Hi All,
I was wondering what would be the best way to achieve a similar stain and finish like vintage fender? i'm looking for a more orange-amber rather than yellow-amber (if that makes any sense at all) so I'm trying to consider options.
I'm using a maple neck, it that helps. Any information is appreciated!
Cheers,
redmanion
So a Dave Gilmour Strat type colour, which is more orange than most vintage finishes?
Something similar to that, maybe a bit less orange (Actually I think it's right... oops). Sorry if my descriptions are a bit vague (I'm quite new to this process), I probably should have rephrase my initial post. I'll try link an image from the web to present a similar look.
Last edited by redmanion; 13-01-2019 at 09:58 PM.
I've been using Feast & Watson 'Golden Teak' Prooftint. It comes in a 50ml. bottle.
First coat is more of a yellow but application of more brings more orange into the colour.
cheers, Mark.
Thanks for the reply Mark.
Would you also recommend this for the rest of the neck as well?
Cheers!
No worries. Yes I did the whole neck with it (maple).
As was previously suggested, you could test it out on the off-cuts of headstock shaping.
cheers, Mark.
I'm a nitro man, so I'd go with a tinted amber lacquer. A few coats of that than several clear on top. It will get you a lot nearer to your photo if that's what you are after.
Here's a neck from my 1995 Jap Strat that I've re-profiled and re-lacquered. The headstock face was the original tinted colour (albeit a satin finish) that now has clear lacquer over it, as I didn't want to risk damaging the lettering. Everything else was sanded back to bare wood, the neck profile thinned at the shoulders and given a gentle V-shape, (to get it to feel rather like my DG Strat) then about 3 coats of amber tinted lacquer applied and four coats of clear on top. Sanded back then polished. I think the colours match pretty well.
Just to get you thinking!
Is that a Nitro Clear lacquer Simon?Originally Posted by Simon Barden
I'm a nitro man, so I'd go with a tinted amber lacquer. A few coats of that than several clear on top. It will get you a lot nearer to your photo if that's what you are after.
Here's a neck from my 1995 Jap Strat that I've re-profiled and re-lacquered. The headstock face was the original tinted colour (albeit a satin finish) that now has clear lacquer over it, as I didn't want to risk damaging the lettering. Everything else was sanded back to bare wood, the neck profile thinned at the shoulders and given a gentle V-shape, (to get it to feel rather like my DG Strat) then about 3 coats of amber tinted lacquer applied and four coats of clear on top. Sanded back then polished. I think the colours match pretty well.
Just to get you thinking!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
On the headstock face I just sprayed clear nitro lacquer, which did still have its original tinted clear poly finish on.
The back and sides of the neck had clear amber-tinted nitro (this stuff IIRC) https://www.rothkoandfrost.com/wood-...ute%5B3%5D=435
with clear nitro lacquer on top of that for protection.
Thank you for the reply!
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