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telecaster project
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 1:57 pm
by aftermecomestheflood
im gonna install a humbucker in the neck position,
tent the back of the neck rosewood so its gonna be reverse thing with maple fretboard
add black pickguard, new string tree, 500k pots, possibly new saddles.
any suggestions on a neck humbucker??? i was thinking gibson 57 paf but not set on it yet.
will 500k pots sound fine with a hotrail?
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 1:59 pm
by Mike
You can't tint a neck "rosewood".
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:02 pm
by aftermecomestheflood
Mike wrote:You can't tint a neck "rosewood".
stain i meant.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:07 pm
by robroe
sure you can. people have been tinting oak pooltables rosewood for centuries
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:07 pm
by benecol
Brown felt tip pen works fine, and you can make a nice grain pattern too.
Protip: draw little circles first, then make your pen lines flow round them.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:08 pm
by robroe
im not sayin its gonna look good or anything. im just saying you can do it
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:17 pm
by Mike
That is called Brown, Rainman.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:28 pm
by robroe
IT SAYS FUCKIN ROSEWOOD RIGHT ON THE CAN STEVIE WONDER
IT DON'T SAY BROWN
UNLESS "ROSEWOOD" IN ENGLAND MEANS "BROWN"
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:31 pm
by aftermecomestheflood
robroe wrote:im not sayin its gonna look good or anything. im just saying you can do it
yeah, im kinda scared it wont but i could always sand it down back to its natural look.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:33 pm
by aftermecomestheflood
robroe wrote:
IT SAYS FUCKIN ROSEWOOD RIGHT ON THE CAN STEVIE WONDER
IT DON'T SAY BROWN
UNLESS "ROSEWOOD" IN ENGLAND MEANS "BROWN"
i have a can similar to that that states rosewood at home in scotland.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:44 pm
by Mike
Sounds hideous.
Why anyone would take a nice glossy maple neck and sand it down to stain it ugly is beyond me.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:46 pm
by aftermecomestheflood
Mike wrote:Sounds hideous.
Why anyone would take a nice glossy maple neck and sand it down to stain it ugly is beyond me.
we will just have to see how it turns out.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:48 pm
by Mike
How are you going to block the stain to form a clean line at the fretboard edge?
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:52 pm
by aftermecomestheflood
Mike wrote:How are you going to block the stain to form a clean line at the fretboard edge?
im going to wrap a cloth around my index finger and paint the stain on like so.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:53 pm
by benecol
Wax crayon binding.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:54 pm
by Mike
aftermecomestheflood wrote:Mike wrote:How are you going to block the stain to form a clean line at the fretboard edge?
im going to wrap a cloth around my index finger and paint the stain on like so.
Ah. Kindergarten Tech.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:58 pm
by aftermecomestheflood
Mike wrote:aftermecomestheflood wrote:Mike wrote:How are you going to block the stain to form a clean line at the fretboard edge?
im going to wrap a cloth around my index finger and paint the stain on like so.
Ah. Kindergarten Tech.
yep, keepin it simple.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 3:00 pm
by Reece
please tell me this isn't an expensive telecaster.
if not i say go for it, why not?
and heck, when you've got the stain out you can paint yourself a shirt on.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 3:04 pm
by aftermecomestheflood
Reece wrote:please tell me this isn't an expensive telecaster.
if not i say go for it, why not?
and heck, when you've got the stain out you can paint yourself a shirt on.
nope, i bought it cheap from a mate who needed to pay a bill.
he didnt play it often so i didnt feel bad ripping him off.
standard mexican tele.
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 3:06 pm
by benecol
aftermecomestheflood wrote:im going to wrap a cloth around my index finger and paint the stain on like so.
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