Rosewood Soloist Build Thread

[Heavy Rock]

Looks amazing! I like the binding below the curve of the edge, classy stuff. And great work with the headstock! Gunslinger style, looks awesome!

 

[Hagwood]

Looks amazing! I like the binding below the curve of the edge, classy stuff. And great work with the headstock! Gunslinger style, looks awesome!

I appreciate that, I am being very patient and finnicky on this one. Or as my friends like to say about me 'fussy and picky'....... LOL

 

[Spud]

I appreciate that, I am being very patient and finnicky on this one. Or as my friends like to say about me 'fussy and picky'....... LOL

And that's just with your nose!

 

[Hagwood]

Nice day to take a break from the bathroom remodel and sit on the patio with the guitar. Installed the bridge and neck so I could at least get 2 strings on it to line up the pickups. Neck looks really good, just a tiny bit of spot leveling. Everything ready now for my parts to show up from Mojotine to wire it up.

 

[Spud]

Nice day to take a break from the bathroom remodel and sit on the patio with the guitar. Installed the bridge and neck so I could at least get 2 strings on it to line up the pickups. Neck looks really good, just a tiny bit of spot leveling. Everything ready now for my parts to show up from Mojotine to wire it up.

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Looks excellent!!

 

[Hagwood]

Looks excellent!!

Thanks !

 

[Spud]

Old Hagwood just kicking back with some shrooms!

 

[Hagwood]

Old Hagwood just kicking back with some shrooms!

Hey, I haven’t done those in months…..

 

[Hagwood]

Got the build complete last night after all the soldering. Still need to do a good setup, just eyeballed string and pickup height and neck relief as it was late and wanted to plug it in to test it. First impressions are very positive. Love the sound of the Mojotone 59 PAF Humbucker and the 58 quiet coil singles, and plays great. I'll break out the 'highfalutin' camera and get some good photos once the rain stops around here, and post all the details. It was a super fun build, and I was very OCD with it, from finding just the right size gold screws for everything (although the switch screw countersinks are a little off, will have to fix later), to modifying parts so that everything was black and gold.

 

[Spud]

Got the build complete last night after all the soldering. Still need to do a good setup, just eyeballed string and pickup height and neck relief as it was late and wanted to plug it in to test it. First impressions are very positive. Love the sound of the Mojotone 59 PAF Humbucker and the 58 quiet coil singles, and plays great. I'll break out the 'highfalutin' camera and get some good photos once the rain stops around here, and post all the details. It was a super fun build, and I was very OCD with it, from finding just the right size gold screws for everything (although the switch screw countersinks are a little off, will have to fix later), to modifying parts so that everything was black and gold.

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Very niiiice Hagwood! I dig it!

 

[casper100]

Just beautiful.

 

[Hagwood]

Very niiiice Hagwood! I dig it!

Just beautiful.

Thanks guys.

 

[Spud]

Thanks guys.

Don't you go gettin' all sassy on us now.

 

[Spud]

also, I hope you burned a finger on the soldering iron, you know just a tad.

 

[Hagwood]

also, I hope you burned a finger on the soldering iron, you know just a tad.

Of course. And also a little blood in the control cavity…. My wife says my trademark is getting blood on everything I make

 

[Hagwood]

Looks amazing! I like the binding below the curve of the edge, classy stuff. And great work with the headstock! Gunslinger style, looks awesome!

Thanks for the idea. I’m now referring to it as my ‘Patent Applied For Gunslinger Headstock’.

Probably will do several like it and with the Supernova markers as kind of a signature thing, except the Meadowhawk and if I’m doing a vintage thing.

 

[Spud]

Of course. And also a little blood in the control cavity…. My wife says my trademark is getting blood on everything I make

If I don't get at least one burn, I know I soldered it incorrectly.

 

[Heavy Rock]

Amazing! Love the attention to detail for the matched look all over the guitar. Even the fret markers match the headstock curves. OCD makes perfection.

 

[Hagwood]

Amazing! Love the attention to detail for the matched look all over the guitar. Even the fret markers match the headstock curves. OCD makes perfection.

Thanks, yes OCD has it's good points..... Can get a little tiring sometimes though, LOL.