Brian

Make a template of the image you want and attach it to the body using a temp adhesive such as the spray kind for artist's then sand blast around it.

Welcome to the forum Dekon

I'm thinking and it is just my own opinion not based on any facts I know of, that the steel one would resonate more of the tone through the wood.......

Take care of that wrist bro, the rest can wait..........

I've done quite a few Ibanez necks with no problems what so ever

something on the lines of 52 entrants for Miss America and 2-1/2 to run the United States Goverment go figure What kills me is the longest runner to vote for is Nader, Ok there's probably a few who vote for him cause the other choices are not in that particular persons best interest. Just so everyone knows I didn't read the whole thread if those two topics have already been covered.........

Not really but remember your going to need to slot it so you don't want it to thin. Most blanks I think start out at 3/8" thick these days 9.525 mm

If you go to an art store you might want to pick up a rattle can of Artist Fixative which works on photographs......Krylon makes an excellent one.

Good thing for me I never vote then

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Before this thread really gets going I can say I doubt there will ever be a true definition that everyone is totally happy with here, but I sure would like to hear yours.........

The topic has blossumed into a little conversation on what is a built from scratch guitar in the voting thread and since that thread will be closed after the deadline I figured I would bring the conversation in here. What is your opinion of a built from scratch guitar? Say I built the body from a blank piece of wood but used a manufactured neck would that be from scratch or a modified guitar? Say I used a stock body from a Ebay purchase but built my own neck, would that be a ????? For a true built from scratch do the body and neck need to both be built by yourself? Wouldn't the definition include building the guitar completely by hand including winding the pickups yourself and making all of the hardware in your own shop? Let me know your opinions. I'll start, to me a from scratch guitar could be where no single manufacturer can claim they produced it as a whole item. Given this idea that would mean you actually could make a guitar from scratch using parts from several different guitars without ever having to carve a single piece of wood or paint. Remember the old song lyric that went something like "made from a 62, 63, 67, 69, 71 and 72 Cadillac" that car was built from scratch using parts from several different cars even though they were all Cadillac parts. That is just an example and some might not agree but I would like to read others thoughts on the idea. To me just changing one part such as a pickup or the decal or finish is a modified...

Actualy the "Scratch" is only in the description on the voting poll itself. We are not voting for the best built from Scratch as last month. The reason there are not two polls like previous was simply because I couldn't come up with two very clear avenues to vote on. The poll title is "Guitar Of The Month For November" and not Amateur Division, or Pro Division, or Modified, nor even Built From Scratch. I guess I could come up with a definition of a guitar which is built from scratch, but lets continue that in a different thread since this one will be locked up after the voting deadline has passed: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=11908

no worries I deleted them, weird thing is it didn't up your post count either

Every now and then I get the pleasure of somebody sending me something to have a look at and this thread is all about that! Bill Jehle our own famous dancing banana avatar man sent me a copy of his latest CD called "Control Freak" and I'll have to say it is the most unique product I have ever seen on the market to date! First of all it is a double feature CD which is a must have. One half of it is his own creative music talents which in my opinion were produced very professionally. While Bill's sound is unique and not something everyone would enjoy it did take me back to my own days of doing it all and putting my own music to tape at that time. Our styles are very similar which stunned me. Here is a break down of this part of the CD taken straight from his site: Part 1 of control FREAK is a collection of new songs played on guitars that I built. It's a journey through a world where mind controlling robots reprogram your mind through the music on the CD - and what could more fun than that! 1. Destroy Puny Human 2. Thunderhead 3. Sulciforme Groove 4. The Effects Of Caffeine 5. Ready To Rip 6. Robot Dreams 7. Kawarau Bungy What really blew me away was Part 2 where you get to watch Bill actually build the guitars he used to create Part 1. He doesn't hold back either, while many details are left out you will have a much better understanding how the home shop guitar building process works and get an idea or two that you will want to try since as a lot of us know there's always more then one way to do something. When I say he doesn't hold back I mean just that as well, if he makes a mistake or has a problem it is in there and you see how he works around it. Here is a break down of Part 2 again taken straight from his site: Part 2 of the controlFREAK the Enhanced portion features all the build details for the guitars used on the audio portion of the CD. Mac and PC compatible. 1. Creating a Custom Logo 2. Replacing a Guitar Neck 3. Customizing a Guitar Kit 4. Building a Guitar Body 5. Building a Guitar Body & Neck (over 40 minutes of video!) For the low price of $14 I would jump on it if I were you because you will truly have a one of a kind worlds first which is both entertaining and educational and cost's way below what any other CD (if anyone dares to try such a complicated task) would cost at market anywhere else. If you would like to purchase one direct please visit Belly Jelly Music and enter his store. Final word "excellent bro! "

