trv's Spalted Maple LP-1SS

Bill would be proud.

Very lush finish.

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I have really enjoyed reading this thread; thank you!

Very impressive.

That is a great looking guitar (I'm partial to the desert burst). This build diary is very comprehensive. Thanks for the effort in documenting this build. I finished a PB LP in a similar style a little while ago and thought I was happy with it..Till I seen your finished product. Hope it plays as well as it looks.

Thank you very much to everyone that took the time to read this, and for the kind words. This community is incredible.

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Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain

Great result and build. Looking forward to your next one.

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Thanks Sonic. I want to try a scratch build for my next one, so I hope everyone is ready for questions... probably lots.

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Originally Posted by pablopepper

Bill would be proud.

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Thanks pablo, I think Bill would just be happy it's not a Gibby! :p

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Originally Posted by DMartin

That is a great looking guitar (I'm partial to the desert burst). This build diary is very comprehensive. Thanks for the effort in documenting this build. I finished a PB LP in a similar style a little while ago and thought I was happy with it..Till I seen your finished product. Hope it plays as well as it looks.

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Thanks D! Trust me, I'm very familiar with your LP. I spent a lot of time reading other people's build diaries before and during my build, and seeing as we seem to have similar tastes in guitars/finishes yours was very inspiring to me.

It looks really great. Very impressed with the inlay work.

Great job on that Tobacco burst TRV. She belongs in such a plush guitar case!:cool:

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Originally Posted by Simon Barden

It looks really great. Very impressed with the inlay work.

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Thanks Simon! It took a couple tries, but I'm happy with how the inlay turned out. I've seen that you're doing inlay work on your builds too; looking forward to seeing how they come out!

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Originally Posted by Andy40

Great job on that Tobacco burst TRV. She belongs in such a plush guitar case!:cool:

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You mean something like this?? :p
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Appreciate the feedback Andy, I got a lot of inspiration from your LP-1SS build as well!

Geez TRV, that almost looks like it has been lined with rattle snake skins.

that is beautifully done man, super impressed with the head stock logo how did you do the the inlay and is the Les Paul logo water slide or sticker you got to have a go at GOTM with it, you should be well pleased with you're efforts

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Originally Posted by phrozin

that is beautifully done man, super impressed with the head stock logo how did you do the the inlay and is the Les Paul logo water slide or sticker you got to have a go at GOTM with it, you should be well pleased with you're efforts

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Thank you sir. I watched the video in your signature and you can spray a mean finish; you had quite the prolific 2017!

For the inlay I used a 1.5mm thick piece of celluloid, and cut it to shape using a rotary tool and a variety of blades and files. I inlaid it into an overlay glued to the face of the headstock and filled the gaps using epoxy tinted with ebony dust.

The Les Paul logo isn't a decal or sticker, it's screen printed directly on the headstock using an opaque gold ink.

Very impressive.

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Originally Posted by Wayne.Mumford

Very impressive.

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Thanks Wayne! I really liked your IB-1S, the shine you got on that clear coat was very inspiring.