Andrewsmith81632 Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Hi I am currently starting to design artwork for my first homemade guitar. It's a basswood body and I have no idea how to have it painted, what would be the best way to go around this? It will be quite detailed artwork so how would I paint the guitar and be able to play it at gigs without it fading / scraping off? I play grunge or metal depending which of my bands I'm gigging with so lots of jumping around and showing off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Basswood is soft. You are going to have to seal it with something like epoxy, then smooth that completely, paint it and then shoot a clear over that to protect the paint. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewsmith81632 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Thank you for the reply I found a better kit to build from, which is more like a jaguar (The type i wanted to create) Instead of basswood, it is a Ash body, should i still paint it the same way? Thanks Andrew smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Yes. Ash has much larger pores, so you have more work to do now to fill them. Ash is a much more durable and nicer sounding wood for a body. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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