pukko Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 >>psikoT, Wretched, sdshirtman Thank you all very much! Glad you like it! I played around in Photoshop to see it with some color. All the colors look too bright but you get an idea at least... Some colors I'm actually considering, some are just for fun. What do you think? Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I like the red with black burst, the grey with black burst and the natural with tobacco burst........but that's just me. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I'd leave it natural, but if you really want to paint it, i like it in yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGGOTBRAIN Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 No help but ...they all look fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblaty Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 I think that grey burst looks awesome, but I am not sure if it fits well with this sort of guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 red sunburst, with no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 2, 4, 7, or 12. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Thanks to all for sharing your opinion! We'll see what color I choose... As I wrote before, I bought some Duncan P-rails to use in this guitar. I'm not really liking the look of them so I figured I would camouflage them a bit... They look like this in case someone hasn't seen them: I saved the pieces that I sawed out when I did the pickup holes in the top. I thinned them down, shaped them, drilled holes for the polepieces and bound them in ivoroid: On the pickup: ...and with pickup ring. Bookmatched, grainmatched, bound bobbin toppers... Whatever color the top will have, these will have too I think : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maull Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Impressive attention to detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 If you like the idea of them, but not the look check out CatsWhisker Pickups UK. He does one called the Siamese which is a TRUE single coil (rod mags, not a blade) with a P90. The best part, chrome covered Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Go for the purple. Nobody would go for purple on this type of ax, so it's the natural choice. Be bold... be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Impressive attention to the details! Awesome! My color vote goes to grey burst or blue ( blueburst you don't think?) Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Impressive attention to detail. Thanks! If you like the idea of them, but not the look check out CatsWhisker Pickups UK. He does one called the Siamese which is a TRUE single coil (rod mags, not a blade) with a P90. The best part, chrome covered Chris Can't seem to find any info about them on his website. Sounds cool though! Veijo Rautia of Rautia pickups does something similar but he has exposed rods for the "strat" coil as well. Go for the purple. Nobody would go for purple on this type of ax, so it's the natural choice. Be bold... be different. I like your thinking but i don't like purple... Impressive attention to the details! Awesome! My color vote goes to grey burst or blue ( blueburst you don't think?) Congrats! Thanks! I don't know if grey would work well since the bnding is this aged ivoroid color. White binding would look great with the grey burst! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 I did some recesses for the controls with Dremel and sandpaper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Not likeing purple is fine. BUT.... the bursts and "traditional" color schemes, while classy and always look good, are boring. The orange would bring a nice Gretsch vibe to it, and with them having done it for so long, it balances the line between different and traditional. A nice deep teal is always nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Not likeing purple is fine. BUT.... the bursts and "traditional" color schemes, while classy and always look good, are boring. The orange would bring a nice Gretsch vibe to it, and with them having done it for so long, it balances the line between different and traditional. A nice deep teal is always nice too. I don't think I'll do it orange either. I have been thinking about something tealish though. PRS has two colors called Abalone and Slate that are in the not-quite-green-and-not-quite-blue category. I kind of like those. We'll see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Teal-ish? Kind of like a cross between aqua and a charcoal? Sounds lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Teal is nice. I tried doing something like blue matteo for my PRS copy, but it ended up looking more like the abalone color of PRS: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Teal-ish? Kind of like a cross between aqua and a charcoal? Sounds lovely. I guess something like that, yes. Here's a couple of pics to show what I mean: http://platinum.guitarcenter.com/platinum_images/products/large/17_11177092_b_lg.jpg http://willcuttguitars.com/product%20images/122912/196611-1.jpg http://www.buguitars.com/csgtr/ME_abalone3/IMG_0221.jpg Teal is nice. I tried doing something like blue matteo for my PRS copy, but it ended up looking more like the abalone color of PRS: Looks good! A little brighter than the Abalone though I think. Or maybe just an effect of the flash? Did you dye the wood or is it a colored clearcoat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 I did both. First i stained the whole guitar dark blue, then sanded back, and did a mix of turquoise and blue dies, sprayed the whole guitar with it, and then, i mixed some of it in the clear coat to fine tune the color i wanted. I don't like dying wood with a rag unless it is for a sand back, it looks too uneven. here's a picture without flash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 I did both. First i stained the whole guitar dark blue, then sanded back, and did a mix of turquoise and blue dies, sprayed the whole guitar with it, and then, i mixed some of it in the clear coat to fine tune the color i wanted. I don't like dying wood with a rag unless it is for a sand back, it looks too uneven. here's a picture without flash: That looks great! I think it's possible to get good results by dyeing too but it's definitely a risk that it will look blotchy. Raising the grain, sanding, repeating... and wetting the wood before applying the dye as well. that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Glued the neck in: But what's this suppose to be for? Well, I figured a soundhole on the side of the body would be cool. You know when you're trying to tune while unplugged and there's noise in the background so you have to put your ear to the body? Now you have a soundhole to listen through... Carving with the knife like I did with the back plates: Made a hole with a drill and a Dremel: And with the maple cover on: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Now you're just showing off! Good stuff. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Appropriate. "Puukko" is Finnish for a knife. The kind used for gutting and making vihta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 That's crazy and innovative. Are you going to make it match the top finish wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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