Re: ThePearDream's Project Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:03 am
The pickguard arrived on Friday. It looks really good with the blue. There was a discrepancy in the bridge pu location. I'm not sure if the body or pickguard is to blame, but there was a difference of around 7-8mm. I figured that even though the body is 40 years old, It's only a Fernandes, so it wouldn't be a major crime to open up the bridge pu route. BTW, those bridge thimbles are in there permanently. Someone set them in place with some type of foaming epoxy glue - like a gorilla glue. I tried to get them out before routing, but even with my soldering iron at max, they wouldn't budge
I'll need to touch up the shielding paint, but everything fits nicely now.
I picked up an American Pro Jag/Jazz bridge from Angela, which I've measured at 53mm string spread and is nice and solid. The 9.5 radius will be perfect for my Squier VM neck, and It'll maintain the Mustang look. I'll do my standard bridge mod and replace the intonation screws with stainless hex drive for easier intonation adjustments. The last piece I need is the decal, which I expect to arrive in the coming week.
Also, since I was down in my shop, I cut into a piece of Mahogany I had. I had gotten a killer deal on a two piece body blank, because of a deep ding on one side and the possibility of mineral streaks. Most of the ding will end up as sawdust after cavity routing. The rest will disappear after a few minutes of sanding.
I have no firm plans for it yet, but I'm thinking a natural finish, black guard and some type of chrome pickups will look good. Like so:
I'll need to touch up the shielding paint, but everything fits nicely now.
I picked up an American Pro Jag/Jazz bridge from Angela, which I've measured at 53mm string spread and is nice and solid. The 9.5 radius will be perfect for my Squier VM neck, and It'll maintain the Mustang look. I'll do my standard bridge mod and replace the intonation screws with stainless hex drive for easier intonation adjustments. The last piece I need is the decal, which I expect to arrive in the coming week.
Also, since I was down in my shop, I cut into a piece of Mahogany I had. I had gotten a killer deal on a two piece body blank, because of a deep ding on one side and the possibility of mineral streaks. Most of the ding will end up as sawdust after cavity routing. The rest will disappear after a few minutes of sanding.
I have no firm plans for it yet, but I'm thinking a natural finish, black guard and some type of chrome pickups will look good. Like so: