Drak Posted May 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Godin, you are one perceptive hombre, you have already figured out my plan, or maybe we just both came to the same conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 I'm just sick to death of quilted and flame maple, period. I'd LOOooove to see this with a different graphic approach. (ironically, though, I'm thinking of a project with a subtle flamed maple... so it's not right out the window for me, but it's just kind of overdone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 OK, I'll spill the beans. White. Pure white. White body, white neck, I was even thinking about shooting some really thinned down white on the fretboard, enough to tint it white, but not so much you can't see the position markers. I think that would be pretty cool. Pickups, I was thinking about using either a pair of EMG P-85's, or a P-81/P-85, or maybe a set of minihumbuckers, pkps will either be black (EMG's) or gold plated covers (mini-hums) I think, still thinking it over, but it will be white indeed. The P- pickups are P-90 shaped EMG's, I think it would be rather neat, I've never seen anyone use them before, and they only come in black. Probably no graphics, I tend to not do anything that will 'mark' a guitar as 'this' or 'that', and a graphic, no matter what it might be, would give it a stamp of some sort that I probably wouldn't want. And if I use black pkps, then black hardware. If I use gold covers, then gold hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 A wee little black (or gold!) pinstripe accenting the shape (ie. just near the edges) might not count as a full-on "graphic" but that's what I had in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Pinstripes, or stripes in general, are not out of the question yet, I was considering that too. But they will be black. So it seems to be universally accepted that that finish looks like a tosser, no one has said anything positive about it, and I don't like it either, especially with a Maple neck. I knew I had my work cut out for me to make a V with a Maple neck that looked good, it is a challenge. I'll tell you, quilted maple veneer is not all you might think it is. There's something about the fact that it's veneer and not real wood that makes the ripples look 'flat', there just isn't any real 'depth' to it, and I noticed the same thing last year when I did the sourburst tele with the same veneer. Veneer is cool, but not quilted maple veneer, it doesn't compare to real quilted maple wood stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 You've been busy as hell, I don't remember seeing any threads of yours for months and you now have what seems like a dozen all at the same time. I notice you're using locktite CA. How do you compare it to the CA stewmac sells or the Hot Stuff CA? I assume you alo use that foam brush on the pic to spread the CA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Yes, I put everything away for about 6 months, and one warm day decided to give it a go again. The only reason I have the Loktite is because I ran out of the Hot Stuff I normally use, but you know, it's the exact same damn thing. The loktite is equal to the Hot Stuff YELLOW, which is the 'middle' viscosity, red being runny and green being almost a gel, yellow is in the middle and a good all purpose product. It's really great to use it, it dries pretty fast, dries brick-hard, easy to sand smooth, easy to apply (besides the fumes), I'm really groovin' on the CA this year for my grain filler. PS, I have the gold powder to do a gold top which I think would look great too, but I think a gold top and a Maple neck would look like crap, so a gold top is out, which is a shame in a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 (edited) I'm really liking the idea of white. I really like white guitars I was thinking something like Perrys WOMD. Just the lines and rivets, the camo is replaced with white. It would give the effect the it was made out of panels of metal riveted together. I don't know, just a thought... Edited May 30, 2006 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Thanks for the tip, locktite CA is affordable here in Oz Hot Stuff retails for $25 a bottle and stewmac won't ship CA here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Glad I could help. OK, the veneer has been 100% removed now and I have CA'd the top to seal it, we're very close to the white already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Beer Man Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Drak you are a true insparation for me to finish my projects, because i want to build a rhoads and have for sometime. Thank you for your awsomeness. lol. With that being said, i loved the veneer and i hate to see it go, i still think a paua strip down the middle woulda matched perfectly. Well to late now, oh well, Cant wait to see this bad boy done. Im im sucka for white guitars so im sure it will be sick as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Make it a Mary Kaye V. I've been thinking about making white guitars all week, I'm excited to see someone with *talent* will do one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I'm not really that talented, I've just been doing it for 12 years now. Anyone doing this for 12 years would be at least good at it I would hope, and probably much better than I am. I see some kids around here who have -way- more talent than I do, and in their 12 years will far far surpass me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drezdin Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Drak Have you ever tried to tint the CA with universal tints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 No I haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Thanks for the tip, locktite CA is affordable here in Oz Hot Stuff retails for $25 a bottle and stewmac won't ship CA here. Umm, yes, StewMac will. They lifted the international shipping restriction from their CA glues months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I remember your previous failed attempt with a quilt veneer-- something about glue soaking into the pores making it lose its shimmer, right? I'm still sad from that one. Anyway, you've had a great stint here with stunning woods, and I'm really forward to seeing what you can do with a solid finish. Really, this is the perfect shape for such an experiment, too. Might I suggest white-cover EMG's for the pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 You guys are either really on your game, or you just know me that well, hahaha! I actually have a white EMG 85 and a set of white SA's from a DG-20 'guard that I was thinking about using, but then decided against it. It will have a Joe Barden Strat Deluxe in the neck, and the bridge HB I haven't decided yet, pkp cavities were cut last night. The Barden in the neck I think will be just perfect. And of course it will be equipped with an EMG Afterburner preamp, as I do with all my guitars. BTW, this Spanish Cedar body can't weight 2.5 to 3 lbs., it's a real lightweight body and very resonant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Thanks for the tip, locktite CA is affordable here in Oz Hot Stuff retails for $25 a bottle and stewmac won't ship CA here. Regardless of what StewMac's policy is seek out your local 'proper' model shop. Modeller's, especially nitro car racers, use tons of the stuff and my local shop has Zap at around 20% less than any 'luthier' supply shop i know. Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) I think it's a shame you haven't stuck with the veneer... I really like the way the carve looked with the spanish cedar under it! Have you tought of using some type of other wood for veneer? Something like bubinga or zebrawood or something... It would look good, I think. Edited June 1, 2006 by Pr3Va1L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Yes, I said earlier that most veneers are fine, it's just quilted maple in particular that I would not use again, as the figure is not enhanced the way real quilted maple wood is enhanced, it looks 'flat' in veneer, but any other veneer is fine, not using any on this tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Here is a pic taken a few hours ago. The link is showing the same body attached to an ebony neck. I'd like to do the ebony neck instead of the Maple really, but the ebony is promised out to another V. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Draa...V/BABYV1021.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I like your high tech stand (ie coke bottle) That thing looks really cool with the neck on. I deffinitly like the smaller body shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Thanks, and a few notes : This guitar isn't a real 'serious' guitar. Some projects I take very seriously and put everything I have into them, and sometimes it's like 'hey, I've got an extra neck over here, and a big hunk of wood just sitting over there, let's slap something together'...and that is what this guitar is, really just for fun. Also, that top pkp route is custom fit for a Barden, which doesn't have that little triangular baseplate most SC's have, but is perfectly rounded like the cutout shown, it is custom routed for a Barden to drop right in there w/ little to no extra room. I think a double-bladed Barden Strat pkp will look way cool peeking out from an arctic white paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 The small/narrow body looks really great. One thing though: Are the holes for the controls/jack etc supposed to be lined up with the right egde of the guitar? If so they look a bit off to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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