So, I've posted pics before, but I've slightly modified it since then.
Initially I had a gloss nitro finish that I did. However I'm not a pro. I'm far from it and I did a sub-par job. It had thousands of microscratches that bothered me to no end. I took the guitar apart and I put a satin nitro finish over the gloss. I'm extremely happy with the results and I have enjoyed the guitar thousands of times more every time I pick it up because I LOVE the feel of it.l It is smooth rather than the 'sticky' feeling you get on glossy guitars. I figured I'd try to get some shots for you that showed the texture of both the front(quilted maple) and back(mahogany) of the guitar. I also threw a pic in there to show the line between the mahogany and maple just cause that stuff always interests me.
Originally with the gloss finish:
The guitar gained quite a bit of 'variation' in the colors after the satin finish. When glossy and you looked at it, there was 'Deep blue' and 'fudge you reflection'. Now I see more. The next pic looks a little washed out with the colors. I'm not a pro in color correction so I'm posting as is.
Pretty sexy eh? the blue is actually as bright as it was in the original pic. The neck/headstock was not painted in the satin so I didn't bother taking any pics of it.
Now here is the line between the mahogany and maple. I really like it. It makes weird things happen in my lap.
Here is a pic of the back of the guitar before. It shows how deep the back of the guitar can look:
Now, this I specifically aimed for an angle that would show the actual color variation I got in the mahogany after black/blue dye. It isn't almost all black like it looks in most lighting.
now, this is to show the back of the guitar and the texture I intentionally left. I didn't want the mahogany to be smooth like quilted maple. I love the feel of the grain of the wood but I really like it to be protected. So, I used 1 thin coat of black grain filler and then clear coated. It left me with all kinds of open pores that the nitro still sealed and looks/feels awesome.
And last, but not least... a pic to show the awesome texture of the satin finish the best I could:
I know I posted this guitar before but I can't help but to repost the sexiest Z to ever grace the world.
Initially I had a gloss nitro finish that I did. However I'm not a pro. I'm far from it and I did a sub-par job. It had thousands of microscratches that bothered me to no end. I took the guitar apart and I put a satin nitro finish over the gloss. I'm extremely happy with the results and I have enjoyed the guitar thousands of times more every time I pick it up because I LOVE the feel of it.l It is smooth rather than the 'sticky' feeling you get on glossy guitars. I figured I'd try to get some shots for you that showed the texture of both the front(quilted maple) and back(mahogany) of the guitar. I also threw a pic in there to show the line between the mahogany and maple just cause that stuff always interests me.
Originally with the gloss finish:
The guitar gained quite a bit of 'variation' in the colors after the satin finish. When glossy and you looked at it, there was 'Deep blue' and 'fudge you reflection'. Now I see more. The next pic looks a little washed out with the colors. I'm not a pro in color correction so I'm posting as is.
Pretty sexy eh? the blue is actually as bright as it was in the original pic. The neck/headstock was not painted in the satin so I didn't bother taking any pics of it.
Now here is the line between the mahogany and maple. I really like it. It makes weird things happen in my lap.
Here is a pic of the back of the guitar before. It shows how deep the back of the guitar can look:
Now, this I specifically aimed for an angle that would show the actual color variation I got in the mahogany after black/blue dye. It isn't almost all black like it looks in most lighting.
now, this is to show the back of the guitar and the texture I intentionally left. I didn't want the mahogany to be smooth like quilted maple. I love the feel of the grain of the wood but I really like it to be protected. So, I used 1 thin coat of black grain filler and then clear coated. It left me with all kinds of open pores that the nitro still sealed and looks/feels awesome.
And last, but not least... a pic to show the awesome texture of the satin finish the best I could:
I know I posted this guitar before but I can't help but to repost the sexiest Z to ever grace the world.
