Rowdy Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Found nitro-cellulose in aresol, bought 2 cans. Made by DEFT. Seems to be a very quality project. Also bought a qt of DEFT lacquer sander sealer. I did the wetting the wood, knocking off the raised grain before I sealed it. THe sealer I got is also sandable (very easy to sand), and dries blazing fast, and pretty good stuff. As I stated the whole thing is white Korina. Im going to attempt my first one as a sunburst even tho others recommend a solid color for the first go.. I think I can pull it off, as everything is going so well so far. i needed an Amber hue. Couldnt find one. i had "golden oak" stain, that I hit it with, then afterwards mixed up a simple red food coloring hue for an orange tint (amber).. the neck came out to a vintage hue perfectly! I don't know if I could even get that mix again so luck was on my side. Anyhoo, here it is after 1 coat of sealer and here it is after 2 more coats (sanding 'tween each) of sealer, which darkend it up a bit.. My Webpage Gonna attempt the black burst poormans method... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 You know, there's a section for just this type of thread. Called 'In Progress and Finished Work' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desopolis Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 why the double sided HUGE cavity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p993c4s Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 why the double sided HUGE cavity? if you look at the rest of the pics on his site, you'll see that the guitar originally was setup for 3 single coils with no pickguard which requires the rear rout. he must have decided to route it out to be a conventional strat with pickguard. mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desopolis Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 what a weird, middle of the road decision... rowdy, can you shed some light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdy Posted November 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) what a weird, middle of the road decision... rowdy, can you shed some light? HAHA sure.. it's a neckthru, custom thats body is based on a '62 strat, solid Korina... It was originally designed to use w/o a pickguard, thus the rear cavity, but Im using a pickguard with 3 toggles on it (in phase, Out of phase, and OFF) to each of the 3 texas special pickups... its a Korina with a maple neck, med jumbo frets, tele style jack..... The routing you see there , the poster above got it right. it was desinged to use w/o a pickguard, but I like pickguards, thus the rear cavity.... also, I thought about seeing if I could "plug" the rear cavity and route for standard strat, but instead, Im adding some things in the electonics... a push/pull pot and a built in "overdrive", as well as Graphtech piezo saddles for an accostic sound as a choice. In teh cavity, Im bracing it up like the innards of an accoustic, and leaving it chambered... I'll be running 2-9v circuits in there, 1 for the overdrive and 1 for the piezo saddles... so theres plenty of room w/o my having to route anything further. so.. 62 copy, but a neckthru w some unconventional electronics going on... the whole thing weighs 4 lbs as it is and has a heck of a ring when you tap it or knock the wood... very resonate. Edited November 8, 2006 by Rowdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.