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  5. 8 String Guitar For Connor Brown Of Putrefy

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    here is something you should try on scrap and see if you like it...i just recently did it with outstanding results.

    instead of black dye...order some black super glue like stewmac has...spread it on evenly a la the drak method(business card)...then sand it back until itis only in the pores....one step sealing and staining.

    on my test after i did this i added a glaze coat of shellac with cherry red dye in it...makes a very nice 3d effect that i could never get staing the wood directly with the cherry red...next comes nitro as a clear coat

    i would really like t try that, i think that stew mac has the best sh*t out but a lot of it cant be shipped to the U.K.

  6. 8 String Guitar For Connor Brown Of Putrefy

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    As soon as someone stated something else than “oh this is an amazing guitar” Mr Gums starts to behave like a little child!!!! See:

    thats not criticism, thats insult,

    That is from someone that can’t take criticism.

    Again, rubbish. I was accused of being a liar and a fraud. I am neither and i make a habit of standing up for my pride. Childish?

    Im going to keep on standing up for myself, and im going to keep posting the progress of this guitar, get used to it. Im not going anywhere swedish luthier.

    so bored of this now

  9. 8 String Guitar For Connor Brown Of Putrefy

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    So I think the more critique you get, the happier you will be in the end.....cause your next project will be so much better.

    hey bud, i think my next build will be better thanks to being called a liar, a fraud and a cheat! Like i said my only complaint was with the blatant PERSONAL slandering going on.

    As to claims of being a pro,(how do we define that? a 40000 square foot workshop? a fleet of polish workers?) they never happened. Just the suggestion that my friend came to me and saw the bass i had built for myself and the various repair/ paint jobs i have done and felt confident to offer me money to build him a guitar. This i am doing and taking the responsibility very seriously- (there will be no buggering off to spain with his cash) i have told him that if he is not happy with any part of the build the choice to pull the plug is his.

    And yes i would like to get into building at a professional level. This is my second full guitar. I believe that over time i will become of a high enough standard to compete with the best, i believe the quality of my work will stand in each individual case according to the price paid and i believe that rggr, rhoads e.t.c come off looking quite badly by this thread. Everyone i have shown this thread to who have the outsiders point of view (99.99999% of humanity) as opposed to those that seem to live for posting on here, thinks its hilarious.

    OK rock on :D

  10. 8 String Guitar For Connor Brown Of Putrefy

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    Posted · Edited by THIRSTYGUMS

    It's crazy how harsh people have been on this build. Is there some background reason for it all?

    Well, the thread is called "8 String Guitar For Connor Brown Of Putrefy". Well I don't know who or what Putrefy is, nor who the hell Connor Brown is. But as it is stated it sounds like a famous band and a famous guitarist. Well if he is, then I would be ashamed to build a guitar with such (non)intentional f*ckups. I would be very critical about every little detail. Like Perry said, calling him a "client" sounds like you think you're a pro building guitars for a living.

    :D

    Conner brown is guitarist and songwriter for The Irish Death/Grind band Putrefy, they are signed to Redrum records and have just released their first studio album.

    Theyre real good you should check them out if you like-a-tha metal!

    and no they aint FAMOUS !!?!?!?!What has that got to do with it? would they be more worthwhile human beings if they were in videos hanging out of paris hiltons ass on the internet?!

    :D

  19. 8 String Guitar For Connor Brown Of Putrefy

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    "Hey Thirstygums - looks like you bought that tiny vacuum that Comet sell for about twenty quid mate :-D I bought one of those too!

    That and one of those eight quid MDF topped Chinese workmates that the cross-strut nuts keep shaking off."

    :D:DB)

    Im laughing picturing just about every craftsman/hobbyist in the uk queing up with a cheap workshop vac and a workmate under each arm!

    The truss hole is just my little signature mark but its practical too because you dont have to weaken the neck/headstock area by digging big old holes out of them, important i think if your dealing with extra string pressure on guitars and particularly basses. you get exactly a quarter turn out of it.

    The binding is not really 'binding' as such its maple stuck on the board and i just prefer to have the fret tangs digging in all the way along.

  25. 8-string Guitar

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    i think we'd all just rather see you start the damn thing, rather than talk about it all the time

    Im sure you would :D But I'll stick to planing EVERY thing out since this is my first 8-string :D

    nothing wroung with takeing my time on this one

    !!METAL MATT!! B)

    hey matt, think anymore about that maple fingerboard?

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