Maple board no markers
Quilty top
Hardtail
Reverse stock
:D
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Maple board no markers
Quilty top
Hardtail
Reverse stock
:D
Lovely colour there, Ult ... REALLY lovely! ... she's going to come up really sweet.
Maple board sounds sweet and quilt top sounds like a legend of a kit. Are you going to use the TOM hardtail or outsource? I did the latter and outsourced a fender style from an American supplier called guitar parts resource. It cost around $20 so if youre outsourcing you might be interested in that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nickosaurus
Thanks Scott. I'm hoping she'll sound as good as she looks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott J.
First intensifying coat is on and cured. Cant say I notice much change to the colour, but its got a slight sheen to it. I put on the second intensifying coat this morning and the colour did get much richer, but it might just be because it was wet. Ill take a pic once that has cured and let you all see it.
Hey Ultpanzi,
looking good. I've noticed the oils in the DT take a few days to cure but you may find after a few days of curing the colour should darken a little. It will appear darker when you put clear coats on. what clear you got planned ?
Thanks Woks. I was just planning on using the DT finishing coat that came with the set.
no worries Ultpanzi, the DT clear is like the stain coats, you need to let it cure. Steel wool between coats. You will get a fairly nice gloss after about 3-4 coats
Sounds good. Ill probs top it off with dingowax to give it a touch of extra protection.
I've never tried dingowax over the clear coats but sure it can't hurt. It smells and feels great on the fingerboards
I tried it over a poly finish on the headstock and it turned up nice and shiny and feels great so itll probably be similar over the dt clear coats.
yeah cool Ultpanzi, look forward to seeing the results after the wax goes on the body.
1st final coat on. Liking the shine Im getting (its still a bit wet so I'm cheating a little with the photography.) Can't wait to slap on some more coats but I gotta be patient. 2 or 3 more final coats and i'll be done with the finishing.
I let the finish coat cure and I've got something a little like poly orange peel. I steel wooled it and it came off and it was all fine, but i'm just wondering if thats normal or if its a problem with my drying environment or something, cos i can change that if thats the case.
Hi Ult ... I see from Adam's "pricing" post that you're a student too ... what/where are you studying?
I'm in my final year of high school at James Ruse over here in Sydney. Guitar building has kept me sane while the pressures of exams get to me.
Here's what I hope to be the last DT coat, but I have a Christmas party coming up so I thought itd be best to keep other humans from putting their filthy hands all over it while the finish is still wet. I guess everyone has a body or two in their closet.
Ain't that the truth ;)
Sorry this is very late in posting, I finished this on Christmas day. Been bogged down by festivities and work so it took a while for me to have the time to upload it without swearing at my slow internet.
Looks fantastic. Need to get this in to GOTM, stat!
looks awesome Ultpanzi well done, keen to see more pics and a sound demo, how does it sound and play ?
Does it keep tune ?
It sounds massive. Its got a really tight low end. With distortion. the neck position its a great rhythm tone and the bridge is great for leads. Clean, the neck position sounds really full, with both in parallel its a balanced bit of everything sound and on bridge its chimey. Very happy with the sound. Playability is getting there. Everything is great except that the nut it a tad too high for my liking so the first few frets are high. Once I have the time to work on that, I think Ill have a guitar that I can be really satisfied with. It holds its tuning well until the temperature drops 15degrees. Over here in Sydney we had high 30's temps until about a week ago and now its in the low 20's.
sounds good Ultpanzi, so is that a fixed bridge ?
Yup, fixed string through.