Fred's SG 3 Pickups

looks great the colour in the sun Fred. Why have you plugged the tailpiece bush holes ? will this have a wrap around bridge or a Bigsby tremelo ?

Think it will look fine as it is or with a dark burst edge might even look cooler

I got an X Trem bridge from Guitar Fetish, pic on that post: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...d.php?p=117148

The right hand side hole is completely hidden but the one on the left will be partially visible.
I need to spend some time to try and blend the plug in a bit more. It's tassie oak and it didn't take the colour as well as the mahogany around it.

Looking good Fred.

I reckon one more coat of the same colour to add some depth and soak into the grain pores should be all it needs.

I vote black burst. it would look killer with the purple

A bit of a dry fit to check how it looks with the colour:

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The jury is still out on the pickguard... we'll see how it looks once shiny 😎

Just added a second coat of ink:
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this and my V are going to be twin cousins :D Purple and gold!

looks very nice Fred, I am jealous and now want a triple bucker SG ! There is some nice grain in the mahogany. Never thought purple and gold can work so well ! Nice hardware !

@ Dedman can't wait to see your FV too !

I've been slowly darkening the edges with a mix of my core colour to which I'm adding some black and or violet ink, and then dilute with water.
I'm thinking that by slowly adding some darker pigment I should be able to build a kind of burst.

Working ok so far:
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It's quite subtle but I don't want to go too dark I think.

Looks like a shadow tone and really like it.