Curator, thanks for watching! I'm liking it too, but during the staining, I was pretty concerned. Darkest before the dawn, and all that. Hope all is going well for you, take care!
Tymann, thanks for watching! Well, it will have a value of parts greater than it's value as a branded guitar. I'm enjoying the project and having fun along the way. Be safe and take care!
Bri, thanks for watching and I completely agree - I wasn't a fan of the color either. What's the saying "darkest before dawn"? This was a good example of that. It looks regrettable for a long time. Clear finish for the save! It should really come together nicely as we get final-final finishes in place. Be safe and take care!
Bassman, thanks for watching! I like it too...hope the plate fits after all the finish is on. Oooh that would and interesting day, I'd have to re-re-mod. Ha, I'll start preparing myself. Hope all is well, take care!
Jens, good to hear from you and thanks for watching! Glad you like the color too. I wasn't sure originally, then the samples looked good so I went with the green. Then the actual dye work started and I was concerned... it all worked out in the end. I like it! Hope all is well, take care my friend!
Recently discovered your channel and been watching some of your older projects as well as this one. I've come to the conclusion you're a skillful talented guy! I also noticed another guy I watch, Damien Bachi, giving you a name drop! Super stuff! 🎸🎸
John, thanks for watching and I'm glad you found this channel. I greatly appreciate the time you've taken to watch the various vids. I tinker and go places I probably shouldn't, but that's how I learn. Constantly trying to add to my bag of tricks. Good to hear you are familiar with Damien Bacci too. He's a really great guy, was very hospitable and offered me a ton of useful insight for my projects. I just saw one of his recent videos, and he's playing through a little Fender Champ amp clone that I made. I'm looking forward to that build feedback too. Thanks again for hanging out here, hope to hear from you again. Take care!
Hi John, never say anything wrong with you. You are a perfectionist, which in guitar making is a blessing not a flaw. You are so pro ready in what you do. I like your tool making process. Kudos!
Marty, thanks for watching and the kind words. I enjoy these projects (mostly), and like creating new challenges for myself (so it seems). Just need more time to work on stuff - it's all good. Thanks again, be safe and take care!
@@theNextProject I totally understand. It's the same for me. I love designing guitars and doing things differently. This is how we learn. All the best! 🙏
Hey Martin, thanks for watching and glad you're liking the color too. I kinda figure some folk won't go for green, but this thing should pop pretty good. I think it will find a good home eventually. Hope all is well, take care!
Hey Santo, good to hear from you and thanks for watching! I'm liking the he color too at this point. It will be interesting to get more feedback on people's preferences when it is all done. Hope all is well, b le safe and take care!
Hans, thanks for watching, and glad the videos are worth your while. I try to produce videos that I'd like to see, so I do spend a lot of time putting everything together. The actual project is only part of the project, lol. I'll try to keep the content and quality rolling along. Take care!
Love the recessed control plate and the rounded neck plate. I think every modern tele should have these features and also the prs style scoop on the lower horn for more room for your hand in the upper register
Thanks for watching! I had briefly considered adding the scoop too, but I seem to be taking what was planned as a simple re-mod and turning it into something a bit bigger. Maybe the next time I get into a tele project I'll get the scoop going first thing. It could happen, take care!
I like the look of that color and the experimental way it goes to get the color you want. First color looked black and I was like What!? Then I caught on that it was a process 😅
Gunsmith, good to hear from you and thanks for watching! That dark green (black) looked really terrible when I was adding it to the guitar. Actually looked kinda reddish, plum, something ugly at first. On my test pieces, it just looked black. It took a lot of persuasion to get this color in the ballpark. Take care!
Chris, thanks for watching and I appreciate the compliment - thank you! Now I just need to make sure the control plate fits in the recess with finish added. Fingers crossed Hope all is going well for you, be safe and take care!
Good job ole buddy! But I’ll bet ya Laura isn’t thrilled with the dust. Christi goes berserk on me doing anything in the garage. That is pertaining to sanding or wood work. Hi Laura 😊
Hey Mike, good to hear from you and thanks for watching! Well, she's pretty patient with me, and I do my best to keep as much dirt and stink out of the house as possible. I'll tell her "hi" for ya. Hope all is going well for you, take care!
Hey Bob, thanks for watching! Ooooh, just wait until the next episode....such chaos and turmoil. You'll want to look away, but will be riveted to watch. Hope all is going well for you. take care!
