This series is perfect as I'm getting ready to start my own Stewmac kit build. I can't thank you enough for detailing what you did follow and what you didn't (grain filler, differing grits of sandpaper, etc..). I especially appreciate you covering finishing with rattle cans, as this is all I realistically am willing to invest in to finish guitars for personal use. Great work - the guitar looks great, and I can't wait to hear it.
Thank you everybody for watching the series. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted. We moved to another state business and home so it has been hectic for quite some time. The guitar plays amazing. I will post another video of the final product soon.
she is looking great and I found my answer about the grain filler.. curious that they had you sand between coats of clear.. it can help if you have serious orange peel but not entirely necessary as the finish sand will level it all and reduce sand throughs.. If you look to some of the mid 2000's Les Paul in the "faded" nitro.. they also did not pore fill.. had weight relief bodies and ligth coat of satin nitro clear.. some think that these LP's sound the best.. Larry Corsa for one.. (Faber USA).. and luthier.. she looks great.. the black backed burst will really pop.. curious about the hardware and brass nut.. how that goes.. hope you got locking tuners for her.. just easier and hold tune nicely..
Hi Robert, and greetings from across the pond! 😄 Great series of videos. I’m just about to get a LP kit to build for a good friend and band mate, and you’ve convinced me to go for Stewmac! Are you going to finish the video series with the hardware installation and possibly your buddy playing it? Finally, out of interest, are the Color Tone lacquers nitrocellulose? We can’t get them over here so I’d need to source an alternative brand. Keep up the great work… would love to see you do a Tele build sometime! All the best Gren
This series is perfect as I'm getting ready to start my own Stewmac kit build. I can't thank you enough for detailing what you did follow and what you didn't (grain filler, differing grits of sandpaper, etc..). I especially appreciate you covering finishing with rattle cans, as this is all I realistically am willing to invest in to finish guitars for personal use. Great work - the guitar looks great, and I can't wait to hear it.
Nice! Love the color! 🤘
Thank you everybody for watching the series. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted. We moved to another state business and home so it has been hectic for quite some time. The guitar plays amazing. I will post another video of the final product soon.
great series! love the way it came out
doing a great job so far! looking forward to seeing the end result sir :-)
she is looking great and I found my answer about the grain filler.. curious that they had you sand between coats of clear.. it can help if you have serious orange peel but not entirely necessary as the finish sand will level it all and reduce sand throughs.. If you look to some of the mid 2000's Les Paul in the "faded" nitro.. they also did not pore fill.. had weight relief bodies and ligth coat of satin nitro clear.. some think that these LP's sound the best.. Larry Corsa for one.. (Faber USA).. and luthier.. she looks great.. the black backed burst will really pop.. curious about the hardware and brass nut.. how that goes.. hope you got locking tuners for her.. just easier and hold tune nicely..
Thanks for commenting. Great comment. The nut went great. I’ll be posting the last videos of the series soon.
Hi Robert, and greetings from across the pond! 😄
Great series of videos. I’m just about to get a LP kit to build for a good friend and band mate, and you’ve convinced me to go for Stewmac! Are you going to finish the video series with the hardware installation and possibly your buddy playing it?
Finally, out of interest, are the Color Tone lacquers nitrocellulose? We can’t get them over here so I’d need to source an alternative brand.
Keep up the great work… would love to see you do a Tele build sometime!
All the best
Gren