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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:23 am
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Still looking forward to your build Alan!!


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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:22 am
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cheers for that andy , i'll give it a go with the oil and wax then , i'm always up for something that wee bit different :D it should look sweet next to the sunburst body which should be in my grubby hands sometime this week :mrgreen: , i'll finish off the sanding tonight and get a start on the oil tomorow after work :D and i'll get the wife to take a wee pic of the neck as well before the oil goes on , cheers
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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:50 pm
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just got another wee result for the build , someone on the local gumtree was selling a fender usa std pup for a tenner , i'm picking it up tomorow , i'll see if i can pick up a mid and neck pup to go with it till i get the money together for the barenuckle pups and fhopkins , pics coming soon 8)

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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:25 pm
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i got the bridge usa pup tonight :mrgreen: now to look for the other two , but if it comes to it i can use the ones from my old mij , (till i get the money together for the irish tour pups ) 8) still no body yet :( but i'll get another coat or two of oil onto the neck tonight , it's looking bloody lovely 8) cheers
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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:51 pm
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In reference to the neck finish, have you thought about an oil & wax finish ?
I have the same finish on two of my basses an like it !

This stuff is excellent : "Birchwood-Casey, Tru Oil & Gun Stock Wax"

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Dont follow the instructions on the bottle, (its a guitar neck not a gun stock :lol: ) start with a clean, saneded down to bare wood neck an with a dry cloth apply a small ammount of the oil to the wood, leave it a couple of mins then wipe the excess off with another cloth, then as much as you like of the wax an again, diffrent cloth buff it up, Very smooth neck an totaly protected against the elements !

Good luck with your project an looking forward to the finished pics !

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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:57 am
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danny-79 yep it's getting oiled and waxed , it's had 4 coats of the danish oil just now , i'll give it a good buff tonight and see how it is , then i'll get onto the waxing . the only reson i have danish oil is for refinishing gunstocks :D unfortunatly i slipped a disc in my neck and anytime i try shooting i can feel it starting to go , so i had to give it up :( , but it did get me back to playing the guitar again :mrgreen:

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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:28 pm
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danny-79 yep it's getting oiled and waxed , it's had 4 coats of the danish oil just now , i'll give it a good buff tonight and see how it is , then i'll get onto the waxing . the only reson i have danish oil is for refinishing gunstocks :D unfortunatly i slipped a disc in my neck and anytime i try shooting i can feel it starting to go , so i had to give it up :( , but it did get me back to playing the guitar again :mrgreen:


Nice one ! :P keep saying that I'm gonna take the plunge an oil/wax my Strat neck but just cant brace myself to take the plunge an do it :roll: so just play it i guess !! :D
(the oil an wax is on my Stingrays only)
Sorry to hear about slipped disk but glad something good came out of it !
Good luck with your build an looking forward to the finished pics !!!

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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:51 am
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hi guys , sorry there hasn't been much action on this , but what with work and waiting an eternity for a bloody body (not a real bloody body ) to turn up things haven't been moving at all , so anyway the body appeared yesterday :? and a bit of an anti-climax , it was sunburst on the front , the back was plain black , it's meant to be nitro , it's thin whatever it is but i could spray (paint , before anyone says something :D ) better after 8 pints of my home brewed brown ale , the neck pocket is about 2mm wider than the usual , it is ash ,so thats good :D , so anyway i went at it last night to see how the body/ neck /pup combo sounded , and i have to say it sounded bloody nice , i wired the pickgaurd up last week , 60's style with cts pots and a 1.5uf pio cap , vintage waxed cloth wire ,ect , this sounds really nice :twisted:
i'm going to dismantle the alanocaster at the weekend and get some pics , and do some work to the neck pocket size to make it look a bit better and get the headstock decal sorted out , sorry for the delay guys , cheers
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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:54 pm
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Aww, don't worry Alan, we're a patient gang, ain't we, folks?

WILL YOU HURRY UP, ALREADY!!

But no pressure. Honestly.

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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:44 am
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been wondering: Any new developments up north? :D
(pic hungry!)
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Post subject: Re: partscaster build is on the cards
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:57 pm
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Came into this late but looking forward to seeing the work!!
Need some pics though..!!!! :) :)

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