Rodney

Okay pics FINALLY available at - http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2227560 Thanks for the interest and such, drop me a line with anymore questions. I have way too many pet projects and have to cut one loose. I have a 90-91 era bc rich bich 6 string that needs to be redone. The specs: Neck through Mahogany body and neck 3 on a side headstock with rosewood veneer Color coated black finish (no clear) Black hardware Kahler pro trem grover imperial tuners Drilled for full active package Rosewood fingerboard dot inlays Hardshell case It's only color coated so it could be changed to whatever you like without too much effort. It doesn't include the active package (missing when I got it) so you can either purchase it, just put in the switches, or fill it. The harware is used and shows some wear but not horrible. I strung it up and played it when I got it and it played really well. I may have a pickup or 2 I could throw in if I come across them, but as of now it's a no electronics deal. It is a neck through american made and is in good shape, no damage, etc. If someone wants to do a nice finish and get it assembled it could be a really nice looking guitar that plays well, or a nice ebay piece, I just don't have time. If someones seriously interested, i'll try to get some pics to them, but it's pretty much as described, and the case is in good shape as well with no major tears in the shell, etc. I'm thinking around 400.00, but I may be open to discussion. Happy Holidays Guys!!

PM me a list and I'll check it out.

I have a new condition gold kahler bass trem I'm not gonna use. If anyone has something from my list or close to it to trade, let's work somethng out. I need: Finished neck through blank (carvin, etc) Guitar or bass alder blanks I'll consider other woods in body blank size as well. Thanks!

Well It would Look like I was Up North With my Head Up my a$$ Well Like I said I had my Head Up my A$$ I have To say that It's Cool Haveing You Hear Rodney man!! !!METAL MATT!! ← Thanks Matt! I'ts kinda funny since I was kidding you about the V being Rodney inspired and you agreed. I wonder what you thought I was talking about!! As far as the fleck paint, I used it on a desk several years ago and didn't care for it. It looks like that Jackson earlier in the thread turned out really nice, but I agree that it's REALLY soft and not fun to deal with. From what I remember it felt pretty brutal to the touch too so I can't see It working out for long thrashing out sessions!

That's a gorgeous top- congrats

It's definetly interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with. I have 5 projects with various textured ideas waiting in line. Man, I'm gonna have to farm some of this stuff out!

That's pretty interesting, Wes. I wouldn't have thought of it. Have you done one yourself that way? My only concern would be (especialy with black) is that since the look of the texture relies alot on the peaks and valleys geting hit at different angles by light, that leveling it with the top coat would cut down on the texture visibility. Any thoughts?

If the paint you want to use doesn't offer good adhesion to wood, get a compatable base coat to cover the guitar with then do the color over that. I don't know much about the hammered paint your working with, but most textured paint doeasn't do well with allot of coats. Doing maybe a good poly coat over the guitar, sand, then do your textured color. It would give you a buffer between the wood and the color coat and make a thicker finish that could stand up to a bit more. Just make sure you base coat and the hammered paint work together and you should be good to go. Hope that helps some

Actually, it's Rodney inspired! Go for the textured stuff Matt, It'll take it up a notch. Have fun.

Lookin good ,Wes

My compliments. REALLY nice work.

Doin good thanks- in either case, nice work

I like the first one better........I could be biased though

Widow?

Since you like the black and white theme, how about white stain with a slim countoured black burst?

HAHA! I'll keep my other guesses to myself then! Good luck.

Sounds nice. I'm gonna guess Ignitor?

Thats' the same way i did the jack on my bastard V. It works great. I can't imagine a V without it! Nice work !!METAL MATT!! ←

1. I've sanded to a final of 220 and all the way to 4000 ( ), to be honest, I don't think it matters that much between 220 and 320. 2. It probably will interact some, just try to get your first coats a little dry, but nothing extreme where you might screw something up. ← I would add (and this is in the case of alcohol based stains especially) that sanding to well can cause problems. If the 220 you use is old or you really go nuts with 320 it can cause spots that are almost buffed in appearance. They get a gloss and will prevent the stain from sinking in. I used to have the problem alot near the end of the day that the sanders hadn't changed thier paper and the tops were so glossy I had to wet them down to get the stain to adhere. I'm looking forward to seeing your finish. I always liked the brown mixture colors.

Hello back atcha (and a PM) If I see Metal matt I'll drop him a line. Your dead on about the black again. The only stains i've ever used a black base on were obvious - black cherry and grey black and deep blues.

You may be right, Drak. Sometimes a very light toner pass may be sprayed to make the color "pop". It could also be a photoshop effect to maintain the color integrity. All of the photos are done in house so it could be shaded to be more accurate to what it looks like in person.

Technically, i believe that finish is Tiger eye, not tortoise shell. To get tiger eye, you do dark brown, sand out, Brown again in a lighter pass, Then a top coat of yellow. For the real tortoise shell,do the brown, sand out. Then do a diluted brown pass.Then do a pass of red, then scrub it out with alcohol. top it off with yellow. This gives you the 3 shades in real tortoise shell. Be carefull when scrubbing out with the alcohol. If you overdo it you can bleed through into the binding giving the dreaded "celery stalk effect". Good Luck

man, what's on that 2nd one? Burl? that burst is electric looking!

Really nice work! Now that you've had it a while do you find that the acrylic scratches easily? I considered trying something similar, but the acrylic mirrors i've seen are usually prone to scratching.

Thanks again guys. Optimally I would be using auto poly, etc. But my booth etc are shut down for now and I ned to just complete a few projects quick and dirty in less than optimal circumstances. I'm trying to find a dealer locally for HOK and will look into the duplicolor. I may give the deft a shot since blues obviously did a good job with little time invested. I'm amazed you could rub it out so soon. I used the reranch stuff before which is pretty close in composition and it still scratched really easily after 2 weeks. At least I have the advantage of being in southern California and the days are warming up! Litchfield- you don't mean you went from primer to polish in 4 days do you?!!! that's nuts without being catalized!