Ahh interesting, thanks for that! In normal light it looks like a wine red at the moment but in the direct sunlight like those photos it does unfortunately appear lighter but Im still happy with the colour so farI will definitely try add the blue next time as I love wine red!
Actually it's probably more like 10-15% blue. Here's a scan from the StewMac guitar finishing book, using the StewMac colour stains. I adjusted the scan to get the best colour match to the book picture on my screen, but it may vary a bit on your device.
Ooh, I like that red wine look, I was tossing up between red and blue for the build I’m doing now and blue won. My older brother has a Gibson bass he bought new in 73 and it’s a similar color.
Build-1 ES-3 June 2016 GOTM.
Build-2 IB-1S
Build-3. ES-12G June 2019 GOTM.
Build-4 Gene Simmons axe bass. 43 year project done.
Build-5. TL-1S May 2021 GOTM joint winner.
Ok... so where do I begin... Unfortunately I made the huge mistake of being impatient... The guitar was coming along soooo well and I had finished my clear coats when I decided to try polish the guitar... Problem was... I had only waited a few days and the polish went straight through it and got trapped in the clearRIP. I then left the guitar sitting there for quite a long time as I lost motivation after this happened. Luckily.. A good friend of mine is a extremely good air brush artist (IG: blackhartairbrush). We discussed what we could possibly do on this guitar to make it unique and look nice as he has always wanted to paint a guitar himself. We ended up coming up with some designs based off a wolf in amongst the northern lights. This weekend he got started on this and I have the first update of this now. Still plenty to do but already happy with how its starting to come out! Will keep this thread updated with progress pics. Cant wait for this to be put together now!
Last edited by Je11o26; 02-05-2018 at 04:39 PM.
Some more updates for everyone. first picture was just adding in the mountains and northern lights sketch with a start on colour on the first. The second adds a little more detail (eg fur and eyes are a bit more defined) and picture 3 is where the project really start to show. The depth he has managed around the mouth etc... This is only the beginning too! cant wait for this to be finished! More to come!
It's almost going to be a shame to put hardware on it.
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
Ye we did try think of ways to avoid hardware but there was always something in the way. However... now I feel like I have to spend more on pickups etc. Would be such a waste to have a guitar like this with Chinese hardware on it.
Tiny. Wee. Mind...BLOWN.
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
I’m loving the art work.
Build-1 ES-3 June 2016 GOTM.
Build-2 IB-1S
Build-3. ES-12G June 2019 GOTM.
Build-4 Gene Simmons axe bass. 43 year project done.
Build-5. TL-1S May 2021 GOTM joint winner.
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