New episode of “What are you building”

[scottosan]

So, I’ve been really inspired be the Novo Serus J tones. I first saw these being used by Sam Vilo, and since he’s made the most videos of the Brunetti Mercury One, I know the combo works well together.

It seems everyone loves these guitars from both a tone and playability standpoint and attribute the tone to the combination on parts.

Roasted Pine MJT body
Allparts Japan AAA+ Roasted Maple neck with compound radius and jumbo frets
Mastery bridge and tremolo
Gotoh MG-T locking tuners
Some P90 unwound with A2 mags. I planned on using some Fralins, but I had to get creative and shorten pole pieces and reroute the load to reduce the pickup depth to fit in a shallow jazzmaster route.

I put on a temporary nut do a basic setup and this thing rings like a bell. I’m dropping it off to my former ESP luthier to out on an oiled bone nut and and the going to crown the frets, round the ends and roll the fret board edges. I’m looking forward to the finished product.

 

[CrystalSky]

Nice build! Neck looks appetizing

Meanwhile I only build fatigue, can’t afford anything else ATM

 

[Exo-metal]

So, I’ve been really inspired be the Novo Serus J tones. I first saw these being used by Sam Vilo, and since he’s made the most videos of the Brunetti Mercury One, I know the combo works well together.

It seems everyone loves these guitars from both a tone and playability standpoint and attribute the tone to the combination on parts.

Roasted Pine MJT body
Allparts Japan AAA+ Roasted Maple neck with compound radius and jumbo frets
Mastery bridge and tremolo
Gotoh MG-T locking tuners
Some P90 unwound with A2 mags. I planned on using some Fralins, but I had to get creative and shorten pole pieces and reroute the load to reduce the pickup depth to fit in a shallow jazzmaster route.

I put on a temporary button do a basic setup and this thing rings like a bell. I’m dropping it off to my former ESP luthier to out on an oiled bone nut and and the going to crown the frets, round the ends and roll the fret board edges. I’m looking forward to the finished product.


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Haha I thought this was going to be about pickups!!

 

[scottosan]

Haha I thought this was going to be about pickups!!

I did wind the P90s in it

 

[DistortED]

Killer build Bro !!!

 

[scottosan]

I can’t stress the importance of a great luthier. The neck was straight and level when I got it but both the fret ends and fretboard edges weren’t rounded. Took it to my tech (former ESP) and had him put on an oiled bone nut roll the fret board edges and do the fret edges and “his” crownkng.


Before the work:

After the work:

 

[DanTravis62]

I did wind the P90s in it

Oh my god I'm gassing hard for scott-style P90s

 

[Shreddy Mercury]

I'm not really "building" anything currently, just trying to figure out what parts I need to fix a 3 way mini toggle on this MJT partscaster so I can use the neck pickup again. Also, probably going to order some parts to rewire this Warrior I just put new DiMarzios in to see if maybe something was wired wrong and that's why the neck Air Norton is ridiculously bassy and muddy, but only on my real tube amp (not on the Katana).

Also, considering purchasing a new neck for this gold partscaster, if I can figure out what's up with the centering of the Floyd sustain block in the rear route. The frets are meh...they'll play, but it's time for either a refret, or new neck.

 

[grimmchaos]

Jesus, those fret ends are a work of art. I just built another partscaster… came out great. But man I’d love to get my fret ends looking sexy like that.

 

[scottosan]

Jesus, those fret ends are a work of art. I just built another partscaster… came out great. But man I’d love to get my fret ends looking sexy like that.

Worth it. $160 for the oiled bone nut plus install, fret work and board edges rolled. Took less that 1 week. I think the nut, board, and fret work is what sets apart good guitars from exceptional.

 

[DanTravis62]

Jesus, those fret ends are a work of art. I just built another partscaster… came out great. But man I’d love to get my fret ends looking sexy like that.

Worth it. $160 for the oiled bone nut plus install, feet work and board edges rolled. Took less that 1 week. I think the nut, board, and fret work is what sets apart good guitars from exceptional.

Those are some of the nicest fret ends i've ever seen! wow!

 

[scottosan]

Those are some of the nicest fret ends i've ever seen! wow!

I love them. The dude refretted my Burny Randy Rhoads with jumbos and it’s my number 1. No maple cap so it sounds huge

 

[scottosan]

This one is going to have a tone zone s in the bridge and 2 cruiser bridges pickups in the middle and neck similar the Andy Timmons setup

I just got in the same Allparts roasted AAA+ maple neck I used on the last build. Then going to my Japanese luthier for his magic fret dress and board rolling

 

[scottosan]

Getting there. I think I’m going to drop this off at the luthier as is. I can do the pickup when I get them. I rather have this don’t for me when I get back from the US

 

[Geo]

87 Kramer Pacer Classic, Musikraft neck, Gotoh hardware.

 

[ners]

Recently started fixing up an 80s MIJ E Series Strat I got for cheap...

• Customer Warmoth pickguard since I hate the standard vol pot location (so single tone pot)
• Bare Knuckle Pickups - Mothers Milk in Neck/Mid & '59 Slab Board in the Bridge (Jimi up top and Dick Dale down low)
• Wired the vol put as a push/pull to remove the tone circuit, and wired the tone push/pull to add the bridge into the neck
• There are two chunks missing from the fretboard that I want to fill in if I ever find out how to get rosewood dust, but their location doesn't impact playability. Also probably needs a new nut since the high e has multiple slots cut (though again, plays just fine).

Also just got a random cheap Jazzcaster I got off FBM since I wanted to experiment with a mahogany body/neck and rosewood fretboard.

• Finish on the back got cracked during shipping, still pending insurance money
• Had to replace the bridge pickup screws since one of them didn't fit and was just loose
• Want to give it a swimming pool route and then just build different pickguards to experiment
• Going to start by installing a SD Red Devil as the "middle" pickup but put it right up against the bridge pickup as close as possible, probably clip some of the bobbin off. Don't expect it to sound right, but hoping it sounds good enough.
• Going to order a Bigsby B5 for this thing as well, so will probably need a new bridge thats more of a hardtail size (which will be weird to have a pickguard mounted tele pickup lol)

 

[JackBootedThug]

Working on all kinds of stuff…. Turned the old cort into a monster