What I’ve been up to...

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Originally Posted by Andy40

Very, Very very cool Stan.
Hang on a minute.....I recall you are a lefty if i am not mistaken?

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Well remembered , yes I am. All were commissions for others

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Originally Posted by HatchA

Beautiful work!

Are those Dark Stars in the EX/SB style?

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Thanks mate. Yes they are, bought from PBG too! They are pretty punchy

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Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain

These are gorgeous! How are you finding the stringy bark to work with? I used it for the body on mine and while I love the result - never again will I do a full solid body with it.

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Hey thanks ! These pieces were cut down to about 6 mm. It was more difficult laminating the top. Due to the flaws and inclusions little bits want to break off, especially in the edge routing. This one will get totally grain filled before gloss clear .
A complete body from it would be tricky, you would have to want a rustic look. Would make an awesome Tele, they always seem to lend themselves to difficult or rustic timbers

Yeah it was a lot of work getting the finish to look right, but I also learnt a lot from persevering with it.

Absolutely stunning Stan!

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Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain

Yeah it was a lot of work getting the finish to look right, but I also learnt a lot from persevering with it.

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For sure, finishing can be tough. I use a product that is UV cured called Solarez for grain filling - used in surfboard making and cures in sunlight and cures clear. Then spray poly over. Leaving it long enough before buffing is the hard part

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Originally Posted by RocknRolf

Absolutely stunning Stan!

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Thank you mate!

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Originally Posted by stan

Thanks mate. Yes they are, bought from PBG too! They are pretty punchy

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Aye, I put a set in my Ltd EX351 a couple of years ago, replacing the EMG HZ's. They are an amazing pickup. I can see a set of the neodymium Dark Stars in my future :)

Will you be putting up a sound byte of them anywhere?