Custom Jazzstang Finished Page 3

HNB

badmotorfinger said:
original JM pickups?

It is getting Seymour Duncan Hot for Jazzmaster pickups. Since it is poplar, I thought hotter might be nice. 😀

JMA689

So far, it just looks awesome.... great color, great combination with the pickguard, great shape, can't wait to see the finished guitar!

(I also admire your patience, I would want the guitar to be ready in a couple of days haha)

Which brand of paint did you use? or did you mixed/made it yourself?

HNB

JMA689 said:
So far, it just looks awesome.... great color, great combination with the pickguard, great shape, can't wait to see the finished guitar!
(I also admire your patience, I would want the guitar to be ready in a couple of days haha)
Which brand of paint did you use? or did you mixed/made it yourself?

I used Duplicolor from Autozone. It is an acrylic lacquer that comes in many colors. I used Northwest Green I think. 😀

HNB

Body is ready for it's final wetsanding and polish. Here are some samples before I finish sand and screw things down. I am thrilled on this one. Very cool. (The one pic with the white paper was to try to help show the guard is mint.)

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spirograph

wow! thats one of the nicest guitars ive EVER seen!

HNB

spirograph said:
wow! thats one of the nicest guitars ive EVER seen!

Thanks!

HNB

Drilled the toggle before I wetsanded.

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Wetsanded.

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Shiney.

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Did some wiring.

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More soon.

HNB

Everything is installed except the trem screws that my wife is picking up for me today. (Oh I guess I still need my strap locks lol.)

Just needs a neck!

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LOVE it.

spirograph

lookin good! i thought you might put a blend knob on maybe, i think youve had one on a jagstang(?)...

whatever tho, it looks amazin. lovely colour, nice hardware choices too, as ever. good work!

HNB

spirograph said:
lookin good! i thought you might put a blend knob on maybe, i think youve had one on a jagstang(?)...
whatever tho, it looks amazin. lovely colour, nice hardware choices too, as ever. good work!

Thought a blend pot, but I like the toggle and it was routed for a toggle anyways. 😀

Thanks! 😁

Marlonmm

Looks classy, man.

It can pass off as another pawnshop series.

HNB

Marlonmm said:
Looks classy, man.
It can pass off as another pawnshop series.

Thanks. I had a bit of trauma. A tremolo screw broke off. I will have to drill it out and fill it. Should be ok, but I was "slightly" angry when it happened. I will likely get it all fixed Monday. Just need a neck. 😀

badmotorfinger

looking awesome.

HNB

badmotorfinger said:
looking awesome.

Thanks! Still no school because of power issues in my area. Hoping to have it fixed tomorrow. 😀

HNB

So I tried to drill out the screw.

Used a tiny bit to try to drill the center for a guide and then go bigger.... and the little screw broke off in the screw... Tried a bigger bit and it just wasn't working... so...

I drilled to the inside where the routing for the tremolo was so I could tap the screw out. After I did that (which was traumatic as hell) I drilled a larger hole to fill with a wooden dowel.

Going to glue in a dowel and bring it home (hopefully) tonight to see if the trem plate covers all the work or not. If it doesn't, I will have to spot paint the dowel and reclear the front of the guitar. As long as it works, I am fine with it. I want to fix it well.

Not loving it, but there is work to be done. Hopefully it will be looking much better around this time tomorrow and be ready to paint.

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HNB

Some progress shots. Still not pretty, but I will work on that this evening after work. I am dedicated to getting this back to wonderful. 😀 I have the technology... I can rebuild it... faster... stronger.. 😀

Taped the body for when I cut the maple dowel. I used a chisel to put the corner back in. Then I taped it again and used a block to sand it smooth on the top.

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I will try to polish out the cracks after I check to see how to fix the finish this evening. I will also fill in the remaining little bits with wood filler. Getting back to where I had it before the screw snapped off in the body....

HNB

I put on the wood filler when I got home.

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The plate covers it basically..., but I still painted it green.

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HNB

So when I think things couldn't get worse... another screw breaks. That will teach me to not use steel screws from a hardwear store... I am so pissed right now. I will work on it tomorrow. :fp:

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HNB

The wood is cut down and it is flat on the trem wall and I sanded the top with masking tape as a guide. It is ready to paint again, predrill, and prey to guitar gods that I do not break another screw. LOL

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HNB

So some good news. The repair work on screw number two is covered by the plate. Here are some pictures.

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I got my shine on. 😀

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