Dedmans build 4 ES5-V

[Dedman]

no, using paint for the burst, sides and neck.I was going to do TO over the top, but I have a heap of black acrylic and a heap of clear acrylic and not much money atm, so, will use what I have.

[neverwas]

Have to agree with Wokks, that green will look great with the burst and gold hardware.
With the burst, can I make a suggestion - take the green all the way to the edge of the body. That way, if you start spraying the burst and decide a narrower burst is what you want, there wont be any gaps where you need to fill in the green, like around the f-holes.
Here's a trick I used, get an offcut of timber and mark on it how far you want the burst to go into the body, for example 3cm, and as use it as a depth gauge to keep the burst even all the way around. Could wrap tape around a pencil or old ruler, whatever works.
Might be easier to manage with the body laying flat rather than hanging. Some make templates for the burst but I'd prefer to be able to see how it's working out as I go. Just my 2c worth. (hope that made sense)

Grant

[Dedman]

thanks Grant, I'm using the body contour (the arch ) as my outline for the burst so the green goes a bit past where it flattens toward the edges.I'll spray it free hand as a lot bursts I've seen using a template don't have much fade, I've got 3 different size air brushes so there will be much testing before taking to the body. Yea, I like to live on the (faded) edge :P

[wokkaboy]

sounds good Dedman, look forward to seeing the black go on

[Dedman]

yea me too :P it could end up with screaming followed by a coat of solid cherry red LOL
trying to copy this burst

[wazkelly]

What is that thing? Only 4 strings but looks like a very short and small body? Bass Uke perhaps?

[Dedman]

What is that thing? Only 4 strings but looks like a very short and small body? Bass Uke perhaps?

no idea, I found it on a google image search for "hollow body guitar"

[Fretworn]

What is that thing? Only 4 strings but looks like a very short and small body? Bass Uke perhaps?

I think it is probably a normal sized uke. The strings are too thin for it to be a bass uke.

[Dedman]

not much done today, I spent most of the morning trying to buy a 6 mm brad point drill to drill out the fret board dots. Ended up having to buy one with a countersink as well which made it a $14 drill bit ! Anyways....took the countersink off put it in the drill press and removed the plastic dots, replaced them with abalone and a wee bit off timbermate around the edges. I chickened out on the brass dots, will order some smaller diameter stuff and use it on Steampunk axe I have vaguely planned for some time in the distant future *which means I'm collecting weird stuff for it. So once the dots are settled and dried I can polish the fret board and frets, the neck was spot on from the factory not a single high fret!

[wokkaboy]

sounds good Dedman, always a bonus when the frets are level out of the box ! Less work = win !