yelserpdog Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hello folks, This is my first post I think. Anyway, I'm currently working on a Black Paisley telecaster. The original guitar is a 1980 something Jap tele toploader. I wanted a Paisley tele but can't afford one and so I bought some black paisley material and using the tutorials on here started work a couple of weeks ago. I have absolutely no skill whatsoever in these kind of things so don't expect a top notch job!!! So far I've got the fabric onto the guitar and have begun painting (I'm doing a poor man's burst from th tutorial). I'll post some more pics as I go if you're interested. Here's some pics so far. I haven't taken any painted pics yet as I only started painting yesterday cheers Des Here's the body with the clear coat sanded down to give the glue something to adhere to. My uncle who's a carpenter plugged up the hole between the neck and bridge pickups. Here's the front of the guitar with the fabric applied And the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Oooh pretty. I like it, do you have to coat the fabric with lacquer to protect it at all? Now your uncle has plugged the hole up, how are you going to get the neck pickyp wires into the ctrl cavity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelserpdog Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Oooh pretty. I like it, do you have to coat the fabric with lacquer to protect it at all? Now your uncle has plugged the hole up, how are you going to get the neck pickyp wires into the ctrl cavity? I'll need to put a few coats of clearcoat on to protect the fabric and give it a shine. Don't worry, the plug my uncle put in still has a channel to allow wires to pass from the pickup. There's a piece of string currently in there for when I go to wire it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Good thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wylde1919 Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 dude I LOVE that. I have often thought of redoing one of my tele's in a cool paisley finish. I like how it is classic, but a little evil at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I frickin' LOVE paisley!! Can't WAIT to see this one! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Wow, that should be a snazzy looking guitar when it's done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logical Frank Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Whoa--I love it. I got a plain black tele that I'm turning into a barritone. This is giving me ideas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desopolis Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 yeah I really like it too. how are you going to refind the drill holes after clearing? and are you putting a pickguard back on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 The original paisley Tele's had a clear pickguard right? Just don't cover up too much, looks too good to be hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelserpdog Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 yeah I really like it too. how are you going to refind the drill holes after clearing? and are you putting a pickguard back on? As there's no clearcoat on it yet, you can still see/feel the holes. I'll mark them so I know where they are before I clearcoat it. I want to put a clear plastic pickguard on it but I can't find one. Does anybody know where to get one?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 As there's no clearcoat on it yet, you can still see/feel the holes. I'll mark them so I know where they are before I clearcoat it. I want to put a clear plastic pickguard on it but I can't find one. Does anybody know where to get one?? http://www.pickguards.com/index.htm They have clear Tele pickguards, price is $35. http://www.wdmusic.com/fender_telecaster_r..._30884_prd1.htm Good luck, this one should come out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digideus Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 hehe, one of my sons Pokemon Curtains may end up on a guitar body at this rate!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 There's the Hello Kitty strat, so maybe it is time for a pokemon tele as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielM Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 wow, interesting effect to see black paisley rather than the standard pink and reds you see. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelserpdog Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 (edited) Here's a picture after a couple of coats. You can see the burst effect starting. It doesn't look very "bursty" on the bottom because of the flash. Edited September 22, 2006 by yelserpdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Beautiful!! I think I'm going to have to do one as well, that just looks great. Just get a cheapo tele and make it nice. What glue did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 That came out really nice. Good work, looking forward to seeing it all put together. Are those cushions all your own work too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsilver Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Velserpdog, Me likey. What's the plan for the rest e.g. neck, hardware, pups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelserpdog Posted September 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 That came out really nice. Good work, looking forward to seeing it all put together. Are those cushions all your own work too? I buy guitars, my wife buys cushions I was thinking of covering another guitar in a material similar to those cushions though, kind of like one of those black floral jems. I used a strong PVA glue I got from a DIY shop. It's the shops own brand but it works great. As for hardware, I'm torn between either chrome or gold. Pickup wise, i've got a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster 57 in the bridge and a DiMarzio Twang king in the neck. Rock on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Here's a picture after a couple of coats. You can see the burst effect starting. It doesn't look very "bursty" on the bottom because of the flash. Looks great so far. Do i spy what i recognise as a Foxtel remote near the cusion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkielad Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Looks like a standard sky remote to me! My Go man that's a good look! Why th hell am I trying to get transparent finishes right when material works so well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelserpdog Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 (edited) Hi folks, Things are progressing slowly. I got told off by the wife as I was using the bin as a table for spraying on and the bin now has a guitar shaped black mark on it!! Anyway. Strange things are happening. I've now applied about 8 coats to produce the burst. The only problem is that in certain light it doesn't look like there's any burst at all. Have a look at the 2 pictures. In the first one it looks like there's no burst but in the second one it is. Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong??? No burst Nice burst http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88/yelserpdog/HPIM0375.jpg Any help greatly appreciated!! Des Edited October 1, 2006 by Maiden69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 did you clear coat it before sapraying the burst or are you spraying the birst straight onto the fabric? if you're spraying straight onto the fabric maybe its absorbing the paint too much. try clear coating a bit then adding more burst then more clear coat. if you did clear coat first then i have no idea whats going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelserpdog Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 did you clear coat it before sapraying the burst or are you spraying the birst straight onto the fabric? if you're spraying straight onto the fabric maybe its absorbing the paint too much. try clear coating a bit then adding more burst then more clear coat. if you did clear coat first then i have no idea whats going on Ahhhhh, that'll be what it is. I didn't put any clearcoat on first. I'll do that then. Cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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