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This is a project I finally got around to doing for one of our members. He wanted pics of the whole process, so I thought it would be fun to post them here. First of all, there's nothing technical about this method, and with a little practice anyone can do it. When mods are done this way (and done properly), I'm convinced that they will never show up under the finish. Hey, if it's good enough for cars it's good enough for guitars...ya know? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
So here we go (again [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img])
The project: A Rhoads RX10D that will end up 22 fret / 25.5" scale / single hum / 1 vol./ DK2 neck / black with white bevels. This is the subject:
To use the DK2 neck, the neck pocket will need to be routed closer to the bridge. In this case a neck hum was there so I just routed out a straight path. I also re-drilled the neck mounting holes to line up with the new neck placement.
Next, I cut the bevels in deeper to match up with the new neck placement, then trial fitted the neck:
Next, I trimmed the excess wood from the front of the pocket, and made trial fits with the neck plate until it was just right:
Now everything looks good as far as fit goes, so I routed out the neck pup hole, and beveled the top portion back into the wood a fair distance around the perimeter. I then put a single layer of masking tape around the base of the neck to protect it, and mounted it back on the body. A straight edge was used to double check the neck alignment before I started slinging the mud! (mud is slang for bondo for you dummies)
Now the fun begins! BONDO!!!! MMMMMM! I just worked it in there all nice and full, taking my time to get it in every crack and crevice, and making sure to fill the cavity a little "over-full":
Then after about 3 minutes I unscrewed the neck, popped it off and whammo! Instant neck pocket!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Now, using a good sanding block and some 40 grit paper, I just blocked it out until it was nice and flat. Don't get carried away here, when you start seeing wood, you're good for now.
Now it's time to do that toggle switch hole, same procedure:
Then I blocked the whole face of the guitar out with 80 grit until all is nice and flat, and trial fitted the neck once more.
That's it for now, I'll post more as I progress. (and don't laugh yet...this is going to look badass!)
So here we go (again [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img])
The project: A Rhoads RX10D that will end up 22 fret / 25.5" scale / single hum / 1 vol./ DK2 neck / black with white bevels. This is the subject:
To use the DK2 neck, the neck pocket will need to be routed closer to the bridge. In this case a neck hum was there so I just routed out a straight path. I also re-drilled the neck mounting holes to line up with the new neck placement.
Next, I cut the bevels in deeper to match up with the new neck placement, then trial fitted the neck:
Next, I trimmed the excess wood from the front of the pocket, and made trial fits with the neck plate until it was just right:
Now everything looks good as far as fit goes, so I routed out the neck pup hole, and beveled the top portion back into the wood a fair distance around the perimeter. I then put a single layer of masking tape around the base of the neck to protect it, and mounted it back on the body. A straight edge was used to double check the neck alignment before I started slinging the mud! (mud is slang for bondo for you dummies)
Now the fun begins! BONDO!!!! MMMMMM! I just worked it in there all nice and full, taking my time to get it in every crack and crevice, and making sure to fill the cavity a little "over-full":
Then after about 3 minutes I unscrewed the neck, popped it off and whammo! Instant neck pocket!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Now, using a good sanding block and some 40 grit paper, I just blocked it out until it was nice and flat. Don't get carried away here, when you start seeing wood, you're good for now.
Now it's time to do that toggle switch hole, same procedure:
Then I blocked the whole face of the guitar out with 80 grit until all is nice and flat, and trial fitted the neck once more.
That's it for now, I'll post more as I progress. (and don't laugh yet...this is going to look badass!)
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