Sunshine Axe Day

[Snake Aces]

It's a beautiful day here in MN. I have taken my old number 1 from 2008 to 2015 out for some jammin' in the sun.

Warmoth chambered black korina body, wenge 59 roundback neck, ziricote fretboard, Duncan Jazz set with an STK-S4m with pull-pull volume for single coil operation option on all 3 pups. It was a good day...

 

[jeremy]

nice! looks like its been well loved

 

[Snake Aces]

nice! looks like its been well loved

She's got a lot of miles on her. Been all over the world with me. It was the guitar I truly learned how to play on instead of just noodling. The bond is strong with this one.

 

[d1dsj]

Yeah, I love that lived in look, very cool.

 

[Snake Aces]

Yeah, I love that lived in look, very cool.

Thanks! It beats buying a forced relic model that doesn't have the playtime to back up the look IMO. 18 years in the making and counting for this one...

 

[Mincer]

I need to take some sunshine pics of my new (to me) guitar. It is purple, but on inside pics, it looks black.

 

[Snake Aces]

The sun always seems to solve low lighting issues for guitar photography

 

[Sam SG]

Cool axe

 

[Snake Aces]

Cool axe

Thanks dude

 

[Artie]

Nice. Love the pickup combo.

 

[Snake Aces]

Nice. Love the pickup combo.

It's a great combo! This guitar is very versatile...

 

[GuitarDoc]

Cool specs and backstory. Black Limba ("Korina") is such a gorgeous wood, it's a shame that it's all covered up with paint.

 

[Snake Aces]

Cool specs and backstory. Black Limba ("Korina") is such a gorgeous wood, it's a shame that it's all covered up with paint.

It was the first and last guitar body I finished myself. I've always had interest in finishing guitars. However, this one I just wanted to play, so I rushed to get some wood conditioner and finish from Menards. Minwax. I was so naive. It got the job done though.

The next time I have a sunny day, I'll snap a photo of the back. I put two less coats of olive drab on the back so some of the Black Limba grain still shows through.

These days, unless I can work with somebody to teach me, I leave the guitar body finish to professionals.

All my professionally finished Warmoths show the wood grain. That's the kind of finishing I'd like to master if I ever have the resources to give it another whirl.

 

[Snake Aces]

The back:

 

[Wattage]

Oh damn I thought you got one of the Sunshine '61 SGs lol

 

[Snake Aces]

Oh damn I thought you got one of the Sunshine '61 SGs lol

It would be sweet to own one of those SGs. Unfortunately, it's just a Warmoth.

 

[Wattage]

It looks cool!

 

[Snake Aces]

It looks cool!

Thanks dude

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Spoiler

 

[Snake Aces]

Nice, dude! Next time it's sunny and nice out here, I will try to bring some other axes out for more sunshine shots.

They're the best!

I dig that Ibanez finish.