Grindell Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 This is my newest guitar. A flamed maple top, alder back Tele-style guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grindell Posted July 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 The body is done with Colortone water based, the neck is done in Tru-Oil. The p90's I wound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snife Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Care to share how you acchieved your burst effect? I'm hoping to attempt something very similar soon, so any tips would be greatly appreciated. also did you actually rub stain into the wood or is it all sprayed on? and very nice job by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 nice contours on the back of the guitar, especially around the neck pocket. me likes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindell Posted July 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I hand stained the top with blue first, then cleared over the whole guitar, about 3 coats. Lightly sanded the top, just to level, then sanded the sides and back. I mixed up a shader of Colortone and blue dye, with a drop of black, then sprayed the first burst, which you can't actually see in the photo, but you can in person. Then, I added a little more black dye and shot the outside again, moving closer to the edge. Then I taped off the front and shot the opaque black on the back and sides. Untaped and shot the solid black on the front, curling over the edges to complete the burst. I'm getting ready to do a Tobacco sunburst for the first time, maybe I'll take some pics of that process to show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindell Posted July 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Thanks, krazyderek. I wanted something a little different, so I just removed everything that didn't look right. The cutaway on the lower horn was done with a JET oscillating spindle sander. I chucked up the biggest sleeve I had and held the guitar at that angle and sanded away. After a couple of mintues, I had the perfect cutaway there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Nice work! Were you able to find parts to wind your own P-90s, or did you gut an old set? How do they sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindell Posted July 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Darren, I belong to AMPGE. Try www.ampge.com. I get all my pickup parts there. They sound great, actually. I wound them to about 10900 turns, and they are RWRP, so they are hum cancelling in the middle. I used 42SPN wire, and ceramic magnets for a little hotter, sharper sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Wow, nice work. Nice pickups too. Very impressed all the way around. *applause* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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