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Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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You can't stain something rosewood. You can only stain it the colour of rosewood, ie a reddy brown.

The grain and feel of both woods is completely different.
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I'm guessing that the stuff is gonna get all over your fingers when you play for any length of time.
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Gavin wrote:I'm guessing that the stuff is gonna get all over your fingers when you play for any length of time.
i went over it with a laquer finish. so no.
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Reece wrote:ncie logic there.

you know it looks good but you won't post pictures because, what? you don't need to?

more like deep down you know it looks shite and you've fucked up a perfectly good neck.
i didnt fuck anything up. what i did is reversable with sandpaper.
ill just post a vid. also i figured out how to get better youtube audio.
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You muted the mic?
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Mike wrote:You muted the mic?
converting the audio. i cant believe how much better it sounds.
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Mike wrote:You muted the mic?
check it. i switched audio to mp3 format.
[youtube][/youtube]
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You should have done lightsaber action at the start when you were showing us the poo neck.
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eep.
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Mike wrote:You should have done lightsaber action at the start when you were showing us the poo neck.
yeah
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euan wrote:You can't stain something rosewood. You can only stain it the colour of rosewood, ie a reddy brown.

The grain and feel of both woods is completely different.
Like minestrone flavour soup. Any Green Wing fans?

That neck looks awful, by the way. It looks exactly like somebody got busy with a rag and some woodstain.
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BacchusPaul wrote:
euan wrote:You can't stain something rosewood. You can only stain it the colour of rosewood, ie a reddy brown.

The grain and feel of both woods is completely different.
Like minestrone flavour soup. Any Green Wing fans?

That neck looks awful, by the way. It looks exactly like somebody got busy with a rag and some woodstain.
fair enough...
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Yeah so it looks like shit, but at least he's wearing a shirt this time.
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I know it's been said before, but staining the back of a maple neck darker is entirely inexplicable and you've made it look much worse.
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timhulio wrote:I know it's been said before, but staining the back of a maple neck darker is entirely inexplicable and you've made it look much worse.
i think it looks great.
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Hey mate, can you post some larger pics?

I can't see anything
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aftermecomestheflood wrote: check it. i switched audio to mp3 format.
[youtube][/youtube]
In all honesty what was the point?
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just for fun and something to do.
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what are the chances that this thread makes it to 22 pages of pointless banter?
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endsjustifymeans wrote:what are the chances that this thread makes it to 22 pages of pointless banter?