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    This is an exelent example, but I don't think that it could be a good finish for a beginner. ← yes yes, i am a beginner.. but what i was thinkin about doing was blue top with black raised grain... faux maple binding... then dye the mahogany back black and just seal it with nitro... you think that its do-able?
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    yeah except i have no sprayers and im short on cash... so i might just try to get it as dark as i can with layers and layers of wiped on black dye... who knows... it might look pretty cool with the grain though... ive never seen a guitar like that... so if anyone has links or pictures that woudl be cool
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    I was just wondering if Black wood dye will COMPLETELY ebonize the wood so that no grain is showing. I was wondering if i could pull off the blue to black burst... then dye the mahogany back of my strat black... or am i gonna have to buy paint now... .... although... it might look cool to go to just a faded black color... not a total fade to complete black? any of you wanna judge this idea... cuz if you guys dont like it.. ill just say "oh yeah thats stupid...id never do that "
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    yeah i though it was common too.. im just about to start finishing my first guitar with nitro... and this topic scares the crap outta me
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    I second that... dealing with the whole pounding in of the frets and elmers glues and all that stuff would be so much more of a hassle with paint
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    ah HA!... i found it... i now know it CAN be done... just not sure how... this is the fender SO-CAL edition guitar... i personally dont like this guitar at all... but im proud that ive finally contributed to something on the project guitar forums.... heres the link http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0265200550 now, i know that theres no possible way that is inlayed or different woods, cuz the product specs say that its a maple neck
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    yeah im still working everything out... im debating between just dying the mahogany black, using the black grain filler, or just using clear grain filler... what do you guys think would look best with the blue/black burst... then the natural maple binding... im not sure... black i know would look good... but im wondering if the natural mahogany whether it has black grain filler or clear grain filler would look goofy... if anyone has a good picture that would help too... thanks alot - Louis
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    yeah ive heard that mahogany doesnt take to stain very well... but im not gonna have any scrap wood cuz i ordered this body from warmoth unfinished... i even called a local luthier and he said he doesnt use figured maple (probably just getting me off his back)... but is there any other wood i could use to practice on that i could get easily? And is there a non-stewmac brand black grain filler i could use for the mahogany i can buy at a hardware store? and how do i apply this incorperating the quilted maple top?... do i tape it off... cuz i think im gonna do the natural faux binding like myka does on this... i dont think splatters of black grain filler would look very nice on that
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    maiden... holy crap that is EXACTLY what im going for... that kind of blue is exactly it... you said you used color tone... how did you mix it... alcohol or water... and what what kind of ratio for that darker blue look... im afraid its gonna come out too light OH YEAH.... do i need to use Grain Filler with a mahogany back?.. im gonna do a blue to black burst on the back as well... and im not sure when to use grain filler/the dye/sanding sealer...how do i go about doing this with the maple top... do i need to tape it off so no grain filler get on the top... lol... so many questions
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    Yeah i just found that MYKA guitars tutorial... That answered probably every question i had... Pictures of wiped on dyes are still appreciated though
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    alright yeah ill check around... i have before but i guess i just need to search harder. But yeah.... i definately need to practice... im just worried about how much a scrap peice of quilt maple will cost me... i know whatever it is its probably worth it though
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    I just ordered some color tone dyes from stewmac.com, and im not sure how to go about a burst from a blue to a black edge. i dont have any kind of expensive spray equipment so i was planning on just using rags and sponge brushes. Ive looked everywhere for a tutorial, but they all tell you how to do bursts with actual colors using a spray can. Its a quilted maple top, so i wanted to do the quilt waves from blue to black as well... theres a tutorial on project guitar showing how to wipe on the black, then sand it down and wipe on the blue... This is also scary to me, so if someone wants to post some pictures of wipe on burst finishes that would be cool too. Thanks again
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    I have this strat... the toggle switch broke... so i got a new one and hooked it in using a diagram i got on the internet. When i started playing it again it seemed to have a LOT more noise than it did before. Somethin i hooked up wrong due to grounding could be at fault because everytime i touch the bridge or the jack plate, or pretty much anything made of metal on the guitar the fuzz goes away. This guitar has absolutely no sheilding either because i recently got a new pickguard with none at all. Thanks -Led
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    WHAT ABOUT VALVETRONIX .... I dont care how many bad bands like Nickelback use it.... it is really a great amp. There are so many effects and the amp modeling is very nice. i play a 2x12, because the head/cab version was too expensive. The more i tweak the effects and tones and what not i stumble upon all kinds of effects like a built in tape echo, delay, chorus, flangers, and phasers. Its an overall good buy. -Led
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    All i have to say is that i will never buy a digitech pedal again. I bought an RP200 when i was playin guitar for about a year... so i was very ignorant about guitar pedals and electronics and what not. As i started playing more and more i realized how much of a pain it is scrolling through all of the settings, and how much of an overal POS it was. It constantly broke, and the repairs werent worth the value of the pedal, and now i cant sell it, so its just collecting dust in my attick. That has inspired me to NEVER buy anything by digitech ever again. -Led
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    hey... this is my first post.. but i dont understand all this 500k 1,000 k and all this electronic jargon. I have a strat that is getting a complete restoration. I shaved the neck to my liking, burnt the finish off, and now its time to worry about rewiring the thing. i just got a set of 3 texas special single coil pickups. I was wonder which volume/tone pots are the best to use with this... and exactly... what all this 500k stuff means. The toggle switch also needs to be replaced or somethin... cuz everytime i tap the thing the sound cuts on and off... a loose connection somewhere most likely. Thanks in advance -Led Oh yeah, by the way this is a Squier.... yeah it sounds bad... but when im done the only thing that will still be squier is the body... hey... i got it for 20 bucks... cant pass that up
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