fretless6

Actually the picture up there isn't Tiger at all. It is the Alembic guitar I saw.

That explains the Alembic pickups

Alembic?

They do have solid state bass amps though. Including a combo as well, but I doubt that's what he's talking bout though.

Some Nordstrand Basses

http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/assets/im...AMM04/NAMM1.jpg

http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/assets/im...AMM04/namm3.jpg

http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/assets/im...yB/abfront4.jpg

http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/assets/im...yB/abfront1.jpg

Some Fodera Basses

http://www.fodera.com/gallery/EmpII/foderaempII_top.jpg

http://www.fodera.com/gallery/EmpII/foderaempII_carving.jpg

http://www.fodera.com/gallery/Beast/foderabeast_headback.jpg

http://www.fodera.com/gallery/Beast/foderabeast_back.jpg

Benavente

Binding/laminates anyone? :0

http://www.benaventeguitars.com/images/0310/bhaj6sc/bhj4.JPG

http://www.benaventeguitars.com/images/031...aj6sc/bhj95.JPG

http://www.benaventeguitars.com/images/0310/bhaj6sc/bhj9.JPG

http://www.benaventeguitars.com/images/031...aj6sc/bhj93.JPG

ADMIN EDIT- combined back-to-back-to-back posts. Try to watch that, Fretless6. Thanks.

question did you have some sort of puzzle piece template or just lock it all in by hand. just wondering as i thought about trying this.

drew it on the guitar by hand. but used a photoshop action to do the mockup. you can find the photoshop action on adobe's website.

Very nice work! Congratulations for a job well done.... Now, I must ask your permission to use your idea on the jigsaw puzzle looks... Can i use it?

Sure go ahead

I removed the screw poles first, stuffed all holes with bits of tissue paper and masked the sides with tape. Then I used a safety pin to scrap off the paint from the slug poles after each coat.

I'm doing a flat top, veneer Les Paul.  This is my first build which explains why I'm doing a flat top veneer instead of the cool carved top.  Also, again since it's my first build, binding may be beyond my skills at this point as well.

What would you think if I were to apply the veneer, then route the edge of the body, mask that and then paint it.  Would give a cool binding effect or would it look odd?

Steve

That would work too

Anyway more updates

Job Done

A couple more updates... Painted the pickups and added a couple of clear coats over the paint. Didn't smear!

Bought some white strat style knobs for her today.

Painted. Decided to go without the black outline for the jigsaw blocks. Probably going to let this one have a "coarse" clearcoat, giving it sort of a canvas feel to it.

Just wondering if anyone knows if this is going to be a problem. The acrylic colors I used are water soluble. I'll be spraying clear acrylic epoxy onto this (the base coats I applied were also acrylic epoxy). I hope the paint isn't gonna dissolve into the clear coat... Also, would gold paint marker ink take nicely to the acrylic epoxy?

Lil more done with pencil...

sounds cool but i can't help asking, are you sure??  that RG you are starting with looks aweful nice, i think you might be better off buying a beat up one off the 'bay since they are dropping in price right now, cause it seems like you're going to "ruin" a great axe.

not really ruin, because that puzzle finish looks really cool, but i couldn't think of a different word for it

It's a Japanese RG from '95. Used to have flame maple veneer, which I striped off in one of the numerous refinishes I have put this baby through So not much left to ruin, could always strip it back.

Btw, faux binding on this one. Gonna be a black back, so I masked part of the sides and sprayed the top white as a base coat for the artwork. Gonna leave the edges whites.

Updates!!

I must say it looks kinda good as it is now. Choices, choices

Gonna turn this old girl

into this

Gonna paint by hand (brush) using acrylic paints. Just got started with the base coats

Be careful going about it, tube amps deal with lethal voltages.

Polished with autosol after sanding down to 2000 grit My crappy digital camera can't take close up shots, though. This is the best I can do...

Patience is not a virtue of mine Got annoyed and sanded the finish off. Indeed, the coating is very very thin. Comes off completely with a few swipes of 400grit sandpaper. Polished up the brass saddles, and viola!

Before (minus one)

After

Got some Hipshot saddles made of brass. Some of the black finish (powdercoat?) is badly scratched. Threw some paint stripper on it but it isn't working. Any advise on how I can remove the powdercoat?