Graffiti62
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Hey Everybody--
I'm hoping that the worst of my busy stretch is over with and I'll have more time to parcitipate on this board and get back to puttering with a hobby, rather than working an insane amount of overtime. And for those of you who are wondering, the little girl is doing very well and is an absolute riot to be around.
Here's my prediciment:
I've always wanted to achieve the sound and guitar of someone I've always idolzied: Rory Gallagher. As many of you have maybe seen, Rory was always known for his '61 ex-sunburst Fender Stratocaster that had nearly all of the finish worn off of it. I think I'll have good luck with the pickups if I do a trio of DiMarzio Area '61s. What I plan to do for a finish is honestly nothing at all. Instead of trying to do up a sunburst finish and beat it to submission to get the look, I'm going to go with bare wood and allow the body to breathe. The problem that I'm thinking out is how to finish the body. I just want to have a simple oil I can wipe on the body every once in a while to keep the wood from drying out. I thought about using something like an orange-based oil that I could wipe the body down every three months or so, but I think that may be too heavy. Is there anything you guys can suggest?
Thanks for the help!
I'm hoping that the worst of my busy stretch is over with and I'll have more time to parcitipate on this board and get back to puttering with a hobby, rather than working an insane amount of overtime. And for those of you who are wondering, the little girl is doing very well and is an absolute riot to be around.
Here's my prediciment:
I've always wanted to achieve the sound and guitar of someone I've always idolzied: Rory Gallagher. As many of you have maybe seen, Rory was always known for his '61 ex-sunburst Fender Stratocaster that had nearly all of the finish worn off of it. I think I'll have good luck with the pickups if I do a trio of DiMarzio Area '61s. What I plan to do for a finish is honestly nothing at all. Instead of trying to do up a sunburst finish and beat it to submission to get the look, I'm going to go with bare wood and allow the body to breathe. The problem that I'm thinking out is how to finish the body. I just want to have a simple oil I can wipe on the body every once in a while to keep the wood from drying out. I thought about using something like an orange-based oil that I could wipe the body down every three months or so, but I think that may be too heavy. Is there anything you guys can suggest?
Thanks for the help!