Guitar looks stunning Sonic.
Guitar looks stunning Sonic.
Thanks Col.
Been a while. Progress has been slow, just chucking a clear coat on every now and then. I painted the head stock a pearl white (which is very hard to photograph). It looks nice with the pearl pickguard. I think I got the last clears on the neck today and I started polishing the body.
I'm kind of hoping to have it done by the 15th of Oct for a big gig, but I'm not sure it'll be sorted in time.
Last edited by Sonic Mountain; 28-09-2022 at 12:00 PM.
Build 1 - Shoegazer MK1 JMA-1
Build 2 - The Relliecaster TL-1
Build 3 - The Black Cherry SG AG-1
Build 4 - The Sonicaster TL-1ish
Build 5 - The Steampunker Bass YB-4
Build 6 - The Howling Gowing ST-1
"What I lack in talent I make up for with enthusiasm"
you should think about going with a 2k clear sonic i found acrylic lacquer wasn't stable over a .008 or .014 flake on wood as needed way to many coats to get depth, also think about putting a bit of flex agent will save you headaches you will have long-term what did you use for the medium to shoot the flake?
Yeah I just don’t have anywhere to set up to do paint properly. The flake is literally just glitter I sprinkled over the base coat. Agree that it’s way too many coats to get decent coverage, but it works ok.
Build 1 - Shoegazer MK1 JMA-1
Build 2 - The Relliecaster TL-1
Build 3 - The Black Cherry SG AG-1
Build 4 - The Sonicaster TL-1ish
Build 5 - The Steampunker Bass YB-4
Build 6 - The Howling Gowing ST-1
"What I lack in talent I make up for with enthusiasm"
Little bit more progress. I want to give it a final polish before I finish it up.... but I might just say near enough is good enough.
Neck pickup alignment is probably .5-1mm out. not enough to really worry about I think.
Comparison with the OG here as well.
Build 1 - Shoegazer MK1 JMA-1
Build 2 - The Relliecaster TL-1
Build 3 - The Black Cherry SG AG-1
Build 4 - The Sonicaster TL-1ish
Build 5 - The Steampunker Bass YB-4
Build 6 - The Howling Gowing ST-1
"What I lack in talent I make up for with enthusiasm"
Wow.. great work! This build looks stunning!
What body shape (and headstock) is that? Is that your design or is it based on something?
Yeah this is one of my own designs. This thread covers a couple of different iterations if you have a look back through. I got very into the idea of producing my own guitars for awhile there. This is kind of my R&D for that. A big upheaval in my life has meant taking the foot off the pedal for a bit, but I’m still chipping away.
Build 1 - Shoegazer MK1 JMA-1
Build 2 - The Relliecaster TL-1
Build 3 - The Black Cherry SG AG-1
Build 4 - The Sonicaster TL-1ish
Build 5 - The Steampunker Bass YB-4
Build 6 - The Howling Gowing ST-1
"What I lack in talent I make up for with enthusiasm"
Bit more tinkering today. Some fiddling required to get everything in but working OK. The bridge holes have lifted the MDF a bit, probably should have drilled them before finishing. Actually probably should have done a total assembly before finishing, but I was impatient for sparkles!
You can kinda see the pearl here with the camera focused through the clear
Tuners in
Bit of recessing required in the cavity. You can also see some of the swirls still in the finish.
Benson pickups installed
Build 1 - Shoegazer MK1 JMA-1
Build 2 - The Relliecaster TL-1
Build 3 - The Black Cherry SG AG-1
Build 4 - The Sonicaster TL-1ish
Build 5 - The Steampunker Bass YB-4
Build 6 - The Howling Gowing ST-1
"What I lack in talent I make up for with enthusiasm"
Sick! I love everything about these. Great work SM!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Looking fantastic Sonic
Tony
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