Bionic Dave Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 so over the past month I got a little bored waiting for parts and what not for my other projects that are on the go. I decided that I was going to do some changes to the Raven that i started to notice that I didn't like about it. Changes list: I decided to reshaped the neck - made it thinner. I didn't like the over all finish - stripped the poly off using EM6000 on it now. change the pickup rings - this was do to the Wenge ones kept braking on me. to porous. I decided to change the colour scheme. doing a Burst. I also added the gold pickup cover to the neck pickup. So here are some pics of it right now. it is in the finish stage right now so will have the final pics up soon. just started final leveling and buffing polishing today. this is the mock up Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Foreigner Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 from this: to this: equals big improvement - on something that was already very very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Touche good salesman! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 ahh that looks much better. colour scheme seems to suit it a lot better now - matches the fretboard too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Great to see you all like it. I have to say I thought it was going to get slammed but cool. I'm in love with this Target Coatings Emtech 6000 water borne laqurer. I just started buffing the finish and it's wicked sh*t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Woe, realy brought out the flame in the maple with this new finish man. cool. Is that the brush on laquer or the spray version your using ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Woe, realy brought out the flame in the maple with this new finish man. cool. Is that the brush on laquer or the spray version your using ? Hey Paul Glade you like the look. This version that I'm using is both spray and brush use. I sprayed this guitar because of the almost 0% voc'S you can't smell anything after your finished a pass and it has less over spray I found. Best part you get to clean your gun with Hot water. SWEET. oh and 100% hard in 150 hours of last coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Nice save. The guitar was nice before. Now its *Niiiiiiccce* . I love the way the new color makes everything stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 ok here's some up dates for ya all. I got the guitar polished and buffed today and most of the hardware installed. just got the bridge left to do. then wire it up. heres some pics. the pics of the back suck. they need natural light will get some tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 and some with the Bridge piece's just sitting on the body. I'll get it finished tomorrow and will get some pic's out side now that "The Great White North" has thawed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solomon684 Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I thought it was looked good before, but this looks much much better. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead28 Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Looks great man, definite improvement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Wow I'm so glade I shared it with you all now. to think I wasn't going to post the updates. I love my wife. she rocks. now to finish it up and sell it. Any takers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Looks great! What colors/type of dye did you use on the burst? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 definately looks a lot better but i reckon this finish would suit darker pickup rings (even though these are a more appropriate size ) I also find the green smudgy look in the middle a bit distracting, just shows how much better the stain and sandback has worked with the outer colour compared to the yellow in the midde, because it does look awesome everywhere except between the pickups and under the bridge (which clearly doesnt matter) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 is that the waterbased finish you were writng me about Dave? it looks nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 definately looks a lot better but i reckon this finish would suit darker pickup rings (even though these are a more appropriate size ) I also find the green smudgy look in the middle a bit distracting, just shows how much better the stain and sandback has worked with the outer colour compared to the yellow in the midde, because it does look awesome everywhere except between the pickups and under the bridge (which clearly doesnt matter) it's not green at all it's just the pics. It looks like that because the curly maple that's there is roasted and picked up more of the black dye. is that the waterbased finish you were writng me about Dave? it looks nice!!! yep and it's super easy to spray. I'm very impressed with the results. If you want some you can get it from WOOD ESSENCE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Looks great! What colors/type of dye did you use on the burst? just used aniline dyes. Used eboney black to pop the flame. Sanded back then lemon yellow with 1 drip of crimson red in it as the base. The used crimson red and the lemon yellow in different mixes to get the burst. Getting darker and darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Ok all done and wired up. got some pics of it out side as well. not the best lighting today but better then nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 More Flash No flash No flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 More Flash Flash no flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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low end fuzz Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 not to sound snooty; but thats waaay better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solomon684 Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 I'm gonna say it again... I like it a lot better than it did before. Nice job man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 not to sound snooty; but thats waaay better! doesn't sound snooty at all. It's the truth. I'm gonna say it again... I like it a lot better than it did before. Nice job man Next time I finish a guitar I'm going to do it the way I want to. This was the original plan. Thanks for the nice comment guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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