Lol
I knew you were going to say that...I was thinking it as soon as I saw the "beater" comment.
Lol, yeah, and sorry for semi-hijacking your thread. That was not my intention.
Lol
I knew you were going to say that...I was thinking it as soon as I saw the "beater" comment.
mine was a blem (that I've never found ) and I got it for $140! It was gonna be my beach guitar but I liked it so much it was my main gigging axe for about a year.
So you're going with gold metalflake ..... big or small flakes?
It's s serious decision .... I had an old Mosrite bass I did in red/silver and blue metalflake .... I used small flakes for that and greg's looks like a medium size ..... I'm kinda partial to large flakes because of all the light they scatter but they can be hard to get a smooth finish over.
Big flakes of course!mine was a blem (that I've never found ) and I got it for $140! It was gonna be my beach guitar but I liked it so much it was my main gigging axe for about a year.
So you're going with gold metalflake ..... big or small flakes?
It's s serious decision .... I had an old Mosrite bass I did in red/silver and blue metalflake .... I used small flakes for that and greg's looks like a medium size ..... I'm kinda partial to large flakes because of all the light they scatter but they can be hard to get a smooth finish over.
that's basically how I did my Mosrite. It worked well.Big flakes of course!
I'm not going to attempt spraying the flakes. I'm going to modify a salt shaker and shake them on the guitar body. First I'm going to paint it gold (or black...haven't made up my mind on that yet). Then after the color coat is completely dry I'm going to shoot a wet coat of clear nitro and the cover it with flakes. After that completely dries its just a matter of building the clear coat up to the pointer can be leveled without a sand through.
That is a sweet Tele.I built a 1951 Nocaster several years ago. Researched, bought a book or two, designed it to look like a new 1951 Nocaster. I bought the 2-piece body and neck from Warmoth and they did a custom vintage NOS Tele blond finish. Big fat neck. The only thing I don't like is the discrepancy between the "look" of the neck and the look of the body, but that is very minor. Fender CS Nocaster neck and bridge pups. 1-ply pickguard. "Vintage" 3 barrel brass bridge. It does have a 4-way switch and modern wiring. There was a use for the vintage wiring scheme in the 1950s, but there is no longer any reason to wire a Tele that way. I love, LOVE this guitar. Some friends ask how much it costs, and I tell them $750, which is the truth. Then they ask why not just BUY a guitar for the same price or less. I tell them a) I wouldn't have a Nocaster because I can't afford the $2K from Fender's CS, b) I wouldn't have something unique that I built.
I look forward to pics of your build, Jimi. Definitely update. *subscribed*
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