CyberCaster - JM Vortex fixie lefty HH

cy83r

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There were a few hardware constraints being a lefty in Australia, so I'm putting together this dream hybrid (/monstrosity):

Warmoth
  Solid roasted alder jazzmaster
    no lam top
    Lefty
    Top rout w 3xhumbucker routs (middle to be empty)
    Hardtail Am Std Strat flat mount
    3xbody contours
    Battery box
    No finish
  Vortex modern tiltback neck
    Roasted maple
    Random dark indian fretboard
    1 3/4
    Lefty
    White tusq xl nut
    59 roundback
    10-16 compound
    22x SS6115
    25/64" tuner holes
    Standard cream dots and white side dots
    Standard 4 bolt
    No finish
  Silver pearl pickguard
    Neck and bridge humbucker
    Volume, tone, input jack, upper & lower toggles
  Battery box
  Chrome neck plate and screws for contoured heel

Non warmoth
  Fishman fluence classic 3 voice covered humbuckers, steel finish
  Gotoh SG301 non locking tuners with ebony buttons, Chrome
  Schaller s-locks
  Elixir nanoweb 9-42 strings
  Babicz original FCH bridge, chrome
  Goldo dome speed knobs
  Switchcraft right angle mini toggle W chrome tip
  Heavy duty on off on spdt toggle
  Tru-oil to finish the body (neck will just be burnished)
  Copper shielding tape
  13 * Fender pickguard screws

Pics to follow this weekend 🤠
 
Quality seems good and I think I got quite lucky with the grains everywhere and darkness of fingerboard. Relieved that the neck size and shape (59 roundback 1 3/4) which was a total punt seems great in the hand.  I predict an easy build  :laughing7:
 

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For the weight weenies, body is 1930g or 4lb 4oz in old money, and the neck is 533g (without the tuners)
 

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Disappointed to stumble across another Cybercaster, the Lace Cybercaster - looks like a nice guitar though.

I burnished the neck, lemon oiled the board, improved the fret ends with 400 and 600 sand paper, rolled the board edges with a screwdriver, sanded and applied first 3 coats of Tru oil. All very rushed and underdone but I wanna play this thing!

Having some difficulty adding pics from Android

 

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Nothing screwed in, soldered or bolted down yet
 

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Copper tape probably pointless with these pickups
 

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Couple more ticks
 

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