Teleburster TL-1A aka G-special

[keloooe]

Quote from Gavin1393 on May 19, 2013, 18:31

Quote from dingobass on May 19, 2013, 17:17

Quote from adam on May 18, 2013, 22:13
Have I gushed over this one yet? I really like where this is going (and no, not just 'cause it's a Tele). That's a really nice bit of wood (grain). I wasn't convinced with the "thin burst", but now I'm sold. This will look great on stage.

Look out Weirdy, Adam just made a reference to your axe looking good on stage....

Let me translate that for you...
Bolt the Tele down or it will end up in Adam's collection!

Must add that I'm glad Pest is building a LP and not a Tele, would hate to see a pensioner and a university graduate fighting over Pests first completed project!!

Yep, yep, and my LP is staying here with me!!!!

[WeirdBits]

I've been busy 'bursting away over the past week or so. During base coat 5 or 6 (using both colours) I finally worked out a technique that would blend/transition the 'burst more the way that I wanted. Since then I've done 4 or 5 coats of just the Black Magic Woman to darken the sides and improve the colour transition (with lots of steel wool'ing in between) using the new method. I'm still not completely happy, but it's much closer to what I wanted. In reality, I could keep tweaking the 'burst until I run out of colour and still not be satisfied, but at some point I have to say enough or it will never get finished. So, at present, I plan on doing probably two more combined base coats, then add the gold highlights to the pure Goldenrod areas front and back, then let it cure for a week or so before starting the top coats.

The images below show the current state of the burst after yesterday's BMW only coat. The blend areas look a little 'woodier' in the pics than it actually is and the black transition is smoother in reality but still needs a touch of steel wool here and there. I'm reasonably pleased with the burst transition in most areas, but there are a couple of places where the grain makes it harder to get the smooth blend that I want. What do you guys think? I'll try to post up some pics with natural light before I start the top coats.

[Gavin1393]

Looking "lily allan" Scott! Hope you are going to share the method!

[brett40]

lily allan ????

[Brendan]

Great Pest - looking good! Share, share!

[Gavin1393]

Quote from brett40 on May 28, 2013, 18:58
lily allan ????

F&&&en Fantastic.......as per Lily Allan in The Fear!

[keloooe]

HAHAHAHA!!!! Brendan, that tele ain't mine!!!!

Oh wow Scott, that is amazing!!!!

[WeirdBits]

Before starting on the final couple of base coats I thought I'd get an idea of what it'll look like when finished (one day, one day). So, I did a quick (careful) mock-up of the body with the hardware sitting in place and took a few snaps under different lighting conditions. First pic is indoor with flash, natural and fluoro light, second pic is exterior indirect overcast natural light only, third pic is indoor with fluoro and flash. I think it actually looks pretty close to what I was aiming for… so far.

The next two (final) base coats will confirm whether the method I've used to apply the Wudtone for the burst is actually valid, and therefore potentially suitable for public use. So, rather than risk giving out bad advice, I'll wait to see if the final coats are successful before posting the details of the method I used.

[dingobass]

NIIIIIIIIIICE!
Great choice with the Wilkinson bridge.

[Gavin1393]

Wilkinson compensated bridge is awesome. You have to manipulate it a bit when doing the intonation though! But its a better option than the non-compensated variety! I see you have put on what looks like a traditional Bakelite pickguard? Have you tried a white or even a lighter pickguard? Your colour scheme is so good but I think the dark pickguard may detract somewhat? But in all it looks really good!