Dang I was going to say candy apple red.
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Dang I was going to say candy apple red.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
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KTM Orange,( Pumpkin ).
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Hello marnold,
I kind of like the metallic colors in this type of situation. Clapton had a darker metallic turquoise Strat that I thought was awesome. With the right guard, pickups and knobs it would look great. I also like Spudman's suggestion with the prismatic colors. I painted my first LP junior copy that I made with white pearl and it looked great. I also painted a friends LP flip flop blue pearl and that was nice too. If you are real careful in a clean room you could paint a prismatic color. The only problem with candy and pearl colors is that if you have any trouble at any time during the painting with a run or dirt, you may have to sand it all back off and start over again. Not so much with the pearls or prismatic colors but with any candy. I used to paint custom motorcycles for a local Harley shop and without a super clean work area you can mess up a candy paint job and have to start all over again right down to the base color.
I feel the same way about the natural finish, the basswood is a risk as far as grain and color and the current finish could be used as a base for whatever color you decide on. I would sand it down as thin as you can though and get off as much of the original finish as you can. This will keep the total thickness to a minimum and still provide a good dry stable base that has filled your grain all these years.
Whatever you decide on it is looking better all the time, nice work indeed!
M29
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