Stans LP build for my sister

My sister has seen what I have been doing with guitar building and has decided she needs one of her own. From me.

So with no actual builds fully completed, I started one for her - standard LP kit.

After much ado over colours we settled on : Candy Purple... and black hardware.

She does nothing by halves, so major hardware upgrade.

I ordered an LP kit with DBs masterful neck work and bone nut - well worth the $.

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Once again a painted guitar from me, I must reserve my naughty room seating...

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I learnt my lesson from last time, and always mask up the binding. You don't have to, but it makes my life easier.

Black back and neck, purple candy front.

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Good things come to those with the internet:

All the things I've heard about Babicz hardware are true - this is top notch stuff and I cant wait to put it on:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...l%20LP/030.jpg

And some nice Gotoh tuners - quite simply awesome bang for buck, very nice quality and finish

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Off to a great start Stan. I totally agree, careful masking is worth the effort.

nice upgrades Stan and paint looks great. Shame to cover that beautiful flame top !

thanks guys, flame was quite good on this one, but her heart was set on a solid colour, I tried

Purple on, very patchy still (photos look a lot better than it is), but you get the idea

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Oh and this guy is curing, dont want clamps on the paint just yet...

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purple looks fantastic Stan, well done, being a Docker fan tell your sister I forgive her for covering the flame top !

Looking killer already Stan! Will be amazing with the upgrades.

Cheers,
Gav.

I really like your colour scheme a lot. I reckon all purple would maybe be a bit much, but the black back/sides cut back the glitz & impart real character.
Can't wait to see it finished now.

Wow... talking about cramming her full of goodies, should be a beast! Nice colour choice too Stan. Hey just out of curiosity what's it cost to get the man to tizzy up the fret board for ya?

Great looking builds Stan.
And yes I would highly recommend the Babicz bridge .
I put one on Midnight YB-4 , Awesum stuff

nice one. did you metallic under the purple? looks great.

Thanks Wokka, Gav and Tim!

Nige prices are under the Upgrades tab in services: neck setup is about $50 and $30 for a bone nut. Some people do their own, but a big time saver for me.
Oh and getting the same SD pickups we love!

Andrew, thanks mate, yep silver goes under the candy purple first. Really difficult to get the candy even over the top.

That's pretty damn good really, I was looking into getting the "Blacktop" professionally setup in Adelaide until it turned out it was gonna set me back around $350, when you're a broken-ass stay at home butler those sort of prices simply aren't viable.
So you're going the SH 4, JB combo on this one?

Yeah it's a pain hey. Very deceiving. I found overlapping 75% each pass and build up lightly turned out well for the Tele.

Yes Nigel, the very same, she'll love them.

Thanks Andrew, good advice

long time, no update.

long story short, the body had some issues and I sourced a replacement from PBG.
The flame look so goo, I convinced my sister that the top colour should be transparent, as she still wanted purple.

So decided to pop the flame. Didn't want to use black - I feel it sometimes looks a bit dominant done this way.

So a bit more sublte:

Moccona Coffee, mixed extra strong in hot water:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...20LP/014-1.jpg

Then wipe it on:

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After 2 layers it looked, and smelled about right:

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I actually really like the colour and want to just clear coat it like it is, will be a shame to sand this off... maybe for another project...

couple of glue spots to sort as well

that colour looks really nice on the cap Stan, where on earth did you get the idea to rub coffee in hot water onto a body ? The brown is really nice

mmm... coffee. Looks great, I'd want to clear it too.

Hi Stan the coffee looks great on the top looking forward to seeing each step as you move forward I fitted a Babicz bridge on the ib5 I built just love the way the height adjustment works .
Have fun
Kimball

Coffee!! That's bloody genius mate, good to see this one back on track Stan.
Now where the hell is that LP you started back when I did the Blacktop? You're mocking us now:-)

I had been reading of all sorts of things used to stain guitars, like Kool Aid.
I like the colour of coffee, and it seemed just right for timber, so I thought I'd give it a try... seems to have worked ok

@kimball, yeah cant wait to fit the hardware to this one

@ bargy, it's still in the works mate. Couldn't help start the Epi fix when I got that, and my sister's axe is the priority now, but the other LP is still ok and I'm finalising the clear then it is read to go together. Bloody work and kids and family and household stuff just get in the way...

I really really like this Stan. Well done.

PK

Thanks PK!

Coffee stain looks amazing Stan! Absolutely inspired bit of work that! Love it.

cheers,
Gav.

That is different, and a great color.

Thanks Gav and Tony!

In regards to tone, would there be a resonantion difference if you used decaf, with no caffiene to stimulate the wood particles. LOL

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Originally Posted by vh2580

In regards to tone, would there be a resonantion difference if you used decaf, with no caffiene to stimulate the wood particles. LOL

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What would the result of using instant de-caf?

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Originally Posted by Rob L

What would the result of using instant de-caf?

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The guitar will probably sleep better at night.

Hi Stan, it is very interesting you have done the make your own stains. I have been reading up ion making Tobacco stains and Walnut Stains.
Both are water based.
To make tobacco stain soak a reasonable quantity of tobacco in Amonia and water for a few days. Strain and apply.
To make walnut, crush some walnut shells and soak in water for a few days. again, strain and apply.

Simples, schklick

PK

haha...
Moccona for warm tones.
De caf would be a bit light, more twangy -suited to Teles and the like...

PK , Ilike the idea of that walnut stain, would like to see a result on that

I never thought you could use Coffee as a stain on guitar bodies, can't wait to see the finished guitar.

Hey Stan, You know if your sis is out at a late night gig and needs a lift she can just lick the front of her LP.. :)

I really like the way the coffee popped the grain as well

PK

Cheers PK, dont know how she will go: it's going to have purple over and then clear, she'd need a tongue like a cat

apart from the fact I have painted it, this truss rod doesn't look right to me.
And ,no, it doesn't tap back in
Only just noticed this:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...20LP/001-1.jpg

Oh. That's probably not good.

What's happened to that thing Stan? I just went back to page one and the truss rod looks okay there. It's slipped out somewhere along the way huh?

Mightve been a bad route for the rod.