Paisley... It begins!

yeah bummer Nick, it's ruining the 1st cricket test as well

Don't let DB see that E word - for guitars it seems it's right up there with the B word and N word for DB :).

if it does the job ;)

The N word. Not what you think....the B word too. This site is working its way to its own vernacular

Today's spray went much nicer.

I decided looking back on the old photos that the contrast on the burst was way too high. Feeling confident - I decided to mist the white paisley so it has a pink fade into the centre. I think it turned out pretty well:

http://i.imgur.com/9w2t2th.jpg?1

still tossing up whether I want to relic this axe or not. See how I feel when the neck I ordered from PB arrives.

Onward!

Nice mate, looking good.

well done Nicko, I'd save the relic'ing for another axe, the Paisley is looking too nice to drag behind a bike on a gravel road !

aye ;) I'm not usually a fan of reliccing but the paisley i'm drawing inspiration from is quite used

So the neck arrived last night. I wasted no time and got to shaping it!

I was a bit worried about the fit into the cavity but to my surprise after a bit of cleanup from the finish it banged right in perfectly.

Here's the Ormsby neck test:

http://i.imgur.com/pYpKcer.jpg?1

and a quick mockup with the pickguard and neck:

http://i.imgur.com/HbUtflQ.jpg?1

Next up:
Stain neck
Wetsand + clear coats
Assembly

nice one Nick, no time wasting there, looks like a standard str@t shape headstock and glad the neck fits well and passed the Ormbsy test !
The maple fingerboard really suits the paisley colours !