:disturbed: Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Hi guys, I just came upon this site and found it really interesting. i can't wait to dig up some cool tips and stuff. I built (or should i say put together) my guitar a couple years ago, but now i'm trying to rewiring it and set up the action right. still confused on some things, but i'm sure i'll find the answers here. yes, i did the custom paint job on the body and hope to work on new guitar in the near future. hope you guys like it. here's a few specs: carvin bolt parts - neck & body sperzel locking tuners wilkenson trem seymore duncan pickups custom cut pickguard 1meg volume pot (will change to 500k soon) 5way switch (need to rewire) this is a cool smiley >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdw3332 Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 I like it a lot. What kind of wood is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 not to shabby at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:disturbed: Posted April 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 I like it a lot. What kind of wood is that? it's an alder body that i stained...don't remember the wood color though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Looks hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krizalid Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 woahh.... that's pretty awesome... i'm beginning to wonder whether my guitar would be as good as others would be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Welcome to the forum :disturbed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Nicely done! Such a clean photo that I thought it was a computer render. The Photoshopped background doesn't hurt, either. Then I saw your fingers and part of the camera reflected in the neck attachment plate and I realized it must be real. I envy this kind of newbie-- the kind of newbie that joins and already has stuff to show. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:disturbed: Posted April 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 thanks guys yeah, nothing is photoshop'd on the guitar...except that i took out the background and added the little "censor" bar on the back of the guitar. hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomusicnolife555 Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 dude that guitar is bitchin. i wish i could do that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodFather Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 how did you do the paint job? that is one sweet ass guitar congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalefish Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Newbie my skinny rear end, dude, that is sweeeeet!!!! Allow me now to go out and shoot myself a couple of times in the head... Good job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 i took out the background and added the little "censor" bar on the back of the guitar. hehe Looks good. But now we need to see it WITHOUT the "censor bar"... We cannot truly judge your work unless we can see it completely. And a nice close-up too, if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:disturbed: Posted April 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Looks good. But now we need to see it WITHOUT the "censor bar"... We cannot truly judge your work unless we can see it completely. And a nice close-up too, if possible. haha......i was wondering if someone was going to say that.. i'll take close ups just for you... i'll post it up soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:disturbed: Posted April 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 how did you do the paint job? that is one sweet ass guitar congrats thanks. it started out as a bare wood body. had to sand and sand to get it smooth. i then stained the wood. after it was all dry. i lightly sketched my design onto the wood. next came the fun part. using an airbrush i sprayed a mix of acrylic, paint extender and hardener (so that the water based paint stick better to the stained surface) after it was all done. i sprayed about 4-6 coats of semi-gloss varnish (spray can). it's thin enough for the body to feel natural and not too thick like many clear coats on other guitars. i'm starting to use automotive paints now. just started on snowboards but i hope to try it on guitar bodies. hopefully soon, i can find a good guitar body to paint and see how that works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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