bobnagy wrote:The connections to the output jack are reversed/backwards.
Red wire should go to the tip, black wire to the sleeve.

BINGO!

I reversed the connections to the jack and now it works!!!!

Thank you so much!

BTW the second black wire from the output jack, the one in the diagram that is shown going to the ground symbol, I wired to the bridge to ground the strings. Is this correct or did I do an screw up? And I lined the control cavity with copper shielding tape, and the tape is grounded as it touches bot...

So I plugged the guitar into some amplifiers today... and the noise/hum is unbearably loud! I mean REALLY loud! It's my first P90 guitar and I know they're noisy pickups, but the hum is louder than the notes. My basement is full of fluorescent lights and was wired by an orangutan masquerading as an ...

Tbh this build had me worried but it actually came together nicely. Kind of a shame the grain is hidden but it doesn’t look bad either. I agree, it’s unfortunate about the grain. I really wanted a transparent cherry finish and I should have tested the “stain� I bought on s...

I added 2 clear coats to the headstock. I ended up using the wipe-on polyurethane and the decal stayed intact. Phew! So with all the paintwork finished I assembled the guitar. Based on reviews I've read of these types of kits, I was expecting it would need a major fret dressing. Well, I was pleasant...

lol nice. I think your kit has the same body shape as the Vintage/Harley Benton Les Paul Juniors. This one? LANK http://harleybenton.com/app/uploads/products/14396999_800.jpg Looks like my kit for sure (They must be made in the same Chinese factory), but probably comes stock with better tuners. I n...

I also applied a headstock decal that says "Cheapo" in a gibson script. I am wondering if I should use a rattle can to apply the top coats of clear on the headstock, as I do not want to wipe off the decal when applying the clear with a brush or a rag. Here it is, freshly applied: http://li...

So I wet sanded the body and polished it with some 3M Finesse-It. The clear coat does have a "mirror" finish (see my reflection in photo below), but there are all these weird marks in the clear coat. It's like rings, as though sanding through different layers of tree rings in wood, except ...

I have been using Watco wipe-on polyurethane for the clear coat. It seems pretty good so far. I'm not wiping it on though, I'm using a foam brush. Goes on nice with no brush strokes, dries slowly but it looks pretty smooth when it is set. http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50666148618_856b798c85_b.j...

This Varathane one-step stuff is nearly indestructible... In order to get rid of the brush marks in the finish, I have been wet sanding with a 60(!) grit sanding sponge for over an hour... on just the front side of the body... and there are still brush marks/grooves in the finish!!! At least I haven...

I never really liked the Varathane when I’ve (albeit a limited about) used it, I found it ended up being too dark in general, it was harder to get lighter stains out of it. That being said, the project is coming along nicely It's my first time using Varathane and so far I am not too impresse...

I used the "cherry" coloured Varathane brush-on poly on the body, two coats so far: http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50642449947_134bb4febc_b.jpg The colour is more like red wine than cherry, not sure how I feel about that as I was hoping for something more reddish. I have a can of black...

Bacchus wrote:One of my best guitars (and certainly the one I pick up the most) was one of these kits. But it was a strat, and they're nearly impossible to get wrong.

http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtop ... sc&start=0

Wow, that strat turned out beautiful!!!!

Today I got a coping saw and some finishing supplies. The store I went to was out of the Minwax Polyshades so instead I got some Varathane poly that's tinted in a slightly darker cherry colour than what I was originally planning to get. Also got some of the same stuff in black for the headstock. I d...

I've always wanted an LP junior. Right now everything I have in my collection is either a Fender/Squier, or a copy of Fender. I ordered an LP Junior kit on Amazon, got it today. The description says the body is Basswood and the neck is maple with a rosewood fingerboard. Here's the pic from Amazon's ...

:shock: :shock: :shock: All around impressive job Thank you! If I'm not mistaken you built a mustang of the same colour a couple of years ago Yes I did, but it was not exactly the same colour: the mustang is surf green whereas the musicmaster bass is the old version of sonic blue, somewhere between...

So now I have all the parts, took weeks to get here due to COVID. The body ferules were a bit small but work as intended. I harvested the saddles from the Gotoh/Wilkinson bridge and stuck them on the Bronco bridge. They work great. Each saddle can be rotated to adjusted intonation, then locked in pl...

I just could not adapt to looking at the fugly bridge on this bass. It was like seeing a fresh dog turd in the middle of my favourite carpet every time I looked at it. Functionally it's great, but it's just so hideously fugly. So I was able to score a Squier Bronco Bass bridge for cheap on Reverb: h...

For those who want a Fender PJ mustang bass, Best Buy Canada has the sonic blue model for $575 Canadian dollars. That's about $434 US dollars, or $35 more than the Squier Mustang Bass. I have no idea if Best Buy Canada ships to other countries though, so this might only be available to Canadians. He...

dots wrote:Fantastic job! I especially love the epic story behind its completion.

Thanks, dots!