stewart wrote:i know you want woodstain (:S) but i think it'd look cool with the body white, it'd match the headstock and the black guard would finish it off nicely.
Nah, I'm only using the woodstain to darken the wood, it'll give me the desired hue with my thin layer of paint, ala my test piece:
Looks way nicer in person- closer to wine red.
I'm actually gonna sand the headstock back to the wood, and tint the whole neck with vintagey gloss, eventually. This project is definitely gonna be a slow burner, but it's kinda fun that way.
Well, the Aurora Project apologised for fucking up my order and said if I return the black one, they'll make me up a white one. Gonna do some photoshooping and have a think on it, I think..
Fran wrote:I like the black pg, black on natural wood always looks 70's to me.
Coming on nicely Doog, did i miss something though? Did you snag a body from somewhere or did you use pine? Apologies for the senile dementia.
Our very own Dave came through for me BIGSTYLE by offering up his old stripped Hondo LP Jr body, neck and various parts in return for some pickups, a cheap delay pedal, a coffee and a jolly nice chat at Chez Doog; that pretty much set me going well and truly.
And then the powerhouse combo of BacchusPaul and Mike furnished me with a Flying V to pinch parts off (mainly neck), they are fucking DUDES. Once again, another homebrew Doog guitar is spilling over with love and generosity.
Wow I'm stoked to see that old body get used! I really liked it even though it'scompressed layers - feels meatttttty.
Doog, with regard to the offset high E you can amend that easily in my experience - slighty loosen the neck screws and give the neck a slight pull in the appropriate direction. It doesn't need a lot at all and a minute movement will create plenty of travel for the string as it lays along the neck. Okay tis a slight fudge but usually you don't need much movement at all and it won't be terribly obvious. Worth a shot.
Also with regard to the body and staining - you may need to get a sander on it and take it right down (although those thimbles will need manual attention), You could go as far as bleaching the wood which I assume wouldn't be very hard as long as it was fully dried after and the some more sanding to take the raised grain down flat again.
So impressed!!
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It might be a little biased towards the thin E (giving the thick E too much space), but I think it''ll be workable.
Since it is a bolt on neck this is really not a problem. Keep both the E strings on the neck. Loosen the bolts holding on the neck a little. Then with the guitar facing you, body of guitar between your knees, grab the neck and near the head and pull it the direction you want. When you get the string spacing equal take your free hand start cranking down the neck bolts. You should get it near perfect with no problems.
It might be a little biased towards the thin E (giving the thick E too much space), but I think it''ll be workable.
Since it is a bolt on neck this is really not a problem. Keep both the E strings on the neck. Loosen the bolts holding on the neck a little. Then with the guitar facing you, body of guitar between your knees, grab the neck and near the head and pull it the direction you want. When you get the string spacing equal take your free hand start cranking down the neck bolts. You should get it near perfect with no problems.
This has been todays guitar kama sutra lessen.
hehe it was also Mondays
iCEByTes wrote:5 Most Jizz face maker Solo�s , classic Rock music i ever listened.
iCEByTes wrote:Blunt a joint , Take the Touch , Listen this.
