DrummerDude

OK, I decided to screw all kinds of decals and use just normal printer paper and some paper glue. I'll take a normal sheet of paper, put it in a normal ink jet printer and print a normal graphic on it. Then I will use normal scissors to cut it, then use some normal paper glue and stick it on the body of my guitar. Then I will use some normal laquer to cover both the sticker and the body. Do it some more times maybe. I believe that this would work - everything the ordinary way. What do you think? It is just not possible that someone hasn't done it before.

OK, didn't know that words like "****" are not allowed here. Sorry.

Holy Mother of ****! This project is insane! This is so freaking kickass! I wish the links leading to the pics worked, though... Only saw these ones: http://www.ruiluis.com/floyd.htm and the site is in Spanish, so i can't navigate to see the rest of them.

I thought that it is a cool idea to make your own bridge instead of use one bought from a store. You have the fredom to invent your own system. I think I just invented a bridge system on paper but I am not too good at using tools (ans I don't even have any) Has anyone built a guitar bridge of his own? Any DIY tutorials available? What tools to use, how to make this or that, etc. Thanks!

I already tried it, dude. And I got crap.

I saw this post by the guy who wanted an ESP logo decal. I thought that it's a cool idea if you can make one the DIY way. Is there any way to make your own decals? Any tutorials? Thanks!

Yes, I was about to do it - after all i am deep into PhotoShopping. Then I heard that there were CAD plans on the net

I'm schocked. This is the standard BC Rich headstock. It's almost impossible that you haven't seen it before - they are making their headstocks in this shape for ages. Too bad that recently they are using those double sided headstocks. My personal opinion is that they kinda suck. So, does anyone have a plan of this one or a similar headstock?

I will try to add a BC Rich headstock to my current "for fun" project. I need a plan of the single sided BC Rich headstock (not those horned double sided headstocks they are using recently) Here is an example: Or maybe just any headstock in this style would work fine? If this is the case, then, a Jackson or ESP headstock plan is welcome as well. PS: Please note that I am looking for free plans

I changed my mind - I will go for the BC Rich headstock style, after all. Is there a place to download the headstock plan of a BC Rich from? I mean not the double sided BC Rich headstock, the single sided one. Or maybe I should ask this question in another section of this forum? OK, I will do it.

Yeah, pretty much like the table from the pic above, just less beautiful. By the way, I too thought of changing the headstock and replacing it with one that is in the BC Rich style but then it seemed too much trouble to me, so I dumped the idea. I just don't have the necessary power tools for changing the headstock and I am too damn lazy to do it with the hand tools. Besides this, if I change the head, I will have to buy 6 tunning machines since the ones I have (seen on the pic) are two three-piece sets (each set is a monolite piece that holds three tunning machines, much like an acoustic guitar and the distance between the separate machines is too big for making a BC Rich headstock) I don't want to invest any money in this guitar especially for parts that I already have.

Now people with this attitude are destroying relics. "I found this old ugly guitar in the attic. It had Fender something written on the head thingy... it had so much paint peeled off and the neck was so ugly yellow. I took an axe and chopped the ugly thing into firewood. And then I found a guitar in the store that was so beautiful and shiny and it cost only like 80 bucks. So I bought that and I'm loving it." Geesh coffee ----------- Jimbo ← I am not that stupid dude - I wouldn't use a real vintage Stratocaster for firewood just because it's death-ugly and old. This way the priceless relic would be destroyed for good. The very thought of destroying such a beautiful, old, vintage Stratocaster sounds like blasphemy. If I had a real old Stratocaster, I wouldn't burn it. Hell no! I would make a nice small Oriental one leg coffee table out of it (the neck being used as a leg). Seems that those old pieces of wood are not that useless, after all

Well, what used to annoy me most in this guitar's old appearance was its dirty and worn out look. It used to look so messed up with all those stickers, dents and spots. Your idea is cool, but now I am trying to escape from that very "worn out" look and make it appear much smoother and cleaner. I will try to make it look like brand new, avoiding the slightest imperfection. Even though it looks like plastic, I love this look:

I will stain the faded fretboard back in black. Then I will apply new inlays on the fingerboard. I will use mother of pearl. The ones you see on the pic are made of simple white plastic. The new inlays will be bigger too. I didn't understand your idea about the body finish (sorry my English sux) I think I'll use a dark mahogany stain for the body, then use a lacquer that also adds colour to the wood (dark mahogany as well)

Hahahaha, the fretboard is NOT dirty, man. It's just worn out. It is a maple (?) fretboard and it was stained in black, so it used to look like ebony. After years of playing and concentrated alcohol cleaning, the fretboard faded to its natural colour and only sporadic dark spots remained, leaving the impression that it was dirty. The body was messed up with both paint and stickers. Everything you see on this pic is gone - it is bare wood now and its shape is completely different. The body looks so elegant now and it's not that beefy anymore. By the way, my main dilemma about the finish is: Paint & laquer or just bare wood & laquer? Paint would make it look like plastic, while bare wood would make it look more alive and rock & roll. On the other hand, paint gives me the ability to use putty which in turn would help me make the top of the body harder. What do you think? Which one should I use?