Hey, nice, short and sweet. I bought some trans tint. It definitely goes a long way. No spray guns here so wipe on is my deal. I can make it look like glass.
Transtint is great stuff, I wish they sold much smaller containers of it. A little does go a loooong way. Be sure to have some gloves or you finger will be colored for a looong time too - ask me how I know, haha! Good luck with your project, take care!
@@theNextProject , haha, cause you're gangsta, 😆 that's why. I'm always having fun. Stratacoustic and my old Se got some updates. New tuners for the sweetest classic vibe telecaster and capacitor to a circle 047 capacitor. I like the green too btw
I love these videos so much! I learn so much every time. When I have watched one of your videos I immediately start looking forward to the next one. Thank you.
Thomas, thanks for watching! I know you've good a few projects going. I've been keeping an eye on your double-cut. It's looking good. So much fun and the satisfaction building something = good times. Glad you're enjoying the projects, hope there are some ideas that you and run with and improve on. Take care, talk soon!
Hey Mark, yep at this moment I'm planning on black sides and cutaways. Had hoped to the the veneer to fit the belly carve, but it had other plans. I had also looked into getting some green paint to match the dye, but that's a tough task. I did red sides to match a red veneer on a recent Strat project, it beat me up a bit, but I was victorious in the end. Crisp or feathered, is a great question. I don't know yet, so it will be a surprise for both of us. The suspense!!! stay tuned!
Another great video. Your commentary is always go chill. Any tips for stripping paint? I built an sg style and my paint job came out horrendous. I’ll need to sand it down. That much I know
Ah, stripping paint. There are a lot of options and I can't think of any enjoyable ones. Depending on the type of paint, Enamel, Lacquer, Urethane, you may need a different approach, or different stripping product. Enamels and lacquers can be sanded as you say, depending on how dry/cured they are, it can go easy or be a gummy PITA mess. Liquid stripper can be used to remove just about all formulas of paint, but use caution to protect your skin, eye and lungs. Most liquid strippers will go on very thick and wrinkle the underlaying paint/sealer/everything into a gooey mess resembling brain tissue. This mess can then be scrapped off on old newspapers or such and disposed of. The stripper will dryout and the body wood can then be resanded, cleaned and prepped for new finish. You could also try a heat gun, but I don't know what material you are trying to remove, so this may or may not work. Again, I am cautious of using heat on wood/wood glue areas. I did use a lot of heat to get the factory finish off this guitar, and there were no issues, but I'm still concerned. I worry too much. I thing Lowes/Home Depot have 1 quart cans of "KleenStrip" or similar paint removers. Let me know what you end up using and how the project goes, I'm interested. Good luck and take care!
Great job. Just wondering why you didn't bother cleaning the stain residue on the sides and the belly curve. R u planning to spray these areas with an opaque lacquer? Need to get my hands on a wipeble version of the sanding sealer. Seems to dust up easily. Thanks so much for this project. Cheers!
Volkan, thanks for watching! Great question, and yes I will be painting the sides, so everything will get covered. I probably should have cleaned it up anyway, that sounds like what I would normally do - I must not be feeling well, lol. The sealer does sand really easy and has a high-build characteristic. The guys at Texas Toast Guitars have applied this stuff with a roller in the past. I haven't tried that, but it might be an option. They also used it to apply fabric to some of their guitar bodies, or topcoat the fabric too. Good luck with your projects, take care!
Why do you think the veneer would not stick down to the belly carve correctly? is it possible that the angle of the carve is too great? I have often wanted a Tele with a recessed control plate but never found one for sale
Andrew, thanks for watching! Well, I tried to get the figured veneer to conform to that belly carve, but the conical shape is just too great for the veneer to give-n-take to fit. It wanted to split in a wavy line following the figure of the wood. So, as a back up plan, I will just be adding a solid finish to the belly carve area. I always need a plan B, sometimes a plan C comes in handy too. I don't know of any other builders recessing the control plate, I'm sure there are custom builders doing it, but I don't know who. It's not a difficult thing, but it's also not "traditional", so maybe that's why we don't see it in the wild. Be safe and take care!
Great work. Do you have any projects where you convert a tele to use humbuckers. I don't know where to start. I have a g&l asat that I want to cannibalize for the project. Add some contours, add humbuckers, maybe a bigsby if I'm feeling extra. I also want to move the pickup selector. Going for the "Veritas portlander" look and feel. Will probably change the color to an Olympic white with a little transparency. Thoughts on where to begin. I have no templates or any idea where look for good resources.
