les paul junior/ gsp basses

scalino65

Hi
Several years ago I bought a gsp basses junior body. I've just painted it and its taken me years to get this far and to be honest I'm just not sure where I've ended up! I've had about three goes at doing a tv yellow finish which have ranged from hi-viz green to tv orange...So, I decided to do it lake placid/pelham blue. Being me, I couldnt just leave it alone so I decided to age it...then I decided to make it look like an aged LPB refin over TV yellow...
So, the massive question that I flip fop around is, does it look any good or is it complete trash and should I strip it and start again?
I wondered if you guys might kindly give your views? Does it look shite? Be honest.
Cheers
Will

scalino65

Oh for goodness sake, I'm always doing that....now with pics...

sawyer

Pictures not showing for me? It'll certainly be worth the effort in the end. 

Bridgehouse

Not shite.

It may not be to everyone's taste, but it looks to be a good job. Some carefully relic'd hardware could make it an absolute corker. 

WezV

I think it’s got something going for it.  Would look better with less tint, more evenly applied.  

give it some aged hardware and a dark tort plate and it will look great.

sawyer

Ah I can see pictures now. Punk Rock man! Needs stickers:)

poopot

Looks great!... nice work.

FelineGuitars

Just needs RAF roundels and call her Spitfire

Winny_Pooh

Personally I'd start again and with a white undercoat. Or just solid off white with a tort or black gaurd

WezV

Winny_Pooh said:

Personally I'd start again and with a white undercoat. Or just solid off white with a tort or black gaurd

That option will still be available at any later stage.   Doesn't mean it can't be put together as it is so it can be played and enjoyed for a while

sawyer

FelineGuitars said:

Just needs RAF roundels and call her Spitfire

Like this idea! Maybe do it more Mustang than Spitfire bearing in mind the Gibson design inspiration? Bullet holes and pinup girl graphics. Sorry, I lack taste and sophistication ha:)

lovestrat74

Like it. I would probably take more finished off the back of the neck, back to the wood in the main playing area, but that's just me.

BluesyDave

There's a hell of a lot of work gone in to it so I'd definitely bung some aged hardware on and then decide.  Look good to me.

scalino65

Thanks chaps, much appreciated. @WezV has hit the nail for me. The tinting is overdone and hugely uneven. I just cant seem to get the tinting  to spray on evenly. There must be a knack to it but I'm buggered if I can find it.
I see what you mean about the spitfire/mustang camo thing. The weird thing is that in the flesh it doesnt look like it does on the pics. The tint sort of blends a bit more and adds more of a sheen than a separate colour.
I will get the wet and dry out again tomorrow and see if I can tone done the tint a bit. Or maybe take all the blue off and do a very,very worn tv yellow. By this time tomorrow it'll robably back to bare wood!:)
I'm not even convinced about actually fitting it out but I guess I should really
cheers all
Will

sawyer

I used Faber bridge on mine from Amber Guitars. Oilcity P90 pickup. Both highly recommended. Amber Guitars supply some nice Klusons too which just look right. I made my own scratchplate because GSPBASSES necks join a little bit further in than Gibson. Consequently Gibson spec plates sit a bit too far forward. They look ok but not quite right. I spent ages getting a template just right. (That's it in my avatar) If you decide to make your own pm me and I'll happily send you a paper template out. Looking forward to seeing this finished:)

scalino65

sawyer said:

 If you decide to make your own pm me and I'll happily send you a paper template out. Looking forward to seeing this finished:)

Many thanks chap. Will give you a shout when Ive made my mind up. cheers.

Sesh

To me, good relicing gives the impression the guitar has seen a bit of the world; has a few stories to tell. That guitar looks like it has some stories, so I'd call the relicing a success. I'll echo the comments above, aged hardware and enjoy.

DartmoorHedgehog

FWIW, I think that looks quite good as it is (but you've probably changed it by now!)
I like TV yellow so personally I'd prefer it just yellow, but what you've done looks pretty convincingly like an old worn blue refin - and even if it doesn't, it's a pleasing effect in itself.