No Excuses - 64 Surf Master

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:02 pm

just get a sand paper suit, play the guitar for an hour, poor some beer on it and you have yourself a relic.

desertan · Post by **desertan** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:44 pm

...without a pickup truck, a trailer hitch, a chain and a gravel road?

It'll never fly!!!

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:10 am

You wouldn't dare!

desertan · Post by **desertan** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:34 pm

OH...I forgot the bumper sticker on the truck:

DARE TO RELIC

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:55 pm

I've been dragging my feet, I know, I know... but I'm working on two other guitars also... just got the two faced gone. Girl & kids went out of town, so I had time to complete the paint job yesterday. I sprayed the color, sealer (tint) & clear coat. Gonna let it hang for a month to cure. Then I'll wet sand, buff & relic.

The white & yellow tint change depending on the lighting. In the last photo it more yellow. But in direct sunlight outside it's more white.

cur · Post by **cur** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:15 pm

So nice. Great looking job.

mtotallywired · Post by **mtotallywired** » Thu May 05, 2011 7:47 am

what's the story with the pickguard???

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Thu May 05, 2011 3:09 pm

Jeannies made the guard for me. At the time I told em to leave out the upper controls. I wish now, that I had two rollers up on top so I could a set up like a Les Paul 2 vol/2 tone.

The paint is cured, the body has been sitting on my bench for a week now. I'm not exactly looking forward to the 3 - 4 hours of wetsanding, buffing & relic job.

I'm still trying to track down a pre-slotted nut for the Warmoth neck. I still need pickup shield & rubber pad also. Just happend to see the 64 pickup & guard shield on ebay for $48 shipped. I couldn't justify $50 for it though.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Thu May 05, 2011 3:15 pm

Dude, use concentric pots. Ton/vol for each pup in one spot.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Thu May 05, 2011 6:28 pm

I've got some, I may consider using em.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Thu May 05, 2011 7:31 pm

I'm liking the serviceman-esque trem plate and weird pickguard colour combo.

Looks gnarly in a good way!

StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Fri May 06, 2011 1:55 am

gaybear wrote:

Okay, first off, this project is doing great, though i'm not a fan of relic'ing at all.
that said, rather than look at pictures of old guitars, and especially of fake relic'd guitars, just pay attention to where/how YOU play. you can pretty well predict where wearing would occur, and it would be at least more yours, then generic.

Make a gauntlet of rough sandpaper (Scratchy side out). Play for a month. Finished.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:33 pm

Some ol' photo's I took but never posted, before I set up the guitar. I'm completely done with it, just gotta get some better outside sunlight photo's.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:07 pm

i'm not a fan of the maple neck.. maybe because of the overhang with the 22nd fret..
just looks a little anaemic or something..

however that said
it does work on this guitar, and you've done a killer job

what colour is that pickguard? is that regular pickguard material?

so pretty.. oh so pretty

great work

etc etc etc.

now make with "an demo" will ya

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:38 pm

I think you made some nice color choices with the paint, pickguard and JM covers. I am not a fan of the overhang neck, but no one will notice it with the larger JM body. I even like the relicing. Overall I think you had a really good idea and the execution was top notch as well.

desertan · Post by **desertan** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:47 pm

I'm loving the subtle color interplay!

I'm not a fan of the relicking, because it does look a bit contrived. Your other choices and the work in general is very nice!

cur · Post by **cur** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:08 am

Couldn't be nicer. I really like it. Are you doing a headstock decal?

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:04 am

That is beautiful.