RDub Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 OK, here it is. Just finished today. Man these elactrics go so much quicker than acoustics. The Stats: body- 2nd grade flamed Redwood top and back with poplar center neck-curly maple and walnut lam. done one piece Fender style pups are wilkinson Tele set From stew mac. The finish didn't come out to my liking, mostly due to me being stupid and trying to shift around the process that I knew would work because I didn't want to wait for the mailman to come. Learned my lesson, next time will be different. Anyways, I put on a base of amber with a hint of brown and sanded off to bring out the little bit of flame on the top. Then I used really dark mixed brown aniline dye to rub on the burst. The center is actually just the natural redwood with tru-oil. I sealed the burst with a couple coats of shellac FD'd on, then finished with 15 coats of tru-oil. Sorry for the poor pic quality, my camera's broken. Thanks for looking Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDub Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 oh, I forgot to say it sounds pretty killer, except the volume pot doesn't work. Gotta look into that. It's really bright, put I can get some really cool warmer sounds by rolling off the tone knob. I really warms things up. I describe it's sound as gritty, raw, and nasty. Just the sound I wanted. Oh, and it responds really well to picking dynamics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Nice build i guess you arnt happy with the finish on the back but hey most of the time that isn't seen the front looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDub Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Actually, the back's not the worst part. It's the sides, thus no pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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