She is here as well!
She is here as well!
So here are a few pics of the body. Pic one is the chips out of the bottom, 2 is the filler to the right of the heel and 3 is the grain with a damp cloth run over it.
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
I'd still stain it Andrew, the grain isn't that apparent but should still look good.
This is my alder tele I entered a few GOTM's ago
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
I'm shooting for this. Basically you butane torch the wood, wire brush it off and clear. Do u think it'd work with alder?
Oops, forgot the photo.
I've never heard of that technique Andrew so no idea, suppose you could try the technique in an area covered by the pickguard and see how it goes.
Where's that photo from Andrew, that ash strat looks hot as !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Just Google images mate. Try a search for sugiban guitar or scorched guitar or other derivatives. They traditionally use Cedar but it looks like the ash grain and cedar are a tiny bit similar.
Been researching staining on alder today and it seems to be a temperamental beast. From what I've gathered the trick is to sand the body as normal, sand the sides as far as 600 to inhibit the uptake of the stain and also use a compatible sanding sealer to help eliminate the blotchiness. In my case it'd be timbermate, fw sanding sealer, fw prooftint, naughty oil. Sound ok?
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