Recent content by Heavy Rock

True!

Ok the body went pretty smoothly, although you can still see some scratches in a couple spots. And maybe some very small low spots that I left. I think I started with a little too fine grit (1200) and I used the same piece while it became finer and finer. Maybe I should start with 800. Then...

Thanks man, cheers!

Hey thanks, updated all the posts, hope it's better.

Yeah exactly what I was thinking too, and also pulling the heel from two different directions (vertically and angled), puts unnecessary stress on the wood in that area. Like asking to split it.

Has anyone tried this? Does it make a difference, or the tension of the strings is enough to pull the body and neck together?

The neck is ready for clear. I'll spray 2K poly matte on the back and fretboard and 2K poly gloss on the front, back and sides of the headstock. The truss rod cover is made by hand so it's not the most perfectly centered creation (I'm thinking I might order a regular Jackson truss rod cover so...

Super classy! I like these sand/desert color schemes a lot.

Perfect, nice touch with the logo on the headstock and the custom neck plate.

Man this guitar looks awesome, love the painted headstock too.

So as Warmoth said (4-6 weeks) the neck was finished last Wednesday exactly on time, and within two days it came here! Super fast! I got to say, the Clapton profile feels so good, I should have tried it earlier. And the quartersawn is super good, almost vertical. The lightning bolt inlays look...

Ok there's only 10 pic upload limit so I'll make two posts. I level-sanded the body before I put the final few coats of clear on. There are still some low spots but I think it'll be fine with the couple more coats and final sanding and polishing. I reached a level with the body that can't go...

The process goes a little slower but I'm keeping the waiting times as I should with the primer and paint coats. For the paint, I was looking for a specific red shade that is bright enough but without any orange hint inside it, and the best red I found was a car brake caliper paint 😜. So I took...

Haha yeah exactly!

Ok, I had a minor setback. I had to enlarge the bridge post holes to put the Gotoh GE1996T posts in, because they're the only ones I have around from the good quality ones. One of the holes was for some reason a little too tight and a small crack formed in the wood while I was pressing the...