This little girl is headed my way.
https://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/...ustom-special/
The listing:-
"Pit Bull Guitars ATL-1SW Electric Guitar Kit – Custom Special
This kit was custom ordered but didn’t meet the customer’s exact specifications.
Our all new “A Series” TL Thinline kit features an Ash semi-hollow body with White binding
The body has a stunning Spalted Maple veneer which demands a subtle clear or translucent finish
Chrome hardware pack with a red pearloid pickguard which has been pre-loaded with 1 single coil pickup, plus a Control Panel with 1 Tone, 1 Volume and a 3 way switch.
Pit Bull Guitars ATL-1SW Electric Guitar Kit – Custom Special
This kit was custom ordered but didn’t meet the customer’s exact specifications.
Includes:
Ash “Thinline” style, semi-hollow body
Spalted Maple veneer, with white binding on top and back
Maple neck (Modern “C” Profile) and rosewood fretboard
(648mm, 25.5″ scale length, 21 medium jumbo frets, 12″ radius)
Width at nut: 42mm
Chrome Hardware pack includes:
Red Pearloid pickguard (pre-loaded)
2 x single coil pick ups
1 volume and 1 tone knobs and 3 way switch
Adjustable bridge
Die-cast tuners (upgrade to Grover 406C Mini Rotomatics Locking Tuners from A$44.95)
Guitar lead and Allen keys (for truss rod and saddles)
Strap buttons
All electronics (pots, caps, wires and solder)
Level of Soldering Difficulty: Novice
FREE Shipping – Anywhere in Australia
This kit, if purchased with Hardware, contains everything you need to build a complete, playable guitar, except your choice of finish."
Extras from PBG:-
Grover Chrome 6 Inline Mini Locking Rotomatics (406C) *UPGRADE ONLY* × 1
Pit Bull Guitars Capacitor and Resistor Fidelity Upgrade × 1
Entwistle AT52 TL Set (Bridge and Neck Pickups) × 1
All Parts CTS Audio Mini 250k Mini Audio Taper Pot × 2
Sprague Orange Drop 0.047µF Capacitor × 1
All Parts Switchcraft 1/4" Mono Output Jack × 1
PBG Bone Nut for F type 6 String Guitar Kits - Bleached White × 1
Real Parts order as well:-
Electrosocket Jack Plate - Chrome - US Thread x 1
Wilkinson Compensated 3 Saddle Bridge - Chrome x 1
I am thinking this one is so pretty she needs to be a NUDE......maybe "The Nekkid Tele." The interesting part for me is what to do with the binding. I want to use some timbermate to fill the pores of the Ash body.....and add a smidge of colour. But then I would like to seal and highlight grain with a few coats of Tru Oil and then lock her up tight with the Cabot's Marine Grade Polyurethane. However, both Tru Oil and Polyurethane put a yellow/amber hue into things. Maybe I might be better served doing my kids paintbrush water based wipe on poly over the binding first....but then what do I do when I spray? Do I scrape the binding afterwards...then it leaves an edge.......hmmmm.
I would like the binding to be clearly white, but to have no edge between it and the sides and the body.
That then leans me towards my old stomping ground of oils and waxes as a finish. I reckon I could still cover the binding with the water based poly, then apply the oils with the steel wool over everything. At least the first couple of coats, and then it could be ragged on.
The first two coats of the wax with steel wool as well and the last couple with a rag as well.
The finish will not be completely sealed, but the binding will be white and the surface will have a more preserved not painted finish to it, which I can colour with the use of timbermate and/or stain beforehand. i.e. A little Golden Teak all over then the oils and then the wax to give a complete Amber Hue to it all.....or something a little different from Walnut or Mahogany Timbermate???
Oh the options. But the Veneer on top will limit the use of any abrasive to smooth, seal, top coat. Steel wool could just as easily cut through the veneer as sandpaper.
Some photos for her too......