Metallic Surf Green Turtles

[Spud]

Don't do it if your are not confident, but I like to sand the heel of the neck a tad to get less angle on the bridge saddles. But obviously optional.

 

[ghostrider]

Sweet! BTW-overcast days are mostly better than sunny for guitar photos IMO.

I agree generally, but my house gets pretty dark when it's overcast

 

[ghostrider]

Don't do it if your are not confident, but I like to sand the heel of the neck a tad to get less angle on the bridge saddles. But obviously optional.

It does have the contoured heel which is typically enough for me. Do you still do it with a contoured heel? It doesn't look like sanding the neck heel would get too much more access, but maybe...?

 

[Spud]

It does have the contoured heel which is typically enough for me. Do you still do it with a contoured heel? It doesn't look like sanding the neck heel would get too much more access, but maybe...?

Hmm not had a contour heel. I just knock the height down a bit.

 

[stratamania]

It does have the contoured heel which is typically enough for me. Do you still do it with a contoured heel? It doesn't look like sanding the neck heel would get too much more access, but maybe...?

I think he is talking about changing the necks angle slightly so he can have slightly lower bridge saddles, rather than access to the higher frets.

 

[casper100]

Not super great lighting this morning because it's so dark and overcast, but I snapped some photos of the completed build.

Body: Black Korina
Top: Metallic Surf Green
Back: Clear
Ivroid binding

Neck: Roasted Flame Maple
Fretboard: Macassar Ebony
Inlays: Mother of Pearloid Turtles
Profile: Standard Thin
Nut Width: Modern Medium
Nut: Tusq

Tuners: Schaller locking
Bridge: Gotoh
Saddles: Brass
Pickups: Lambertones Blondie
Neck Ring: Chrome
Control Plate: Tele w/volume knob set back from switch
Knobs, Switch Tip, String Ferrules: Brass
Neck Plate: Brass Compass
Strap Buttons: Schaller Chrome
Output Jack: Electrosocket

Pots: 250k
Capacitor: .047
Switch: 3-way
Volume: master
Tone Knob: wired only to the bridge

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Beautiful