jsullysix

That was one of my students, Kate.

Thanks!

The headstock caps are indian rosewood, but they had some nice orangeish spots that matched up well with the board (which may be cocobolo, but I doubt it because I'm super allergic to that).

Sully

Yep.

Just finished up this Galaxy V, thought I'd share.

Specs: 

3pc maple neck thru/set thru into a mahogany body with maple cap. Rosewood fretboard, MOP hollow block inlays, stainless steel frets, rosewood headplate (and back) as well as matching truss rod cover. Tortoiseshell binding all around the guitar with ivoroid binding at the position markers. Pickup is a secret menu Habanero from Grover Jackson's Habanero Guitar Parts, volume knob is push/pull to split the coil, Gold floyd with big block upgrade from FU-tone and Hollow point intonation system. Urethane finish with the back of the neck satin.

Sully

Ah man, I hate paint right in its smug little paint face. Glad you got it sorted out.

Sully

Been following this on facebook; too cool!

I mean, who could hate a taco right now?

or at any time?

Great work mister Sullivan. I really like the red back on that one.

Its also great to see the amount of success and reach you have achieved.

Thank you! Very kind of you to say.

It's been called "the guitar that only a KISS fan would come up with."

Back from paint (thanks Stike!) earlier this month. It's done now, but I'll need to get some better pix.

Oh...had some picks made, too.

The tru oil is going to give an amberish tint to the white pigment; is there no way you can clear coat over it?

Mike Learn painted a guitar in that finish for me once; as mentioned, it's dye black, sand back, then a little white mixed into some DBC500 (untinted base coat), but you can add it into clear. If you want it matte, you could wetsand it up to 2000 and leave it.

That's a fun lookin' guitar right there.

Nice one there Mr Sully... Love the top.

Thanks Doug!

That is some pretty cool looking maple. And i like that it is more brown in color.

Thanks! Sadly, the coloring is due to the instagram filter lol. It's as light in color as the top on the previous page. I just wanted to increase the contrast to bring out the figuring (wasn't near any naphtha at the moment).

Sully

Dude, I LOVE how you did the heel sculpt. Very cool. Great body shape, too!

Sully

Awesome, as usual. Thought the truss rod wax bath was an interesting idea. Is that to prevent any possibility of glue/epoxy getting into the threads? What type of wax do you use?

Sully

It prevents rust, penetrates the threads and lubricates for the life of the rod, lastly it stops glue from sticking to them as well.

I use old pickup potting wax (straight paraffin) in a small crock pot. It is a bit tricky because the wax won't flow until the steel is hot so you have to start by soaking the bolt end for about 15 minutes then flip them and soak the other end. Then one by one you have to take a heat gun and heat the middle of the rods until the wax flows down the rod. If the rod doesn't get hot enough the wax doesn't flow and stick and is a messy waste of time.

Tricky yes. But over the years I have had one or two go bad from seizing up or glue seeping past my tape and I never want to run into that again if I can help it.

Very cool, thanks man!

Awesome, as usual. Thought the truss rod wax bath was an interesting idea. Is that to prevent any possibility of glue/epoxy getting into the threads? What type of wax do you use?

Sully

Sending the most recent one out for finishing today. Then I got started on the next one over the weekend.

I have to agree with Scott. I wasnt diggin the binding until I saw the shot with fretts. I like the staggered box look of it. Well done.

thanks man! It can mess with your head and look a bit odd at first, but it's kinda fun.

Sully

Looking good!

Where did you get that long 12" radius block?

Thanks man! I have to say that I really admire your improvement of the explorer shape. Wish I woulda thought of it!

I had the 12'' (and a 16") radius block made a few years back by a pal with a CNC. makes great clamping cauls, as you can imagine.

Got the bridge installed, threw the E strings on, and dropped some pickups in to make sure that all was well.

Sully

It's looking awesome, as always! I'm looking forward to seeing that flame explode under some clear.

Thanks! Meeee too! It's getting a honey burst, and should be pretty neat. Got the bridge located, did some more sanding, and started cleaning up the frets last night.

New: GJ2; I've played a bunch of their guitars over the past couple of years as they've grown, and they're flat out fantastic. Either an Arete or a Zora model would be cool. Would also like an Ormsby multiscale some day. One of the Ken Parker archtops wouldn't be too bad, either.

Used: Any Jackson Rhoads made before 1985 with sharks, ebony, binding, and no freekin' Kahler. The old Rhoads models have something special about them; I've never picked up one that I wanted to put down. The Phil Collen Ibanez Destroyer was pretty sweet, but the Kahler would be a dealbreaker for me.

Sully

that Rimu looks killer with clear on it. Nice job.

Sully

Fretted the neck and glued the sucker in....

Sully

I wish i had known that it wasnt much different than a drill press.

I got it last night, set it up today.

I was under the impression that it did all the pressure and force for you, with the power of the gear or something. It is no different than pushing them in with my drill press. I still have to press as hard as i can on it, which completely defeats the purpose.

Having the same experience (somewhat of a lack of pressure). Going to try to dial it in a bit more, as my drill press has suffered from pressing frets with it over the years.