Daniel Sorbera Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Paul Smith, the guy I built the natural wenge/flame maple single cut wants a double cut swamp ash in trans green. Going to be pretty sweet. Here it is cut out on the bandsaw. and here is a picture of the color we are going for. link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 That should be a great job for you. What are your finish schedule details? I.e., how are you filling pores, how are you applying finish, what finish are you using now, etc. Also, what hardware details did he choose? I have probaby built a guitar from just about every popular hardwood you can name (and probably a few you couldn't) but have never built nor bought nor owned a single piece of swamp ash. When I look at your body, it reminds me of some Hard Northern Ash I used to have, heavy as all hell it was. Congrats on yet another commissioned job ! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 This one is nice and light, have not weighed it yet but it's substantially lighter than a comparable piece of mahogany. On your finish questions, I am using Krystal clear which is a two part conversion varnish where you have to mix in the hardener. It works great for me. Excellent cure time, very easy to apply, and has great durability and clarity. I'm using epoxy to grain fill and the trans tint color will be added to the clear and sprayed on. Hardware looks like a hipshot bridge EMG pickups and schaller tuners with ebony buttons, and of course recessed strap locks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Gold hardware? I always thought gold and black hardware look great over green finishes. Are you (black) tinting the epoxy? What kind of green are you going to use, powdered anilyne, liquid anilyne (Solar Lux), a pigmented green perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemjinStrife Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Gold and black do look very good on green... but so does white. My superstrat-parts-o'-caster has a Kramer body finished in an alarming shade of pastel surf green. However, gold hardware and white EMGs set it off very nicely. Unfortunately, I have no pictures. But, if he's open to it, I'd recommend the white EMGs and pearl or white buttons on the tuners just to do something different from everyone else who uses the black EMGs. They stand out pretty nice, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 He has not really decided on gold/black/chrome yet but I agree that both black and gold look great over green. I'll try both tinting the epoxy and strait up clear and see what look he likes best. Right now I'm using liquid anilyne dyes, but I'm open to any suggestions if you know of something that would suit my purpose better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 The only suggestion I would make is that you don't have to chase down a particular green, if you have some blue and yellow, you can custom mix them until you find exactly what green you're looking for. And on top of that, if you DO have a green that's close, you can alter it with either blue or yellow to 'drift' it wherever you want to go with it. I seem to remember Driskill having a full color green guitar on his site that I believe was Ash that looks very close to your pic. Yes, white does look good on green too. If I ever get around to doing a green-ish body, mine wants to be like this here, my all time favorite blue-green guitar color, with gold and white. Looove that guiter scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidlook Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I did a finish pretty similar to that on ash, but red. Mixed in black/dark brown with the pore filler and shot a couple of red tinted layers of clear after sanding sealer, turned out great (but my photos never do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Wow, I LOVE that blue Strat! I vote for the black/gold/green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 The neck is almost done it just needs binding, the tuner holes drilled, and to be carved. Note: the sides of the fingerboard are not trimmed yet, thats why it looks a bit wonky. I really like the headstock design, it goes perfectly with the body. Headstock Body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I like that chuck of wood a lot and reckon the body is really gracefull whilst still being a bit mean... good stuff personally i am not sure about the headstock but i like the accent in the splice. i have done that a few times and it always gets comments from people when they are playing it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Sorry I haven't updated this, haven't had much time to goof off lately as I've had tons of work. It's almost done, just the top needs to be carved than it's off the finishing booth. I have some pictures on my camera, I just need to get them off. Will up updated shortly with pictures. I'm also working on a wenge/quilted maple in this same body shape for the same guy, and now it's looking like this swamp ash guitar will be a shade of red and the maple guitar will be blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 gotta love those repeat customers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andaliteuk Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 havnt been on here for a while, its great to see the new projects lookin good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 This one was put on hold for a long time because of other projects, but it's (almost) ready for finishing now. The body will be trans red and the neck will have an amber tint clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Love the shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I really like how comfortable this one turned out. Sitting or standing it just rests in the perfect position and your arms are held at comfortable angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 is the neck not glued in, or is there a negative neck angle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 is the neck not glued in, or is there a negative neck angle? I believe the carving on the horns just makes it appear that way from a certain angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 is the neck not glued in, or is there a negative neck angle? I believe the carving on the horns just makes it appear that way from a certain angle. oh yeah, your probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Very nice Daniel! I love the black line below your fretboard binding and the black line in your scarf joint. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 is the neck not glued in, or is there a negative neck angle? I believe the carving on the horns just makes it appear that way from a certain angle. Indeed. The neck is not glued in yet, but it does have an angle, the carving of the horns just makes it look like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Daniel,I really like the way you sculpted and shaped the body.The headstock seems to have a slight curve to compliment the body on the low e side.I got a better sense of it when you posted the body and neck together.I really look forward to your work in the future as most builder get even better as time goes by.Your work is pretty fine now as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Awesome so far. The cutaways are a bit too 'sharp' for my tastes-- blunt off the points just a smidge and it would be 100% up my alley. Looking forward to seeing more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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