The Astro Jet Build Thread

[instantsteve]

It's quite therapeutic. Clears the mind when I focus on details.



Colonel Sanders is more my style.

Chicken!

 

[dodgechargerfan]

I thought there were a couple of big scratches in that second picture until I scrolled down and saw the light fixture.


Nice work, EG.

 

[Elias Graves]

 

[Dogsinplastic]

Just as I feared...ruined. PM me for the address.

 

[BlackCat]

Beautiful!

 

[Elias Graves]

The control panel.
The panel itself is actually a plywood piece I made. The mahogany was too soft to use this thin so I glued it to a sheet of walnut to stiffen it up.

 

[BB123]

Those knobs drool0

 

[Elias Graves]

Those knobs drool0

Hipshot.


Strap button, jack and jack plate.

 

[Elias Graves]

Some better light.

 

[Flatspotter]

Damn! That's my all-time favorite color for a guitar.

 

[Elias Graves]

Damn! That's my all-time favorite color for a guitar.

Yeah. The red over the mahogany just works. It's like chocolate and peanut butter.

 

[speakerjones]

That looks great EG!

 

[Flatspotter]

Yeah. The red over the mahogany just works. It's like chocolate and peanut butter.

I have a mahogany Warmoth LPS whose finish looks exactly like that. You have exquisite taste, my man.

 

[DFB]

Very cool.

 

[Knox in Box]

Really hot.

I would want mine with a black control plate though.

 

[smurfco]

Is it my imagination, or do you really like sanding?

He likes it so much he's wet sanding.

 

[Elias Graves]

The sanding is done. And so is the shielding foil.

 

[Elias Graves]

Pickups and bridge mounted.

 

[335clone]

Getting close.......

 

[Elias Graves]

And closer yet. The wiring is done, signal from both pickups and no buzzing, so all my grounds are good, it seems.
There is a problem with the jack, however. The plug jams when inserted. Looks like I'm going to have to team the hole out a bit to accommodate the plug.