Table cloth flake Jazzcaster

[Scott]

Hi All, About this time last year I scored a "screaming deal" body and neck. Over the year I accumulated the various bits and pieces required for a complete guitar and Early October I began the finishing process. Here are the specs:

Jazzcaster Guitar Body
Chambered:
Alder/Alder
Control Cavity:
Top Rout
Pickup Routs:
Tele® neck/Tele® bridge
Bridge Rout Type:
Hardtail
Bridge Rout:
Vintage Telecaster®

Neck:
Strat Modern Construction Maple shaft/Pau Ferro Fretboard 1-11/16" Standard Thin

I added some dye to the neck and finished in gloss nitro and probably add some satin to the back.

 

[Scott]

I'll do a few post to get caught up on the progress on the body.
First step was sand and prime. I went with a black prime sealer in case it showed through the flake finish as the overall color theme was black/silver. Then added a few coats of .004in inch baby sized flake. I am using a water based urethane (createx colors 4050) as the flake carrier and finish. After a few coats of the baby flake I used a mix of regular and monster size flake (.015 and .025 in) to get pretty close to full coverage.

 

[Scott]

Next step (after multiple clear coats to bury the flake and sanding) is adding the thin line masking tape. My hats off to the guys thin line masking an entire car. They make it look so fast and easy. This took me about 4 hours and I still had a few wobbles.

 

[Scott]

I didn't get a shot of the body after masking the top and back and spraying transparent black on the edges and the thick stripe between the thin line masking (but I did that). Now time for the table cloth. I used some re-mountable spray glue on the back of the lace to hold it in place while I sprayed the transparent black over it. 3 light coats over the lace on the back and 1 medium coat on the top.

Top:


Back:

 

[Scott]

Next step was to add some fading around the accent stripes. I went light on the front and darker on the back.

 

[Scott]

After the long process I was finally able to remove all of masking tape and lay on another dozen or so coats (with a few level sands along the way). I was very pleased with the outcome.

 

[Scott]

I have some Planet Tone pickups (American metal for Tele) to put in it. I have a DPDT to do an out of phase option. I did see a "half out of phase wiring option also. I have a guitar with out of phase wiring and have a good idea of how wonky it might sound. Does anyone have experience with the half out of phase option? I am using a 4-way switch for a bridge, series, parallel, neck configuration.

 

[LavJQ]

I love the finish, one of the most unique flakes I've seen ever! I can't wait to see the finished product!!

 

[vetteman]

Cool!

 

[Hodgo]

I have some Planet Tone pickups (American metal for Tele) to put in it. I have a DPDT to do an out of phase option. I did see a "half out of phase wiring option also. I have a guitar with out of phase wiring and have a good idea of how wonky it might sound. Does anyone have experience with the half out of phase option? I am using a 4-way switch for a bridge, series, parallel, neck configuration.

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I have a HOoP setup on a Tele using Lawrence 5-way wiring, a Duncan Broadcaster, and a PAF in the neck. It does NOT sound out of phase. You can hear it here, 4th clip:

https://soundcloud.com/hodgo-525906495%2Fpaf-tele