Happy Easter Sunday to all.
First time would-be kit builder looking forward to the arrival of my LP-1 kit sometime this week, Australia Post permitting.
Looking forward to some interaction with fellow enthusiasts and isolated types, especially the ones like me looking to fill in the spaces of a sports-free television environment!!
I am rather taken with the Gibson blueberry colour and that's probably the clear-colour toning I am going to run with.
One thing I am interested in is feedback from those who have used the Dingotone blue stain/oil, and how colour-fast you have found it.
Have read and listened to many who said their blue-topped guitars faded noticeably within one-two years whether stored in a case or not. Professionally I am aware that water-based stains will almost always fade and of course the deep pigment colours of blue and red are the most prone to fading, particularly so in our Australian sunlight. Therefore I think my best chances of finding a longer-lasting fade-resistant colour rests in an oil-based finish. I've seen one youtube video where a professional luthier rubbed oil artists paint directly into the wood for instance, thinning it out with spirit/turps and I'd imagine that might produce a longer lasting depth of colour.
Looking forward to your feedback and interaction over coming months.
Mike
Melbourne
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