I don't have a digital camera, so I am not able to take any pics for now (it is too much trouble using my analogue camera and I am lazy). When the thing is completely finished, I sure as hell will get a digital cam and post some photos. I am posting a photo of the guitar and it shows it the way it was before I touched it with the sanding paper wheel. The photo was taken about three months ago. Back then, I had no idea that in future I would do anything to this poor piece of wood. As you can see on the photo below, it used to be a complete ruin. It was so damn screwed up... And soon this frog will turn into a hot and bangable princess

Goddamnit, I think I rule. I just shaped the Strat body using a drill and a circular sanding paper attachment. Now it has a soft and stylish Ibanez Radius look (the only good Ibanez imho). I can't believe that this old Strat-like piece of trash looks so damn cool now. It is SO cool, goddamnit! OK, I know that I sound lame and like the complete noob I am. But this thing feels so soft and tender, goddamnit, I felt like I was petting a lady's naked butt. I made this damn piece of pine feel so erotic Kick ass job, DrummerDude! Keep on doing stuff like this! PS: Still have to do some inlay work and apply tons of laquer.

OK, I forgot to ask: is it possible to achieve the body shape of the Ibanez-JS model by only using a drill and a wheel attachment with sanding paper on it? I mean the part where the body goes thinner towards its upper edge. I am tired of using this bloody rasp. it's not cool anymore, goddamnit! (mainly because I already ran out of elbow grease ) If it's possible to make it the drill & sanding paper way, what number should the sanding paper be?

There are more jokes about bassists, though. And better ones, too. Like this one: Why is the bassist so important for the band? Because in most cases he is the owner of the sound equipment and the garage.

Thanks for your replies, dudes! From what you said, I understand that there is no any need of a hard top and I can go with the bare pine without any problems. I think that this is cool, because it saves me work and trouble Since it is going to be a "no-paint-no-putty" finish (is "transparent" the correct term here?) I need a very strong and hard laquer to add that extra hardness to the bare pine top. Should it be a nitro-cel. one? I.e. which of the different kinds of laquer are most suitable for the job? Thanks! PS: I am not a real drummer. I'm a guitarist for like 10 years already I use a nickname involving drummers just to show the world that I am not very smart. Cheers!

Dood, your inlay work just KICKS MAJOR ASS!!!

I am not deep into guitar building, man. I started this "project" just for fun and because I have this crappy pine body - it is already shaped and it saves me lots of work mainly because I don't have any power tools. Just this big file I am aware that the final result will be crap too. I am just trying to make the guitar look better... Nothing more. I just want to know how to make pine harder on its top side. Is it possible to use some hard wood veneer for the top of a JS shaped body? I think that it would be a hard task since the curves of the JS are too compound for this. So I just need an alternative way to make pine wood harder on its top side without applying any harder wood. Thanks!

He he, I know it's soft, man, but I love its grain. Is it too fatal if I leave it without any hard cover top? What about the laquer? Maybe if I use a really hard laquer things would be OK? I still need some advices on polishing, colouring and top hardening, please. Thanks!

Hello guys! I am trying to make my Stratocaster-shaped guitar look like an Ibanez Radius (or Ibanez JS if you prefer). This means that I will have to make the body go thinner from its center towards the edges. I will use a file to do this. I noticed that the guitar was made of PINE (no, it's not a joke). It's a cheap guitar, so this strange body wood did not surprise me much. What I liked was the grain of the pine - it's very beautiful, goddamnit! I want to preserve the grain and I intend to just sand the body and add a transparent laquer finish. My questions: 1. Pine has big pores. Is it possible to sand pine untill it's mirror polished? (I know that one can achieve this with harder & denser woods) I want the final laquer layer to be as glossy as possible. 2. The guitar has a 3mm top, made of harder wood (maple maybe). After I file the body thinner, the hard top will be gone Is this a problem? I mean, the body will be just bare pine after the final file work, so is there a way to make the top of the pine wood harder? Should i use somekind of a putty? Won't it destroy the grain of the wood? 3. Is there a way to make the wood dark brown and reddish while still preserving its beautiful grain? Should I use a dye for this? Thanks! PS: Sorry, my English sux.

Thank you very much, man! I busted my butt to find this site using tons of keyword combinations and I got no results on Google. Thanks!