The Punkicaster is nearly finished but still undergoing sea trials to hopefully uncover and fix a few minor (?) problems. The final higher frets, 18 to 21 need filed down. The previous owner managed to bugger up the (adopted Chinese but mildly interesting 😉) neck by using overly long screws that have distorted the fingerboard's surface and put tiny bends into a couple of frets. Will the careful application of a small blunt file and a spurt of super glue yet again be the corrrect solution? Purists please avert your eyes.
Now that I've got the wiring soldered and sorted that P90 sounds great. It lives and thrives on the gain pot of the Orange Tiny Terror in an exhilarating way. The obviously non-Fender Les Paul Junior pickguard is of course a tribute to the ear splitting legacy of all those battle weary Les Paul Juniors out there. It also covers up the Leslie West ash tray - if you know, you know.
So far I'm only about £50 into this "project" thanks to my old parts bin: £30 for the guitar and £20 for the pickguard, varnish and a wiring loom and I've still got the free Gator case to repair - it'll be fine after applying a £5 roll of gaffer tape from Wickes to it. The old humbucker that came with the guitar might even make a tenner on eBay some day when I can be bothered.
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