Custom Grabber - 1st A to Z build

[joseplluissans]

Alright, here it is:

As you see, pickups are still missing, I'l hopefully get to wind them up before this year ends

 

[ThaCoast]

That was unexpected What pickups are you using & will the rotary switch have the same "wiring" as the old G3s + a bypass (if it's a 4 way rotary).

This is pretty damn stunning

 

[joseplluissans]

That was unexpected What pickups are you using & will the rotary switch have the same "wiring" as the old G3s + a bypass (if it's a 4 way rotary).

This is pretty damn stunning

Well, the pickups will emulate the originals to some point. I don't have access to all the specs, so of course they won't be identical. The wiring will be similar, I'm thinking of neck humbucker, bridge humbucker, humbucker and a half and then just the middle pickup. Will see about that...
One thing this picture keeps telling me, is "why didn't you do a fretboard with purple heart binding?"

 

[joseplluissans]

Btw, what does you Ripper/Grabber weigh? Mine's 9,5 lb...

 

[ThaCoast]

Btw, what does you Ripper/Grabber weigh? Mine's 9,5 lb...

No idea, i haven't weighed it yet (can't find my scale anywhere). But i'm gonna guess between 8-9 lbs.

 

[joseplluissans]

What's the scale on your's? 32"?

 

[ThaCoast]

Full 34".

 

[ctmullins]

I'm not one for maple fingerboards, but wow, @joseplluissans , that's gorgeous!!

 

[joseplluissans]

I'm not one for maple fingerboards, but wow, @joseplluissans , that's gorgeous!!

Thanks! It's my first, surely not the las one!

 

[ThaCoast]

So i won't be able to bring this beast to my dad anytime soon because it exceeds the train carry on weight & i don't feel "safe' having it put in storage on the train (+ the ticket is much more expensive). So it'll probably be in the spring/summertime when i go. But in the mean time since i do play it sometimes, i'm gonna do a little revisit. Today i disassembled it, & routed a channel between the pickups & controls, i should always do this when there's a pickguard with the controls attached to it, it's easier to wire (only exception is a jazz bass, it's cool to take the guard off & have more colour exposed).

In the upcoming months, i'm also going to pull the frets off to radius the board to 12". It's almost flat now straight from all parts & i thought it had a radius, oh well it's fine more work but less at the same time. while that's being done, i've noticed that there isn't enough clear over top the flakes cause my forearm does still feel the texture of them, It's my own mistake, i didn't build the clear at all really. There is some but it's not covering the flakes, so it'll be taken apart in a few months & with 1-2 coats per day (in space of 7 hours between both coats), over a period of 7 days, it should be enough to have a good build of clear coat & then it'll be left to dry/cure for a month. If i start mid january (hopefully), i'll be roughly done mid-end february. No pictures for this, but i'll post an update when i get to it.

Cheers!

 

[ThaCoast]

Full specs:
Layered body Home depot "maple" wood (1.5" thick)
3 ply Black/White/Black Pickguard & truss rod cover
Sliding Gotoh/artec/Gibson copy mudbucker pickup (although it doesnt sound anything like it)
Satin finished Bolt-on Maple neck Chunky thunderbird neck profile
Rosewood fret/fingerboard radius'ed to 12"
21 frets & dot inlays
CTS Volume & tone potentiometers w/.1uf cap & black speed knobs
Switchcraft Output Tube jack
Schaller Chrome roller bridge
Schaller Nickel BM tuning keys 2+2
Arrow headstock at 10 degree scarf joint
1.5" bone nut width
Body in an emerald green flake colour & matching headstock w/o the flakes

Thus concludes the end of a chapter for this build. 1 year & a half long build, 2 revisits & one majorly content 21 year old

 

[JIO]

Well done Andii!

 

[Splods]

Yay! Great work.