Recent content by crosstie

That black hardware looks great on the blue burst. I just wired up my build w/ Fishman's as well (Will Adler signatures). It was a lot of soldering with all the different voicings, lol.

Fortnightly progress report incoming... Last weekend I got started on the tuning machine mounts. I ended up with some GraphTech tuners, which seem pretty nice but rather than locking in with a screw they use two tiny pins on the underside of the gearbox to keep it from rotating, which requires...

That neck looks great, dig the black hardware. Do you know what pups you're going to put in?

Haha, cheers, I appreciate the solidarity! I'm definitely trying to take my time and be careful and precise... which is not exactly in my nature  :icon_biggrin:

Slow but steady progress this weekend. Drilled holes in the body... so many holes. Pickup mounting ring holes, jack plate holes, strap button holes... I did manage to get the bridge bushings in without any additional finish mishaps. I used the trick of running a drill bit in reverse to cut away...

WOW  :o :o :o That is killer.

Thanks for the replies and advice. Makes sense. I guess it didn't occur to me that this could happen with such a large (and already counter-sunk) hole. I will figure out a way to remove a bit of the finish from the hole before I press the bridge bushings into place. Yup... if the bridge I...

Started my Nomad build (dubbed the "War Moth" by my brothers  :laughing7: ) this past week. Black Korina Nomad body, satin black burst finish w/ cream binding. Roasted maple neck & board, modern tiltback construction, reverse warhead headstock. It's been... a bit of a rough start. First, a...

🤣🤣🤣 Nailed it. All my telecasters are in use for my metal project! 😜

Hi all, new here, first post. After a few months of oh-so-patiently waiting ;-) my custom order has arrived! Nomad body in black korina, satin black burst finish, cream binding. Modern tiltback neck, roasted maple neck & board, SS frets, lefty warhead headstock, 12th fret marker only...