Build #1: The week is upon us

So, I stopped at guitar center Friday after work, and after playing a couple of the Les Pauls they had in stock, I became even more motivated to finish this build.

I will be getting the headstock shaped later today, and then gluing the neck to the body (already have the design penciled on the wood and ready to cut).

Once the neck has dried, I will be then preping, priming, painting, and clear coating the body.  This should hopefully all be done by Tuesday, but we'll see how things go.

Then, once the paint has finished drying, it'll be assembly / wiring time.   I'm hoping to have a finished and playable guitar by the end of the week.  :crosses fingers:

In other news, I am in the process of gathering parts for the refurbish project on my old Aria guitar.  I am thinking, rather than a brightly colored finish, going with a matte navy blue finish.  That, combined with black hardware, should produce a pretty slick looking guitar.

This has turned out to be quite a long, time consuming project, but in the end, the result will be amazing.  I know I'll enjoy it.  In the mean time, here's a song to listen to:

"Throes of Perdition" - Trivium