Hi all,
Will use this post as introduction/log/place to source answers to any issues I might have.
So, I'm a soon to be 40yr old ( Bday in 4 days ) husband and dad of eleventy million kids. And for the last 5 days have been on Iso due to one of my sons first, and now the wife as well having covid.
Had holiday booked already for my birthday so what better to spoil myself with a DIY guitar kit
As far as guitar history is concerned, I don't really have much. I know a few chords and can play a few songs from numbered tab learning. But I want to actually learn properly and do it right as a side hobby. And I also would class myself as pretty handy, and love building things/taking em apart to see what makes em tick. So this was a natural choice I think.
Enough about me anyway, so heres what I just ordered and will be dealing with/plans:
Kit: PRS-1F Flame Maple
Upgrade Option: Grover Black 6 Inline Mini Locking Rotomatics
Plus a bunch of tools required for the build.
Dyes: After a fair bit of research and seeing what was available I settled with theleathershed for the order and got 2 colours from Cobblestone ( Spirit based dyes )Turquoise and Blue.
My plan is to have dark blue edging with fade into turquoise center. After watching a ton of staining/dying vids I would of preferred to stain it all dark blue, sand it back to isolate the blue and then turquoise on top with a black edge. But I also read here that the veneer is super thin and doesnt allow for sanding to accomplish this.
I feel using the 2 colours I have chosen together should hopefully turn out ok.
Body sealer: I'm planning on using a wipe on poly. And am thinking Feast Watsons from bunnings. I want a satin finish. But not sure if this will compliment stain. So any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Im also planning of using it for the back of the neck. Once again, any input on this choice would be appreciated.
Will probably go with true oil for fret board. But am undecided at this point as Im still researching it.
Anyways, I chose express option in shipping so should hopefully have it in my greedy lil mitts shortly
Thanks for having me :thumbsup: