Thread: New Build...27.5" Baritone Setneck RG

I got a pack of 6 of the guards man.
The only tung oil i could see was the china wood tung oil..I was gonna give that ago,

good, they are sweet

i told you to go check out the bunnings tung oil didnt i? thats what iv been using

yea thats where i saw the feast watson one. Wat brand are u using?
I bought some ratchet straps but they have the stupid big hooks on them.. How did u get around that? Cut them off? I was gonna cut both hooks off then just attach the long strap to the ratchet and just use that

hmm i dont remember the brand, ill let you know next time im out in the workshop

i smashed a cold chisel into the gap in the hook untill it was big enough to slide the strap out, you wil have to burn or cut the rubber off first...

i suppose you could attack it with a grinding wheel on a dremel or angle grinder lol...

alternatively you could just make a piece that fits over the hook and screw it on the bottom of your neckjig....
you do have access to a cnc you know...

That sounds like alot of work lol. Ill try my way and see how it ends up..only cost $10 so who cares

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

...and steel wool later and you have some awesome looking and feeling frets...

Sorry to butt in....but, a magnet cleans up steel wool leftovers really well, just in case you needed to know

Thanks for the tip. Ill try that!

Originally Posted by springwater

Sorry to butt in....but, a magnet cleans up steel wool leftovers really well, just in case you needed to know

this is a great tip,
the problem is getting the damn steel wool mess back off the magnet!!!... i just couldnt figure out how to do it...

how didnt you know floody? dan talks about sticking a magnet inside his wad of steel wool in the fretting dvd

I use one of those telescopic pic-up tools with a magnet on the end, its supposed to be used for getting metal things that have fallen in hard to get at places (when your least expecting it to It's pretty easy to pinch off the steel wool.

i guess it comes off the polished?coated? magnets easier...
im just using a chunk of your normal black cast? magnet

I can't believe how easy you guys make this look! I have been sitting here looking at these threads for hours. Little football.......little reading......little beer......(then more beer) annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd repeat!

I am really enjoying seeing all of these guitars come to life. I have 3 guitars and believe me when I tell you that my playing doesn't justify it. I am still always looking for another. That normal?

Sorry for the mini hijack......Well done on the build.

Scott

Cheers Scott. Im sure we dont make it look that easy lol..

3 guitars is normal..When i finish this one it will be number 13..and my playing doesnt justify it hahaha

haha........as long as we enjoy them we can horde a little right?

Ive put this RG on the backburner for awhile til I can get this PRS done for my brother..Thought id share some pics of it...Its coming along nicely so far..

Mahogany body wit Flame maple top
Mahogany neck with Bocote fingerboard
Wilkinson tuners
Zebra Humbuckers


Cut the the mahogany and maple

Some of the hardware

Fingerboard with matching binding

My assistant.,named Ibanez hahaha,,im obsessed lol

Top glued down and inlays done

Made a template to match the PRS control cavity and routed that too..I also routed the wiring channel before i glued the top down

And thats where im at now..

Just gotta do the input socket and rout the pocket and pups to final depth and add the binding..Then carve and fret the neck..Its gonna have a red dye over the whole thing and finished in a clear gloss