6 string + amp head build

**Andrew_B** · 26th February 2010, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by fletch123

Andew, whats the worst that could happen ? If you mess it up it becomes a 21 fretter.... no big deal

You right though, the treble side definately is very thin !! Wonder how that came to be ?.. Thats a weird taper frpm the bass side to the treble side..

You mighht be able to glue a shim under there before you attempt to refret.

its strange....
this whole guitar is strange,
theres nothing "squire-ish" about the whole thing,
especially how the finish has darkened on the neck,

the only thing is the side dots being out of alignment lol...

but the taper on the fret slots is a wierd one....
i am now wondering if they are flat bottomed slots, or radiused to the board...
iv also never seen a fretboard overhang cut like this one....
mind you that pickgaurd is another 2mm thicker than the standard gaurd it came with.....

iv never taken the neck of this guitar , will be interesting to see if theres anything in the pocket.

the other thing, these frets are seated so well.... its gonna be a b!tch grabbing them with the fret pullers... haha thats really why im worried about that last fret....
seriously, the best seated frets i have seen in my life.... i wish they had more meat on them, then i could get away with a fret level....

**Andrew_B** · 26th February 2010, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by floody_85

Man thats a big dodgy!! Id be scared if i saw that too!!!

haha im sure you would be

ahh well, this guitar is too good to keep sitting on my rack unplayed, time to make it playable...
might throw some emg's in and see if i like them..
they will go with the sparkley black finish hahaha

**floody_85** · 26th February 2010, 03:53 PM

Did u buy it brand new or 2nd hand? Sounds like a weird one..
My squiers frets are pretty good too..too small but lol...I only really play it when im in the mood for blues..
Good luck with it..Seeing u refret ur guitar might make me inspired (and brave) enough to refret my '92 ibanez!!

**Andrew_B** · 26th February 2010, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by floody_85

Did u buy it brand new or 2nd hand? Sounds like a weird one..
My squiers frets are pretty good too..too small but lol...I only really play it when im in the mood for blues..
Good luck with it..Seeing u refret ur guitar might make me inspired (and brave) enough to refret my '92 ibanez!!

it was an ebay purchase, had it sent from brisbane to me...
looking at the serial nuber its chinese and an 01 model, i am assuming i recieved it in 03 or 04

iv never seen another squire lke it.. ith the sparkly paint and nice neck with colour (as opposed to the pale things you see everywhere... lol)

it still has a month or so to wait before i refret it, gotta wait for my 2kg of fretwire to arrive, then choose what wire i would like to use...

i saw you got one of those lil slot cleaning saws, any good?

**floody_85** · 26th February 2010, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

it was an ebay purchase, had it sent from brisbane to me...
looking at the serial nuber its chinese and an 01 model, i am assuming i recieved it in 03 or 04

iv never seen another squire lke it.. ith the sparkly paint and nice neck with colour (as opposed to the pale things you see everywhere... lol)

it still has a month or so to wait before i refret it, gotta wait for my 2kg of fretwire to arrive, then choose what wire i would like to use...

i saw you got one of those lil slot cleaning saws, any good?

Yea theyre awesome..I got the refret set..the refret saw with the 2 small blades on it and then the slot cleaning tool with the little hook thing on it...I was using them today for the guitar im doing for my brother in law...

**Andrew_B** · 27th February 2010, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by floody_85

Yea theyre awesome..I got the refret set..the refret saw with the 2 small blades on it and then the slot cleaning tool with the little hook thing on it...I was using them today for the guitar im doing for my brother in law...

i saw dan using the stew mac slot cleaning tool in one of the dvds, they look really tight in the slot...
i ground mine from axacto blade, fits in the slots nicely

hmmm i might make up a small saw like that... i like making things.. lol

on another note...
5cm thick tele body.... i think not....

three options,

1-use router jig thingo to plane down the surface,
2-plane by hand
3-andrew style muscle building excersise

i chose 3.. haha (memories).....

from one

to two

hahaha

now its time to go find this price list for chris

**floody_85** · 27th February 2010, 09:23 AM

Glad to see ur full of energy!!!
That just looks like far to much effort for me!
Cheers for the prices too...Looks like im gonna be up for alot of cash!!!
I desperately want purpleheart!! and wenge!!

