A Strat project too far...

Quick mock up. I was going out to sand and lay on more clear coats but I really like it as it is.
I’ll include a photo with the white pick guard to show it doesn’t look right with the colour.
I’m contemplating black pickup covers and knobs. Not sure yet. I’ll finish it up then decide.

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I still need to sand the edges of the headstock to remove excess dye that seeped through

Thanks for checking it out.

Robbo


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So I’m in a quandary with the neck colour. I was thinking either just a clear oil like dr ducks ax wax or a vintage amber bit I’m not sure either of those will look right. Do I go with a lighter version of the colour I have on the guitar or any other options / opinions?
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Thanks

Looking good. I like the white pickup cover and knobs with the black guard, gives it a Gilmore vibe.

Thanks Pablo, the more I look at it the more I like the white against the darker colours.


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Maybe an amber tint to set off the gold hardware?

Yeah I think I’ll go with the amber. It should work out pretty good. I got it all buttoned up but this one needs a fair bit off mucking around with the setup. It does not play well, which is cool as it forces me to learn a little bit more every day. I’m very happy with the look of it, the photos don’t really do it justice. I’ll probably give the neck the amber treatment tomorrow and post some more pics.
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And a pic of my three Pitbull guitar builds...
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Robbo


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Nice work. The gold really does work against shades of purple. It's not really my go to hardware, but I keep seeing guitars that look great with it.

Finish is pretty cool as is, its very even so look's intentional.

Thanks. I have a back bow issue with this one. With the truss rod completely loose the neck still has a back bow. It’s pretty much unplayable up near the nut and doesn’t come good until around the 12th fret. Currently doing some research on a solution.


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Looks like Pitbull guitars have a double acting truss rod which is pretty sweet...


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Give it time with the neck. It may take a while for the neck to move under tension. I usually leave mine for a week and check the tuning tension everyday, then make any adjustment and do the same process again. It's a pain but when the temperature and humidity are always changing, you just gotta be patient.

Yeah I gave it a small adjustment and I’ll wait a few days between adjustments. I’m hoping to use it for gigs this weekend :)




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Quick demo. Hope it works

Robbo

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For something different I would suggest using same colour as the body for back of the neck. Being Maple it may need just a slightly darker shade to end up with a matching colour once tops coats have been done.

Golden Teak would tie in with the gold hardware too but might be too strong a contrast with the Wine Red body.

Cheers, Waz