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Demo 1
With everything assembled I thought I would give it a run though my amplifier. For reference the amp I use is a Blackstar ID:Core 20. I...
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Painting the Guitar
So after a lot of sanding it is time to paint the guitar. For the base coat I used the same paint as the Proto. A Plastikote which I used...
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USB Power
As I'm using USB power for this project I thought it might be better to know my enemy. Powering the computer by un/plugging the cable...
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Catch Up
So it has been a pretty long time since my last post. I moved city two weeks ago, and when I can I have been sanding and routing whenever...
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Routing Part II
So routing has been a slow business and I have come across a few hiccups. First of all I am in the process of moving location so time to...
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Routing Part I
It's been a busy day drilling and routing! So today I set out with the plan to make the guitar at least playable. I started off by...
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Holiday/MIDI
Since the 19th I have been on holiday so progress has halted. I have managed to pick up the router, but can't start work until the 1st of...
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Noise Issues
So now that all of the hardware for the computer side of the project is sorted, I thought I would start to code some of the main...
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Touchscreen
The new touchscreen came today! This screen was a lot easier to configure and was almost plug and play. The previous Adafruit screen used...
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Design alterations
Unfortunately slow progress due to waiting for a router and a correct guitar neck in the post. (Previous neck was a left handed maple,...