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I use the stew Mac colortone liquid dyes and mix them with rubbing alcohol.

Definitely! did you scrape/router that edge clean? I find it hard to get a clean edge with dyes. I seal the faux binding area before staining.

I've heard the PBR thing before. I know people that blame hipsters for the rise in price of PBR at bars.

No,but that "type" of barbershop mustache is a throwback,therefore Hipster... I have always associated the term "hipster" with big fake plastic glasses, extremely deep cut v-neck t-shirts, wearing scarves in the summer, and dancy indie rock music. Like I said in the first post, my bands name is Handlebar and this bass is for my friend/our bass player. This is our logo, but there is nothing "hipster" about us, go listen for yourself. Our rhythm guitar player also owns a barber shop.

It's a scalloped nut. I don't believe there is any advantage/disadvantage to doing it, I just think it's one of those small details that makes a difference in the overall look of an instrument. The nut is 3/16" thick. I'm not a fan of the thin slot fender look, so on the two basses I have done, I did them this way.

So is anything mustache related considered hipster? I'm confused....

I wouldn't bleach it if you don't have to. I would search for the whitest maple top you can find. The top on the charcoal guitar I did was 100% heartwood which is why it has a more golden tan undertone to it.

It's pretty simple, you pretty much nailed it with option #2. Step 1-stain black and let it sit for a few hours to be really dry or leave it overnight. Step 2- sand the whole top back as far as you like. The more you sand, the lighter the charcoal color becomes.(the more the "white" maple shows through) Step 3--seal the guitar and spray a few coats of clear. Come back the next day and sand the finish flat. Step 4-Spray the black burst edge with a touch up/color gun and clearcoat over. *You can also spray the burst with stain before any finish is applied, it's personal preferance. Here is a charcoal guitar I did without a burst edge. I stained it black, then sanded it back the next day until I was happy with the color.

Here's a couple pics of the fiber optic side dots.

Here's a few pics of it all together.

Sealed and first top coats sprayed White base coat 4 coats of gold metal flake (.004) over white. 50/50 lacquer/thinner Looking good as is! Purple candy sprayed over white base/gold flake

Cutting 12th fret inlay Fretting neck Gluing neck to body Neck joint smoothed out, ready to route for battery box Arm contour carved

Well it's been a long time(too long) since I have been on the forum here, but just finished a project up and wanted to share. This bass was comissioned by the bass player in my band Handlebar. He has always played standard fender p-bass' and wanted something along those lines, but different. The body design is based off a bass I did a few years ago, but I widend it out for better balance. He is also a fan of MM bases so he requested a center style pickguard. Specs: Body-alder Neck-maple set neck w/ 2 way LMI rod and carbon fiber reinforcement Fingerboard- Indian rosewood 34" scale 22 frets Inlay-gold MOP big blocks with handlebar mustache cut out of 12th fret Side dots- brass 1/8" tube with fiber optic wire and UV LED light source Bone nut Hardware-gold Bridge-Full Contact Tuners-Gotoh vintage spec28:1 gear ratio reverse wind Pickups-Bartolini p/j set Preamp-Aguilar OBP3 vol(active/passive), blend, mid(400hz/800hz), treble/bass stack, mini switch turns on/off fiber optic side dots. Dual battery box, 1 for side dots, 1 for preamp Finish- Purple candy over gold metal flake/white base using Seagrave nitro lacquer. Color matched headstock masked off logo. Here are some pics start to finish. Body cut out Truss rod and carbon rods Gluing fingerboard Body routed for pickups and electronics Neck carved Neck pocket routed

I'm pretty sure all PRS does is stain the top blue, let it dry completely(at least over night), and then sand it back with a fine grit sandpaper.

I use the analine dyes from stewmac. Just mix the blue and the red until you get to the color you like.