The most intense dye * found

[fretless]

I have 2 Warmoth Necks going on to Lowe Custom Guitar bodies and dyed them this weekend with http://www.amazon.com/J-E-Mosers-Finishes-Soluble-English/dp/B00865ZN3A

I did a very simple dye , Minwax wipeon poly and wax . 2 day job and they turned out great .

2 NR-Thund-R-Luxe bodies in Swamp Ash , electroscoket input holes , no control holes drilled , and rear control cavity tele style .

one of these will get a Schaller 8 string bridge and Warmoth 8 string neck , the other gets Warmoth 4 banger neck and Schaller 4 bridge
I used the "rose pink " and "orange" 

The Orange got a Lakland / Hanson NeoPunch P w/ 250k pots and nos ceramic disc capacitor.

The pinky got my '96 Schecters original DiMarzio split p DP127 I recently replace that with a Sheptone and kept this rail pup for the 8 banger . w/ 500 k pots and a nos cap

 

[Surf n Music]

Wow that pink is bright!! Even so I like it. Is that what you were expecting to get? Perfect color for an 8 string. Ha That red looks tame in comparison.  Some fine basses.

 

[Great Ape]

Great colors! Whew! That RED!!

 

[fretless]

Thanks Fellas , I wasn't really sure what I was going to get I knew the colors would warm up a little with the Minwax stuff as that has a slight Amber color to it but at first shocking is what I was starring at  :icon_biggrin: The pink was so bright at first it was dayglo .I dig it though I wanted something a little different for these . :glasses9:

 

[greywolf]

that pink is outrageous

 

[Stonker]

Is this easy to do?

 

[fretless]

Is this easy to do?

very easy , maybe the easiest of all , it simply dye to wood then Minwax wipe on poly then waxed . Cheap too . You need one of those dyes , denatured alcohol or Everclear  :icon_jokercolor: I wouldn't drink either one  though . and Minwax poly
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/188-1148920-9030567?url=search-alias%3Dtools&field-keywords=J.E.+Moser%27s+

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Klean-Strip-Green-1-Qt-Denatured-Alcohol-QKGA75003/202249513

http://www.gatzies.com/p-30973-minwax-wipe-on-poly-clear-satin-1-pt.aspx?zmam=94292956&zmas=1&zmac=26&zmap=TRV377051&gclid=CMP6y4DRn8ECFQsvaQodfoEAgQ

http://www.amazon.com/Gerlitz-GNO-No-1-Carnauba-Guitar/dp/B000EEHJS8

http://www.juststrings.com/ksb-classic-polish.html

That is everything I used on those . Also it dries very fast so these 2 bodies were done in 2 days . I did about 4 or 5 coats of the wipe on and only buffed the final coat with 0000 steel wool , lightly after drying over night . Then the wax and final wiping down . I did 2 or 3 coats of dye , I never measured it I just put a spoon full in a mason jar of alcohol and let that sit over night and ran it through a paint strainer into another jar . Sometimes it doesn't dissolve all the way . Easy peasy .

 

[Stonker]

OK. I'm in the UK so Wudtone would also be a possible option.

I'm still considering a project so haven't decided what to do yet

 

[fretless]

fin

off to track it \m/

 

[Stonker]

fascinating

 

[bagman67]

That is a really, really cool 8-string.  Nice work. I'll be eager to hear your clips.

 

[fretless]

just got the 8 banger strung and somewhat tuned and here we go
https://soundcloud.com/fretlessjamz/pamukparty-rocktober-blues

 

[AutoBat]

Out of curiosity do you play an 8 string bass with a pick or with your fingers?  Same question applies to the rarer 12 string bass.

 

[fretless]

Out of curiosity do you play an 8 string bass with a pick or with your fingers?  Same question applies to the rarer 12 string bass.

whatever works I guess . This was the very first 8 string bass I ever played , recorded and finger styled  :headbang:

 

[fdesalvo]

WTH!  I've never even heard of these before.  AMAZING

 

[fretless]

I used again yesterday on a new P body ..this time it was the orange mixed with lemon yellow . This is the first time I used Minwax wipeon Gloss . I usually use the satin but wow this is excellent and after 6 coats in a day I think it turned out great . What do you think ?

the minwax darkened it up and gave it some amber glow which helped the lighter yellow . Not sure what color to call it though .

 

[Cagey]

the minwax darkened it up and gave it some amber glow which helped the lighter yellow . Not sure what color to call it though.

Pumpkin.

 

[frown]

That's a great dye job on lovely piece of lumber!

Pumpkin is a apt name too.

 

[fretless]

Thanks Fellas ! Yes or Pumpkin Spice !

 

[fretless]