Maiden69 Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 OK, finaly decided to give it a try and get this guitar (guitars, got another one in the mid stages) done before I leave to Korea. Specs. Basswood body (would have done mahogany, but I couldn't get a nice piece in time) flamed maple top Blue burst stain finish. Just l;ike the other one, black sand back, then blue and darker blue stain on the edges. Jackson JDR94 neck, stained black with tung oil finish, body matching flame maple 13/16" veneer, scallop 12 up. EMG's 81 both. hipshot hardtail, black hardware. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/Maiden69/DSC02007.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/Maiden69/DSC02006.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egdeltar Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Sweet...... Kelly's kills!!!! Ive had a kelly for my main axe since 1995.........love those thing soooo much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 dude.. that is awesome. Love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Of all the 'pointy' guitars, that's the one I like the best. Great colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooten2 Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Wow, that looks great! Can't wait to see it with all the hardware. I like the Jackson neck/headstock shape with that body and color. IMHO it's better looking than the Warmoth neck on the other blue beast. And the feel of tung oil on the neck will be awesome. I also like the tone of basswood. I'll bet it'll sound badass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Dam I knew You where up to something but A kelly!! Man That's cool Is that blue left over from the 7-String? !!METAL MATT!! I FEAR THE W.O.D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Nice work Maiden. Love the color as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Looks great as always maiden! I would go with gold hardware insted of black but of course it's up too you. I really like that headstock in blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hey Maiden Where did you get the design did you just best guess it Or did you get a exact template?? Will she Be ready for GOTM !!METAL MATT!! I FEAR THE W.O.D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggardguy Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Thats sooooooo nice,I've always liked the kelly shape alot but that finish is just killer, excuse me now,i have to go clean my pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted June 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Is that blue left over from the 7-String? Is from the same stain, stewmac color tone, blue and black, I wanted a little brother for the seven so I went and tried to match it as best as possible. I would go with gold hardware insted of black but of course it's up too you. , I will like to see it with chrome or gold, but it is out of my budget right now, I had the chrome hardware but the tuners were for regular headstock and this one is reversed. But i don't discard the idea, I might change them later down the road. Hey Maiden Where did you get the design did you just best guess it Or did you get a exact template?? Will she Be ready for GOTM biggrin.gif It better be ready, since I'm out of the country the second week of july, and I want to take it with me on the plane. For the kelly I got some PDFs that were posted a long time ago, it is just the shape, but the size is VERY close to the real one. From there I made the templates in MDF. Thanks for the response guys. It's always nice to hear that people like your work, I got another one ready for stain, but it's nothing out of the ordinary, so I will post later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 great work...i love the kelly shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 thanks Wes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFC Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Hey Maiden thats some great work youve got there... i LOVE the shape of kellys and that is an awseme finish youve done there! Sorry to kind of hijack here but curiosity has got me going here... how would you go about doing a crimson swirl on something like that? Once again great work Maiden!! ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Awesome finish, looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted June 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 I have never tried it, so I don't know. As soon as I get back I plan on getting the propper equipment for spraying poly, once that's done, I have a lot of different types of paint I want to tri. Most of them are from Alsa Corp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.I. Ace Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 (edited) Blue burst stain finish. Just l;ike the other one, black sand back, then blue and darker blue stain on the edges. Is it really that easy? btw im a noob and i love that finish, im planing to make my project with quilted or flamed maple and that kind of finish, so do you prepare the wood like you would for spraying paint? just sand sant and sand? or do you just sand maybe a little with like grit 260 then stain black sand back, blue and darker blue stain on the edges? do you mix some blue with the black to get the darker finish? or do you sand the black less on the edges? sorry if im hijacking your stuff but it's just to awesome not to copy Edited June 15, 2005 by G.I. Ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted June 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 I find it easy. Just follow the instructions here http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=12912 This is the same thing I do, but with different hues of blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted June 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Finished last coat yesterday at about 2:00pm, has been hot as heck here, so I checked how hard it was, finished wetsanding 1000-1500-2000 and polished. Here are the pics of the front and back. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/Maiden69/DSC02012.jpg I's already together, strings on, and have been playing it since about 5:00pm. All I can say is NICE... The tone is way different from the blue 7 which is the reason why to use different types of woods with it, it is bright and kinda warm at the same time. Got another one finishing with the sanding sealer, tomorrow will be painted and cleared. Might be together for the weekend or monday. One piece mahogany strat style, with the treble horn a bit lower than a regular strat, also blue!!! I hate staining mahogany!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 OMG.............................................that finsh is..............awesome Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 wow... just a GREAT finish!! even thoug i don't like that shape (explorer ripoff... kinda like those ESPs. Nothing is like the "real" explorer shape ) that guitar looks really cool! great job, as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Man I think I've Lost cont Of How many time's I Had my Heart Jump every time I oppen this thread!! Man You half to do a step by step finishing tutorial From start to finish wood,dye,finish every thing!! There's so many hear that could learn From you work Me included When Will I see some part's on that thing? !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted June 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Matt, I have done that already and if you read Mykas thread it is the same process, so I won't do a step by step. The only thing I do a bit different is the paint (sanding sealer and then clear) since most of the guys just start with the clear. well here it is complete. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/Maiden69/DSC02018.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) AH,OOOOOOOH,WOW,NICE!! Great work man Once again, EDIT: BA Never mind You cant Get much better than that It just look's DEADLY !!METAL MATT!! Edited June 16, 2005 by !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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