buredf Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 hi all, ive recently been rethinking my idea of putting a poster on a guitar. what if i were to take a t shirt and make a material finish out of this? do you think this would work? is the thickness of a t shirt fabric an issue? -dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Should think that would work pretty well. Take pics if ya do it! And i know its been said 10000000000 times befor but practice first to see how the material reacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 slightly different approach but I covered a strat copy in an old pair of jeans once, complete with back pocket pick holder ...on the plus side it looked unusual & felt quite comfy - the downside, it attracted odours quite badly & it wasn't like you could throw it in the washing machine after a gig in a smokey bar. Nuno Bettencourt also had a leather covered N4 once which I thought looked the mutts dangley bits....but then again I had a strat copy covered in denim so what do I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 i've done a couple of the fabric guitars and while they're a bit of work they are fun. this guitar http://www.villagephotos.com/members/image...sp?id_=10402633 was done with a cotton fabric that i purchased at walmart that was approximately the same thickness of a t-shirt. the only thing that i would suggest is that you use a dark colored shirt. i think that a white shirt would become transparent when glued and show the wood and dried glue through it. be sure to get yourself something like a squeegie used to apply bondo to a car. the glue will seep through the fabric while you're applying it and the sqeegie will help smooth out the wrinkles and scrape off the exess glue. then wipe any remaining glue off with a damp cloth....have plenty of damp cloths available. anyway, it's a bit messy but fun and the end result is a unique guitar. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Make sure it's not a WET T-shirt, or your "knobs" will poke through! hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buredf Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Make sure it's not a WET T-shirt, or your "knobs" will poke through! hehe. material does not resonate at all i dont believe! how could i compensate to still get a nice bright biting sound in the guitar again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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