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Freaky coincidence- I just saved some pics of this from a Facebook group thinking it was a cool design. Small world, init?

robthemac wrote:Need to do some work on my LP. Looking to borrow some files to get the nut slots right. Would just be for a few hours. Box of beer in it for you.

Hey Rob, I'm in Onerahi and have some nut files you can borrow.

jeremyb wrote:

Wow, that was awesome! Some great content in there that I'd like some parents who push their kids too hard to see!

I misunderstood how you did this. I thought you used the material as a mask, the sprayed a white guitar black, then removed it to reveal the design. If you could procure one of your Nana's doilies you could try that :lol: Here's a pretty good explanation except he uses a water-based sealer rather t...

That looks fantastic! How did you do the edges? That would be difficult to make look nice wouldn't it? looks like the fabric is only on the top so I would glue it down and let it "set" then sand along then edge and paint. You would see any seem then This. I also put a few coats of paint o...

Bg wrote:is that actually a tone approved epoxy? I mean as recommended by the gurus at the gear page?

I gave the guy at Bunnings the secret password and took me out back to where they stash the NOS epoxy.

AiRdAd wrote:That looks fantastic! How did you do the edges? That would be difficult to make look nice wouldn't it?

Yeah that was a bit tricky but the edges aren't very rounded on this one so it wasn't so bad. If it was a strat body it would be more difficult and you would have to fade/burst the edges.

jeremyb wrote:Farrrrkkkk that looks cool!!!

What epoxy system did you use?

This: https://www.bunnings.co.nz/norski-epoxy ... _p00261124

Very cool. More elegant than most. I don't know why more of us don't do this kind of finish. I think people are put off by thinking it's difficult or worrying that it will kill resonance and sustain. The resonance thing I imagine could be an issue if you did the sides and back too and used some sor...

codedog wrote:Wow, that looks fantastic! Are there any "seams" visible?

It's just one piece of fabric so no seams. The photos don't show it but the sides and back are painted matt black so I didn't have to worry bout joins.

I think it was 4 coats of epoxy before the texture of the fabric stopped showing through. The top of the body is arched so the epoxy kept running off I'll definitely do another one at some stage. It was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be.

Thought I'd share a couple of pics of a fabric finish I did a while ago on a body I built. Finally got my A into G to assemble it. The neck is something I've had lying around for a while (Mighty Mite perhaps?). I'm not thrilled with the headstock so I think I'll modify that at some stage. As always,...

I have a pair of 200w Celestion 12" FRFR speakers on their way from the UK. https://celestion.com/product/200/f12x200/ I probably wont need both. I'm not sure what you have planned regarding cabinets for these but you might be interested to know that I built a couple of cabs to the specs recom...

Molly wrote:I have a pair of 200w Celestion 12" FRFR speakers on their way from the UK.

https://celestion.com/product/200/f12x200/

I probably wont need both.

I have a pair of these. They sound great!

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Basket Case wrote:Has the PRS headstock shape changed over the years? I don't recall ever seeing one that looks like that

That's the Santana headstock.

*Does quick Google... How have I never noticed that before?