Recent content by GreatSaiyaMan

Thanks for all of the good information you guys!! :occasion14: I think I will go down the shellac route since it seems pretty easy to find in an average hardware store. Any idea on whats the best clearcoat? Last time I used Stewmacs color tone nitro clear gloss, is there something easier that I...

How much acetone do I really need? Could I just sand off the finish instead?

Wow! there is a lot more younger people on here than I thought there would be, I was first here with another profile when I was like 16/17 now I'm getting close to 23. Im 2 and a half years from my mechanical engineering degree, then I will be able to have all the cool gear too!

I helped my twin brother build this bass out of his old squire before he left for Afghanistan. The only squire part left of the entire thing is the body. We first changed the pickups I think are dimarzio model P and a dimarzio ultra jazz bridge, rewired it, bought new pots. The original bridge...

Thanks for the input! Cagey, I do think I sanded it a little much when I first sanded it, i'm pretty sure I used 1000 grit sandpaper too, way to smooth, I thought the chipping might of been due to using automotive paint or a too thin layer, but after reading what you DMRACO said I think it was...

Thanks! I love that neck, its my favorite part of the guitar. It has just has a plain alder body, nothing special, otherwise I would consider a dye. There isn't anything wrong with a chipped guitar, I'm just bored and a little too poor to build another one, so I was just thinking of reinventing...

Those were taken a few years ago, heres what they look like today...

This is a new account, but I am a returning user, I used to be Spartan117 (It's been years since I've logged in). Anyway I have loved my Warmoth Strat for sometime now, but since its creation it has earned many a battle scars and the paint on the body is absolutely thrashed: huge chips...