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No problems using the Spoke Nut truss rods upside down , I do it all the time. As mentioned, the adjustment is reversed.

Its coming out great Brian. Love the headstock shape too. And P90's ? You can't go wrong :-)

You should be able to intonate that , there seems to be a bit of adjustment left on your saddles. Having said that, ideally the bridge should have been mounted a couple of mm further forward.

Yeah definitely go DHL, it will be delivered to your door mind blowingly quick. There wont be any extra charges

I'd grab an Ash body from Stewmac if I were you, their freight rates & delivery times to Australia are excellent. You will have no issues with customs. http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,_wood/Electric_guitar_body_blanks/Swamp_Ash_Body_Blank.html

Love the variation on the tele shape ! Can't beat tassie blackwood for a top. I bet it sounds as good as it looks

If it were me, I would go to 1800 then 2400 before moving onto a compound if you are buffing by hand. A buffing wheel is a different story though

Love it ! Good to see them moving a way from the same color scheme as Brian and offering some options..

OK, without a spraygun you will have to buy aerosol cans pre-tinted. You could try ReRanch - Something like THIS might do the trick and then clear over the top.

To me it looks like you are spraying a solid colour which is not going to work. You need to tint your clearcoat with a liquid stain such as THIS then clear over the top. From the examples you provided, a red mahogany should do the trick nicely. It will provide a transparent color-tinted look...

Mint guard on aged Olympic White

This is Stewmac Cherry tint over mahogany with black grain filler

Thanks Gil, I can have a go at mixing that. Royal Blue seems to be a dark Blue

Hi Gil, If I wanted to mix my own Olympic White using only the Stewmac pigments, do you have any tips to get me in the ballpark ? Cheers Fletch

I fitted one on a build I uploaded to youtube - Check here (and a few videos on from that ) KBBH3GstMOM#t=340s

That came out really nice mate ! I love teh travel guitar too. If you need any help with leveling the frets, I'm not that far away from you and I have all the gear. Cheers Dave

Nice work mate, I've used tassie oak on quite a few necks, I think its a really under-rated local timber. Cheap as chips too ! I'm fascinated with this Fimo stuff, got to try it out myself. Where do you find this stuff locally ? Cheers Dave

I use just acetone, it works fine - hszYf0V7HlA&feature=plcp&context=C43e8c16VDvjVQa1PpcFMeGx-OYOCEEF7euEqLyZAE2-qM7zXcQBM%3D

Absolutely Ray, I got by for ages without any of the fancy tools and working in my backyard & carport. The best way to learn I reckon. The hard yards you put in early make you appreciate the tools even more later on and the time they save you.

Yup, it wobbled until it was able to centre itself in the hole. I need a new forstner bit :lol: The Tele shape doesn't have the big top horn like the N4, not enough area for 5 bolts unless I spaced them closer together. 4 bolts will do the job just fine :lol: No pdf templates for an N4...

Hey All, I know a lot of guys on here have no trouble preparing body blanks but I created a YouTube video for the newer guys showing how I take a rough cut board and prepare it into a body blank. There's a nice 720P version so select that for best viewing (you'll have to view it on...

Just a thought on the roman numerals - What about printing them onto decal paper ? You would need to lacquer the fretboard this way of course but it would give you nice crisp lines that you want.

Hey Jim, I've got 5 or 6 of those Eden necks that I don't use any more - I make my own necks now. Drop me a PM if your interested. Cheers Dave

Thanks Sixshooter. I checked my photo's and its not cherry after all , it is actually "Red Mahogany" Colortone liquid stain from Stewmac and I just mixed it into a clear jar of nitro and sprayed enough coats to get an even cover then cleared over the top.

Black Timbermate grain filler and a mahogany body - Cherry nitro