**Andrew_B** · 27th February 2010, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by floody_85

Glad to see ur full of energy!!!
That just looks like far to much effort for me!
Cheers for the prices too...Looks like im gonna be up for alot of cash!!!
I desperately want purpleheart!! and wenge!!

energy? bahahaha i wish

i actually had to get ready to go out to dinner (missus party)
so i got all dressed and was waiting waiting waiting for my aunty to pick me up, and i was like hmmm i wonder if i could cut the last of the middle section without getting my clothes dirty before she arrrives

needless to say i pulled it off with seconds to spare

that last cut, and you hear the lil remaining fibers break, very happy time

now im recovering

no worries, i am sure i got a hell of alot more prices from them,
they were a bit worried abot giving me prices for the sizes i asked as "prices are subject to change unexpectedly"
but i ended up getting fair price estimates...

**Andrew_B** · 27th February 2010, 11:26 PM

neck pocket routed on this tele...

neck shaping needs to be finished

hmmm im tempted to throw the resaw blade in the bandsaw and slice this up for fingerboards....

and this will become two necks

**floody_85** · 28th February 2010, 12:09 PM

Lookin good man..Dunno about cutting stuff before going out lol!! My missus would kill me!

I had my bucks party yesterday so needless to say i am seedy!!!

**Andrew_B** · 28th February 2010, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by floody_85

Lookin good man..Dunno about cutting stuff before going out lol!! My missus would kill me!

*makes whip noise*

I had my bucks party yesterday so needless to say i am seedy!!!

hahahaha where was my invite...... so much for mates

**floody_85** · 28th February 2010, 07:39 PM

lol I cant see u playing golf man lol...And after my efforts y'day I cant see me playing again!!!

**Andrew_B** · 1st March 2010, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by floody_85

lol I cant see u playing golf man lol...And after my efforts y'day I cant see me playing again!!!

LOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOLF?!?!?!!?!?!?!

wheres the strippers and booze...

the only golf i have ever played was at my property near canberra, picked up a vintage set of clubs from a garage sale, used to just smack balls as far as i could off of a hill... then i ran out fo balls

ahh the good old days

got some tee nut thiingos today...
forgot to look for rubber feet for those rods while i was there dammit..

and this, to try some techniques dan shows on this dvd i got... hmm

**kiwigeo** · 1st March 2010, 02:54 AM

Yeah that's a weird looking setup with that last fret (referring to black strat on the jig in earlier post) If the slot goes through the fretboard at the same depth then that means the fret is holding the end of the fretboard on. Fret slots should never go right through the fretboard like that. Looks like someone wasnt thinking when they did the modification to the end of that fretboard.

BTW when's the last time you changed those strings? The macro pics show up the corrosion nicely!

**Andrew_B** · 1st March 2010, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by kiwigeo

Yeah that's a weird looking setup with that last fret (referring to black strat on the jig in earlier post) If the slot goes through the fretboard at the same depth then that means the fret is holding the end of the fretboard on. Fret slots should never go right through the fretboard like that. Looks like someone wasnt thinking when they did the modification to the end of that fretboard.

BTW when's the last time you changed those strings? The macro pics show up the corrosion nicely!

its very strange, i cant wait to get the neck off and have a look see at the underside of the fingerboard overhang,
it looks like it has been cut down, i dont remember doing it

so unless the dude before me did it then i have no idea if that is from the factory or what

hmm who else here has an 01 standard squier strat?

hahhaha i saw a bit of rust in one of the pics, was hoping no one would see

i dont change strings often, probably 2 or 3 times through out a year
i rarely even play guitar at all now days, untill recently i hadnt played an electric for months

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