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I like a GSP carcass. I like a double cut. I like a single pickup guitar.
Is this a custom build from the man?
I suppose folk wouldnt buy something worn and covered in stickers
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I don't want people thinking I'm taking on custom work again, I will write another piece of what I carry in stock what can be modified to suit customers requirements without going full custom built.
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Its a lovely thing, very light…..
Then today applied some masking tape and painted Halfords Matte Khaki Green ( those who have read my ramblings on here before will know how much I detest Halfords auto paints, the exception being their Satin and Matte paints which are IMHO very good)
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Masked, with a gurrt cup hook up its rear…
Then into the spray booth (garden) and spray, in the first week of February,I used all of one small can, did the back then the front, by the time the front was done, the back was ready for a second round and so on, there is no primer or sealer, so the paint tends to soak in and show the grain, which I like.
The paint looks awfully patchy here but due to varying grain some has soaked in, some hasnt, Ill bet it will dry even…
and hanging with the Sloth to dry….
So, the initial plan has gone right out of the window….I will finish the neck with Tru Oil and will probably go over the green paint too, Ive done it before and it gives the matte just a bit of sheen.
Need to order three on a plate tuners and find a scratchplate (prob Scratch It)
Onwards!
So, then I loosely fitted the bridge and trem, printed a pdf of the MM scratchplate as a poster (it wouldnt quite fit on a sheet of A4) taped it up cut it out and modified it to fit….
Much faffing, drawing, erasing later, I have scratchplate Im reasonably happy with….so Ill sleep on it….I often find taking a photo helps visualise, rather than looking direct, weird but it works.
Maybe I should look into these. Feel like the water based mtn sprays won't be hard/durable enough for me to achieve a good gloss, although I might try the matte varnish first...
I thought spraying was supposed to take weeks of multiple coats and special treatments between each, whilst ensuring that the temperature stays within a 2degree range?
A gloss finish would take a bit longer, but satin and matte flashes off really quickly, I wouldnt screw anything down tight for a few days, I never have to sand flat unless I get a run, its all straight from the can….cheap, easy and not overly difficult to achieve, if its cold I warm the paint in a bowl of warm water and bring the item indoors to dry, I summer it will be hung in the shed, Ive done it in a gale, but thats not so easy…I never use lacquer over paint, but then I don't like a really high gloss finish..but I reckon a non matte paint would shine up with buffing compound..
I thought I may as well sand the rough bits, did so and didn't sand through, so Tru oiled the whole thing too…
All done and drying….chances are it will be all the oil it gets as I prefer thin finish…we will see tomorrow…
Body is fine with one coat of Tru Oil everywhere.
Ive got an Iron Gear Blues Engine pickup, but it has a chrome cover, that wont do, so I tried to desolder it, ha! my little soldering iron was nowhere near man enough, but I managed to cut the solder with a Stanley knife…..
Cut out the hole in the scratchplate template and heres a mock up
Found tuners for a reasonable price and they are in the mail, should have gone with three on a plate really, but singles turned up at the right price…..
Tuners are in the mail and should arrive Monday or Tuesday and Tim at Scratch It had confirmed the scratchplate should go in the mail on monday, his plates are usually clear acrylic with a bonded vinyl backing with printed design of choice, however as I wanted the blackest, black he could do, he will cut the plate from black acrylic…
Potentially this will be finished next week..
Its getting close…
All good! The joker is finished, sounds and plays great
I ended up putting the volume pot at the back so it is reachable, tone is under the trem arm..
Thanks to @GSPBASSES for the guitar, superb as usual!
Halfords for the paint
Tru Oil for the neck and body
Kluson for the tuners
Iron Gear Blues Engine, with chrome cover removed.
Duesenberg for the Les Trem
Tim at Scratch It for the custom scratchplate
Quite different form the original idea, over the moon with it…