Guitar - Nearly finished! pics
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Topic: Guitar - Nearly finished! pics
Posted By: WGP guy2
Subject: Guitar - Nearly finished! pics
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 1:30pm
I'm almost finished with the guitar. The only things left on my list are to rout for the humbuckers, drill the bridge and trapeze holes, paint, and install electronics. Thought you guys might like to see it. |
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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 1:36pm
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Looks nice, but very wide at the top. ------------- 
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 1:37pm
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Really nice.
Are you painting or staining? I would stain (or clearcoat) with a nice dark redish colour but that's just me. Looks almost classical, I really like how it turned out. |
Posted By: Tolgak
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 1:38pm
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A stain would be classy. It would make sense with the violin-esque holes you put in.
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 1:39pm
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Definitely stain. I kinda like it, its classic style, like mine.
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 2:53pm
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it's like a combination of a les paul and a tele. I like it. I want to do a project for a bass.
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Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 4:06pm
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I like it. Post some more pictures when its completed. -------------  |
Posted By: notXXscared
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 4:07pm
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Shmexy
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Posted By: Jack Carver
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 4:25pm
| Very cool! Do you have another guitar so you can compare how it plays/sounds? |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 4:42pm
| All in all, what equipment did you need/ how much money did all this set you back? |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 4:42pm
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Looks good. I agree that staining it would look nice.
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Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 7:18pm
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Not bad I was thinking of doing this a while back.
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 7:50pm
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Nice, is the truss rod in?
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Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 8:49pm
| Yes it will be stained. Currently I'm trying to figure out the best way to applicate it. I've found the color I want, Mandarin Orange, but I can't find it as a stain in aerosol form. I could brush it on but I don't think it would look as good. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 9:00pm
Why? And if not, try and get your hands on an airbrush |
WGP guy2 wrote:Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 9:15pm
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Choop, from what I gather guitar stains are commonly applied with a sponge or a rag when not being mass produced. I plan to do that on a spare piece of maple that I cut off to get the right finish first. Johnny, the truss rod is in. |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 9:39am
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For the stain, you need a shop rag or something. Put the stain on the rag and then wipe it on in one direction. Thats how I did my plaque. Note: The reason you can see the little block of wood holding the horns is because I took the pic kind of close and under it. But I put it on a rag and just wiped it onto the wood. It will soak up some so stain it, let it dry and see how you like it if you want it darker do it some more. I'm really happy with the way the color came out on mine, the wood is Oak if you're wondering.  ------------- 
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 10:12am
| Title says picS. I only see 1. |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 11:08am
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Well I posted a picture. So I suppose that might make it pic(s)
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Posted By: Klaus
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 11:43am
Just curious, why you chose to mount a 2 (maybe 3) point rack? And sweet job on the guitar, I kinda did the same thing once, I made a ukulele out of a kleenex box and rubber bands. Sounded sick. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 12:41pm
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"But that's really big for this area" |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 2:19pm
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Klaus: It's a 4, It's a bad angle for a picture so all you see is the very front. There the one brow tine, and the side with no tine has another point behind the main one. And I mounted it because why waste the rack ? -------------
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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 5:47pm
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Whoa! Looking good. Keep it up.
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 5:57pm
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Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 6:25pm
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Posted By: benttwig33
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 11:10pm
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I think the bottom half of the body is a tad long, but looks good though.
I vote natural finish ------------- Sig is WAY too big. |
Posted By: Savage93fvss
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 2:00am
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People that shoot deer like that are the reason we can't kill anything decent. Then the people that kill all the little deer are always whining about not seeing any monster bucks. The guitar is sick though. A foam brush is always the best way to apply stain evenly to wood. Make sure to rub the wood down with a wet rag, then let dry, and then sand with like 300-600 grit paper. it'll make it smooth as glass. |
Posted By: BooksAndLeaves
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 6:36am
| All you need is like 5 hot rod pickups and you're jack white |
Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 4:52pm
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Sorry choop, missed that the first time. Expenses: Maple $34 Neck $104 misc hardware $30 Tools: Band saw Scroll saw Jig saw Belt sander Orbital sander hand sandpaper Drill press Router Square / ruler pencil |