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I probably won't add the logo, at least not yet. While I'm reasonably happy with the finish, it's not up to his standards (obviously), and I don't want to tarnish the name with my hamfisted attempt.
I've done the same thing when clamping work with blocks of wood only to have to knock them away with a mallet and clean up after. I actually have several blocks now which I've planed true and covered in packing tape just for the purpose of clamping.
This is how rock and roll my life is these days
As re. the OP's guitar - I have an old Fender HM Strat, a short-lived experiment of theirs in the 80's before they gave up and just bought Charvel. I managed to put a very similar crack it once when I dropped it (accident, *not* rock and roll) and it hit the deck not quite flat on its back.
The crack in this case started where yours did but from the lower (treble) side of the neck and ran halfway down the body. My dad fixed that one for me, in exactly the same way as you did yours. It's held up ever since, rock-solid - I've taken the guitar on the plane and played gigs with quite a few times now. The crack has never shifted, despite the fact I repainted the body in thin cellulose a couple of years ago which I'm sure would show any movement.
Hopefully that gives you a bit of faith anyway.
He didn't. Instead, he pointed out that an RG550/560 OSNJ 24 fret neck will fit exactly.
Ideally, I would want something with that neck joint shape but a deeper-than-shred-stick profile.
There’s a cheap Ibanez neck in the shop I work for, not sure what model but it’s an RG-style guitar of some sort... I can find out if you like.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Good call.
THINKS: Does Graham "GSP" Pollard make anything in this vein?
Had to cut a slot in the end of the neck so that the pickup ring fit in the right place, just under the fretboard, and then had to cut the pickup screws down to size to fit in the cavity (thank you, Sabrecut Dremel-alike).
Also had to deal with this happening:
That wasn't much fun, I can tell you.
The nut's now slotted right - first time I've done that successfully, so yay me (I only screwed one up). It's now playable, just needs the intonation adjusting a tiny bit and I might end up raising the action a touch.
Jobs left to do:
- Intonation
- A light setup
- Copper foil in the control cavity
- Electronics
- Mount the jack socket and strap buttons
Bonus job:
- Take everything apart again because I forgot the earth wire on the bridge
Should have it done by the time I go to bed
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I have done the same myself, though *after* I'd tapped the bushings into the holes (for a wraparound) where there were nice tight fits. Fixed it without taking them out too!
I'll sort that later.
There's a minor bug with the electronics, which I suspect is something being grounded when it shouldn't be. The kind of thing where it's probably easier to start again rather than try to figure it out...
Aside from that, my late-night clumsiness has resulted in a couple of very minor dings already! Not to worry, though, because it's going to pick up plenty of those and that's why I like stained/oil finishes anyway - they wear battle scars much better IMO.
Anyway, it's a bloody lovely guitar - plays brilliantly, and the neck profile is almost exactly the same as the unicorn Series 2 (the first guitar I had from Jaden). Not only is it nostalgic in the extreme, but it's also shaping up to be my #1.
Oh, and it's light as anything
Yes, there are a couple of scratches here and there already. They seem to show up more in the photos than in real life, but...meh, I don't mind - they're gonna happen anyway, 'cos I like my guitars to have a lived-in feel to them.
Ain't that neck gorgeous, though?
Only issue at the moment is that the L500XL bridge pickup is much taller than the stock pickups, which I hadn't accounted for. There's about 1mm of clearance on the treble side despite my best efforts, so I'm going to have to endeepen the cavity to make it a bit more reasonable. There's about 10mm of wood between the cavity and the back, so I reckon I can probably take another 5mm out without causing any problems.
Go very carefully with the router in the pickup cavity ...
Does it have “legs” that sit lower than the baseplate for the mounting screws like on a regular humbucker or are they flat like on an EMG ?
I’ve got a guitar routed for the EMG type but I’d like to put a different type of pickup in it and looking at pucks of L500’s you can’t tell as the wrap the cables around the lugs.
Guitar is looking killer btw. I’ve been talking to Jaden about following your lead, just pondering options
Go for it. Honestly, this is the joint-best guitar I own (along with the lightweight Tele he did for me), but the fact that I managed to put it together myself without screwing the pooch puts it over the top into #1 position
EDIT: Oh, and for what it's worth...this one has all the cheap Series 2 hardware on it (with the exception of the slightly-upgraded locking tuners), and it's all bloody good - doesn't feel cheap at all.
Therein lies the problem - I'm not massively keen on taking the whole thing apart again, and I also don't want to damage the finish, so I'm left to wonder if there's an argument to be made for eyeballing/freehanding it with a Dremel...
I don't think he'd even need to remove the bridge. Simple 3-sided template to balance the router on (around the bridge), and a bearing guided bit that follows the shape of the existing cavity, just 5mm deeper. Remove the pickup, unsolder the wires (from both) and pull them out of the cavity. Deepen the cavity. 10mins. Put it back together - another 10mins.
Result is a lot better (neater) job than a freehanded dremel bodge.