PierceOkken
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Found this on the local craigslist for 35$, bought it as a project guitar, stay tuned for the coming mod fest.
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NGD - Random project
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RorySquier
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Re: NGD - Random project
The green strings sure look cool. Are you thinking of changing to another colour?
;>)/
The green strings sure look cool. Are you thinking of changing to another colour?
;>)/
PierceOkken
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Re: NGD - Random project
Yeah, probably candy blue with a white racing stripe
Yeah, probably candy blue with a white racing stripe
PierceOkken
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Ok, So quick question. This is my first finish job and I wanna do it right.
Last night I took all of the original finish off with some 80 grit sanding pads and my orbital. Body looks like it is just plywood. Is there really anything else I need to do before I start painting? Do I need to use a grain filler? The body is just plywood and not porous at all.
And about paint:
What should I use?
I already have a can of Krylon white from the local lowes, and I plan to buy the same stuff, just in candy blue. Will those work?
I also have been researching how to lacquer the body. I also think I will pick up some min wax polyurethane finish at lowes.
Will those two work together? Can I get a professional finish with that lacquer and some high grit wet sand?
What has worked for you in the past?
Ok, So quick question. This is my first finish job and I wanna do it right.
Last night I took all of the original finish off with some 80 grit sanding pads and my orbital. Body looks like it is just plywood. Is there really anything else I need to do before I start painting? Do I need to use a grain filler? The body is just plywood and not porous at all.
And about paint:
What should I use?
I already have a can of Krylon white from the local lowes, and I plan to buy the same stuff, just in candy blue. Will those work?
I also have been researching how to lacquer the body. I also think I will pick up some min wax polyurethane finish at lowes.
Will those two work together? Can I get a professional finish with that lacquer and some high grit wet sand?
What has worked for you in the past?
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PierceOkken
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Re: NGD - Random project
Project update:
First day of actual work on the guitar. Here's what I have done:
Sanded the disgusting laquer of the neck, refinished with tung oil (mmmm) The neck actually has some flame to it, kinda nice
Filled all of the old bridge screw holes
Did a really shady job of rerouting the trem cavity with a dremel.
Leveled, crowned, and polished the frets
Reinforced the wood in front of the bridge so the floyd rose won't crack the wood
And now I am just waiting for the OFR I ordered to show up so I can drill some holes
Then I'll paint
here are some pics:
Project update:
First day of actual work on the guitar. Here's what I have done:
Sanded the disgusting laquer of the neck, refinished with tung oil (mmmm) The neck actually has some flame to it, kinda nice
Filled all of the old bridge screw holes
Did a really shady job of rerouting the trem cavity with a dremel.
Leveled, crowned, and polished the frets
Reinforced the wood in front of the bridge so the floyd rose won't crack the wood
And now I am just waiting for the OFR I ordered to show up so I can drill some holes
Then I'll paint
here are some pics:
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PierceOkken
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SO, here it is! The paint job. I have been very busy lately and have not been able to do updates. I installed the floyd pole pieces and the nut. Then I painted! It was super tedious, but it turned out super! It is camaro blue with a white stuttgart racing stripe. (My dream car)
SO, here it is! The paint job. I have been very busy lately and have not been able to do updates. I installed the floyd pole pieces and the nut. Then I painted! It was super tedious, but it turned out super! It is camaro blue with a white stuttgart racing stripe. (My dream car)
Chistopher
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Re: NGD - Random project
I usually don't care for pickups that aren't in the standard colors, but a white pickguard and navy blue (or black) rail pickups would look cool in that thing.
What's going in it?
I usually don't care for pickups that aren't in the standard colors, but a white pickguard and navy blue (or black) rail pickups would look cool in that thing.
What's going in it?
PierceOkken
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Re: NGD - Random project
This is going in it
This is going in it
PierceOkken
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And a chrome OFR, I plan to replace the bridge pup with a super 3 in the future. Rn I had a duncan designed humbucker just sitting around, so I threw that in for now.
And a chrome OFR, I plan to replace the bridge pup with a super 3 in the future. Rn I had a duncan designed humbucker just sitting around, so I threw that in for now.
PierceOkken
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Well, here it is! The final result of my efforts! It looks just amazing and plays like a dream.
Well, here it is! The final result of my efforts! It looks just amazing and plays like a dream.
BriGuy1968
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Looks great... congratulations! [emoji41][emoji2][emoji106][emoji2532]
Looks great... congratulations! [emoji41][emoji2][emoji106][emoji2532]
ehdwuld
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Re: NGD - Random project
I'm sorry
I dont follow
Is that a movie reference or something?
I'm sorry
I dont follow
Is that a movie reference or something?
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Ben1962
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ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: NGD - Random project
I have a green LP and a turquoise Dean
Most of my guitars are blue
Both my Ibanezes
My Ehdwuld Vanity custom built
My Epiphone Hummingbird
My daphne blue strat yellowed to seafoam green
I have an Ibanez bass the is Jetstream Green but looks powder blue in photos
But I do also have a Candy Apple Red Squire that I dearly love the color of
I have several brown/yellow guitars
I have a thing for guitars
Mostly Blue ones
But often green
Sometimes brown
Increasingly red though
Thinking purple may be on the horizon
But yeah
Hehe
Cheating on the Green
:wink:
I have a green LP and a turquoise Dean
Most of my guitars are blue
Both my Ibanezes
My Ehdwuld Vanity custom built
My Epiphone Hummingbird
My daphne blue strat yellowed to seafoam green
I have an Ibanez bass the is Jetstream Green but looks powder blue in photos
But I do also have a Candy Apple Red Squire that I dearly love the color of
I have several brown/yellow guitars
I have a thing for guitars
Mostly Blue ones
But often green
Sometimes brown
Increasingly red though
Thinking purple may be on the horizon
But yeah
Hehe
Cheating on the Green
:wink:
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Ben1962
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Re: NGD - Random project
Just got my Purple one. I never really thought about it, but I do not have a blue guitar. Hmmm, gotta fix that
I have a green LP and a turquoise Dean
Most of my guitars are blue
Both my Ibanezes
My Ehdwuld Vanity custom built
My Epiphone Hummingbird
My daphne blue strat yellowed to seafoam green
I have an Ibanez bass the is Jetstream Green but looks powder blue in photos
But I do also have a Candy Apple Red Squire that I dearly love the color of
I have several brown/yellow guitars
I have a thing for guitars
Mostly Blue ones
But often green
Sometimes brown
Increasingly red though
Thinking purple may be on the horizon
But yeah
Hehe
Cheating on the Green
Just got my Purple one. I never really thought about it, but I do not have a blue guitar. Hmmm, gotta fix that
