DMS-1 The King's 4th Pitbull build

[dozymuppet]

Loving the colour on your finish, KC. I'm aiming to get a similar but darker effect for my daughter's upcoming project (read: she's demanding it), but on an ST kit.

Do you think the alcohol ink has anything to do with the Tru-oill not hardening? Would you recommend sticking with india ink?

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[king casey]

How many coats do you give the neck?

With the standard SCA clear I did 3 coats.
Left it for a couple of hours and then put it back on the guitar.

Interesting about your experience with the Septone. That was my preferred rattle can lacquer before I moved on to a spray gun.

I usually get the standard SCA due to price. Trouble is turning up to SuperCheap to find that they don't have any on the shelf.

Decided to use the Septone as it was recommended here, so not impressed at all with it.
Since the Coronavirus, I've decided to order it online and do the 'click and collect'.

cheers, Mark.

[king casey]

Do you think the alcohol ink has anything to do with the Tru-oill not hardening? Would you recommend sticking with india ink?

Hi dozymuppet. I'm not having problem with the Tru-Oil.
It's the Septone Clear Gloss on the neck that's not drying.
The alcohol ink is O.K. under the Tru-Oil and I got it for $4.00 a bottle from Riot! Art & Craft.

cheers, Mark

[Simon Barden]

Probably a bad batch, as they couldn't make products that normally didn't dry and survive as a company. I'd take the can back.

I've got a couple of dodgy cans of clear nitro that seem to throw up an iridescent film on the top as the lacquer dried (not moisture hazing, this is different) which I've thrown away. Big stuff I get the spray gun out for, but for the odd small bit, I find cans easier and more immediate.

[phrozin]

I’ve seen the SCA clear mentioned before (I think Phrozin uses it). How does it compare with other finishes? How many coats do you give the neck?

Yeah I use it in all my builds I use it In rattle can and with there 2lt tin, my cupboard has about 8 cans of it and 15 2lt cans of clear, white, black I sware by it and it's cheap

[king casey]

Probably a bad batch, as they couldn't make products that normally didn't dry and survive as a company. I'd take the can back.

Hi Simon. Yes it could just be a bad batch. Not going to mean much to me though as I'm not going to find out.

Had another swing at youtube.
Spend so much time testing the whistles and bells then forget about the performance.
I'll aim for better lighting next time also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iJ_hc_iB3I

cheers, Mark.

[Fretworn]

Sounds pretty good KC. It’s always great to have a good clean sound.

[king casey]

Thanks Fretworn.
I'm not keen on any form of distortion lately. I feel it masks a multitude of sins.

cheers, Mark.

[Simon Barden]

Nice, but I'm afraid I couldn't here any bells or whistles in that clip. I must be going deaf.

I can see it was in the both pickups on, position, but I don't know what the pickups themselves were selected as. It sounded fairly thick, so I presume that was both in humbucker mode?

Maybe a demo just giving the different sounds available, as you've got 9 possible combinations with that switching arrangement?

[king casey]

Nice, but I'm afraid I couldn't here any bells or whistles in that clip.

Yeah hehe. 'bells and whistles' was all the video editing and youtube hoops you have to jump through.
Incidently, I noticed 'copyrighted material detected...not for monetized' or somesuch.
Thing is, it was applied to the video I was uploading, like some instant copyright scanner.

My ears can't pick up much difference between the switches myself. I spent a bit of time with my Vox Pathfinder, but yes, apart from slight difference in volume (I am assuming it's different rails turned off)

I think only a true test would be to use full size humbuckers.

cheers, Mark.