The Les Paul has arrived

We've finally managed to sort out a replacement for the Les Paul Jr. that was sent by mistake - the Les Paul kit arrived in the post yesterday. It looks good with a nice flamed arched top. Much nicer!




The neck fits snugly on this one, although it sits a little high and may require some sanding to get a decent action. Like the Rickenbacker, I placed the hardware on the guitar to get some idea of the look of the assembled look:






Next we're going to buy some wood stain and have a go at testing some colours on some test pieces of wood before applying the stain to the guitars. We're hoping to stain the wood rather than spray it to keep some of the grain visible through the finish - particularly on the Les Paul where the flame top is very nice indeed!


In other news, I found another blog, Ash's Guitar Build of someone who has been through this process on a PRS style Saga kit. I think their finished guitar looks amazing!


Also, there is an article on building a Saga PRS style kit on the Manchester Guitar Tech. site.

Hopefully these will prove themselves as useful resources as we continue the build.