The pickguard is one of my own design (as far as I'm aware). I opted to have the pickguard go a bit further back, as well as keep the f-hole uncovered. I'm pretty happy with the fit and the look of it. I still need to put clearcoat over it; if I don't clearcoat the pickguard, it will get scratched really easily. I also need to drill and countersink the screw holes to mount the guard. Once the other parts come, I'll lay out the template for the pickup hole, route that out of my pickguard, and get started on the staining/finishing on the body as well as the clear coat on the pickguard. While those are going, I'll install tuners in the neck and get started on pickup winding. I really hope to have this finished before I go back to work, but I may still have some stuff left, depending on how long it takes for the polishing etc.
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OMG this all sounds like so much work.
It's a lot of work, but it's enjoyable work...except when I broke the pickguard earlier today...
I was drilling a hole to start the route for the neck pickup, but didn't support the plastic completely (the hole lined up with another hole in the piece of wood supporting it) so I had to start over. It turned out okay, though.
I finished all the drilling and started the painting process (I just put wood conditioner on it today, I'll probably stain tomorrow, then start PolyU Thursday afternoon or Friday. I installed the tuners in the neck, and that went pretty well...
Electronics will be done sometime (the finishing process is currently the limiting factor, not the electronics)..
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