Non-PBG RBX Style Bass Guitar Kit RBX-20 from DIY Guitars

[wazkelly]

Hey buddy, a while back I put the lab coat on and experimented with plenty of things for the Red J Bass and one of those was cheap Red Food Dye bought at Woolies.

To be honest it looked better than the watered down Cherry Red Colortone bought from the DIY Guitars closing down sale but having been around the car industry for over 20 years I know that out of all colours Red fades the quickest of the lot. Besides, the food dye did not have a natural looking Red hue and was displaying orange tendencies where I was chasing more toffee apple crimson red hence ending up with fountain pen ink & colortone blended mix.

If you have some Red & Yellow left over suggest experimenting with those plus maybe some humble cheap black ink pad ink where a drop added to say 5-10 drops of red will give you a brown shade should you be seeking a tobacco burst effect. Personally I would just go with a Cherry burst using the 2 colours you already have.

[Alkay]

Hey buddy, a while back I put the lab coat on and experimented with plenty of things for the Red J Bass and one of those was cheap Red Food Dye bought at Woolies.

To be honest it looked better than the watered down Cherry Red Colortone bought from the DIY Guitars closing down sale but having been around the car industry for over 20 years I know that out of all colours Red fades the quickest of the lot. Besides, the food dye did not have a natural looking Red hue and was displaying orange tendencies where I was chasing more toffee apple crimson red hence ending up with fountain pen ink & colortone blended mix.

If you have some Red & Yellow left over suggest experimenting with those plus maybe some humble cheap black ink pad ink where a drop added to say 5-10 drops of red will give you a brown shade should you be seeking a tobacco burst effect. Personally I would just go with a Cherry burst using the 2 colours you already have.

Thanks Waz I think I'll give your advice a go instead of the mica I just mentioned. Worst case scenario I can sand it back again haha.

I'll just do a cherry red over the body first and then a black border and blend it in. I don't like the lemon yellow colour that much.

Cheers,

Alkay.