Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:52 pm
You should get the Cobasco logo somewhere on the guitar too 
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:31 am
Lyke the bear.
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:57 pm
Arm is sore from wetsanding. Just finished 1500 need to go to hardware store and get 2000 and 2500 and It'll be done today!
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:44 pm
Done! Only went to 2000 grit, so its not the shiniest, but I don't care.
Only worrying bit is that I peeled the tape off where the rosewood starts and there is a 'lip' of paint there that seems like it will cheap easily. I Guess I should've sprayed clear over it after I did the color.
Only worrying bit is that I peeled the tape off where the rosewood starts and there is a 'lip' of paint there that seems like it will cheap easily. I Guess I should've sprayed clear over it after I did the color.
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:02 pm
That is what I do. Spray the color and then retape it to the nut area when I do the clear coats. 
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:31 am
Did a small clear coat fix up but when I taped it off the tape left marks in the paint.... sanded it out and polished it but its still visible. Also I guess I did not do enough clear coats or sanded too much as you can see there are some orange strips sanded out of the bear. Whatever, I definitely learned a lot about the process and it is passable. It will look badass when the body comes in, too.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:47 am
Every body I have worked on has been a learning process. It is why I tend to avoid commission work. I am still learning and I prefer to work on it and do my best and see if someone likes/wants it than to try to make it FOR someone. I end up way more nervous when someone is waiting on my work.
I end up way more nervous when someone is waiting on my work.Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:24 am
Cannot. Wait.
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:36 pm
is that a sloth polar bear? 
super cool, dude. loving it.
super cool, dude. loving it.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:57 am
haha it was modeled after the dwarfcraft pitchgrinder bear.hotrodperlmutter wrote:is that a sloth polar bear?
super cool, dude. loving it.
body should come tomorrow...!
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 2:19 am
Body came today! Took me about an hour of swearing and sanding to get the squier neck to fit in, and its still off... It went in a little crooked and would not goo all the way down. It is a little off still but I just screwed it right into the holes, and in some cases were there went holes... and it worked. Chipped a bit of paint in the process.
Photobucket uploading is down I guess... so no pictures for you! Really hard getting the action right -- neck has been unused for 10 years or so so its backbowed, we'll see how it comes out.
Photobucket uploading is down I guess... so no pictures for you! Really hard getting the action right -- neck has been unused for 10 years or so so its backbowed, we'll see how it comes out.
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:50 am
Here you go:
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:52 am
Nice white Jaguar knobs. How does it sound and play?
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:18 am
Sounds AWESOME
just shimmed the neck perfectly and the action is really good now. Just truss rod adjustments from here on out. This thing looks awesome in person
just shimmed the neck perfectly and the action is really good now. Just truss rod adjustments from here on out. This thing looks awesome in person
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:23 am
I love it. I really need to finish my Jazzmaster.
I just need to sell my Squier Venus to afford more tools and materials.
I just need to sell my Squier Venus to afford more tools and materials.
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:33 am
Yeah I'm suprised the venus hasnt sold!
The jazzy has 9s on it!! I got them for free and they were the only strings I had. Actually plays fine with them, surprisingly.
The jazzy has 9s on it!! I got them for free and they were the only strings I had. Actually plays fine with them, surprisingly.
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:46 am
I am as well, but it's not for everyone. I may have to go the ebay route. There are 3 Venus guitars up right now, including a 12 string model.cobascis wrote:Yeah I'm suprised the venus hasnt sold!
The jazzy has 9s on it!! I got them for free and they were the only strings I had. Actually plays fine with them, surprisingly.
Try to demo the Jazzmaster soon. What pickups did you finally go with? Forgive my laziness if you already said what they were.
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:47 am
SD Hot jazzmaster pups from mage. I just put the neck on the body and added trem and knobstaylornutt wrote:I am as well, but it's not for everyone. I may have to go the ebay route. There are 3 Venus guitars up right now, including a 12 string model.cobascis wrote:Yeah I'm suprised the venus hasnt sold!
The jazzy has 9s on it!! I got them for free and they were the only strings I had. Actually plays fine with them, surprisingly.
Try to demo the Jazzmaster soon. What pickups did you finally go with? Forgive my laziness if you already said what they were.
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:52 pm
Wow Im loving the orange. Man to bad its got those chips out of the paint. As soon as I saw those pictures ouch. Any plans on fixing those chips?
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:47 pm
More accurate shot of color:
