thearabianmage
August 25th, 2008, 06:40 PM
I finally waited for the lacquer to set so I could polish Bubba up.
Whoa! I tell you what, it ain't no where near perfect in many respects (a fair few runs and some dips where I used plastic wood on the vines and stuff) but it's got a near-mirror shine to it! I didn't think it would, but p800, p1200, rubbing compound, and good 'ol elbow grease sorted it out.
There's a few bits that shine more than others, but all-in-all, for my first paint-job and lacquer, etc. it's not terrible. It could've been a lot worse, especially when it came to carving the vines in the body and 'Bubba' in the headstock and stuff.
I will get some clips posted of it, but I'll do that in another thread, because I want to do a 'review' of the Chromacaster - two birds with one stone, sorta thing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28938639@N07/sets/72157606955601397/
After having played this guitar for about a month, and now being able to play it after it's been polished up, I really, really like it.
Despite all of its aesthetic flaws, it's got bucket-loads of character. The dude who used to own it had a go on it - rather inebriated, as Scotsmen get - and he said it was 'A s---hole before, but now it's gorgeous.' I was really chuffed to have gotten his approval, he's a hard nut to please. He's got that patriotic 'If it ain't made in Scotland, it's got a lot of makin' up to do' kind of attitude, which is cool.
Everyone who's played it has liked the feel of it, which I'm proud of. But it also sounds great, especially with the Chromacaster. I used these cheapish pickups by a company called Artec (ceramic magnet, around 10kohm, completely encased, rwrp middle) and they actually sound quite nice. Well, I think they do, but as I said, I'll get some clips up.
Cheers,
Joe
Whoa! I tell you what, it ain't no where near perfect in many respects (a fair few runs and some dips where I used plastic wood on the vines and stuff) but it's got a near-mirror shine to it! I didn't think it would, but p800, p1200, rubbing compound, and good 'ol elbow grease sorted it out.
There's a few bits that shine more than others, but all-in-all, for my first paint-job and lacquer, etc. it's not terrible. It could've been a lot worse, especially when it came to carving the vines in the body and 'Bubba' in the headstock and stuff.
I will get some clips posted of it, but I'll do that in another thread, because I want to do a 'review' of the Chromacaster - two birds with one stone, sorta thing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28938639@N07/sets/72157606955601397/
After having played this guitar for about a month, and now being able to play it after it's been polished up, I really, really like it.
Despite all of its aesthetic flaws, it's got bucket-loads of character. The dude who used to own it had a go on it - rather inebriated, as Scotsmen get - and he said it was 'A s---hole before, but now it's gorgeous.' I was really chuffed to have gotten his approval, he's a hard nut to please. He's got that patriotic 'If it ain't made in Scotland, it's got a lot of makin' up to do' kind of attitude, which is cool.
Everyone who's played it has liked the feel of it, which I'm proud of. But it also sounds great, especially with the Chromacaster. I used these cheapish pickups by a company called Artec (ceramic magnet, around 10kohm, completely encased, rwrp middle) and they actually sound quite nice. Well, I think they do, but as I said, I'll get some clips up.
Cheers,
Joe