SustainerPlayer
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Ruined with Precision, non-Warmoth content
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NovasScootYa
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I like the layout and router work photos and all the improvement mods. My only suggestion...strip the thick Fender finish and nitro the body.
dmraco
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I do not think there is a right way to go relics. I hate the guys taking razor blades to $4000 Gibsons to emulate checking. However, I do appreciate the relic process to a point.
Here is my attempt. I sprayed a simple burst on a Les Paul jr. (Precision) Please ignore the logo :laughing8: with my choice of color it is obvious this is not meant to passed off as a real Gib$0n. I then only sprayed 2 coats of clear. I played for a bit and took note of where my hands, strap and arm hit. Then out came the steel wool. I figured less this more here. The finish is so thin it will wear quickly. Next step is to distress the hardware a bit.
I put a few nicks on the back and called it a day.
Funny thing is I had a guy at a guitar show offer me over $1000 for it. I pointed out the color, my own serial number, as well as the gold frets....he did not care. I guess I should have took the cash and run!
Here is my attempt. I sprayed a simple burst on a Les Paul jr. (Precision) Please ignore the logo :laughing8: with my choice of color it is obvious this is not meant to passed off as a real Gib$0n. I then only sprayed 2 coats of clear. I played for a bit and took note of where my hands, strap and arm hit. Then out came the steel wool. I figured less this more here. The finish is so thin it will wear quickly. Next step is to distress the hardware a bit.
I put a few nicks on the back and called it a day.
Funny thing is I had a guy at a guitar show offer me over $1000 for it. I pointed out the color, my own serial number, as well as the gold frets....he did not care. I guess I should have took the cash and run!
rgand
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You did this one right. I like the subtle effect of aging you gave it. So often, relic jobs look like they've been dragged behind a truck for a while. Compliments on this one.DMRACO said:I do not think there is a right way to go relics. I hate the guys taking razor blades to $4000 Gibsons to emulate checking. However, I do appreciate the relic process to a point.
Here is my attempt. I sprayed a simple burst on a Les Paul jr. (Precision) Please ignore the logo :laughing8: with my choice of color it is obvious this is not meant to passed off as a real Gib$0n. I then only sprayed 2 coats of clear. I played for a bit and took note of where my hands, strap and arm hit. Then out came the steel wool. I figured less this more here. The finish is so thin it will wear quickly. Next step is to distress the hardware a bit.
I put a few nicks on the back and called it a day.
Funny thing is I had a guy at a guitar show offer me over $1000 for it. I pointed out the color, my own serial number, as well as the gold frets....he did not care. I guess I should have took the cash and run!
Day-mun
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Since we're showing pic of distressed projects, I'll share a few shots of my "worn" sonic blue P-bass. The finish is so fragile on this guy, it practically started relicing itself (-think there was a thread a ways back about W's sonic blue stuff being pretty chippy compared to the other solid colors).
Rather than use steel wool, I used a Mr. Clean magic eraser; Steel wool, -even 0000, would have been too harsh IMO. It then went a few rounds with some car-keys, a wire coat hanger, and a few heavy set-downs on the garage floor, and the finish was done... wiped it down with brown shoe polish and then cleaned off (to leave some "grime" in the dents & nicks). Next the hardware took a trip through an acid vapor "time-machine", and the plastic knobs and 'covers got their mojo workin' with some dark-roast java in the basket of an auto-drip coffee maker.
Rather than use steel wool, I used a Mr. Clean magic eraser; Steel wool, -even 0000, would have been too harsh IMO. It then went a few rounds with some car-keys, a wire coat hanger, and a few heavy set-downs on the garage floor, and the finish was done... wiped it down with brown shoe polish and then cleaned off (to leave some "grime" in the dents & nicks). Next the hardware took a trip through an acid vapor "time-machine", and the plastic knobs and 'covers got their mojo workin' with some dark-roast java in the basket of an auto-drip coffee maker.
ccasion14: -Nice job on the Paul!!!
