Gavs JR1-DC

[gavinturner]

@Andy: do you have a required/preferred DPI for the image?

Thanks,
Gav.

[Andyport]

The higher the better. 300dpi is nice, but anywhere from 100dpi up.
I will then convert it to a vector graphic format for cutting.
Glad to help...I love the Butterscotch / TV Yellow Juniors as well.
Should look fantastic hanging on your wall.

[Andyport]

Do you have an email address Gav?

[gavinturner]

@Andy: my email address is: gturner.au AT gmail DOT com

[gavinturner]

hi guys,

today I did very little coding, and quite a bit of guitar building. I should feel guilty but I don't. I managed to get my headstock shaped into the classic Gibson scrolly look (I kinda did ok but I'm not 100% satisfied with it). Those curves are tough to get even!



I also created a custom pickguard from 3-ply tortoiseshell. I ended up creating two versions - firstly one with a little of the white middle ply showing at the edges, and one without. Unfortunately I think I like the plain better, hence the re-do. What do you guys think? which looks better?






I think this tortoiseshell is going to look really good with the butterscotch. I alreadfy like the look of it against the bare basswood body. I think I'll go wild and make a truss-rod cover too. Sounds like a job for the weekend.

cheers,
Gav.

[AJ]

looks good

[gavinturner]

@AJ: thanks man, I think it should add something .

So much for weekend work. I went ahead and created a truss rod cover too. Only took 15 minutes. It really ties the room together. Ha!

cheers,
Gav.

[wokkaboy]

Hey Gav that tortoiseshell pickguard and truss rod cover look the goods, I'd go with them for sure, bet you can't wait to get some butterscotch on !
If I worked from home I'd be in the workshop 90% of a working day as well ! haha

[lawry]

Agreed. That tortoise shell with a butterscotch finish around it will be an awesome combo.

[gavinturner]

@Lawry, @Wokka - thanks guys. I'm really hoping this one will turn out nice. I'm thinking of adding just a splash of white to the base colour to make it just a tad lighter than Jase's awesome axe. More towards TV yellow perhaps. I'm still thinking about it.

Cheers,
Gav.