eddiefletcher Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 I've always wanted to have a crack at making one of these guitars... However reading throught he vai website it says they got the effect for the body by burning mineral salts on the body... does anybody know what type of mineral salts? Or which would owrk best to achieve this effect??? Any info would be appreciated! Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bell Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 You could try dousing it in lighter fluid and burning it Hendrix style. It could be dangerous though. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 what they put on it to get it burning won't really make much difference. as j789 said, just use lighter fuel and have a hendrix BBQ lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maher Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 dont do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiefletcher Posted April 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Yeah I thought of that... infact I remember Cerealk burning an RG or old Jem in his backyard a while back?? Anyways the buring part I'm cool with... but the question i'm asking is with the colours and swirling kind of effects the buring has created.. is this because they originally burned a Universe MC or is it the actual salts that created that look? I'm confussed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 It was swirl painted then burned. There have been many prior discusions on swirl painting around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Relics I understand, but this I really don't. Why do this to a perfectly good guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Relics I understand, but this I really don't. Why do this to a perfectly good guitar? because its beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 he wanted it to look like the monterey strat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 I've always wanted to have a crack at making one of these guitars... However reading throught he vai website it says they got the effect for the body by burning mineral salts on the body... does anybody know what type of mineral salts? Or which would owrk best to achieve this effect??? Any info would be appreciated! Many thanks! They used mineral SPIRITS, not salt... And, yes, Steve had seen Jimi's Monterey strat (FZ had it in his collection), and always wanted a guitar just like it. The guitar doesn't work, as all the electronics were completely "toasted" in the BBQ. But some new parts, and that baby would rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 You should play your gigs in a fireman's suit. That would look right. I've always wanted to do a BBQ'd guitar. Not torched, but an actual BBQ, where you get an "X" pattern of charred grill marks. Then you could finish it with a caramel tinted clear so it looked like grilled chicken breast. And you wouldn't buff it out, you'd just slather it on with a brush and let it drip and sag like marinade. I imagine you couldn't really do it on a BBQ because the rest of the guitar would burn before the grill marks were left. You might have to make phony grill marks with a woodburning kit first, then torch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues-core Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Yeah I thought of that... infact I remember Cerealk burning an RG or old Jem in his backyard a while back?? It was Clive Murray who was buring his guitar in his backyard, although Simon was there. He's a link to the pictures of them buring it and the finished product The BBQ gallery and here is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEdwardJones Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 One of the guitarists in Stone Sour (not Jim Root, but the other guy) did the same to an RG421. To my eyes it's a cool effect, but I don't know if I want to burn up a perfectly good guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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