BeAR

Just make one!!!!!!!

Piece of cake mate.

I think this may be the best looking Korean Squire on the planet.

Well maybe not but it sure looks a damn site better than it did.

There really isnt that much to this. I have spent a grand total of 7 hours working on this so far. Obviously that time was broken up into sections........waiting for the glue to dry on the top was a killer.

I put the base coat on quite thick to give me something to rub back. Im going to leave this for a few days before I attack it with some 1000 - 1200 wet and dry paper. Should be a nice stable base for the top coats.

Im a bit concerned about getting the bridge placement right. I know the measurements, but you only get one shot!!!!!!!

Is this what your after?

This is just the base coat. The actual colour will probably be Subaru WRX Imprezza Blue. Me thinks this might look nice!!!!

I like to help

Finally got my Fender Tuners today.

First coat of paint went on today too. Pics soon.

First coat of polyurithane went on today. Ill get some pics up this weekend.

28 here.

Izzy, the top is spruce.

I just cut it to size and glued and clamped it into place. Youll see the small rebate I routed all the way around the body.....thats what the spruce is glued to.

Ill get other pics up when Ive done more.

Another Pic.

Print them onto decal paper with a laser printer, apply the decal, and then clear laquer over the top.

I have a local printing shop that makes all sorts of decals.....you know the ones who can put a picture of your dog onto a coffee cup, or your mother in law onto a plate. Im sure you get the idea I just give them a disk with the files on and they print them for me.

Hey I literally posted the first pics the first day I staryed this project!!! Its only been going a week.

Be patient my friend.

Thanks Alex, much appreciated mate.

Ive owned them all, VAmp2, POD2 and JStation.

I sold everything but the VAmp2. The amp models are fantastic, the effects are good and the price is even better.

I havent found a sound I cant nail with it yet. But be aware, the presets suck. You really have to invest the time in your own programming to get the most out of it.

I need a decal but if you have the image Ill just make my own.

A hi res jpeg would be appreciated mate.

gazt@bigpond.net.au

If anyone can help me with a close up of a 70's strat headstock in hi resolution that would be great. 1800X1200 would be awesome.

Thanks guys.

hehe. Thanks.

I wont email the logo to anyone because that would be infringing Fenders copyright.....................but I might post a picture of the finished file so people can see

Ok, I think the colour is decided.

Like a creamy/white metallic with a pearl through the clear coat.

Ill leave the 70's headstock and paint the face to match. Top it off with the authentic Fender Logo and we should be good to go.

The F hole looks too funky to go with the small headstock.

Top it off with an ebony bridge.

Should look great!!

DEFINATELY not pink.

Thanks, its good to see that someone has faith in me

Im having the hardest time trying to decide whether to cut the headstock down from the 70's Big style to a regular Fender size and what colour to do.

Heres the logo I have in mind for the small headstock.

If go this way, I might do the body in a mid blue or burgandy metallic like the originals.

............Im so confused.

Just have to figure out a colour................

Yep, an acoustic bridge with pre amp and piezo transducer.

I think this should look good. Hopefully it sounds good too.

This is a trial design for the new top. I think this one might be a winner.

Yeah give us a pic so I know what it looks like.....Im too lazy to look.

Better still, take hi res digi pic of your headstock and email it to me

gazt@bigpond.net.au

Ill do the rest

For a start, I couldnt think of a better thing to do with a Squire than remove as much of the **** sounding wood as possible. It should be a beautiful thing when its finished so I dont see it as a waste.

The beauty of 2 incomes and no kids means that I can still pay the bills and torture Korean guitars without losing too much sleep!!!! ........hehe, just think of it as a relic until its finished.