $34.00US each
Tuners....had these in stock
Wiring harness $22.00US
Knobs and Pickguard $15.00US
plus a can of white and a can of Laquer
Maybe total Cost $450.00NZ.
I may have overdone the checking - used a air can and a hair dryer, didnt realise it would increase over aday or so....
Plays and sounds great.....and was fun
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“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
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Re: assembly and relic just for fun
Bargain!! Looks cool AF!
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Re: assembly and relic just for fun
just over 6 lbs.....Molly wrote:Super light I'm guessing?
the body was 3.2 lbs
the strap makes a noticeable difference!
GrantB wrote:
“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
Re: assembly and relic just for fun
I have a spare Strat neck, if you ever want to flick it on I’d be keen on the body
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All the parts are from Guitar fetishJHorner wrote:Looks cool, where did you get the body from, and what does the headstock say?
and the decal says "Poser Fauxcaster"
GrantB wrote:
“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
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Lawrence wrote:All the parts are from Guitar fetishJHorner wrote:Looks cool, where did you get the body from, and what does the headstock say?
and the decal says "Poser Fauxcaster"
Better job than some I've seen off the shelf for sure
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How was all the fit with the various parts?Lawrence wrote:
All the parts are from Guitar fetish
and the decal says "Poser Fauxcaster"
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pretty good...the Body was not a Guitar fetish product, rather one of their "factory buyouts" where they buy up excess stock from various manufactures. The neck socket fit very well but the curve of the end of the neck was deeper than the curve on the neck itself. There's about 2 mm in the centre that's not touching. The Pickguard needed a tiny bit of sanding on the top of the neck socket, and the Trem cavity rout on the top was about 1mm to short for the Trem. Easy fix. All in all , given the budget price, everything went together easy.Lostininverness wrote:How was all the fit with the various parts?Lawrence wrote:
All the parts are from Guitar fetish
and the decal says "Poser Fauxcaster"
..and Im serious when I say it plays well...I rolled the board edges a bit and did a quick level...Ive got 1 spot to refine where its choking a little on a bend but that can wait till Im bored again...
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Re: assembly and relic just for fun
Just had a look at Guitar Fetish. I didn't realise how many more guitars I needed!
Strat with gold foils, Tele with humbuckers.....
Great prices. Or they will be when the true value of the Trumpdollar is revealed.
Lawrence, did you use spray can Nitro for the finish?
Strat with gold foils, Tele with humbuckers.....
Great prices. Or they will be when the true value of the Trumpdollar is revealed.
Lawrence, did you use spray can Nitro for the finish?
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The white was an enamel...the lacquer was ....well lacquer - I didn't bother reading the detail on the can It certainly responded to the Heat/Chill like nitro....Slowy wrote:Just had a look at Guitar Fetish. I didn't realise how many more guitars I needed!
Strat with gold foils, Tele with humbuckers.....
Great prices. Or they will be when the true value of the Trumpdollar is revealed.
Lawrence, did you use spray can Nitro for the finish?
...and the GF pickups are pretty good. I do want to do something with the Gold Foils......
GrantB wrote:
“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
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The Slick guitars are apparently quite decent too, I'm a big fan of their pickups, the mean 90s especially!Slowy wrote:Just had a look at Guitar Fetish. I didn't realise how many more guitars I needed!
Strat with gold foils, Tele with humbuckers.....
Great prices. Or they will be when the true value of the Trumpdollar is revealed.
Lawrence, did you use spray can Nitro for the finish?
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.