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[Peter Crossley]

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These maybe a little more again

This one is done in Sterling silver

 

[Peter Crossley]

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I like this one

 

[kramersteen]

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Now you're just showing off! Incredible work. Have you done any wood inlays?

I got one of those micro router bits i think they are 5mm in diameter so i will try something basic myself witha template. My eyes wouldn't allow that sort of work by hand in a traditional way cheating would be needed.

 

[Peter Crossley]

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its just practice, like anything else, I use a jewellers saw to cut the shell, then I use a dremel with the StewMac base and a 1/32 carbide bit, very fine, very easy to break.
but really just practice.. its all done freehand, dont use templates, they actually make it harder.

I have given up on the really elaborate stuff like this.. this is just too much for my old eyes.

 

[kramersteen]

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When i order mine i want the berries in red. :18: ^ wow. And a floyd.

Yeah yeah practice makes perfect i know. Damn this kinda of mine slowing down everything.

 

[rgand]

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Beautiful inlays. I'm always impressed by fine work like that. That's real eye candy. Thanks for the pics.

 

[muttznmongrelz]

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2017 Musikraft Kramer: Musikraft One Piece Quarter-Sawn Maple R3 Neck w/12” Radius, 22 Dunlop 6100 Jumbo Frets, Vintage Black Schallers/R3 Nut, Vintage Kramer Focus 2000 Body w/Control Cavity Covers, Screw In Floyd Posts and Brass Neck Plate, Seymour Duncan Slash Signature Neck/SWD Custom Shop MJ “Slash Bridge” in Original Schaller Humbucker Mounting Rings, Vintage Black Floyd Rose Original w/42mm Block & Screw In Arm

 

[rgand]

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Red. Nice! Looking forward to the finished instrument.

 

[muttznmongrelz]

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Actually a Metallic Fuchsia.

 

[rgand]

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Metallic fuchsia it is, then. Thumbs-up!

 

[BriGuy1968]

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Tried rubbing the paint into the grain, but the wood isn't soft enough to take it well. Opted to blot the paint on with a rag instead in order to get a feeling of depth. I have some semi-opaque metallic glazes I'm going to use over it. Lol, I figure it'll come out pretty cool or I'll end up stripping it!

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[BriGuy1968]

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Okay... got the glazes applied.

First coat: semi-opaque metallic gunmetal gray...

Second coat: semi-opaque metallic sapphire...

Next comes cleaning up the binding, then re-mask and paint the back & sides black!


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[rgand]

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That metallic blue is starting to look pretty good, there.

 

[kramersteen]

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Who rubs paint? I know that guy ^^ hehe cool.

 

[Peter Crossley]

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Green...

 

[Toner]

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Renegade Guitar Works Chambered Pine with American Walnut cap, taped off for that double natural binding, single humbucker, neck coming from Warmoth, American Fender bridge, Fishman Fluence Nickel humbucker, FU-Tone PMS brass body mount pickup mounting system, sperzel USA chrome tuners. DD Titties!

 

[arath060]

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I've spent the past few weeks working on a few projects. Here's the Esquire & Les Paul:

The Esquire began life as a severely screwed Squier "Bullet" Telecaster, the pickups were mediocre and there was too much relief in the neck. I browsed my local guitar shops used parts bin and found a nicer pickup from 90's Squier Tele. Bought the Gotoh in-line tuners, the bridge, and ash tray off Amazon. I did the stock wiring with an orange drop cap on the tone pot with 1 ceramic cap & 1 ceramic + 3.3K resistor on the CRL 3-Way.


This '56 Goldtop Les Paul needed much less work. The Grovers were changed for Kluson Deluxes, the rusted out bridge was replaced with an USA-Made ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic, the frets were polished, and the neck pup was replaced for a P90 from a Gibson Tribute SG, it will receive a cream cover soon.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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2 point TR cover?
Is that a MIJ Epi?

Lerv teh Goldtops!

 

[rgand]

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I see some nice projects showing up here. Green. Red. Black and gold. Nice work to all. Arath060, I really like that Esquire.

 

[arath060]

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2 point TR cover?
Is that a MIJ Epi?

Lerv teh Goldtops!

It's a 2004 MIK if recall. The headstock required a refinish of clear and black around the tuners since I had to dowel the original holes so they were small enough to use the kluson bushings, I also added a piece of wood so I could use the 2 point gibson truss rod cover.

I see some nice projects showing up here. Green. Red. Black and gold. Nice work to all. Arath060, I really like that Esquire.

Thanks! The neck is actually unique in the fact that it has no skunk stripe on the back, it's a maple cap. Also the heel of the neck is more rounded out like a strat neck. The 1-Ply pickguard needed trimming for proper fit.