Desopolis Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 ha! I think its so weird you guys say at university.. I definatly like the first one posted, the second one looks a bit crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb06 Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 oright. bit of a shame, but sure ul gt it done eventualy av gt sm new pics up of ma guitar5 build now if u wana check em out! chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 I like where this is going. Have you seen Tom Morello's burnt, Budweiser Les Paul? It was in a recent guitarist mag...He'd basically taken a Les Paul with a Bud logo on it & burnt & sanded the logo off, looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 At last! I kept having problems with the burning thing, basically because my coats of lacquer were thin (because it isn’t cheap! ), so I ended up sanding through the burnt design a few times, and of course, this is way more problematic than a normal sand through (cant just re-spray that part of the design, cos its burnt on, and lacquer+ fire = bad ) So whenever I sanded through I had to strip the area back to wood etc... Basically I got fed up, and decided to just ditch the burning and do the design in lacquer. I still think it looks pretty cool. The photos are a bit crappy cos its night here and my camera is rubbish in all but direct sunlight, but you get the idea. I'll try to get better ones tomorrow. I think the hours and hours of sanding was worth it in the end, its really super shiny like a mirror. It really is a pain in the arse to do this with aerosols, sanded through the black so many times trying to get it completely smooth. More pics: Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 that looks awsome!!!!!!!!!!! so how does all the glue sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Wow, very cool and unique finish! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Awsome! I love the way it turned out =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyC Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Nice job on the guitar, thats some exotic wood you've got right there , i too would love to know what she sounds like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Thanks all for the comments Still yet to get it all wired and strung up, but as soon as I do, ill let you know how it sounds. I'll try to get a pic or two of the back as well when i next get chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Ye made the same mistake with sanding through the burns as I did I see. Great looking gittar though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Ugh. Guitars made by Vintage are the pits. Yeuch. You made it a hundred times better, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incunic Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 awesome guitar man, i was wondering how did u get that burnt finish because i was thinkin of doin the same for my explorer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTU 7's. Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Nice finish dude! I like the Kelly shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 WICKED MAN!!! I want some sound files !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Like everyone has said before me.....you did a friggin' wicked job, awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) Its finally 100% Finished! As I said before, the previous posts were before I'd actually wired and strung the thing up. I finally got the opportunity to do so, since I'm home for easter. And I like it! I knew I'd like the neck, since I didnt make it; I took it and all the hardware from a guitar I already had, but the body is definitely an improvement because: - its lighter -the trem cavity is cut so that it will only dive and lower the pitch, which means that I can actually get the (fairly cheap) floyd rose copy to actually stay in tune. -The trem block is contacting the body wood, and seems to transmit more vibrations to the body and make it sound a little less harsh and a little 'fuller' than it did before. (I suck at describing sound) -The new pickup sounds better. Didn't cost much at all, and its an improvement on the original, so I'm happy. More pics ~And there seems to be plenty of requests for sound files, so I'll plug it into my pc now, and attempt to record some. All opinions welcome. Positive or negative. Edited April 5, 2007 by Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Looks really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I tell you what Ben - I have a huge problem with those Vintage guitars as they're really bottom end of the market crap yet despite me misgivings against them you've managed to pick one up and salvage it into more than just a passable instrument - you've made it eye-catching and worth more than the sum of it's parts. You still doing your work in that 4ft x 4ft space? :-D That's a lot of good work per square yard matey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Thanks for the comments You still doing your work in that 4ft x 4ft space? :-D That's a lot of good work per square yard matey! Well its about 6ft x 4ft since we cleared out the garage, but yeah. and thanks Oh and I did record some sound files, but probably only one or two of them is worth posting. I recorded them straight into my laptops microphone socket, which wasnt really ideal. Distortion pedal + crappy sound card = horrible recording, but the clean ones were ok. I'll try to upload some later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!WOOD!! Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I tell you what Ben - I have a huge problem with those Vintage guitars as they're really bottom end of the market crap yet despite me misgivings against them you've managed to pick one up and salvage it into more than just a passable instrument - you've made it eye-catching and worth more than the sum of it's parts. You still doing your work in that 4ft x 4ft space? :-D That's a lot of good work per square yard matey! I personally love Vintage guitars but am not to keen on Vantage guitars.It is strange that you can find some surprising necks on cheapo guitars.Nothing really against vantage guitars though.Had 2 of them and they weren't terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I used to own a Vintage bass many years ago, and it wasn't bad *for the price* but the stability and tone were very poop. As you say, and as Ben has proven - you can take the parts are make them into a good instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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