D&C Metal Body SG

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Metalcaster

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i started another build
the idea was to make a white and black version of this steel body SG

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the beginning front and back

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the first one i build was a rebel, reversed X-fusion neck, one pickup and tone knob
this one i want to put in 2 humbuckers, and i want to make the 2 sides of the body look the same

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some progress pictures
i also use 2 difrent types of steel mesh, one with round holes and for the middle part i use a net


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the body is all welded up
so for the finish, first i want to make it whit and call it the white angel
but a usual i always change things :) (i do not know why lol)

the middle part is now burned metal, it gives a nice blue shiny effect (bluing steel) i always want to try that
i slightly heet up the steel to get that effect and to prevent it from bending in all directions
it was a guess but it turned out extremely well, and the steel is not changed at all (to do that it took 1 hour of heating the metal)
the rest of the body is painted black
now it has a more Hot Rod stylish look


here is the result

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I'd be more than happy to do a long term user review if you send it over here!
 
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How do you bond the bridge and tailpiece into the guitar?? The typical wood 'knurl bushing' I wouldn't have thought to be that great for metal insertion.
 
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Holy hell, those are cool. It seems like there should be more companies that make metal electrics. There should be more!
 
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Mincer said:
Holy hell, those are cool. It seems like there should be more companies that make metal electrics. There should be more!
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I agree! But how can you possibly have "tone" without the "tone wood"? :lmao:

Seriously, metal guitars are friggin' awesome. I never get tired of these!
 
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