MetalMatts Surfer Girl Stratocaster

[DanMade]

I think he ment to say neck.

You would want your maple fingerboard to be the same vintage yellow as you have on the back of the neck.

I had vintage amber ordered fot the neck on my ST-1, but I ended up just using the neck top coat. I thought the neck colour would clash with the body colour(Dark Amber).
Just a clear coat on the maple necks looks nice and clean. I'm really happy with how mine came out with 3 coats of clear. It's has a real smooth and fast feel to it.

As for a surfer girl coloured fingerboard, that would look a bit different, I'm sure somebody somewhere has tried it.

[MetalMatt]

Not much to report on the build at the moment, got the first 2 coats of vintage yellow on the neck/fretboard and drilled the neck and bridge holes on the body before sanding commences (hopefully tonight).

I DID however buy some toys, I mean tools

Ordered myself one of those Katanas and the Little Bone, aswell as a notched straightedge and fretboard protectors (for polishing frets) and some bone nuts Could have bought myself another guitar kit for what all that cost but it will all be worth it in the long run if I can get the necks/frets on my builds to feel good.

[dingobass]

You wont be disappointed with your toy purchases
The Katana is freaking brilliant, I love mine...
Tip: Get your sweaty hands on a roll or two of Stikit sand paper from Stewmac, it is perfect for the Katana and general sanding jobs! Man I love sandpaper......

[WeirdBits]

Quote from dingobass on August 14, 2013, 21:45
[...] Man I love sandpaper......

DB, the first step is admitting you have a problem...

[Gavin1393]

...and before anyone asks DB, the stuff you get from Bu....Bu.....yes, that shop can hardly be described as sandpaper!

[keloooe]

Yer, Gav is right, the "paper with crap on it" from the big green Bu place is the last thing you want for a kit as awesome as PBG, I used some StewMac sandpaper on my LP, no clogging (unless you sand a ton of binding), and it sticks to any sanding block (or your hand for tight curves!!!) to make the job a whole lot easier!

[MetalMatt]

OK! Finally finished my Surfer Girl Strat (bar the setup) - pics are pretty rubbish under the fluoro lighting so I'll take some proper ones on the weekend if the sun comes out, but here they are anyway..

Standard PitBull kit except for the Abalone fretboard inlay/markers and a bone nut

[stan]

brilliant result Matt, where did you get the headstock logo done?

[wokkaboy]

looks great Matt, well done, you mustn't have mixed any white in the surfer girl as your finish looks darker than mine. Love the vintage yellow fretboard really suits the colour, and the fret dot markers add to the look.
Looks like you are ready to build the iceman !

[MetalMatt]

Quote from stan on September 18, 2013, 08:51
brilliant result Matt, where did you get the headstock logo done?

gday Stan, I'm a screenprinter and we use CorelDraw/Adobe Illustrator vector programs at work so designing something and getting it artwork ready is very easy for me, from there I bought some waterslide decal paper from a candlemaker's website (someone posted the link on these forums once) and just printed it out on my laser printer. I love adding the headstock logos as it just lifts the look and feel of a guitar so much - if it looks professional enough I reckon it makes the guitar look more professional. (and Pravus Guitars is the name I've chosen for my guitar brand if I ever get around to making my own )

Quote from wokkaboy on September 18, 2013, 10:27
looks great Matt, well done, you mustn't have mixed any white in the surfer girl as your finish looks darker than mine.

funnily enough I mixed in ALL the white because I wanted it lighter but it really didn't seem to change it much - but that's ok as I'm happy with the result - the photos may also not be doing the colour justice.

Quote from wokkaboy on September 18, 2013, 10:27
Love the vintage yellow fretboard really suits the colour, and the fret dot markers add to the look.

When I first started staining the neck I thought 'gee this is just way too yellow' - almost cartoonish, but as the whole thing came together I grew to love it. I probably wouldn't do the abalone markers again with the vintage yellow as they are plastic and the yellow stained them somewhat but I sort of dodged around them and they look ok.

Quote from wokkaboy on September 18, 2013, 10:27
Looks like you are ready to build the iceman !

ahh I don't remember ever posting about an Iceman??! You must have been talking to a certain Telecaster admirer about some enquiries I made? Hehe yeah I do hope to do an Iceman soon with a few simple changes - Adam was very accommodating with my wishes - currently saving up the cash for that one! Just got to start and finish the Vintage Blonde Strat next, then the Les Paul, THEN the Iceman