Thanks BuffaloGhost. Honestly nothing special with the painting process. Just a couple of cans of spray paint and a can of clear coat. I had stained the body and applied polyurethane so I had to sand off the poly first but then it was just a case of masking the binding and spraying it.
That looks sharp Tony! Well done, mate.
Here's my first build, hope you like it. All stock apart from the saddle trapeze which I replaced and also the truss rod cover which I made myself by cutting out and shaping a sheet of 2mm perspex. The finish is 3 coats of royal blue stain, 6 coats of finishing oil then a couple of coats of Renaissance wax. Took several attempts to get the finish right and both the front and back were fully sanded back at least twice to start again from scratch but I'm over the moon with how it turned out.
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That’s really lovely Tony, I really dig the gold and maroon scheme, great work!
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Thanks FrankenWashie. Was good to finish my first build. Only problem now is I'm already thinking about my next oneOriginally Posted by FrankenWashie
This is my Thanoscaster.
I used dartfords wood dye to get the colour, innumerable very diluted coats as I didn’t want to overpower that grain.
Grain filled with a darker mix on the neck for a dirty effect.
Multiple coats of Tru Oil on the body polished with 3000 grit wet and dry as well as three coats on the neck.
I decided against using the pickguard included as I couldn’t stand the idea of drilling into that body.
In its place I used a p90 pickup cover routed out to hold the lipstick in place.
My original plan was to use a hot rail hunbucker in the bridge but I decided against it for numerous reasons.
I used a template from a 50s tele for the headstock and added the “pinched” effect on the outer curve to distinguish it as my own.
No real upgrades from the original parts supplied in the kit as I was really happy with the quality of all of them.
Looking great Coganite!
Thanks mate, I very nearly didn’t enter when I saw the other builds entered. Both incredible looking guitars.
Love the purple, great finish
Nice work Coganite. That looks really good. Think my next one might be a tele.
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