Just got all my parts, all the wood at least, for my first guitar build ever.
The specs:
BODY
Carved top VIP
2 piece black korina/limba body
Flame maple top
HXH rout
Recessed original floyd rose
PRS control layout (planning to drill 2 more holes for some mini-switches, I'm posting a question in the General Discussion area)
Contoured heel
NECK
25.5 scale length
warmoth style headstock
flame maple peghead veneer
padouk neck back
brazilian rosewood fretboard
R4 locking nut prep
Gotoh/Grover tuning peg holes
I'm going to take this guitar to college when the summer's done, I'm planning to color it with black then blue dye to give it tigerstriping, then finish it with nitro and polishing compounds for blinding sheen.
I'm considering using Deft gloss lacquer for the body's top, I've read about Deft vs. other clear lacquers fairly extensively but I am still on the fence. I can't decide between going with the ReRanch stuff or using Deft, they both seem good. I'm also hoping to match the korina back to the padouk (their colors are pretty different) by using ReRanches amber lacquer, do you all think that will work to darken the Korina to match the reddish brown of the padouk (I'm not really looking for exact matching, just bringing the colors closer together).
Geez
the pictures are bad because it's night and I had to use flash.
The specs:
BODY
Carved top VIP
2 piece black korina/limba body
Flame maple top
HXH rout
Recessed original floyd rose
PRS control layout (planning to drill 2 more holes for some mini-switches, I'm posting a question in the General Discussion area)
Contoured heel
NECK
25.5 scale length
warmoth style headstock
flame maple peghead veneer
padouk neck back
brazilian rosewood fretboard
R4 locking nut prep
Gotoh/Grover tuning peg holes
I'm going to take this guitar to college when the summer's done, I'm planning to color it with black then blue dye to give it tigerstriping, then finish it with nitro and polishing compounds for blinding sheen.
I'm considering using Deft gloss lacquer for the body's top, I've read about Deft vs. other clear lacquers fairly extensively but I am still on the fence. I can't decide between going with the ReRanch stuff or using Deft, they both seem good. I'm also hoping to match the korina back to the padouk (their colors are pretty different) by using ReRanches amber lacquer, do you all think that will work to darken the Korina to match the reddish brown of the padouk (I'm not really looking for exact matching, just bringing the colors closer together).
Geez
the pictures are bad because it's night and I had to use flash.