Second build! :O

that looks freaking fantastic Simon, you are really motoring along. Another stunner well done

Wow Simon, that is already looking awesome, can't wait to see it finished. You have certainly master the art of guitar building.

You build a scratchy in the time it takes most of us to build a kit ;) Great work!

Thanks guys. I have a lot of spare time now before I start work hence I'm really pushing out as many builds as I can!

The finishing process has begun! I've officially finished all the building so now it's sanding, staining and finishing. Exciting stuff!

I sanded the neck up to 240 grit and stained with UBeat brown and yellow dye. I first dyed it a dark brown and sanded back to try and pop the figure. Sadly, the flames on this piece weren't very good at all and I'm very disappointed. It was also a pain in the butt sanding back the brown dye because the sandpaper clogs easily and my arm was already tired from sanding it before dyeing.

Anyway, I attempted a bengal burst/tiger burst/tobacco burst, whatever the technical name is. I've not done a hand-rubbed burst for a long time but it was quite fun. I'll probably make some more adjustments tomorrow.

I initially wanted a lighter brown but as I applied more (By accident actually! I spilled my jar of stain all over my table so I had to mop up the excess with my rag.) I grew to like the darker brown burst.

Here's the headstock, without flash.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...psrsqmauqv.jpg
With flash:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...psksbbqv5b.jpg

The back of the headstock:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ps98zof4xz.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...psu3wjcvc1.jpg

I'll probably stain the entire back of the headstock a uniform brown because I think I want the burst to only be in front.

The neck.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...psc6ujbxva.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...pstjqcbeso.jpg
Again I was rather disappointed with the lack of flames on this flamed maple piece. The top has stunning flames, but a pity this doesn't.

You may notice that I also added some dark brown to the volute and the heel. I was trying to go for the vintage Les Paul jr type sunburst and it turned out quite well. Actually the real reason was because I forgot to sand the end grain to a higher grit so these were the parts which soaked in a lot of brown stain. I was tired of sanding back the brown so I decided to use it to my advantage. Turned out pretty okay!

I like it , it has that lived in look already

neck looking sweet Simon

Yep, great looking neck.

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I really like the burst on the back of the headstock. It's different, which in my world is a good thing.

If it was mine, I'd extend the dark brown onto the neck like you've done at the heel end. It would make the burst look less out-of-place.