Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Welcome. Ho-Hum boring starter pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 First Gear, It's Allright. Second Gear, Hang On Tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 The 'Other' Side...It's a very close match, the front and rear, but not totally identical... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 The ubiquitous router template pics...We'll be picking up some speed from here on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Binding going on and excess coming back off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Final pics for the night, she's starting to take shape. Neck tongue has been streamlined, everything sanded smooth and initial coats of lacquer going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Pickup cavities placed and routed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 OK, we're blacking out the pickup cavities now. The side was blacked over before this, as you can see in the pics above the black neck tongue, pics of the black sides coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Home-made frisket removed to reveal nicely defined blackened cavities. Notice no control cavity holes yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Lac'ing the control cavity holes. And a rear shot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Let's switch gears for a few minutes and have a look at the neck headstock veneer installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 A few more headstock shots, I LOVE the way it's coming out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 With those wing additions to the body blank this would have been a KILLER opportunity to veneer the sides with matching cocobolo!!! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 I can't wait to slow clap for this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 I actually already did that once, my very first GOTM win was a complete blanket of warm Coco-Love, top, bottom, and all sides were Coco-Bolo and 7-layer double-bound. Didn't have enough veneer left over to do that on this one, and honestly, I like the contrast of the Rosewood and the binding against the black sides much better, but it's a personal choice, would look good either way. OK, you're almost up to date with me, here's the final shots of the body, most all operations done and final clear coats going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 I LOVE this guitar, wait till you all see it 'accessorized', you MAY just be surprised! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 I know you've done that. Hence why I didn't hesitate to say it would have been a sweet choice... cause you CAN do it. That said, it's all about what you want, and if you've got one, why another? I wasn't around when you did the other coco wrapped one, but would love to hear how long ago that was and how endgrain-to-veneer glue-up is holding up over the years? Titebond? I've got one in the work with santos rosewood, hence why I was asking. I will admit, I'm curious now. This "accessorizing" thing. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Always nice guitars from you, Drak. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Always nice guitars from you, Drak. Nice work. Thank You for the nice words. I wasn't around when you did the other coco wrapped one, but would love to hear how long ago that was and how endgrain-to-veneer glue-up is holding up over the years? Titebond? I've got one in the work with santos rosewood, hence why I was asking. I will admit, I'm curious now. This "accessorizing" thing. All the old Coco-Bolo guitars I did were all made from CB lumber I had resawn up into 3/32", so they were more or less laminates, not actual veneer (much nicer figuring too, this is pretty average). The only ones I did the sides on were V's, where a laminate would work. I did have issues with glue-ups back then, it was all very oily stuff, I finally wound up wiping the substrate with solvent and using Titebond, that seemed to work. For this veneer, I did use Titebond, as I always do for veneer. I used to thin it out with water, but these days just spread it out thin, both ways work well for me. The water-thinned method was primarily for when I was trying the iron-on method, but I have since dropped that. This veneer went on great with straight Titebond, no issues at all, but this veneer didn't seem very oily either...maybe it's because it IS veneer, there's just simply not much material left for the oils to remain in because it's so thin (and aged)? I'll spill on the accessorization. It's going to have a shorty gold Trapeze tailpiece (the neck pocket is angled for a TOM), a gold Harmonica style bridge, gold knobs, 5-way switch will have a white cap, and White EMG pickups. 85-SA-SA. I did a quick mockup one day and was totally blown away by the look, all the different colors just seemed to make all the other colors really pop like crazy, everything seemed to play off of everything else in a really positive way and it was a look I haven't really seen before. It doesn't look vintage, it doesn't look modern metal, it doesn't look really like anything else I've seen, I sort of stumbled onto it playing around with parts swapping mock-ups and when it came together, I was like Holy Spit! The black sides and cream binding really popped the Gold hardware, the white EMG pickups seemed to make Everything else pop like mad, and it's a look I don't think I've really seen anywhere else, I was surprised how it all came together and just really stood out with a lot of what I would call Clean Snap Appeal. I think it's the white pickups that really make it all come to life. The idea behind the sound design was really a show I saw on cable, Keith Urban and John Mayer on Crossroads, they did Keith's song 'Till Summer Comes Around' which has some super delicious subtle guitar parts in it that he was using an EMG equipped Strat on, so I wanted that 'setup/sound' while slapping an 85 in the bridge for additional versatility, to really make it a 'Superstrat' setup, along with all the usual EMG controls I already normally use. I am very exited about the final outcome of this guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 As well you should be, judging by the looks of it. I love how simplistic, yet completely elegant and top-shelf you make your builds. This one looks like an awesome geet so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 I taped off the headstock to airbrush a 'faux' binding on it. Used Tints All Flake White pigment in lacquer with 2 tiny drops of yellow dye to make it not so screaming bright white and more of a slight creme to match the real binding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workingman Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 That is going to be one sweet guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPA or death Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Nice to know I'm not the only one to spray on "binding". It's just so hard to bend binding for a headstock. Nice looking guitar btw . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Thanks! Yeah, sometimes I've bound the neck too, it just seemed quicker and easier to spray this one on, I'm happy with the results. I should be clearcoating the whole thing this weekend to finish it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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