DIY Guitar Messing About (3 Viewers)

[ann post]

can you redrill it and throw in a decoration where it is nai?

 

[magicbastarder]

i don't think it's worth the hassle - that's how the control plate arrived; the hole was 1cm or so closer to the selector switch than on the squier.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

i don't think it's worth the hassle - that's how the control plate arrived; the hole was 1cm or so closer to the selector switch than on the squier.

Could you swap with the squier control plate?

 

[magicbastarder]

Sure it's all wired up now, and those large knobs were too big anyway.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Sure it's all wired up now, and those large knobs were too big anyway.

Sometimes a knob can just be too big..

 

[magicbastarder]

this evening's work - making a homemade chisel to shape the recess for the nut. i think it need to grind it back a bit more, the wings are a little rounded still.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Position markers.

 

[magicbastarder]

are the main fretboard markers made of metal?

 

[magicbastarder]

done.

 

[magicbastarder]

also, saw this video - and the volume knob and selector switch are also weirdly close together on this seemingly genuine fender? just seems like a strange design choice, you could accidentally foul on one control while operating the other.

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[JohnnyRaz]

are the main fretboard markers made of metal?

Yeah, I use recycled ball ends from strings as markers. This wasn’t my best job, one or two wander off the center line a wee bit.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

done.

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It looks amazing.
I find the switch position on a tele annoying in general, as it’s easy to knock with your hand.
I always flip the control plate around so it’s at the back

 

[magicbastarder]

little bit of an issue discovered, a slight vibration in the guitar at certain notes. the obvious place to start is to tighten up the truss rod slightly, i suspect.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

little bit of an issue discovered, a slight vibration in the guitar at certain notes. the obvious place to start is to tighten up the truss rod slightly, i suspect.

giving the truss rod a twist anticlockwise a good place to start. I put a dab of silicone at either end of the channel to cushion it a little.

I'd also check the screws on the tuners. and the bridge saddles - sometimes in adjusting you can end up with one of the height adjusting grub screws not bearing much weight, and they can rattle a tad.

is it audible when the guitar is amplified?.

 

[magicbastarder]

cheers - turns out it was the truss rod. i knew it was ever so slightly loose, and had put just the tiniest bit of tension in it, just to snug it in place. perhaps when the strings finally went on, it pulled the neck *just* enough to release that tension? anyway, she's back sounding good again.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

I have a guitar that needs the truss rod replaced. No way I'd tackle it,and doubt I could afford it. Ah well.

 

[magicbastarder]

that was nightmare scenario for me - removing the fretboard and padding the truss cavity.
is it a bolt-on neck you have? if so, i suspect replacing the neck could be cheaper than paying someone to dismantle it and fix the truss rod?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

cheers - turns out it was the truss rod. i knew it was ever so slightly loose, and had put just the tiniest bit of tension in it, just to snug it in place. perhaps when the strings finally went on, it pulled the neck *just* enough to release that tension? anyway, she's back sounding good again.

you can have upwards of 150lb pressure on a guitar neck when tuned, so it always pulls back a good bit.

You'll notice when restringing if you have the action set low, that some of the light strings will be rattling on the frets until the heavier strings tuned to pitch and the headstock pulled up.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

that was nightmare scenario for me - removing the fretboard and padding the truss cavity.
is it a bolt-on neck you have? if so, i suspect replacing the neck could be cheaper than paying someone to dismantle it and fix the truss rod?

Unfortunately its set neck. Having other guitars doesn't have me in a hurry to fix it either

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Absolute point of no return