ashleypower Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) Hey guys. A couple of years ago, I bought all the parts necessary to build a guitar on eBay. I done it as cheap as possible, as it was going to be my first build. I've been doing some work on it recently, and it hasn't turned out too bad! The staining was TERRIBLE, I messed it up big time....but ended up being happy with the results! I actually love how it looks now. I'm waiting on some copper tape to shield the cavity, then just to solder and it'll be done. Here's a couple of pics (the finish is done...haha, just wanted to point that out): 1 2 Edited May 2, 2011 by ashleypower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Links don't work for me. How about some photobucket or similar? I love seeing budget builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjiscooler Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I think the staining looks badass! Howd you mess it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleypower Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Haha, thanks! I was originally going for something like this: But I made a mistake. I applied filler before stain, not the other way around. I applied one can of satin finish, light sanding, and there ya go! Here are the images Ripthorn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I like the stain..interesting,but you could still get the look in the pic you posted of what you were going for by applying transparent blue color coats(not stain) over your existing topcoat,then adding another topcoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Clear coat it & it done. You have an accidental swirl job there, looks realy cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleypower Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Uh oh...haha. I put a clear "satin" finish on there...is that good enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Yeah,that is a clear coat/topcoat...but if you put a transparent color coat over it,that satin coat would just become a sealer coat,and the clear coat you put over the color coats would be the new topcoat...clearly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Sort of a baby blue voodoo finish. Looks kinda weird with a lefty neck tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleypower Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 I absolutely love the lefty neck! That's one of the reasons I initially started my own "build". There just aren't many out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElRay Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 The staining was TERRIBLE, I messed it up big time.I understand it's not like you originally intended, but I like it....but ended up being happy with the results! I actually love how it looks now.... and that's the most important thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalandser Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 I really like how that came out. I never saw a guitar just like that. I'm working on a guitar with a reverse headstock and I like it as well. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Remember, there are not mistake or flaws, only FEATURES. Personally I would leave it like it is. I love the way that looks, very unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleypower Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Yep, I think it looks good too! Sometimes mistakes turn out in your favor. Thanks for the feedback dudes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleypower Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Little update here... I've just filled the cavity with copper tape, been reading that eliminates unwanted "buzz". One question that I have is, with a multimeter, how can I check for continuity? My multimeter doesn't have a "continuity" setting, so I'm assuming that I use the ohmmeter. Again, I'm new to this, so what should I be looking for / doing to make sure that the tape is doing it's job (using the multimeter)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHowell Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Set your meter to the lowest ohm setting and put one of the probes on the ground of your output jack and with the other probe check that all you have close to (< 1 ohm) to the rest of the ground points, and of course the copper shielding, in your circuit. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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