Thread: General Luthiery Thread - Page 11 - Muse Messageboard
Started 1 year, 3 months ago by hooglebug
im not putting this in my guitar thread so i thought id pop it in here in case anyone wanted to see. i hate doing these, this is only the second iv done for someone else and im sick of them. and iv turned down quite a few too, but i need the money so i took this one on
its more hole than wood. i bet you cant guess what finish this ones gonna be hehe
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Originally Posted by hooglebug
hahaha how close you are. he wants the glitterati finish only with different colour sparkles
That is going to look like a UGLEH MODAFUKAAAAAAAAA
yes it wouldnt be my first choice either. he was at one point leaning towards black with glitter, but he leant back. which i was secretly pleased about cos i was planning on something like that for a future one of my designs.
but i must say i am looking forward to finishing it. it shall be an adventure in sparkles
lol, hooglebug tbh, AND I MEAN THIS IN A NICE WAY, it's such a waste of your talent to be making MoC's. Leave them to noob guitar makers like me!!
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in other good news, a friend of mine asked me today to make him a guitar. even though my 1st one STILL isn't finished, although the body has been shipped. Awesome.
fair enough i suppose.
still, i'm sure you'll do an awesome job of it. from the pics above, it looks like it's turning out great so far. did you finish that black burst one with the trisonics btw?
no iv been busy with this one and not had the money to buy the last few little bits i need. its all wired apart from the pickups and the output jack. need to get some strings to do the nut and check the frets and everything too.
should be really getting on with the moc now just got the last stuff i needed for the neck so i can be getting that done between all the various coats the...
Quote: Originally Posted by hooglebug blimey yeah. i havent used super glue on the mirror, just epoxy. i guess the epoxy has sealed the back of the mirror when iv used super glue for the binding Yeah, that's what I'm thinking now. If I make sure there's no gaps for the glue to get under the mirror top, I shouldn't have a problem!
These images were taken a few weeks ago by the guy making my guitar. I decided to go with a traditional tele shape rather than a mattocaster. The body will be black. The headstock is Neil's custom design. Thought it was quite nice! Obviously a midi touch screen going in the square. Should be finished in the next 2 weeks, and I will be adding the hardware - cosmo black knobs / bridge / tuners, and chrome mbk2 pickups. will post more when...
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