I will adjust the intonation tomorrow if needed, but otherwise I think it is complete. Sorry, I got too into getting it finished and didn't document. The $8 P-bass pickguard from ebay needed some material taken away around the pick screws and neck heel. I used a sanding drill bit to get it done.
I got a First Act guitar and case for $5. I wanted the case, not the guitar, but now I am trying to make it a guitar I can stand at least enough to play as a backup.
For the body I am making it solid black. I started by sanding to make the front surface paintable. This turned out pretty well, but took an extra coat that I didn't catch at first. The end result looks pretty decent. I have wired up as well. Instead of the volume and tone pot, I kept the volume, but added a 3-way switch. The 3 positions of the switch are full humbucker, single neck side coil, and off. I will test that out once I get the remaining pieces needed to string it up.
The headstock is getting de-branded and re-shaped. This went well except the black bled over on the edge. I do not feel like re-sanding it. Maybe if it sounds really awesome I will make it look as good as it sounds.
The pic in front of the speaker cabinet is a final finishing pic of the guitar and back of bass. There is a few marks on the back of the bass from it touching stuff while it was wet... whoops.
Didn't realize it was a fuzzy picture when I took it. This was taken after scraping a painting off the back and sanding for paint prep. I have finished painting and applying clear coat. This project also includes installing a new pickguard. More to come on this.
I started by penciling the shape, which I wanted to kind of match the SG body shape (after removing a couple of tuners and covering). Then I used my hand held jigsaw. Then spray paint, clear coat, smooth/sand the excess, and reassemble.
This was my first real build. It was all made from parts on ebay and a couple of other sites. My finish job on the headstock is horrible. I missed some spots spraying and sanding the excess after the clear coat didn't help make it look any better. I am having playability problems with the neck and truss rod, so I just colored what I could with marker and called it quits. I am thinking I am going to be replacing the neck soon anyway.
