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Started an STA1 this week and after the obligitory headstock shaping ( still to be cleaned up) and a bit of colour on the body the "Green Manalishi" is born.
Have ordered a black upgrade kit to compliment the colour.
At this stage looking to keep fairly standard but I do have some SD Single coils floating around somewhere in the garage and may upgrade if i can find them.
Nicely done - love the satin finish on this!
looking good there!
nice colour Tony, did you stain it black before the green stain ?
@wokka No didnt stain black. Made up a green colourtone mix to get it as close to a forest green as I could and gave it a good 3 continuous coats of green. Added a bit of black to the mix and did a darker burst around the edges over the top. When it dried i gave it a really good steel wooling and blended the burst ( can hardly see it now at all) then made up another green mix and probably coated another 4-5 times until it didnt seem to take any more colour. Using Isophropinal alcohol as the base and seems to get more colour in. Also was a nice piece of Ash.
Finally unpacked some pitbull parcels and got the black upgrade for the ST.
Starting to get a good shine on the body.
Looks great!
looks unreal with the black hardware Tony, is that naughty oil you using ?
@Wokka yep is the product that shall not be named.
Love the colour. That is an awesome ash body grain.
Looking great Tony. Love the green, especially with the black guard and hardware!
Cheers,
Gav.
Got the neck bolted on and hardware bolted on and wired ( not that theres much wiring). Bit more work on fretboard and ready to string and setup.
nice. I am liking this
Hey VH2580, what did you think of the black upgrade pack? To me it seems like incredibly good value, considering you'd be lucky to get a single bridge or set of tuners for that price, let alone all the hardware you need.
I did notice the scratchplates were all bent out of shape when they arrived (poor packaging). Was yours ok?
A very nice looking guitar and the black hardware compliments the green perfectly
Hey adam really good value for the upgrade. As far as being bent out of shape it was pretty good and lay flat on the body nicely.Quote:
Originally Posted by adam
Very nice. Green and black, my favourite colour combo.
Schmiko job on the finish, Tony ... top shelf stuff ... and the black hardware really sets off the green! Great Job!
looks killer Tony with the neck and hardware on, might have to try this combination on a ash ST kit !
that is a very classy setup mate, very good choices for colours, top work
classy is the word that jumped into my head when i saw the dark green with black components. subtle but very cool
wow $40 for the full black upgrade kit, that really is a good deal
Now complete. Tuned intonated and setup. Suprised how good the pickups sound. Now packed up and off to Newcastle.
well done Tony this is a stunner, so who is the lucky owner in Newcastle, was that your personal trainer ?
I reckon the stock pups sound pretty good !
Happy how this one finished up.
nice one Tony how many coats of naughty oil you apply (roughly) ?
that looks like a PBG case, I just grabbed a couple and they are excellent value
@wokka this one is for work colleagues son. trainer is getting the ES.
8 coats of TO and local purchase Gator case.
oh ok thats right cheers Tony, hard to keep up with all the build diaries and remember everything. Well lucky work colleague and trainer I reckon !
Wokka about 8 hand wiped coats and is Gator case
cheers Tony, got that in your last comment
See you in the naughty room for xmas lunch !
Im going to blame my computer for that Woks - oh to be in the naughty room for christmas - traditional roast pizza and beer.
Looks amazing Tony! Love how this one turned out. Just 8 coats of TO? Amazing work with so few coats! Very lucky recipients..
cheers,
Gav.
Absolutely gorgeous mate. One of the best pbg strats I've seen!
Thanks Gav, I dont know if its the weather here in mackay but you can rag a fairly good thickness coat and its tacking off before you have really finished a side and doesnt seem to run much. ( can sometimes be a pain in the butt when you need to wipe aplicated areas though)