Here are a couple metal flake paint jobs I did over factory paint jobs. Both are Squier body's with Warmoth baritone necks. I used plain old glitter. The process is to lightly scuff with 600 grit and spray a coat of clear. While the clear is still tacky sprinkle on the glitter. On the orange one...
It started as an experiment in fretless-ness but I didn't like how the lack of frets dampened the tone. I realized it would make a perfect slide guitar and haven't looked back. It's tuned to DADF#AD. I use flat wounds on it and a heavy brass slide and I love the way it sounds!
Thought I'd show off my fretless. This is a Squire Affinity I had kicking around. I gently pulled off the frets and used maple edge band to fill the slots. I coated the fret(less)board in the CA glue and sanded out most of the radius for a flat fretboard. The action is super low because there's...
He's able to shoot his bow which for him is the most important thing. He's a tough S.O.B. and he's managed to keep a sense of humor about his injury as well. I think he was mostly frustrated with having to spend most of the day in the E.R. Thank you for the good will however. I'll pass it...
Just finished today. I salvaged the speaker and hardware from a Crate practice amp. I was originally going to build it from pine but I found a particularly attractive piece of poplar at the big box home store. I wanted a small cabinet that traveled easily to pair with my little Wangs...
I've been thinking about a classic junior style guitar. I know Warmoth doesn't do any set neck stuff unfortunately, otherwise I'd have a source I trust. I thought about doing a 7/8 with a single pickup but I'd really like a set tenon style neck. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with...
I got it worked up and it works. I did have a minor issue when I forgot to separate the back plate from the ground and add a separate lead to the Tele bridge pickup.
This one is a bit of a mutt. I suppose one could call it a Telemaster. It's a Jazzcaster maple chambered body with a wenge top. The neck is wenge with a purpleheart fretboard in a Gibson scale. I did a paste wax finish with a beeswax and boiled linseed oil concoction I whipped up myself. She's a...
Sorry. I suppose that would have been helpful. With the push pull active the first two positions are neck only. Third position is middle and neck in series. Fourth is bridge and middle in parallel with neck in series. Fifth is neck and bridge in series.
I drew this for my latest project. I'm using a P90 in the neck and middle position and a hot Tele bridge. I'll be using 500k pots and a .01 tone cap. The wiring is for series/parallel switching and switching the middle pickup out of phase. All three pickups have metal base plates I am planning...
Nobody is good at it the first time. You'd be surprised how much finish sanding is the key to a smooth finish. I haven't seen your projects current state but something tells me you'll just need to work up through the grits to get a high gloss. I typically pick up an assortment on ebay for about...
I'm doing a similar finish on my current project. I made my paste wax with 1 part beeswax from my neighbor the bee keeper and 4 parts boiled linseed oil. I also added some zinc oxide for UV protection. Just about to buff the first coat!
In September I parted with one of the best damn cars I ever owned. With the budget from selling my old friend I decided to do what Elwood would do if he played guitar instead of harmonica. I had been obsesing over this build for awhile. I was never sure if the woods would look good together...
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