Dream Catcher LP

[stevierayvannabe]

Well Christmas came and I must have been good this year because I found a LP kit under the tree.
It arrived well packaged with no damage. The body looks great, and I could only find two glue spots, nothing a little sanding won't take care of. The neck fit is very good. I couldn't be happier with the kit.

Now the fun starts. I apologise right from the start as this will be most likely a slow build. I have a lot of research to do and I tend to take my time with things. I am also sure I will be asking plenty of questions.

I'm off to get the work bench all cleaned off and set up.

Cheers,
Brian

[stevierayvannabe]

Oh, ok, one more pic

[Bass Guy]

Looks like you,have quite a special specimen there! Well done!

Looking forward to,seeing how you go- and do sing out if you need help.

[Brendan]

Looking sweet Brian. Good luck - hope it goes well. Nothing wrong with taking your time at all...

[wokkaboy]

nice kit Brian, the flames on the cap look sweet. What colours have you got in mind for body/headstock/neck ?
As the others said ask lots of questions and not rushing it is a good way to minimise mistakes !
Best of luck and look forward to seeing it progress in the build diary section.

[stevierayvannabe]

I'm thinking of doing a turquoise and blue burst on the front with some artist ink, and a blue back and headstock. The neck I might just keep a natural colour. I have always wanted a blue guitar. I think right now I will just keep all the equipment stock and see how it sounds. I can always change things out later if I want.

[gavinturner]

Beautiful flamed cap! Will be great to see how it turns out. Your colour choice sounds great. Are you going to pop the grain with some darker colour (eg black) before applying the final colour?

Cheers,
Gav.

[stevierayvannabe]

Hi Gav, I'm certainly going to try, but I'm a little nervous about it having never done anything like it before.

[AJ]

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Hi Gav, I'm certainly going to try, but I'm a little nervous about it having never done anything like it before.

Hi there, looks like you have a nice figured top to highlight, should come out stunningly in blue. As a side note, my first effort was an LP.
Just take your time and ask the guys here if you need any guidance, they're is the equivalent to the world encyclopedia of knowledge from the guru's here.

[gavinturner]

...but I'm a little nervous about it having never done anything like it before.

Yeah I hear ya. It can be a little nerve wracking the first few times, but I've found it surprisingly easy to do. My last attempt didn't turn out quite like I pictured in my head, but at the end of the day you finish with something that looks great anyway. Ive found that espcially with popping the grain you cant go wrong because you sand most of it off anyway. Good luck!

Cheers,
Gav.