First build- Blue burst Jazzmaster

[smenezes]

This is my first warmoth build.  I have done a lot of painting and refinishing but after years of looking I decided to build my dream guitar.  I decided to go with a blue dy but after fighting with how the end grain absorbed they dye, I decided to dye the back and sides black and just blue burst the front by sanding away some of the blue in the center,
I grain filled with black grain filler and then used clear filler to smooth out the top.
Final step is coating with 2k spray.  Neck was ordered about a month ago but hasnt come in yet.
Really looking forward to finishing this guitar

 

[Steve_Karl]

Lookin' good!

Is that swamp ash?

 

[smenezes]

Yes, it is swamp ash.

 

[ragamuffin]

Nice color!

 

[smenezes]

Update on my build.  Still waiting on my neck but the body is finished and all wired up. 
Fishman Fluence modern pick ups with a 5 way super switch wired so positions 2 and 4 are vintage voiced.  2 volume 1 tone.  Tone is push pull for the high freq tilt.  Also added a kill switch because why not. 

 

[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.

 

[smenezes]

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.

It really was.  Using the 5 way super switch for the vintage voicings was the most user friendly option to me.  I cant wait to hear how it sounds. 

 

[smenezes]

Just finished the build and pretty happy with how it turned out.  I wish the fretboard had a more prominent flame but the necks flame looks amazing.  The neck needed very little adjustment.  I just need to do some more rounding of the fret edges.  First time working with stainless frets and filing them is definitely a little more challenging. 

 

[Rick]

that's coming out good.