Finally getting rolling on my Ice Tea Burst LP

[riverbluff]

Well, it's been a while but I finally have all the parts and the motivation to begin work on my Ice Tea Burst LP.  The finish is amazing (Thank you Gregg).  I'll be posting more pics over the next couple days documenting the build process.  The neck is Birdseye maple with a hand rubbed oil finish.  Pickups will be Bare Knuckle Mules.  This should be a great complement to my other 3 LPs (one Warmoth and two Gibson).

Here are just a couple picks to start the post off.
IMG_5450 by riverbluff4, on Flickr
IMG_5446 by riverbluff4, on Flickr
IMG_5445 by riverbluff4, on Flickr

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Got a nice top on it!

 

[Cagey]

That's gonna be a beauty! Haven't seen an LP build here in a while.

 

[riverbluff]

Yep, been sitting on the parts for about a year now.  Also thinking about videoing the build and putting it up on YouTube.  If I do, I'll provide the link for it.

 

[riverbluff]

First video is up on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v15IS-NB-4

 

[stratamania]

Nice, just watched the video. Look forward to seeing the progress.

 

[greywolf]

very  nice indeed

 

[Rick]

That looks good!

 

[riverbluff]

Neck prep is completed.  Uploaded the video to YouTube.
http://youtu.be/mmaCwekK4_Q

 

[riverbluff]

Got the bridge studs installed and the electronics cavities shielded.

http://youtu.be/GmOlUOkkJbg

 

[DangerousR6]

Looking good Bill... :headbang1:

 

[DocNrock]

That's looking fantastic!

 

[riverbluff]

Here are the last of the build videos for the LP

http://youtu.be/7G-xCkcRV6w

http://youtu.be/DRSCG01XzF4

http://youtu.be/4ZAgKkB5TXY

http://youtu.be/Tq5_7zWqpcU

http://youtu.be/wF2U-URHC4g

http://youtu.be/uKgJjTRZKEk

 

[stratamania]

Thanks for posting the videos, enjoy the guitar.

 

[riverbluff]

This was a fun build to do, and it was my first time doing video editing for the build.  I did encounter two small problems that I s was surprised about.  Both of them were easy to correct, I just wish I would have found them a bit sooner.

Issue #1 - there was no pre drilled hole from Warmoth for installing the ground wire to the bridge stud. 

Issue #2 - there was no predrilled hole for the bridge pickup wire.

As I said, both were easy fixes and didn't hold up the build.  But it is the first time I have ever had any sort of defect from one of my Warmoth orders.  This was one of the last LP bodies to roll off the line so I imagine it may have been a bit rushed.

I just chalk it up to the joy of building guitars.