Members guitarheo3 Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 got this kit for christmas as a total surprise (thanks santa haha). i'm thinking of going with a simple black with gold hardware with faux EMG pickup covers. should be good. really excited to build this. i've always wanted to build a guitar but the idea of making a neck scares the fuck out of me. i like this kit because it's not an easy-peezy-bolt together guitar. i like to think it's building my own guitar with the hard parts already done. but enough with my yammer'n here's some pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarheo3 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 bag-o-parts. probably not going to use any of these haha the neck pocket's pretty loose though. gonna need to fix that there is a drop right below the fretboard.. i guess i'll fill it or something stay tuned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acefreely Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Cool, interested to see how it turns out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 please update as you build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarheo3 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 please update as you build! will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mfergel Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've always been curious to try one of their kits but always fear what I see with yours - an inhability for these producers to run the grain of the wood parallel to the neck. Then you also wind up with pieces that are horribly mismatched. Not knocking your guitar, but you're pretty much stuck doing a solid color or at the least, with yours, a wide burst. Could always lay down a thin veneer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GilmourD Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 In for results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members s1120 Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Ive looked at them for a wile... cant beat the price, but I wish I could get one without being cut out for the pickups. I want to build one with P90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Good luck! With that grain mismatch are you going to do a solid color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 these look nice http://precisionguitarkits.com/guitars/les-paul-sg-jr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Good luck! With that grain mismatch are you going to do a solid color? FYI, I've seen more than a couple of Gibsons with worse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 My warmoth , done in Walnut oil "Aurora, Goddess of Dawn" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarheo3 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 yeah i'll just be doing just a solid black. wow i hadn't even noticed the grain until you guys pointed it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members bsman Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Good luck on this -- keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J-E-M Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Sweet. I'm gasing for an SG. Wouldn't buy a kit though - I'm a lazy bastard sometimes. Hopefully the assembly works out for ya with minimal trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted January 5, 2012 Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 Black? Have you finished a guitar before? Black is the hardest to get right. Make sure it's baby's butt smooooooth or the slightest little imperfection will be magnified a bazillion times.I'm in, anxious to see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarheo3 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 yeah i had did a black top paint job on my ibanez before and have done like six finish jobs :thu; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted January 5, 2012 Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 In. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarheo3 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 so here's the first problem i have to tackle: if the neck is sitting flush with the neck pickup route, the shelf of the neck is not flush with the top of the route. so should i cut it at the line? or should i lift the neck so it is flush and have the neck mounted not butt up against the route? i've always assumed when you set the neck the end is supposed to butt up against the pickup route but i may be wrong. thanks in advance for help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnhhngbfs Posted January 5, 2012 Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 honestly, the pickup ring will cover that part of the neck. what matters is the angle of the neck when mounted. edit- derp. i misread the problem horribly. the post below me has it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kid Klash Posted January 5, 2012 Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 so here's the first problem i have to tackle: if the neck is sitting flush with the neck pickup route, the shelf of the neck is not flush with the top of the route. so should i cut it at the line? or should i lift the neck so it is flush and have the neck mounted not butt up against the route? i've always assumed when you set the neck the end is supposed to butt up against the pickup route but i may be wrong. thanks in advance for help I think I'd decide where the bridge is going to go, then measure the distance between the saddles and the nut, sliding the neck in or out until you wind up with the standard SG scale length (24.75"). Then draw a new line on the neck butt and trim it there, if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarheo3 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think I'd decide where the bridge is going to go, then measure the distance between the saddles and the nut, sliding the neck in or out until you wind up with the standard SG scale length (24.75"). Then draw a new line on the neck butt and trim it there, if needed. alright, thanks the part where i drill the holes for the bridge scares me the most about this kit haha! i'm afraid i'll get the measurements off by a hair and it'll never intonate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 alright, thanks the part where i drill the holes for the bridge scares me the most about this kit haha! i'm afraid i'll get the measurements off by a hair and it'll never intonate! You could always do the neck set and do the bridge, and string it up to check intonation before you finish the guit. A couple extra steps but better than having a cruddy guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarheo3 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 i hate having the jack on the top of the body like standard SGs have so i moved it to the side like a les paul. i still need to fill the pre-drilled hole with a dowel though. pics: i think i've figured out how to do the bridge. this page helped me out BIG time. now i wait to build up enough courage to go through with it haha http://www.buildmyelectricguitar.com/electric-guitar/my-first-electric-guitar-menu-section/installing-tuneomatic-bridge-category-menu/60-build-electric-guitar-install-tune-o-matic-bridge.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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