burningyen Posted May 12, 2017 Author Posted May 12, 2017 12 minutes ago, polara said: Cersei just pushes all my buttons. Always enjoy this thread, Ben: lovely idea and execution. Thanks, man! I'm just having fun with these, but it's always nice when other people like the same stuff I do.
burningyen Posted August 20, 2017 Author Posted August 20, 2017 Checking fit before the bodies get painted.
Gabe Posted August 20, 2017 Posted August 20, 2017 Looking good as is. Maybe only some lacquer, keeping the colour natural? At least I hope it will be transparent!
killerteddybear Posted August 20, 2017 Posted August 20, 2017 Solid yellow for the plain top. transparent amber burst for the flamey one!
burningyen Posted August 21, 2017 Author Posted August 21, 2017 12 hours ago, Gabe said: Looking good as is. Maybe only some lacquer, keeping the colour natural? At least I hope it will be transparent! The maple-topped one will definitely get a transparent finish. Thinking an amber/iced tea burst unless someone $pecifies something else. The alder body's getting an opaque finish. I have something unusual in mind.
burningyen Posted August 21, 2017 Author Posted August 21, 2017 9 hours ago, killerteddybear said: Solid yellow for the plain top. transparent amber burst for the flamey one! Good guess on the flamey one!
scottcald Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Those both look great, I actually like the plain one's natural contrast with the neck.
killerteddybear Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 3 hours ago, burningyen said: Good guess on the flamey one! OK then, seafoam green on the alder body... Signal orange?
gorch Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 6 hours ago, killerteddybear said: OK then, seafoam green on the alder body... Signal orange? Sea form green top and orange sides and back, if so.
Boomerang~Junkie Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Metallic orange body, tortoise shell pick guard with neck left raw - cleared headstock. The second one is so nice as it sits - it could just get scared a bit with the shadow of the lacquer spray gun and be just fine. Ben, although (and because) you taunt me with your merciless B-Way porn posts, you are on my "must buy" list.
burningyen Posted August 23, 2017 Author Posted August 23, 2017 On 8/21/2017 at 0:39 PM, Boomerang~Junkie said: Ben, although (and because) you taunt me with your merciless B-Way porn posts, you are on my "must buy" list. Thanks! Adding a little bling this time around: And going back to a single truss rod, this time with spoke wheel adjustment:
burningyen Posted August 23, 2017 Author Posted August 23, 2017 3 hours ago, gorch said: Are the guitars in any way CITES affecting? Just spoke to US FWS to make sure. The MOP is not regulated under CITES, so the only restriction would be that the guitars have to be shipped through a qualified inspection port since MOP is technically wildlife. I believe the mahogany used for the HB guitar is CITES-regulated in raw lumber form but not in finished product form. I'm double-checking on that. Everything else (alder, maple) is free of any import/export restriction.
burningyen Posted August 24, 2017 Author Posted August 24, 2017 6 hours ago, burningyen said: Just spoke to US FWS to make sure. The MOP is not regulated under CITES, so the only restriction would be that the guitars have to be shipped through a qualified inspection port since MOP is technically wildlife. I believe the mahogany used for the HB guitar is CITES-regulated in raw lumber form but not in finished product form. I'm double-checking on that. Everything else (alder, maple) is free of any import/export restriction. Correction: The mahogany used in the HB guitar is African mahogany and not subject to CITES.
Tortious Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 I would be worried that those idiots would bandsaw anything with brown-ish looking wood. Like, even if you taped a big note on the neck saying 'IT'S NOT ROSEWOOD, THAT'S WHY IT DOESN'T HAVE CERTIFICATES' likely wouldn't matter. That, to me, is one of the big flaws in that whole stupid system (besides that fact that it exists at all) is how do you document woods that might sort of look like woods on the list but really aren't? Anyway, cool looking guitars.
burningyen Posted August 24, 2017 Author Posted August 24, 2017 12 hours ago, Tortious said: I would be worried that those idiots would bandsaw anything with brown-ish looking wood. Like, even if you taped a big note on the neck saying 'IT'S NOT ROSEWOOD, THAT'S WHY IT DOESN'T HAVE CERTIFICATES' likely wouldn't matter. That, to me, is one of the big flaws in that whole stupid system (besides that fact that it exists at all) is how do you document woods that might sort of look like woods on the list but really aren't? Anyway, cool looking guitars. Fair point, it's not zero risk, that's for sure. And thanks!
burningyen Posted November 20, 2017 Author Posted November 20, 2017 Trying something a little different with the string-through holes: Bursted:
scottcald Posted November 20, 2017 Posted November 20, 2017 That top is fabulous and the burst is perfect. Great work!
burningyen Posted November 20, 2017 Author Posted November 20, 2017 10 hours ago, scottcald said: That top is fabulous and the burst is perfect. Great work! Thanks, but all credit goes to Mother Nature and Stike.
burningyen Posted January 8, 2018 Author Posted January 8, 2018 Getting closer, just need to give the stainless steel frets a bit more TLC: Went in a different direction (silver) with the pickguard for this one:
burningyen Posted January 8, 2018 Author Posted January 8, 2018 50 minutes ago, polara said: That burst one is just perfect. Thanks! Again, all @Stike!
burningyen Posted January 8, 2018 Author Posted January 8, 2018 13 minutes ago, ptm1diver said: Nice but they are missing the inlays. Dangit, I knew I forgot something!
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