Ever since I started dreaming about getting new guitars, the Jackson Warrior models have had my interest, and now I finally decided to get one, but I couldn't find a compelling offering in terms of specs vs looks. There are some older or custom shop models, but the former are impossible to get and the latter are many £££££s. So I decided to make my dream Jackson Warrior.
I also thought I may aswell document the whole process, from stripping down the guitar, through to sanding, finishing the body and headstock, replacing the electronics and upgrading the pickups, bridge, nut and tuners, and evening out and polishing the frets.
Upgrade parts used (and how much I paid for them):
Seymour Duncan Nazgul Bridge pickup (£114.99)
Seymour Duncan Sentient Neck pickup (£100.99)
Gotoh Tunomatic bridge (£62.90)
Graphtech nut (£10.50)
Materials used for finish:
Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil (Body finish)
Nakoma Rit Dye Black, Wine (Body + Headstock Colour)
Polar Flawless Lacquer Clear Gloss Spray (Headstock Finish)
Jackson waterslide decal from eBay
Baroque Fret Erasers
MusicNomad Frine Fret Polish
0:00 Intro
0:10 Why I'm doing this
0:51 Dismantling guitar
1:00 Sanding
1:13 Dye application
1:37 Headstock sanding
2:02 Headstock dye application
2:14 Finishing the body
2:43 Binding scrape
2:58 More finish coats on body
3:11 Body re-finish result
3:36 Headstock finish
4:14 Decal application
5:20 Shielding electronics
5:52 Wiring
6:25 Re-assembly
6:56 Fitting new nut
7:14 Adding bridge saddle notches
7:37 Fretwork
8:09 Finalising assembly
8:22 Retrospective
10:32 Sound demo
11:58 Complications I faced
My instagram: / bedroom_guitar_hero
My band: / @bringtobearband
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1 авг 2024
