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Pretty unimaginative name, but hopefully a better one will develop/become more evident along the way :)
PBG EX-1
The known goodies
Tone Pro bridge - purchased
Gotoh tuners - ordered
Pickups - Seymour Duncan AHB-3 Blackout kit - purchased
Paint - Gloss black with custom biomech airbrush graphic
Hardware - silver
Additional Blingy Goodness
You shall have to wait and see ;)
It's my first ever build so I'll be asking lots of questions.
Ask away, we all love questions. Don't forget photos, we all REALLY love photos. :)
Sounds like a fun build Matt. Can't wait to see some progress.
This is going to be brutal.
Thanks guys :) Ok, so I'll let a little more out of the bag and give you an idea of what I'm wanting graphically. For those of you not familiar with Biomech style airbrushing I've included some pics. I'm hoping for a combination of slightly oxidised checker plate or riveted plate steel with the biomech over the top, or I might go for a biomech skull.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...8-download.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...biomech1-1.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...ch-d55ir2b.jpg
Yep, brutal. This will be epic.
\\m/ I'm glad you like the ideas so far, Andrew. Quick question for you guys if I may? I've noticed the body has some scuffmarks on the front and back - are these better sanded by hand or use a spray primer/filler and then sand? Will post pics after feeding the rugratsQuote:
/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from andrew on September 29, 2014, 15:51
Yep, brutal. This will be epic.
Hey Matt,
Love the biomechanics skulls. Hope you go in this direction :) . Killer. If you are painting then you have both finishing options open to you - to sand out marks if they aren't too deep, or to fill them (I would recommend Timbermate). If painting you will have to pore-fill anyway prior to applying the primer, so Timbermate is great for both purposes.
Cheers,
Gav.
Nice to see some Giger action on. looking forward to seeing this build come together
What gav said, but post a few pics so we can see what's going on.
Champion! Thanks for the heads-up Gav. Is Timbermate available from hardware stores, wood working suppliers or Luthier supplies?Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from gavinturner on September 29, 2014, 17:12
Hey Matt,
Love the biomechanics skulls. Hope you go in this direction :) . Killer. If you are painting then you have both finishing options open to you - to sand out marks if they aren't too deep, or to fill them (I would recommend Timbermate). If painting you will have to pore-fill anyway prior to applying the primer, so Timbermate is great for both purposes.
Cheers,
Gav.
Right! Time for some guitar pr0n and more questions. I opened the box and used some cotton gloves when handling the neck and body to avoid the risk of body oil staining the unprepared timber. However, there are a number of spots on the neck that looks like glue residue.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...n-DSC_0008.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...8-DSC_0014.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...2-DSC_0015.jpg
Will the glue sand out or do I need to do the wire brush trick when preparing for paint. There is also a dark stain that resembles mould so I'm guessing it's residual spalt? Can you even get spalted basswood?
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...e-DSC_0019.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...p-DSC_0020.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...m-DSC_0012.jpg
Wire brush is the go mate.
Not sure about that stain. It's possible it got wet or simply rubbed against something dirty.
Once you've cleared the glue with the brush I'd suggest pore filling the entire body like the others have said. It'll fill that scuff and give you a better surface to prep.
Matt, for the "scuff/dent" if it is actually a dent where the fibres have been depressed, rather than a scuff or gouge where the fibres have been cut or torn out, you should be able to iron out the dent. I use this technique a lot, it works really well, and is much better than having to sand a whole area just to remove a minor ding. I'd be reluctant to do it on some of the more fragile caps on certain kits, but it's great for fixing general body dents, especially on basswood.
Thanks Nickosaurus and WeirdBits. I'm now armed with some wire brushes, sandpaper and Timbermate - will post some more pics once the body is done.
Diggin' the artwork concept man, kind of like Terminator meets Alien. I guessing you must be pretty shit hot with an airbrush to pull this one off. Will be watching with interest.
Thank you, bargeloobs the biomech graphics do look very good. However, it isn't me that will be doing the graphic, it's a mate.Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from bargeloobs on October 1, 2014, 18:21
Diggin' the artwork concept man, kind of like Terminator meets Alien. I guessing you must be pretty shit hot with an airbrush to pull this one off. Will be watching with interest.
Timbermate is available all over the place - even in big green barns (if you catch my drift). Check for it in the crafty hobby'y sort of space near the spakfiller stuff.
Yep I've scored some now thanks Brendan. Body has already had a first coat and sand and headstock is being done tomorrow
Sorry for being away for a little while guys...Been away with the rugrats on school holidays. A small update with a few pics but there will be more tomorrow once I upload them to photobucket. Neck taped up in preparation for sanding and then painting - headstock is now painted gloss black
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pspyxnjfru.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pshw6eijov.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psg1wgqmto.jpg
I've attached a quick scribble from my mate Al, of what the graphic may look like for the body. We're changing the female face back to a skull as it'll look better and the amp bits are going to be removed as it dilutes the biomech theme and trends to be a little steam punk.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps8f5d08a7.jpg
That's going to be the business mate! Love it.
Thanks Andrew :)
looking forward to seeing the mural finished , should look great
Photo updates
Body and headstock prepared with Timbermate slurry and dents filled
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psf7d5b1b2.jpg
Headstock primed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psc1810d88.jpg
Body primed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psb5059ec3.jpg
Headstock sanded and first coat of black applied
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps84ef87ae.jpg
looking good Matt. Is the body going to be black as well ?
Yes wokkaboy, the body is going to be gloss black. A very hard colour to hide any imperfections. I wanted to do a matt black but my airbrushing mate said that a gloss background is best for the graphic.
sounds good Matt, look forward to seeing first coat of gloss black on the body
this will be very cool, nice work Matt
Thanks guys. More pics up of bits and pieces tonight hopefully.