my latest project: Flying V from hell

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Corndogs list of GHEY stuff on guitars.

Flames

Stickers of bands you've..
A: never played with
..........or.........
B:Never heard.

Stickers in general

Cigarette burns on headstocks...[you have an amp right behind you..PUT AN ASHTRAY ON IT!!!}

Duct tape....if you MUST,gaff tape. Then fix the problem ASAP!!

Robertson screws...Although superior to Phillips, not standard guitar fare.

Wireless systems at tiny gigs.

Studded straps on 6120 style guitars

Names [g/f,band,other band ect...]

Spray paint

Airbrushed naked-assed chicks

Diamond plate pick guards.

....and lastly...














....Name brands.

feel free to add to the list.
 
I have done a lake placid blue paint job on a vintage '66 strat...entirely in nitro lacquer. It reflects light properly and is 100% perfect (It's my '66 and I still have it)
I have done natural finishes,
ebony finishes,
oly white finishes,
aged finishes with yellow tint in the clearcoat,
a conferderate grey strat with a rebel flag pickguard...

I wanted to do a flame finish because IT'S FUN. Plus I've never done one before and I think it looks pretty cool
I left the flames on the back of the neck by the way:cool:
 
Corndog said:
Ouch. Devalued 50%.
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It was already refinished in an incorrect color for the year. My LPB paint job didn't devalue it in the least...if anything it increased the value.

A guitar is only worth what someone is willing to pay you for...no matter what "the book" says it's worth.
 
I meant to post this earlier. This is some finish a guy got a motorcycle painter dude to put on his Reverend Volcano. Looks kinda cool.

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KillerV said:
Not that I think that anyone needs to explain their choice in guitar-finish or why they think it looks cool... but mine is a tribute to my favorite music video - Tonight, Tonight by the Smashing Pumpkins
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So really it's a tribute to Georges Méliès's silent film 'A Trip to the Moon'...
 
my Jimi Hendrix V - it started its life as an 06 red gibson flying v that i got new for about $599. i had it refinished in black with the exact replica of Jimi's V graphics. I replaced the stock pickups with 57' classics added a vintage gibson meastro tremolo and replaced the knobs with 'witchhat' knobs. it looks pretty close to the reissue.

it sounds and plays very nice:)

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legionserial said:
So really it's a tribute to Georges Méliès's silent film 'A Trip to the Moon'...
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I guess you could say that. I've never been able to find 'A Trip To The Moon' to see it, but I would love to. Anyway, I love the Pumpkins and that video inspired me in so many ways. I'ts still propably my favorite music video. I was still a kid and it was a time of my life I'll never forget.
 
I forgot to include a pic oif the back of the guitar.
 

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Jimi, NICE! It looks very well done. I can't believe all the people ripping on it, I think it's cool. Then again, I'm kind of your basic hippy-type, you know "Whatever's in your heart, that's cool!"

Do you have a page or a photobucket or something with pics of other work you've done? I'd love to see it.
 
I love the notion of making a guitar all your own. For some, I suppose they're little antiques, to be restored but never modified, then adored from a distance? For me, I play 'em & enjoy 'em. And if that means changing and customizing it, then I say go for it! I've never painted one--but only 'cause I can't. If I could--I would. In fact, now I just might.

Great job Jimi!
 
Nice. Does the orange part near the neck joint continue around the sides, or are they just black?
 
that's gonna be a sweet looking ax jimi. excellent color transition in the flames.
 
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