projects in the works

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:39 am

cooterfinger wrote:

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:02 pm

Cleared and being sent soon, aaaawesome

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:22 am

New body and pickup arrived today, going for a silvertone feel on this...

Thoughts on how I can get the fret board darker?

Need to rout the neck pickup deeper, custom guard, and deciding on a bridge. I kind of want a fender bigsby but I'm also cheap, thoughts?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:44 am

finboy wrote:Thoughts on how I can get the fret board darker?

You could probably just lemon oil it to get it darker, most of my lighter rosewood boards have naturally darkened over time with finger oils.

Here's a before/after with Fret Doctor oil

And if you wanted to go extreme (watch the binding tho):

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Finishing_s ... Stain.html

cur · Post by **cur** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 4:26 am

Are you paul_ or paulk1?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:21 am

Gonna plead the robroeth on this one and tell you to update your Atari's rim-rom chips.

James · Post by **James** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:09 am

Is Fret Doctor particularly good? It doesn't seem to be that easily available here, only saw one place selling it after a quick search and it was Â£18.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:56 pm

Here is my latest, got this les paul trad faded on the cheap, so it's going blacktop with some mystery pickups

As it sits now, electronics stripped and ready for that refinish on the top

Baked maple?

An to help figure out if it is baked maple

And the killer price for a basically new les paul (it was bought and almost immidiately returned, then rented once)

And the goal...

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:28 am

awesomenastt

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:41 am

Challenge accepted - 65/67 mongrel Stang.

Body varnish and stain stripped and sanded today, will refin it in red lacquer. Currently looking for some screws, vibrato springs and a '65 to '67 pickup. Tuners are on their way.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:01 pm

More progress on this guy, just need to get tuners/nut sorted out, maybe next weekend at the luthiers I will try my hand at cutting a nut

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:04 pm

that jazz bass bridge cover doesn't look right on it..... and it covers up too much of the strip action, which i think really sets the body off.
that is an MJT body right?

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:08 pm

Yea it's the second I have from them, not bad for the price

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:27 pm

Where's the neck from? Looks kind of like something I am after.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:30 pm

Allparts 70's strat

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:35 pm

Thanks - no rosewood, dammit.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:05 pm

Forgot to order conversion bushings, whoops, lol

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:31 am

Amp's done

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:48 am

Finboy does some cool assed projects. Just saying.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:39 pm

Ordered mystery pickups for the les Paul, got a truss rod cover to go with them