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  • #16
    Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

    The binding would actually be the edge of the maple cap, yeah ?


    Did you ever think about going the whole way and stripping the top to see what lay underneath ?
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    • #17
      Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

      Originally posted by crusty philtrum View Post
      The binding would actually be the edge of the maple cap, yeah ?


      Did you ever think about going the whole way and stripping the top to see what lay underneath ?
      Yes and yes. That was initially the plan, i just worked the sides off to see what it looked like. I didn't expect to like it actually!! I may yet still strip the top off at some point, but I'm gonna leave it like this for a while.

      Ace, I just carefully used paint stripper on the sides taking extra care to keep it away from the top. Then i just sanded it starting with 220 to 440 grit. It's got it's 3rd coat of tung oil drying as we speak.

      I am SERIOUSLY considering cracking out the router for this look, tho....

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      Last edited by Captain Tightpants; 07-02-2011, 06:32 PM.

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      • #18
        Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

        Gee, I would have thought you would have stripped the top and done it in a "browncoat", Captain Tightpants, lol.

        That guitar looks sick, dude. I'll bet there's going to be a LOT of people stripping their studios now or looking for beat up ones to do this to. Heck, if I had the dough, I'd be one of them. Great job man, well done.
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        • #19
          Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

          "browncoat"

          Thanks for the compliment, I am more than a little surprised at how pleased I am with it..

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          • #20
            Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

            Two Thumbs Up.
            A set of wood knobs matching the back, might be nice compliment.

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            • #21
              Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

              Looks very sharp. What did you do with the back of the neck? I cannot really tell from the photos.
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              • #22
                Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

                The back of the neck has been rockin' the bare look for a while now. Shaved that long ago.

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                • #23
                  Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

                  Originally posted by Barron1 View Post
                  Did it change the tone when you exposed the back?
                  Honestly, I don't really know. It seems livelier and I'm really enjoying it much more than I ever have before, and I want to say "Hellz yeah, it sounds LOADS better," but I'm not really sure it actually sounds any different.

                  I suspect, if I'm being totally honest, any sound improvement I'm hearing is probably a psychological one. One way or the other, I've been far more apt to play it than i have before. Usually I'll play it for a bit, then put it down and grab something else, but not so the last couple of days.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

                    What sort of time did it take to remove the paint/sand down to a good wood finish. I've got a Les Paul Studio which has some ugly repair marks and this seems like a good way to hide them as much as possible.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

                      Your operation turned that into a guitar I really don't care for into a guitar I like a lot!
                      Success!
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                      • #26
                        Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

                        Originally posted by Captain Tightpants View Post
                        The back of the neck has been rockin' the bare look for a while now. Shaved that long ago.
                        Did you sand down to a stinger? That's always a great look.
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                        • #27
                          Re: Les Paul Studio with faux binding

                          Originally posted by MetalManiac View Post
                          Your operation turned that into a guitar I really don't care for into a guitar I like a lot!
                          Success!
                          Thank you!!

                          Originally posted by AlexR View Post
                          What sort of time did it take to remove the paint/sand down to a good wood finish. I've got a Les Paul Studio which has some ugly repair marks and this seems like a good way to hide them as much as possible.
                          All of "Battle Los Angeles" and maybe 1/2 to 2/3rd of the way throug the "True Grit" remake to strip and sand, plus maybe a couple of hours of careful prep sanding for the Tung Oil.

                          2 days from first application of paint stripper to final wipedown of the dried tung oil.

                          The real trick was making sure I kept the paint stripper off the top, it was trickier than you might think. Flecks of paint with stripper on them were a bear to deal with, don't know how I kept them from ruining the top.

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