CQ's RG Swirl Build Thread

[jaxadam]

Originally Posted by Chris

IT LIVES!







Still a bit of work to do - it's not wired up for one (haha) and the action is quite a bit high, but I'm just letting it all settle in before I deal with the setup.

That said - it's in tune, and for the first time I could actually play it, which was pretty fucking cool. This is the first time I've ever actually put the whole thing together myself, and barring any unforseen soldering issues it's going pretty damn well!

Hell yes man! That is awesome!

I was just playing my blue swirl I put together a few years ago, wondering when you were finally going to get around to finishing yours up. Fun as shit, isn't it?

Man, that turned out killer!

[Chris]

Haha dude I am so fired up, it looks so fucking cool in person.

The trem studs showed up yesterday, which was the last thing I was waiting on. Pressed in the anchors and jumped right on it as soon as I got home from work.

Amazingly, the setup on it (even with the bridge angle like that) is actually playable. Just need to lower the action a bit, level the bridge and adjust the saddles. I can't wait to wire it up, but I want to wait until I'm happy with the neck angle and shit in case I need to pull the pickguard or something for any weird reason.

[DonBot]

That looks fucking awesome, man!

[jaxadam]

Man, that so makes me want to put a clear pickguard on mine...

[Matt C]

[Josh]

Nice! How'd you fix the switch length issue?

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Josh

Nice! How'd you fix the switch length issue?

I haven't yet. I have a switch, and the dudes at work are going to give it some longitude, but I don't want to pester them. (Machine shop guys don't really work with the engineers, so they know me but don't know me, ya.. know?)

I'll wire it up as is and whenever they get around to hooking me up, it's a quick swap.

[Daniel]

trying to give it a RG550 feel with the pickguard on it?

[DonBot]

Originally Posted by Daniel

trying to give it a RG550 feel with the pickguard on it?

Or, i don't know... maybe a Jem?
A lot of Jems were rear routed and had clear pickguards. The GMC, all the FPs, DNA etc...

[Drew]

Yes!

I cannot WAIT to see this thing in person.