stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
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blakejcan
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
Got it to a place where I'm gonna keep it and did a cheeseball mockup. Looks kinda poopy cuz it doesn't have any clear on it yet. The clearcoat and a big polish at the end should make this guy pop. No witness lines from the blocks being filled though which is a big win. At least for now. They may show up later. Oh well!
Mostly I just want to start playing this thing.
Got it to a place where I'm gonna keep it and did a cheeseball mockup. Looks kinda poopy cuz it doesn't have any clear on it yet. The clearcoat and a big polish at the end should make this guy pop. No witness lines from the blocks being filled though which is a big win. At least for now. They may show up later. Oh well!
Mostly I just want to start playing this thing.
Chris Pile
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
B*tch*n!!!! You're gonna love it, Blake!
B*tch*n!!!! You're gonna love it, Blake!
Chris Pile
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
Blake, I sent that picture to the former owner... He said he hopes you get as much fun out of playing it as he did. Get ready to rock that thing!
Blake, I sent that picture to the former owner... He said he hopes you get as much fun out of playing it as he did. Get ready to rock that thing!
blakejcan
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
slathering endless amounts of clear on it now trying to bury those silver flakes that are standing straight up. This is easy tho and the imperfect parts look better and better the more clear I layer on. I guess you really can polish a turd!
You can kind of see where I fudged up the burst around the bottom center of the V. That's going to be covered by the vibrola so no worries.
slathering endless amounts of clear on it now trying to bury those silver flakes that are standing straight up. This is easy tho and the imperfect parts look better and better the more clear I layer on. I guess you really can polish a turd!
You can kind of see where I fudged up the burst around the bottom center of the V. That's going to be covered by the vibrola so no worries.
blakejcan
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
I am going to go for it with 3 pickups.
Neck-SNS
Middle-Phat Cat
Bridge-SNS
My only issue now is how to wire it with 3 pots. If I can squeeze in another volume I'd be fine. Master tone and 3 volumes would give me all the choices I'd want. Just not sure I can squeeze one in there. Open to ideas there.
I am going to go for it with 3 pickups.
Neck-SNS
Middle-Phat Cat
Bridge-SNS
My only issue now is how to wire it with 3 pots. If I can squeeze in another volume I'd be fine. Master tone and 3 volumes would give me all the choices I'd want. Just not sure I can squeeze one in there. Open to ideas there.
blakejcan
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Chris Pile
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
Well done, sir. Now post video of you laying down some golden vibes on the transformed V.... The former owner would love to hear it.
Well done, sir. Now post video of you laying down some golden vibes on the transformed V.... The former owner would love to hear it.
ItsaBass
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
Now that I see this, I see that a burst doesn't work very well with the second-gen V style. You get a boxed in triangle of inner burst color down on the lower point. It works on Deans because they eliminated the guard.
Nonetheless, it's better than what it was, and looks fun to play. And I love witch hats.
Now that I see this, I see that a burst doesn't work very well with the second-gen V style. You get a boxed in triangle of inner burst color down on the lower point. It works on Deans because they eliminated the guard.
Nonetheless, it's better than what it was, and looks fun to play. And I love witch hats.
blakejcan
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
yea it's a bit wonk in that corner w/ the guard.
but that horn is where I filled in the previous route for the custom jack that was on there so I'm kind of thankful that the guard extends and hides any potential witness lines. Nothing there yet but ya never know.
next issue is how to get the action lowered w/ the new vibrola on there which sits pretty high and my nut is low. will get there tho
yea it's a bit wonk in that corner w/ the guard.
but that horn is where I filled in the previous route for the custom jack that was on there so I'm kind of thankful that the guard extends and hides any potential witness lines. Nothing there yet but ya never know.
next issue is how to get the action lowered w/ the new vibrola on there which sits pretty high and my nut is low. will get there tho
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