First Warmoth Guitar - Butterscotch 52 Telecaster Project

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Pure class!

 

[Heavy Rock]

Love the color! I'd leave the insect in, Jurassic Park style.
Yep, if you don't rush and wait until it's dry and sand it, it's easier to get rid of it, but needs patience. I do the same mistake all the time.

 

[Ted. Wu]

after 2 rounds of sanding and repair, waiting for the appropriate tempreture and humidity (around 60F and 91% recently) to continue...

 

[Hodgo]

That’s looking great. Is this the final color?

 

[Ted. Wu]

That’s looking great. Is this the final color?

It has been applied 2 color coats, and I still have to apply 1 more color coat. I have bought yellow iron oxide, considering to add this color in the 3rd coat to add more vintage vibe

 

[TBurst Std]

I enjoyed the series much.

 

[Strat Avenger]

Looks great.

 

[Ted. Wu]

I have receive the pickups, hand-wired by my friend.
I have noticed that the vintage tele body made by warmoth has swallow depth pickup routs around 16mm. The height of the pickup is 16mm, and I should have 5-6mm spacing for the soldering and wire under the pickups. I am not sure about whether I can mounting the pickups into the body...