Or - https://coreldraw.com/resized-image.....05/Herbie.jpg
Off centre stripes if it's slightly off centre... ;)
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Or - https://coreldraw.com/resized-image.....05/Herbie.jpg
Off centre stripes if it's slightly off centre... ;)
If going the herbie option, maybe the vinyl sunroof could cover any further damage too! ;)
Btw, Ray, I believe you spoke to my headstock designer this afternoon, aka Jane. It is a small world and I did mention your cafe is on the approved coffee list. That's why.
I "appreciate" all the suggestions guys......really....
Meanwhile I am going with the relic treatment and have begun scuffing the paint. I am pretty sure I will go for light wear, rather than the dragged-backwards-through-hell look. I polished the last coat of enamel and then hit a few spots with a scrubber pad, mainly the classic sleeve-rub on the face, around the horns, in the cutaway beneath the neck and some belt scratches. I'm not going to do any bruising, hard scrathces or acid-etch any of the bright work.
Still haven't decided if I will clear the body or not - but probably won't, as it will provide the most authentic vintage finish.
I have also put on the headstock decals.
P.S. Glenno, yeah it was a bit of a CIA experience initially; "..are you the Ray that makes PitBull guitars?" ;) . Sorry I missed you the other day, hopefully we can catch up soon.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...relic-body.JPG
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...2uh-decals.JPG
Looking very nice now.
The headstock decals are great.
I am not a fan of "ageing" (being a Senior doesn't help)
However, your approach is producing pretty convincing results.
Interested to see the final outcome . . .
I hear you Max, I'm not yet a senior but it's coming.Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from maxaxe on July 15, 2013, 10:27
I am not a fan of "ageing" (being a Senior doesn't help)
However, your approach is producing pretty convincing results.
Interested to see the final outcome . . .
Luckily with this instrument I was intending on making an authentic 60's finish and hardware, so it should accept the relic treatment fairly easily.
Although bodies of this era generally had black primer not grey, which I would have used if I'd known where we'd end up.
HI! Thought I may have started to start to assemble my kit, but, just as I was finishing the back I noticed a run. Trying to do the finish in pour light (without my glasses certainly didn't work out. Hope fully I may be able to put the pickups' in as it is only the back I need to redo. Brendon mentioned that inside the "f" hole would need sanding, although I had looked in, thought "gosh thats rough" I didn't worry too much about it,,,,BUT with the 1.5mm deep ridges it sure looks crook if any one looked in, sanding will need to be done. Would like to put a pic or two up but, not knowing about computers too much I don't seem to be able. I any one would like to have a look there is some in my first post in "welcome" under my kit.
Ricmo
Looks as if I cant even do a correct post, sorry guys, might figure it out one day.
Cheers
Don't sweat is RicMo - I found the Forum a bit challenging initially, and (if i remember it right) put my first post in the wrong spot too.Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Ricmo on July 15, 2013, 19:40
Looks as if I cant even do a correct post, sorry guys, might figure it out one day.
Cheers
A few shots of setting the bridge and a side shot of the shielding.
Decided to run a long earthing wire from the springhook to the socket, rather than fiddle about with the shortish lead on the harness that was for this job.
The fourth pic is making the routing template for the neck - I never test fitted the neck on delivery and it turns out the fit was not great. Too narrow top and bottom and the end shaping was pretty far from matched.
Routing a finished body is a bit scary, but I'm not too worried - my top-bearing bit is still new and I've done this a few times before when fitting new necks to old bodies.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...ing-bridge.JPG
Build complete, just need to do some final set-up. But after a very quick intonation adjustment I have plugged her in and pretty happy with the result so-far.
No in-between pics....I kind of just got into a groove and neglected the camera, sorry.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...9jh38-done.jpg