JiMoSiTY Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 I've refinished many guitars from the tutorials on projectguitar.com over the last couple years and this is the first time I've attempted the holoflash tutorial. I own a real Holoflash RG565 and wanted something a little different than that, so I chose a different material to use than the standard, but here's what I came up with: I wanted a no-nonsense RG with a bridge humbucker and a volume control, no other pickups or controls... I started out with an RG560 body, filled the two single coils, then put a veneer top over it to ensure they don't magically show up after the finish is applied... I filled in the 5-way toggle and the tone control, leaving only the volume. I put an RG550 maple neck on it first but felt that the tone was a little too bright, so I had an RG7xx neck laying around and put it on there. Perfect. Not only does it look better, but sounds amazing. Some may say that it's not tonally optioned enough to cover a bunch of different styles of music because it's only got the one humbucker and no other tone mods, but being a guitarist in a band that plays out every week, I use two guitars (one tuned up, the other in drop D tuning....) so I went thru our set lists and all the drop D material requires only a bridge pickup, so this works great for me. Here's a pic to show what it looks like: Any comments would be appreciated! http://jimosity.tzo.com/Gear/Guitars/IBANE...SH/P1010001.jpg PS: Pay no attention to the RG510 model number, I didn't know what an RG with one humbucker would me (model-wise) so I just made that up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 i like it...i think...i definately like the simplicity of the single humbucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyldbil Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 I like that a LOT. How did you do the finish? (If you don't mind sharing...) I am fixing up a wrecked Hamer for a stage beater and that would look perfect in the KI$$ trib I play in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Hmm... it strikes me as a bit busy for some reason. I think it'd look a lot better with an ebony fretboard; you could always ebonize the rosewood, and that would add a lot IMHO. Other than that, very impressive and very well executed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Hmm... it strikes me as a bit busy for some reason. I think it'd look a lot better with an ebony fretboard; you could always ebonize the rosewood, and that would add a lot IMHO. Other than that, very impressive and very well executed. I like it a lot! But I think the fretboard will look a lot better black! Ebonize it! Just like skibum posted here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiMoSiTY Posted October 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 (edited) Wow, you guys are really into the ebonizing thing, huh? I'll definately consider that... For the couple of you that keep asking me how I did this; here ya go. I started with an RG560 body, filled in the neck and middle single coils with pieces of wood that I cut to fit almost exactly into the holes. I glued them in with wood glue and filled the edges with wood filler (along with the tone control and 5-way toggle), while it came out smooth to the touch, my past experience has shown me that no matter how good you do this, you will still always be able to tell that something was filled in there. I then took a piece of veneer and put a veneer top on the guitar (see the tutorial on projectguitar.com for applying a veneer top). This provided the necessary cover for hiding the filled holes. Once the veneer top was in place, I then applied the vinyl graphic film (that you get from a vinyl graphic sign store (or from universaljems.com). Once the entire face of the guitar was covered with the material, I then used an X-acto knife to cut the excess material from the edges and for the trem and humbucker routes. (NOTE: Make sure the back and sides of the guitar are primed and ready for paint before you begin applying the graphic film) Of course you will want to apply the graphic film carefully to avoid any air bubbles or creases. Once the excess graphic film has been cut off, you can then proceed to the next step... (At this point, you can refer to the "Holographic Finish" tutorial on projectguitar.com) I sprayed the entire face of the guitar with a single coat of black paint, then let it sit for a couple minutes... I then took a rag that was soaked with Acetone (be careful with this stuff!) and wiped off as much of the black paint as I felt necessary. (You will learn to get creative with it after it's too late, so I'm sure my next one will turn out much cooler!) Hang the guitar and spray the back and sides without getting overspray on the face of the guitar (of course at this point, it's all personal preference on how you spray your guitars...) Basically, you're just going to finish painting the rest of the guitar, then clearcoat the hell out of the entire thing. It's a fairly easy process to be honest with you (my biggest hurdles were filling in the holes to provide the pickup/control configuration that I wanted. If you don't have to do that, you can easily do this finish in no time flat. By the way, here's a shot of all the materials I used (ok, so I left out the dirty rag that I wiped off the excess black with...) Edited October 15, 2004 by JiMoSiTY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyldbil Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Thanks for the tips! Now a DUMB question- where do I buy the holo material? The wrecked Hamer Special is getting this treatment, NO QUESTION! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiMoSiTY Posted October 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Thanks for the tips! Now a DUMB question- where do I buy the holo material? The wrecked Hamer Special is getting this treatment, NO QUESTION! Re-read my post, I mentioned where it comes from... Otherwise; I would first check with Brian at UnivesalJems.com - he has a similar graphic available that you can buy from him. Support UniversalJems.com since he does such an awesome job at keeping people like us motivated and informed! Here's a link directly to what you can get from him. http://www.universaljems.com/cart/graphic.htm Look for the "No Pattern Holoflash Material Peal n Stick" item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyldbil Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 I must have adult onset A.D.D. It was right there in front of me! Thanks again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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