Body ideas????

[jackthehack]

I'm starting to think I should save the goldtop build for later and get this body, fill it with brown grain filler and shoot the whole body with Fender Neck Amber to use with the neck:

http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/sc_guitar_bodies.cfm?type=guitar&itemNumber=S2103&menuItem=1&subMenuItem=1&subMenuItem2=0&laminateWood_filter=14&controlRout_filter=2&bridgeType_filter=6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,29,32,33,34,35,40,41,42,43,49,50,51

 

[jackthehack]

Wound up ordering this puppy; now to study on how to finish it.....

 

 

[sundin4prez]

nice body.....i how much did it set you back?

 

[jackthehack]

$379; they had another with similiar quilting; but prefer Black Korina to swamp ash

 

[guitlouie]

Very nice! Like the Korina! Even though I will still be thinking about goldy...

 

[jackthehack]

I'll get around to the '54 Goldtop Strat maybe next, if I don't get distracted, will have to order custom parts on that one and wait a while as there'll never be anything suitable body-wise in the Showcase; have to finish the Thin Special and see how I like the Rio Grande P-90s as well, wind/rain have not been cooperating the last couple of days...

Any sage words on how I should finish the quit top?

 

[Shmoopie]

black filler and a trans something with a black burst over. or just a dark ernie ball style honey burst, theres is the best.

 

[jackthehack]

Go to top of thread, aesthetically black and brown don't mix; thinking of something amber/honey on brown filler? Was looking through quilt tops on the Showcase and there's a lot of homely items there....

 

[NonsenseTele]

You can try some brown, to match, but it's a little bit "over"... look this guitar, this is the first one I've build:


perhaps a yellowished amber do it right...

 

[NonsenseTele]

As you can see, I couldn't make my guitar appear where I would like  :icon_biggrin:

 

[Alfang]

Hey Nonsense, you built those guitars?  those are beautifull man, wow!  Nice work!

 

[NonsenseTele]

Yes! I did it a long time ago... 

 

[JR]

Choice Bro!

 

[jackthehack]

NoNonsenseTele - Love that bass; how did you do the finish on that? I think I'm going to try filling the body with StewMac brown filler, and use a Woodburst stain/dye in a similar color to that finish you have there...

 

[NonsenseTele]

NoNonsenseTele - Love that bass; how did you do the finish on that? I think I'm going to try filling the body with StewMac brown filler, and use a Woodburst stain/dye in a similar color to that finish you have there...

Didn't understand well!
The bass was Fender who did it! :icon_biggrin:
I only build the guitar... It's a Imbuya Burl veneer in the top and the headstock, so it's the natural color... and the finish is the only thing I didn't do, I leave it to a professional painter...

 

[nathan a]

nonsense tele, that guitar of yours is a work of art. I'm blown away by that finish, and the matching between neck and body woods. Well done my friend