Parchment would look great. There was some question as to what lefty guard I could get domestically and be confident it fit correctly. An Ebay seller from the UK was kind enough to send me a scan so I could confirm fitment. I bought a white/black/white from him and it's perfect. I'll probably make a template from it so I can make a few more colors to try.
Jaguar - and so it begins
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Re: Jaguar - and so it begins
- BrendanP
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Re: Jaguar - and so it begins
This is the picture that made me choose Sonic Blue
I think I got it pretty close.
I've spent a lot of time in the past 4 days wiring, assembling and dialing it in. I went with the diagram here:\http://musicwrench.blogspot.com/2013/03 ... eries.html
It has series/parallel switching. Wiring isn't my favorite part of the project and I was surprised the only problem encountered is the lack of tone knob functionality on the upper plate. I think I have a cold solder joint where the cap attaches to the bracket. No rush to fix that. Otherwise it's perfect. I wound my own pickups for this. A2 in the bridge at 6.7k and A5 in the neck at 6.5k. To rectify the lack of availability for a Staytrem bridge, I modded an import Mustang bridge by drilling new holes on the flip side with a 52mm spread. I half-assed it by using a paper template. I also used full size barrels for all strings by pirating parts from my junk bin. Springs replaced with 2.5mm nylon washers sourced on Ebay. Running a tap through those was a PITA. Best Guitar Parts did a fantastic job overall. The neck is a full inch thick. I dont' have small hands and for me it makes a good combination with the short scale.
A very satisfying build!
I think I got it pretty close.
I've spent a lot of time in the past 4 days wiring, assembling and dialing it in. I went with the diagram here:\http://musicwrench.blogspot.com/2013/03 ... eries.html
It has series/parallel switching. Wiring isn't my favorite part of the project and I was surprised the only problem encountered is the lack of tone knob functionality on the upper plate. I think I have a cold solder joint where the cap attaches to the bracket. No rush to fix that. Otherwise it's perfect. I wound my own pickups for this. A2 in the bridge at 6.7k and A5 in the neck at 6.5k. To rectify the lack of availability for a Staytrem bridge, I modded an import Mustang bridge by drilling new holes on the flip side with a 52mm spread. I half-assed it by using a paper template. I also used full size barrels for all strings by pirating parts from my junk bin. Springs replaced with 2.5mm nylon washers sourced on Ebay. Running a tap through those was a PITA. Best Guitar Parts did a fantastic job overall. The neck is a full inch thick. I dont' have small hands and for me it makes a good combination with the short scale.
A very satisfying build!
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Re: Jaguar - and so it begins
Looks really nice and well done on the bridge solution!
Watching the corners turn corners
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Re: Jaguar - and so it begins
Looks great. Maybe I missed it, but who did the paint?
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Re: Jaguar - and so it begins
Marty Bell Finishing in California. Sonic Blue seems to have some degree of variation with modern versions seeming somewhat lighter than the actual vintage formula. Pics of Marty's prior work were exactly what I was looking for. He's also done great work for me in the past.