DC One (a genuine PaRtS guitar)

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So my brother Shawn gave me this project guitar about 4 months ago. The SE Soapbar 2 had been repainted at the factory but needed to be color-sanded and assembled.

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I wanted to put an SE One pick guard on it but the shape wasn't quite right.



I traced the stock pick guard (in black ink) and started to reshape the contours (in red ink) to cover the neck pickup cavity and fit the guitar.



Once I was sure it could be done, I ordered some raw materials and got to work.



After getting the initial outline cut into the material, I screwed it down to a piece of plywood.



Getting the rough shape was easy enough. The hard part was yet to come.



I used an orbital sander with 80 grit to get the rough edges worked out.



Next came the routing of the edges. The finished product was much less attractive than I was hoping. I should have spent more time smoothing out the silhouette prior to routing.



That said, I got some sand paper, worked out the kinks, and scraped the bevelled edge to a shiny finish. After that, it was time to begin assembly. That meant shielding the pup cavity.



I put a 500k tone pot in the 3-way switch hole and put the volume pot where the tone pot used to be. The original volume pot hole was eliminated.

 

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Next... I mounted a 513 nut on the neck. There was quite a sketchy nut shelf so I used some goo (AKA epoxy) to set it in place.



The next day, I finished it up and snapped some images. I hope you like it. Thanks Shawn!



You may note that the finish is unpolished. After hitting it with 800 grit, it looked and felt like Ivory so that's the way I left it. I'm quite happy with the result.







As I mentioned, I made use of whatever parts I had. The G-string tuner is a unique reminder of the spirit of this guitar and it makes me smile every time I see it.



And here's a little something special I found in Japan to polish it off.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Bangin'!

 

[JustRob]

Nice! Makes me want to start a project of my own.

 

[Big Mard]

I'm so jealous. Great job. :top:

 

[themike]

"OWNER"

 

[MikeD]

Nice job

 

[Raymond]

I really really like that !

 

[rugerpc]

love the satin finish and the wacky tuner!

 

[jfb]

Bangin'!

Totally. Nice work Hans. I could see jumping around the house playing some rock and roll on that thing. \m/

 

[Danerada]

oh yeah! That is outstanding!

 

[John Beef]

Love it!! Wish I had that kind of time!!

 

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

Love it!! Wish I had that kind of time!!

I get it. That's why I haven't been around much lately. I'm amazed at all the things I can get done (at work and at home) now that I'm not glued to the internet.

 

[Sekunda]

Awesome job! But… how does she sound? :top:

 

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

Awesome job! But… how does she sound? :top:

At the moment, not as good as it should. A great P90 should (in my opinion) be blistering when fully cranked and this one is a little too subdued. I believe the cheapo 250k volume pot I used is stealing that potential. I'd bet it reads closer to 200. I just need to get a 500k super-pot (or maybe a 280) ordered from RS Guitarworks and the issue should be resolved.

Also, it's a little neck heavy since there is no neck pup. I am going to swap the metal tuner buttons for the small faux ivory buttons which will help a great deal. If that doesn't restore some balance to the force I'll put some lead in it's ass. Literally.

 

[Sekunda]

At the moment, not as good as it should. A great P90 should (in my opinion) be blistering when fully cranked and this one is a little too subdued. I believe the cheapo 250k volume pot I used is stealing that potential. I'd bet it reads closer to 200. I just need to get a 500k super-pot (or maybe a 280) ordered from RS Guitarworks and the issue should be resolved.

Also, it's a little neck heavy since there is no neck pup. I am going to swap the metal tuner buttons for the small faux ivory buttons which will help a great deal. If that doesn't restore some balance to the force I'll put some lead in it's ass. Literally.

Let us know how that works out… I still want to pick up something with P90s… had a GC Les Paul Special with P90s but traded it back in on my Stripped 58. I really liked how it played and sounded. Bet it would sound nice on the HXDA!

 

[markie]

Who is this Handsomatic guy???????????????????????? :iamconfused: :dontknow:

 

[sergiodeblanc]

At the moment, not as good as it should. A great P90 should (in my opinion) be blistering when fully cranked and this one is a little too subdued. .

Pretty sure I have video to the contrary...

 

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

Who is this Handsomatic guy????????????????????????

I got nuthin'.

Pretty sure I have video to the contrary...

It wasn't me!

Ok, ok... it was me. But I was young and I needed the money for my Grannie's knee replacement surgery.

:tongue:

[BTW, that video was with the White Rabbit]

 

[sergiodeblanc]

[BTW, that video was with the White Rabbit]

Oh... Alright then, I didn't think it sounded all that "subdued"... and thanks for holding on to my guitar for me, I'll come get once it's broken in.:girl: