More pics.....

[BeAR]

Finished monkey grip

Material to be used

I finally decided on a material to finish my guitar in. I looks nicer in person, the flash makes it look a bit dark and washed out.

[Brian]

That's gonna look nice

Check your material for stretch ability, in other words pull from opposite corners to see if the weave will have some elastic stretch to it. If it does then the back around the neck joint and handle should be a breeze........

[BeAR]

It has a little stretch but not much.

Shouldnt be a problem tho.

Here are some more of the first side.

First side stuck down.

Different angle.

I ordered some Cosmo Black parts from Ibanez, Im going to use these trims arounrd the Humbuckers instead of the clear scratchplate.

[BeAR]

Top trimmed

Any thoughts on the colour I should use for the sides and the burst?

I figured Black would look good or maybe dark green.

[Three_Views]

It's coming out really well.

OK, OK, I'm dying to know how you adhered the fabric to the body. Did you simply slather it with some basic fabric glue and stick it down?

Thanks,

Brent

[BeAR]

PVA woodglue, smeared 'ALL' over the bare wood surface. I applied it from the bottle to the whole area, the used my finger to spread it over the whole top.

Basically it dries clear so you can really press the material down tight against the surface. Some glue seeps through the material, but you just wipe it over as your pressing out the creases. When it dries you cant see it.

One thing I did differently to Brians tutorial tho is that he recomends pulling the fabric tight so it is taught over the pickup and trem cavities, whereas I made sure I had some slack in all those places. I didnt want to trim the fabric hard up against the edges, but rather fold the remaining over the edges and glue it down. So when I paint the inside Black Ill get a neater finish at the edges.

I guess both ways work fine and this is the first one Ive done. Brian seems to have done a few now, so unless you want to take your life into your hands your prolly better off following his instructions. I just like to be different.