cool finish for a guitar...?????

[dmraco]

I recently just finished spraying a Harley gas tank...now my son wants his bass painted like this....AH the agony...what do you think?  I think OK for a classic tank...too extreme for a bass..

 

[greywolf]

Tres Slick .. I saw Cory Ness shoot one like that ( Arlen's son)  he laid down the base coat , then laid fishnet over it and shot the second , then cleared it .. very cool.

 

[Cagey]

Tough call. That's a damn nice finish, and very attractive. But, you may be right - what's good for the tank may not be good for the bass.

Really, though, it comes down to what the kid wants his bass to look like. It's nobody else's decision.

 

[thebutcher85]

I think that would look awesome on a bass!

 

[The Norwegian Guy]

Patterns on guitars are fugly! :sad1:

 

[kboman]

Q. "cool finish for a guitar...?????"
A. Yes.

 

[rapfohl09]

Man that looks like it would take forever to do....I'm with Andreas, patterns on guitars are gross.

 

[NonsenseTele]

Not sure....

 

[dmraco]

Man that looks like it would take forever to do....I'm with Andreas, patterns on guitars are gross.

not that long...you would be surprised.  Just some patience....here is a link how it was done..

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http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=1340850

 

[Jet-Jaguar]

I think it would look cool, but if you were on stage, people wouldn't be able to see the pattern.

It reminds me of a finish I saw once where someone actually used water, to make a water-drop pattern.  They sprayed water on a guitar such that it made little droplets, then sprayed white, grey, and black paint on it, and when the water-drops dryed off, there was a pretty realistic water-drop pattern on the guitar.  It looked really cool, but you really couldn't tell what it was from more than 10 feet away.

 

[scootles]

Honestly... I'd say no. I love the pattern, but I dont' see it working on a guitar.

 

[pabloman]

I think it would look cool.  Maybe even do a blackburst on the bass too.  Or maybe paint the bass black and use that pattern and color on a big 4 inch stripe across the front. Idk. It's definately cool though.  :headbang1:

 

[line6man]

It would look like a Louis Vuitton suitcase or something. :blob7:

I don't see it working well on a guitar, but it certainly looks great on a motorcycle.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

Depending on the colors, and if a burst was added, it would make one helluva snake finish.  The 80's did end over two decades ago, so it might be time to dust off a little over the top finish ideas.
Patrick