new XII project

[scott_va]

Very nice--and yeah, it sounds like a warm silver would work better.

[Echo Ranch]

oh man, i'm jonesing for some updated finished pics of this beauty. did you go for the aged feel?

we demand pix

wish i had a xii project going. maybe after thanksgiving.

[mcjt]

Echo: i wish i had advanced more. the XII body needed more work than i thought. i had to dowel all the holes and re-level, adjust routing for the control plate, etc. the neck too has been a bitch. i've also been putting in more work on my tele, jazz bass and jazzmaster projects.
AND i'm going to be a dad, so i'm pretty busy with a pregnant wife.
You want a XII project? want to buy one ready to go?

[mcjt]

hey guys!
despite the fact i had 12 or so cans of reranch in my office, my inca silver disappeared! combined with being busy with a pregnant wife, my XII project was set aside. the neck butt (of the CS neck) needed a tiny bit of reshaping to fit the 65 pocket... there were minor adjustments to make to the body with a dremel so everything would fit the shrunken and warped pickguard... bolt holes had to be redone as CS Fender in 2005 didn't have the 1965 specs from Leo anymore.... i had to move the control plate 3-4 mm forward to have an approx fit!!
Then i found the paint this week, and got back to the body! as you can see here, i did some decent work----



But the day i was painting, bad luck struck down my dreams! .... the paint had almost dried, and i hung the body from a coat rack for final drying.... the hanger broke and the body fell to the floor, hitting a radiator on the way down!



So much progress, then kicked in the n*ts! i have more work ahead of me now!

[OffYourFace]

oh man, bummer! oh well, it's gonna look killer when you do finish it

[mcjt]

thanks, michael!
i also now have a spiffy 1966 plate from 'i love sharin foo' for it too!

[Oddball]

Damn, just watched this thread again yesterday and wondered what had happened and here you are!

Too bad on the radiator thingy. But it'll look totally killer once that's finished.

[theworkoffire]

Ouch! I can realy imagine how you felt when it dropped...still, it's a pretty clean-looking dent. Are you going to try to fill and re-touch it or just leave it there as character?

It's a lovely colour combo for a XII.

[mcjt]

i think i have a date with:


(plastic wood)

indeed, the silver is really nice. but i'll dare give it a little yellow nitro so that it matches better the very yellowy mother of toilet seat guard.

Such as this 1965 example:

[fullerplast]

PM'd JT...

Sincerely,

Ben Der and cousin Dun Dat

[ludobag1]

radiator and mower are agressive carefull
nice choice of colour

[the older brother]

Ouch!

Ovel all, it's looking real good though! It will be a killer when completed.