I'll get you started, check out some of the tutorials over on the main site for coloring the veneer. I wouldn't recommend trying to do that before you install it nor would I recomend using a heavy wet coat as it generally cause's the veneer to swell up and lift off the adhesive holding it to the body. I think you'll also find most of the thin veneers won't be much of a problem when it comes to raising the hardware since they are pretty thin to begin with.

Welcome to the forum gtheleadguitarist In the end if all you want is a black pick guard I think you'll be much happier if you replace the one you have, painting them is just a temporary fix, they will always wear down.

I knew sooner or later you would get around to building that for yourself Does the old lady know yet?

If your talking about the black center with a black edge burst it is done using a masking sheild, least thats the way I did it on one that came through here a while back. Shoot the color first then the inside and outside burst's.

Always best to experiment on scrap first anyway to get a feel and see the results without having to deal with a problem on the real deal

Didn't realize this forum was about changing peoples minds, I always thought it was about learning from others experience and knowledge and forming ones own opinion Somebody asked the difference between an Epi and a Gibson, for the most part it is the location where the two were made is different and the materials used are different, got that part even myself. If I was trying to change someone's mind I could swear on a stack of Bibles the difference between a Duncan or DiMarzio Nickle covered humbucking pickup vs a potted Chinese Chrome covered humbucking pickup isn't worth the money at all based from what I have heard coming from the playing of a vast amount of local people whom I concider extremely tallented. Just the shear mention of that starts a flame war usually. For some it is importent to the death, others could care less really. Some will always be in the middle swayed by what others say............. In the long run what I have seen from Gibsons is a different material usually brought in from the region they have always shopped in for supplies. They use a different finish on their higher end guitars then their middle and lower end one's. Yes they bought and now own Epiphone and have taken most of their designs and transformed them with little differences into what are now called Epiphones. They eventually closed the USA Epi Plant from what I understand (no I don't know this for a fact) and moved the whole shooting match into the hands of the highest bidder to give them a set quality job without being overly expensive. Epi's are mass produced in a factory that can pump out 10's of thousands of guitars a month (not all of them are Epi's just so you know). Gibson has had to cut curves to keep up with the demand on LP's by becoming less and less built from hand over the decade's depending more on newer specialized equiptment. Do they pump out thousands of LP's a month? NO, but just like the old Corvette factory I wouldn't want one made on a monday or a friday and they do very more amoungst their own then the EPi's lately if you look at a massive amount of each and compair them only to the same name side by side (Epi vs Epi) and (Gibson vs Gibson). Which is valued or worth more in the end? Thats up to the person buying it, the play, feel, tone, over all sound and joy the guitar give's you and you alone....................

If anyone's been waiting for Saga to finally get the LP style kit the LC-10 in with real wood through out the body instead of the composite under the veneer they finally have

Welcome to the forum BassGod While no I haven't I would think in the polishing process you would rub all the remaining stain off of the plastic. Just a thought, not proven by any means

I think you did an excellent job, how does it play?

Welcome to the forum rick_here