GlennGPs TL-1 #1

[GlennGP]

Quote from keloooe on March 2, 2013, 13:06
I think we can agree that looks AMAZING!!! You might want to stop there, maybe DB will agree???

Yep, Callum, I'm seriously considering leaving the base coat there. I have some silver highlights here, and then it's on to the topcoat, which I'm sure will be arriving any day soon! Not so sure about the vintage amber on the neck, but I'll see what a second coat does to it. I may mix a bit of leftover Goldenrod in just to make it match a bit better.

[keloooe]

Quote from GlennGP on March 2, 2013, 13:40

Quote from keloooe on March 2, 2013, 13:06
I think we can agree that looks AMAZING!!! You might want to stop there, maybe DB will agree???

Yep, Callum, I'm seriously considering leaving the base coat there. I have some silver highlights here, and then it's on to the topcoat, which I'm sure will be arriving any day soon! Not so sure about the vintage amber on the neck, but I'll see what a second coat does to it. I may mix a bit of leftover Goldenrod in just to make it match a bit better.

Silver highlights sound cool with Goldenrod!

[GlennGP]

Back to pickguards - I've redone the test with the yellowish white pearloid, which I think would work best with the chrome hardware etc.

[adam]

This would be my choice too Glenn, once you put the chrome hardware on, it will look sensational. This is going to be a really gorgeous guitar.

[WeirdBits]

Looks fantastic Glenn, can't wait to see it finished - but you're making me want to rush mine!

must resist, must resist, must resist...

[GlennGP]

Quote from WeirdBits on March 2, 2013, 16:03
Looks fantastic Glenn, can't wait to see it finished - but you're making me want to rush mine!

must resist, must resist, must resist...

Mate, your virtual sunburst artwork inspired me to get off my duff and do the pickguard tests. The latest one was redone with the current depth of stain. Seen by itself, that one looks white, but when you put it next to one that's really white you can see it's not. Amazing stuff. So ... resist, resist!

[dingobass]

Wow Glenn,
I almost got wood over the Wudtone.......

*censored* amazing.

Quote from GlennGP on March 2, 2013, 13:40

Quote from keloooe on March 2, 2013, 13:06
I think we can agree that looks AMAZING!!! You might want to stop there, maybe DB will agree???

Yep, Callum, I'm seriously considering leaving the base coat there. I have some silver highlights here, and then it's on to the topcoat, which I'm sure will be arriving any day soon! Not so sure about the vintage amber on the neck, but I'll see what a second coat does to it. I may mix a bit of leftover Goldenrod in just to make it match a bit better.

Hi Glenn, lovely looking guitar and always nice to see Tele's done in classic colours and integrity. Great Job,
and I agree on the neck colour for a tele. We always end up back at our original vintage yellow for tele. You could fine steel wool and start again with some neat goldenrod base coat on the neck. Here is what it will look like after 2 /3 coats http://www.wudtone.com/forum/wp-cont...ellow-neck.jpg The Goldenrod dye is a very pleasing colour. This dye along with a little Saffron is what goes into the coloured base coat of the Dairy Blonde kit ( added to a white pigment base). On this thread http://www.musiquiatra.com/viewtopic...66280&start=30
is another nicely done Ash Tele with Dairy Blonde coloured base only, just a couple of base coats to keep the grain as visible as possible.

[GlennGP]

Oh wow, thanks so much for the advice, Andy.

Tonight I re-sanded the neck, taking off the amber colour (and tidying up a few bits I'd skimped on!) and applied neat Goldenrod. I stayed clear of the fretboard, including the edges, which I'd like to leave natural, so that there's some variety in the look of the thing. When I'd finished I put it next to the body, and the effect is much more pleasing than the amber was. That's plenty of colour on the neck, just the one thin coat was enough to complement the deeper tint of the body.

I also applied the silver highlights to the body this eve. That's a subtle feature, that is. I think I'm pretty much ready to top coat the lot sometime in the next few days, then I have to teach myself to solder. This will be interesting.

Once more, I can't thank you guys enough for being around to point me in the right direction. And how lucky are we to have the Wudtone guru drop in with pointers? Thanks Andy!

I'll do pics when I have natural light. I hate shooting under the flouros in the shed, it's not at all kind or faithful.

[GlennGP]

So, I'm cracking on now. I've got a 1st top coat on the body and the neck. I'm doing the neck in two alternating steps, just because it's difficult to handle it if the whole thing is treated at once, so I've top coated everything but the fretboard, and sometime in the next day or so I'll do the fretboard. Then I'll do everything but the fretboard again, and alternate till I've got 2 or 3 coats on the whole thing. It's all looking pretty sweet so far.

Also, with my heart set on the yellowed white pearloid pickguard, I couldn't quite come at $55 for the thing (including postage) so I've been looking for ways of getting the same effect for less dough. My solution is to get a stark white pearloid pickguard for reasonably cheap off the interwebs and give it the Wudtone ageing process (set out here: http://www.wudtone.com/forum/?topic=...ng-wudtone-dye) using some leftover top coat and a wee bit of Goldenrod. Pics on the weekend, chaps!

(By the way, are there any chapettes lurking around here?)