eldiabloguitars

I read in one of the tutorials listed right here, that one gentleman simply used a 50 pound plastic garbage bags filled with sand or gravel or whatever type of material is fine enough to spread evenly and not ding th guitar. I imagine sand is easy enough to get....even obtainable in pet stores. It's a cheaper home remedy ig you don't have the tools. Just be sure to carefully lay the bag down so as to not break the veneer or have it slide if you are going to use the bag to weigh down the veneer during application. Just a thought and most likely the way I would attempt it if I didn't have the tools or proper clamps.

Rg1570's are simply RG570's with Prestige necks on them....otherwise identical thus the only moderately higher prices of the new Prestige models.

I have a project that I am unsure how to go about. I have a flame maple capped mahogany body and I want to stain PART of the top and then paint the rest. I'm hoping to do a multicolor dye/stain Hot Rod Flame pattern on top of the flamed maple. My questions and concerns are once the Hot Rod flame is stained (rest of guitar unpainted), will the black paint or lacquer seep through the woodgrain ruining the stained Hot Rod flames? How do I do this correctly? To simplify, how can I combine paint and dye on this guitar and get clean lines on my pattern? I know it's possible since I've seen Warmoth selling this design in the showcase section. Oh and obviously I'm going to practice on samples first before I attempt the real deal. Thanks This is a visual example although I'm using a different body shape and different colors: