I don't have any blue guitars that I've built for myself. I have a blue Ibanez S540 that's a quilted blue and I built a Pitbull Warlock style that I finished in a metallic blue but that was for my wife, but nothing I've built and is mine.
I'd like to do a brilliant blue flame LP for myself, but I kinda also want to do a surf green ST and an olive MM bass. Too many things I want to build. Not enough wall space to hang them all. I really need to spend more time practising and less time building.
Drashkum, I almost included the thing about painting the binding with a little clear coat...I didn't because I have never done it. I have seen people talk about it and it seems like a good idea. The thing I would worry about, FWIW, is that any clear you get on the unstained wood may not take stain well. You could use fine line tape on the wood, which would probably take care of the problem, but would take time. You could also paint it with a very small artist's paint brush. I don't have the dexterity for that, but maybe you do with your surgical skills ;-) I was hoping someone who's actually done it would chime in with advice on this....
M0j0...Or maybe you need to build a wall? (my dilemma too ;-) )Originally Posted by m0j0
I have been suggested to take a earbuds/qtips and dip in clearcoat or spray Clear over it and paint it gently over the binding without going over on the wood. May be as you said I can go over it with a artist brush too. Let me give it a try.
One more thing
I have sanded the guitar back and sides with 220 sand paper for staining. The place where I stuck those veneer in Neck looks a bit odd and uneven.
Like this
I can see that when I stain it it might further look odd. Is there a way to fill those gaps for much even surface look as in professional guitars? Like using a a wood putty or grain filler to fill the gaps and stain over it?
These are my blue guitars. I call the Aqua, Zeru and Bleu.
I am still inching to do a Blue fade guitar as in the below PRS and the colours almost look similar
Or it could be a purple fade.
Is this a too much of an ask for a beginner like me or could it be done.
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I don't have a great solution to this, but I toyed with three different approaches and then settled on this one as the least intrusive...I have sanded the guitar back and sides with 220 sand paper for staining. The place where I stuck those veneer in Neck looks a bit odd and uneven.
Like this
I can see that when I stain it it might further look odd. Is there a way to fill those gaps for much even surface look as in professional guitars? Like using a a wood putty or grain filler to fill the gaps and stain over it?
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...?t=5339&page=6
I used a piece of maple to make a fillet that I glued onto the side of the neck to make a smooth transition. I ultimately used a solid color paint on the neck, and the good news is that it looks pretty good. I did not quite match the color of the maple, so I am sure it would be more noticeable if I had stained.
An alternate approach that I considered was to put some filler around the veneer, and sand until the top is smooth, and cap the "step" with a piece of veneer. That would probably not stand out as much if you are staining...but would leave a "step." Not a big deal, but I decided I didn't want a step.
I also rejected making something out of binding material for the transition. This could work if you don't care that the binding is only on one side. You would make the piece, glue it in and sand it like the fillet. Alternatively you could make the cap out of binding material. It would not be hidden, but might look like a design feature. Since it's physically impossible to look at the top-side and bottom-side simultaneously, it's unlikely that anyone but you would notice that the top and bottom are different.
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