Recent content by Chuckwood

I do agree, pretty different from the postmodernism movement. I guess the new title is more directly in line with what I had in mind, vintage looks (kinda), modern playability :)

Yeah I am having second thoughts about it as well. I initially chose it to reflect the "non traditional Fender" choices I made here and there (roasted maple vs plain maple, chambered body in roasted alder vs solid alder, titanium saddles vs brass saddles, compound radius on the modern side vs...

Thank you, I am glad you like it! I did sand all of them, using a leveling beam. Any perfectly flat object of the appropriate length will probably do, but I got the Crimson Guitars fretting tools, as I live in Europe the expedition costs were not too high. There are many very clear and detailed...

Thank you for the kind words :D Yes, the color videos from Aaron are great and really help! It makes me feel better about myself that several people seem to have a hard time running the wires, I really thought I had received a bad body at some point. Definitely one of the hardest things in...

Thank you! I will take the pics as soon as I receive those new knobs!

It is very nice indeed! Thanks for the kind words!

Thanks for the coathanger tip, it does sound like a good idea indeed, I will use it if I order another chambered body. Ah, I don't know if this is slow or not, this was my first project, I am sorry if this sounded bad it really wasn't my intention! Overall the entire process took way longer...

I then put on the neck. First try was not convincing, high E string was way too close to the edge of the board and overall the neck was not centered properly. Fortunately the second try worked perfectly. Overall the fit is great, no visible gaps, and it feels rock solid. By the way, I feel like...

I then assembled the control plate with the Emerson wiring kit. I was disappointed with the knobs I bought. While the Emerson solid shaft pots worked great, the knobs had faulty screws, and would not hold on to the shafts, turning forever and ending up being totally useless. Replacements are on...

Next, the ferrules. I opted for the Glendale titanium model. Again, maybe a bit overkill, but I liked the idea of durability/lightness for this part as well. I used the soldering iron trick to put them in, really easy, worked like a charm.

Afterwards I put together the bridge. No difficulties to report here. I decided to go with the Glendale bridge plate after reading many nice things about them on the TDPRI forums. They are on the expensive side, but the machining is incredible, and I really do like the nickel finish. Original...

First thing I did was to copper shield all the cavities. It was a bit time consuming, but fairly easy and straight forward. I could probably have done a cleaner job, but the continuity is there. The one thing that was quite hard and would prove really frustrating down the line was pulling a...

After weeks of waiting I finally got my body back with a flawless glossy nitro finish. The Sherwood Green metallic is a bit tricky to photograph, but it looks absolutely gorgeous in person. There is a sunburst hidden underneath, and I hope it will reveal itself after a couple of years of...

I really think you should! It is truly game changer.

I really dig the white on white look! Congrats :)