Build #1 Prs guitar

[Kristian]

So i bought a Prs clone Harley Benton from Thomann. its Basswood with no veneer.
the idea was to stain the basswood or if i was lucky i could find some veneer and try to glue that on the top. but after many hours searching Google i settle with the idea with just staining the basswood and tru oil from Crimson guitar or polyrethean

i also bought some woodstain from Crimson Guitars.

so lets begin

[Kristian]

the delivery


then i made a mock-build, its my first build so i have a hard time finding things that wrong, it will come later in the progress


a closeup on the body

[Kristian]

so i had a great idea to stain the top black and then sand it down so will the grain pop-up... not a great idea. but the black looks good



later i sanded it all of.... because the black just got in the pours, not in the grain. lessons learned, but that was the idea with this build.

[Kristian]

The idea right now is too use amber on the bottom and neck. then on the top i try to make a blend using amber, brown and cherry red.
first time im doing this, but here is try #1

[Kristian]

this is where i am today. will i go with tru oil or poly? i have not started with the neck...

[JohnH]

I like the job you've done on the stain

[ThatCluelessGerman]

Is this a one piece body? Kinda cool!

[Kristian]

i think i found 3 pieces in the body. but they are pretty similar in colour and grain pattern.

[Kristian]

didnt like the stainjob.. so i sanded the front down and redid the stain. dont know if it went better, but i decided to oil the guitar after that.

here is pictures of the new stain and oil coats(done with crimson guitars deep penetration oil).











but i think the result is, good from far, far from good. so lets see if i will redo it again some day.

[impala59]

I actually really like the aged/used look without going relic. With the hardware fitted it will change again, Play it, enjoy it, wear it in