New Partscaster Project

Brad

I am actually neither making nor modding anything to do with this guitar  but thought I might detail how things develop during the process of putting it together. 

I was just about to pull the trigger on Warmoth parts again for another build until I saw a reply to a thread here, that made me re-think and try something different. 

So I gave @GSPBASSES a shout to set the ball rolling…

Alder body and flame maple neck being glued. 

Brad

Neck and body cut. I’m going HSS with an all access neck joint and Gibson scale conversion neck

The body has been lightly roasted. Here it is up against an un-roasted alder body to the right. 

Body ready to be sent for spraying

Brad

Super-Vee Bladerunner trem arrived yesterday 

Brad

Whist the body is being sprayed, Grahame finished the neck and today this arrived…

Flame maple
Gibson Scale
Compound 12-16 radius
Jumbo frets
Luminlay side dots
… and an Earvana nut which I didn’t expect!

PLOP

I love luminlay! Don’t have a guitar with it but have played some and it’s excellent. I actually had the idea of glowing frets about fifteen years ago and used little glow in the dark dot stickers on the side markers 

Brad

PLOP said:

I love luminlay! Don’t have a guitar with it but have played some and it’s excellent. I actually had the idea of glowing frets about fifteen years ago and used little glow in the dark dot stickers on the side markers 

Likewise! I made the mistake years ago of having black dots on a roasted maple neck but it was impossible to see them on a dimly lit stage. So I swapped them out for Luminlay and never looked back. Even white dots aren’t all that great on a roasted maple neck when it’s dark.

The great thing about Luminlay, is it seems to be the best of all worlds. Then white inner dot with black ring makes it easy to see in pretty much any situation. I don’t ever use the torch as stage lights power it up, so it gives off a nice subtle glow when things do go dark. 

Benz3ne

Holy guacamole that neck is beautiful. 

Love the concept, too, with the short scale. Interested to hear how that works out!

Roland

Lumilay really helps if the stage is too dark, or the lights happen to not to be shining at the moment when you glance down to check your fretting hand position. 

It’s expensive. I’m wondering about making my own luminous dots with Fimo.

Brad

Benz3ne said:

Holy guacamole that neck is beautiful. 

Love the concept, too, with the short scale. Interested to hear how that works out!

Cheers man, same here!

Brad

Luminlay after being powered up by the kitchen lights…

Have never needed them to this extent though

Brad

Some bits and bobs arrived this week. 

GluedtoMusic

Looking good so far!

Brad

GluedtoMusic said:

Looking good so far!

Thanks and thank you for the excellent service, a fair bit of the hardware was from your good selves

thermionic

Brad said:

Spooky! Will it be ready for Halloween?

Brad

thermionic said:

Brad said:

Spooky! Will it be ready for Halloween?

I can’t un-see that now  but sure hope so! 

Brad

An extra step landed today…

Brad

Absolutely stunning work @lamf68

BertMassive

Beautiful!

Brad

Got these for now whilst I’m waiting for my pickup order to be done. It’s the Alnico II set and  who knows, I might very well keep them in…

roberty

Looks great so far @Brad. ; Those toneriders should be nice - articulate and airy

Brad

BertMassive said:

Beautiful!

@lamf68 did a wonderful job on it!

roberty said:

Looks great so far @Brad. ; Those toneriders should be nice - articulate and airy

Cheers, that’s really good to know