Hey everyone!

I recently finished my partscaster made from an old RG421 body and 90s Harper neck. What do you think? Painted it black with a pearl golden finish.

There was quite some work to be done, but just to name a few things I did: Fixed the trussrod, complete fret job, fixed body damage, chizeled new pickup cavities, modified neck shape, installed fluorescent side dots, complete new paint job and so on…

It certainly has some flaws like the scratches on the front that doesn’t seem to polish out and a few nicks here and there, but I‘m absolutely satisfied with the overall result!

I Learned quite a thing or two throughout the process and already began working on another guitar, but this time with a body built from scratch. Hopefully this time without messing up the paint job, lol.

Hope you like it!

  • anji@lemmy.anji.nl
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    1 year ago

    Ah, yes coil split makes sense. But doesn’t the angle screw with the humbucker when it’s in HB mode? I’ve always heard humbuckers shouldn’t be angled.

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      1 year ago

      Nah they are totally fine. Actually most Fan Fret guitars have them as well.

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        1 year ago

        They might look like it from a distance, but their polepieces are lined up correctly. If slanted, the coils are just offset, like a P bass or some G&L pickups.

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          1 year ago

          Ah you’re right, I had assumed since it was a humbucker the two rows would be aligned straight, but now I see the coils are in line with the strings as they should be. Fascinating guitar OP. Nice work.