nakedzen Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) I guess it could be a superstrat/tele. Flame maple top, dyed greenish blue, single EMG and volume, white pickguard, reverse headstock (own design, not the one in the render), redish brown back and sides, white binding. Edited May 10, 2021 by nakedzen wrong image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 Progress so far: Body routed, dyed black, sanded back, dyed green/blue mix. Neck rough routed, headstock rough outline shaped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 tele - can't go wrong there. nice progress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 Yeah I guess it's obvious a tele is my favorite guitar shape. Also very simple guitar to practise my skills on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 38 minutes ago, nakedzen said: Yeah I guess it's obvious a tele is my favorite guitar shape. Also very simple guitar to practise my skills on. def among my favs. have 3 or 4 on hand... working on another. regarding your build... I think it was prostheta or perhaps scottr who I first heard "don't use black for sandback" from... something you might consider. black tends to get a bit splotchy and bleed into other colors while a really dark blue or brown (almost black) will actually reveal more figure. looks lovely, just a thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 Thanks! I can see what you mean, the sides are a bit blotchy, possibly I'll just sand it all off and do it again. Back is only red and orange dye, didn't really need any sandback for that. Did a bellycut and recess for the neck plate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted May 12, 2021 Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 for the record wasn't necc saying it needs to be redone... just passing along a piece of advice i've found useful. that said... I've found that doing multiple sand backs with dif colors can really pop. also just using alcohol to draw off the top layer of color a little bit... works for me anyway. back looks lovely. wouldn't touch that. edges are a bit dark for my taste but a nice contrast. rawk on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted May 12, 2021 Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 2 hours ago, mistermikev said: back looks lovely. wouldn't touch that Fully agree! Washing instead of sanding back can sometimes work wonders. Depending on the dye, even water can work but it can also raise grain which then has to be sanded lightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Thanks! I continued with the back and sides a bit, washed the back more with orange, and sanded the sides back. Looks like the CA that I used to fix a gap on the top has leached into the wood and only the black dye sticks to it. Oh well, it's only on the inside of the horn, so black it'll be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Some new progress, added some slight amount of pure blue to the edges for a burst look, sealed the back and sides with shellac and sprayed 4 very light sealer coats of nitro to the top. Cheeky test of how it'll look with the binding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Yep, the white binding is going to look schmicko against the blue top, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayT Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) Looks so good! Question- I love the contour where the neck plate goes always want to try that— but do you use shorter screws? Edited May 15, 2021 by JayT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 Thanks! I'll have to check, it's only 2mm deep so I don't think so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 yes... beat that dead horse mike v... love the back side of that. really is a nice job. not to overshadow your top or anything... but the backside is a real standout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 New router table day! Total budget $60. Living room cabinet, free from local ads, router Bosch Colt clone from amazon $40, router insert and bits, $20 from aliexpress. Worked flawlessly, even though I was very suspicious of my hodgebodge engineering. Soaked the top with IPA to check how it'll look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 Binding done. Managed to drop some glue on the top, hopefully it'll come off with some light wet sanding, there's two thick layers of nitro on the top so I'm hoping I won't go through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2021 My binding job looked like garbage, scrathced all over the top so I redid everything. Oil on the back too now. Made doubly sure I won't slip with the razor this time while cleaning the binding. Argh. But on the positive I like the color wayy more than before now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Better pic, the purple isn't that pronounced in reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Another pickguard idea, I think I like this one more. More oil on the back, lightly sanded with 360 grit between coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Made the pickguard, neck ferrule holes and ebony control cavity cover, held in place with magnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Didn't like the nitro I had previously from a new supplier, gave me tons of spatter. Had to sand back some of it, went back to Boston rattle cans. Worked perfectly. 10 coats later. Now to wait two weeks before wet sanding. Can anyone recommend good buff&polish compounds for nitro? I'm guessing any car compounds work just as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 hours ago, nakedzen said: I'm guessing any car compounds work just as well? Yep. I use Maguiar's. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted May 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Thanks! I was thinking about that brand too. Anything specific that's been good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 I noticed I haven't posted any pics of the neck yet. Didn't go with the ebony inlay in the end, although I like the idea for some other build. Testing how my Big Dipper idea works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted June 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 Inlays installed, cleaned well enough for fret install! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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