nice one Depictedminds, always nice to get goodies in the post !
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nice one Depictedminds, always nice to get goodies in the post !
A mate told me the headstock looks like a guitar hero headstock. So off my christmas card list for him.
time to pop some grain...
timbermate....
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2 hours of feather sanding.... pop.
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and black stump DT. intense coming tomorrow.
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woooo!
Looks great DM, love the way that ash popped
Hell yea!
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Great result with the timbermate!
Very nice indeed!
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Hell yeah, that looks awesome!
Great use of TM and don't recall seeing another Ash LP before?
In the bottom pic it looks like there is the typical Ash grain waves happening where the TM shrinks back in on itself leaving the ripple of the grain behind. Pretty hard to get Ash dead flat and from most other threads, Doc Nomis's Gold Strat in particular, even under solid colours it can prove difficult to hide so I reckon just embrace it as part of the unique look you have already created.
Yeah - Agreed.
Unless I put something like 15 odd coats of clear on it, I think I'll have myself a grainy LP. Does that matter? Not in the least.
My original idea was to shoot for more of a grey-black, this color is more of a brown black. I've been playing with a black to body brown burst idea , but if it's not gonna turn out I'll just 0000 it back to neat, and start the topcoats, I think.
When I get the end result, I'll throw more pics up.
On my Red Ash J Bass there is more than 20 coats of TO and it still has the 'grain waves' visible which is a fairly unique look that I am really happy with and also a great conversation starter from everyone who looks at it.
Agree. The ash grain features in my JBA are part of its uniqueness and look great
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Headstock with the grover's in it.
Horrible Photo... it's a lot prettier than the image.
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:D That looks great!
Very nice headstock!
Is that an inlay sticker from Jockomo?
Awesome! I'd love to hear what the inlay/sticker/decal is and how you got it looking that good.Quote:
Originally Posted by depictedminds
Yes sir.Quote:
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That and about 15 coats of clear to get the inlay under the paint. Its mirror buffed but has some really slight swirling ill get off progressively as the topcoat cures.
SET BACK DAY!
So after experimenting with some ideas to make the guitar face a black candy look (on test wood which worked fine) i started on the face of mine. My choice of topcoat did NOT agree with my process... bubbled up and made a horrible mess. Must have been some wierd properties of the wood but ultimately the finish was ruined.
So ive gone into damage control trying to get the finish off the face. The good news is its removing fine! Which also tells me the ash is in fact a lot thicker than i originally thought. All the grain pop and clean wood is still there and this time i have even better teeth for the stain. Im 80% through removal of the old finish and the ash is in perfect nick thank god.
No photos yet so i dont jinx it... but i rekon i got this saved thank god.
Lessons learned!
shame about the set back - was it an incompatibility between two products?
looked great how you had it - build looks awesome
Its a shame and also a blessing. Yes the paint was a 2 pack tech top coat and it freaked out.. bubbles everywhere. It hardened good enough for me to sand it off with no harm to the face though. Now i have even better surface than i did before. So back to square 1 but at least i learned a lot.Quote:
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This time im going natural face. This same paint was used on the sides and back and it worked flawlessly, i got a piano black finish from it. So im gonna go piano black back and sides and natural face.
Still gonna stain but wont waste time on super high gloss for face.
Pics tonight.
Right - Back to where I was, Thank god.
Im at the "DONT TOUCH THE DARN THING" stage now, while I wait for the finish to cure, before cleaning it up a little. Started scraping the binding but I might just leave it a little longer, so I dont cause any damage.
Still need to clean out the pup holes and stuff, but for the moment the face at least looks like it's back on track.
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DM the grain has come up awesome. head stock is nicely finished as well.
Looking very nice.
looking fantastic, keep it up!
similar to what i was contemplating for my next build. nice job!!
you are correct, dont touch a thing, it looks amazing
nice work DM you really popped that ash grain nicely. Love the headstock too this should be a sweet axe
Wow man, that grain looks amazing. You've done a really fantastic job. (Retract jaw from the ground)
cheers,
Gav.
This build is looking awesome mate, think you might be bitten by the bug!
GLUING THE NECK...
Omg... Gluing the neck...
Measured... Measured again.... I measured it again. And again. 2 Different rulers.
Angle? Yep- That's right. It's straight, It's the right length... Omg.. Im gonna glue it.
... Crap... is that too much glue? Crap... IS THAT TOO MUCH?
... is that ENOUGH GLUE?!?!??!
.... Toothie brush in hot water!... Is that water too hot? DOES IT FEEL HOT!?!?
(As you can see, Im gluing my neck in....)
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Looks like you took all the necessary precautions! This is going to be a killer axe.
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I see you've replicated my process for gluing in a neck. :)
Babicz time... ordered... neck is in and methinks ive got it right on the nail.
Ill update when its wired up. Ill record something (im not that good tho) to get opinions of sound when fitted.
GOD DAMN IT AUSTRAILA POST!
So I ordered my pups and the babicz - 2 parcels, both claim they are delivered, but only one arrived. The expensive one is somewhere out there in the ether...
So now I have to wait again :( Thats assuming they still have it - I'd hate to think I've lost 280 bucks :(
DAYUM! That is upsetting.Quote:
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Yeah it is - this is the second time in a row Aus Post have dicked me around with shipping from adam's side of the country.Quote:
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Im just really nervous about this one, cause it's nearly 300 bucks worth they have bouncing around somewhere...
AND SHE'S DONE!
SOUND DEMO RECORDED (Please don't laugh at me - Im still a learner!!)
My Soundcloud Demo of me fiddling with my new guitar
Recorded Entirely on this guitar (drums and bass obviously not of course)
Finish
Dingotone Blackstump / FW Black Japan burst
Dingotone Top Coat
Black Acrylic side and back
Automotive clear coat side and back
2 Coats Tru-Oil for the Neck - Neck finished matt for speed.
Neck
Fret Job, Neck Levelled
Dingobass Bone Nut
Headstock
Inlay-sticker Headstock, Hand trimmed face
Grover Locking Mini Rotomatics
Bridge and Tail
Babicz FCH Tuneomatic Gold
Pups
Entwistle Darkstar ND Bridge and Neck
Electrics
Bourns 500K A/B Push/Pull Pots for Tone and Volume
Klein Treble Bleed Cap and Resistor Mods
Sprague Orange Drop Caps
Jimmy Page Wiring (21 Tone with Phase and splits).
Some modelling shots - I'll get more later on...
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You have done an outstanding job, what an awesome guitar
Dude! Get that in the GOTM. That's a ripper!