Second build.

[casper100]

Looks really great and I like the idea with the bandana on the headstock. That's a great idea for a matching headstock!

I will do that again sometime. I just got impatient and sanded to aggressively with my table top belt sander and ruined it.

 

[stratamania]

Texas A&M Aggie. A&M started as an Agricultural School. Like lots of those schools, the students are called Aggies. To Aggify would be to use the school colors, mascots or emblems.

Thanks, got it now.

 

[Hagwood]

Hardware installed. Other than my crappy soldering, it went well. After Aaron’s video about them, I decided to try the Van Dyke-Harms monolith bridge.

My attempts at Aggifying the neck ended in failure, so I am left without a functional neck. Luckily, it was a screaming deal neck and I can continue doing experiments on it. But for now I have to wait for my new Warmoth neck to arrive to play it, unless I just take a neck off one of my other guitars.

Looking awesome. I've been eyeing those bridges as well, they look incredible. Let us know your impressions after you're done. The wood pickguard is cool, what are you thinking for the finish ?

By the way, I have drilled out and replaced round fret markers and it's not too bad. Just use a brad point or forstner bit and have a depth stop. Maybe you could find some dots a little bigger if the holes are buggered up. I found some Rosewood ones to put on a maple neck. Ended up doing a re-fret too.

 

[casper100]

Looking awesome. I've been eyeing those bridges as well, they look incredible. Let us know your impressions after you're done. The wood pickguard is cool, what are you thinking for the finish ?

By the way, I have drilled out and replaced round fret markers and it's not too bad. Just use a brad point or forstner bit and have a depth stop. Maybe you could find some dots a little bigger if the holes are buggered up. I found some Rosewood ones to put on a maple neck. Ended up doing a re-fret too.

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I did use a brad point. I think my issue was trying to exactly match the size, which was very hard to be exactly drilling the center. If anyone has a fool proof way, I'm open to it. Warmoth uses dot markers which are some sort of clay. If they were plastic, you can drill out the center then retrieve the rest pretty easily. Warmoth markers are there to stay. I still have options to experiment on that neck and will keep trying.

The finish on the pick guard is Rubio. I used a white pre stain then white Rubio 2C, so it's complete. I also put a ceramic coat on it, which I have found does a fantastic job eliminating pick scratch marks. My last Pale Moon Ebony build still has zero scratches with months of playing time.

 

[Spud]

I did use a brad point. I think my issue was trying to exactly match the size, which was very hard to be exactly drilling the center. If anyone has a fool proof way, I'm open to it. Warmoth uses dot markers which are some sort of clay. If they were plastic, you can drill out the center then retrieve the rest pretty easily. Warmoth markers are there to stay. I still have options to experiment on that neck and will keep trying.

The finish on the pick guard is Rubio. I used a white pre stain then white Rubio 2C, so it's complete. I also put a ceramic coat on it, which I have found does a fantastic job eliminating pick scratch marks. My last Pale Moon Ebony build still has zero scratches with months of playing time.

Uh, when the last time "Brad" really had a salient point? In my experience he just prattles on and on.................finally, I said "I will thank you to shut your stupid mouth" that really set him off I can tell you!