Joseph, thanks for watching! I don't have a humbucker loaded Tele project - yet, but it sounds like you have a great plan in mind. Before you begin, nail down exactly what hardware you will want on the finished guitar. If you "maybe" want a Bigsby, think hard and make a final decision, as a bigsby will prefer one type of bridge over another. Looks like the Portlanders use a TOM style bridge, now which bridge? A roller bridge, which one? Determine what type of switch you want, how many pots, what humbuckers... all that good stuff. Now, start collecting the parts. As for templates, there are a lot of sources you have to choose from, but if you want a Veritas Portlander style Tele, you may have to make some templates of your own. Do as much research as possible, try to find photos of the Portlander without its clothes on, see how it is routed... Start by looking around for free PDF templates, this is just to get an idea of where you're going with your project. Here is a fun place to find a lot of good and some meh templates: www.electricherald.com/fender-telecaster-templates/ Here's a Tele thinline link, part of the plan may be heading in the correct direction and offer ideas: www.electricherald.com/diagrams/telecaster/Fender-Telecaster-Thinline-Bodies.pdf I don't know what tools or build/mod experience you have, so you'll have to determine where you need to draw the line as the project rolls out. If you've done some woodworking, have the tools etc, i see no reason you can't build what you want. Having a finish color in mind is a good thing, especially since you mentioned "transparency". This may be an issue depending on what the body lumber looks like on the G&L you have. If it's a painted guitar, you may get a good or bad surprise when removing the existing finish. Kinda like unwrapping a gift, it could be keys to a new car, or socks. So, begin by nailing down what the final guitar will have for hardware. Collect the hardware on you list, and start gathering plans, templates and tools to make your dream a goal, and the goal a reality. Most of all, have fun! Keep me posted, and take care
All good man, it's easier to suggest a good workflow, than to actually follow one. I am constantly changing the "plan" during projects, not a good thing to do. The best way to get from point A to B, on a personal project, is to work on it as if it is for a client. Someone else who has a definite thing they want. That's where I fail all the time on personal projects. I keep thinking "what if I do this, or that..." = not good. Since it sounds like you have a pretty well defined idea of your goal, set it in stone and follow through. You'll have great success! I should listen to my own words, but often get easily distracted by something shiny and get of course. It's a sickness, lol
Well, I think the color of the T-shirt doesn't matter, it should be old and new colors should not disturb you on that T-shirt. I also have a new project, but just a bit of screwing and soldering. I got a P-ish bass built out of a kit really cheap, and I'm gonna replace the pup with a Tonerider and the pots with CTS pots. A no load vintage taper for the tone control. Thomann only sell no load vintage tapers in 250 k, so I can't get them for humbuckers or P90s, but fine for this one. I know you would make much more out of this bass, but I don't have any equipment I'd need.
Achim, thanks for watchin! LOL, you are right, the color of my t-shirt doesn't matter. I'll keep wearing it spots and all. Somedays I look more homeless than others, it will be my new camouflage. Sounds like a great bass project you've got going. Build it the way you want and how you can, it's all good. Hope all is well for you, good luck with your project and take care!
David, thanks for watching and the comment about Rit on gunstocks. I'd like to hear your takeaway using Rit on wood, and what wood you use too. Peaked my interest. Take care!
Ahhh, vodka! I mean curly white vodka flavored maple, I mean - Ahhhh! Have you noticed any colorfast issues? I've read mixed claims regarding Rit dye. Some folks say it works great others poopoo it. I was also wondering about what woods it's used on as well. Thinking some woods may be a ph +/- which may impact the dye... IDK, just attempting to think/guess what may be going on. I also know that some people will claim to have used it, but have never done so. So, I try things for myself. On the job training. Thanks for your response, good to know. Also a good reason to have vodka in the garage! Win-win. Take care!
What bothered me the most is the depth the vodka carried vod...er rit dye into the wood...I cannot sand it out. ..licking did no good either.@@theNextProject
Gary, thanks for watching! I completely agree, and wish Transtint would sell in small bottles, I'd be way more incline to use their products. I was looking at leather dyes as well, and was having some issue finding any locally. I'll keep looking and probably order online for future use. Also looked into the Kyda dyes... just ran out of time and defaulted to Fit.
I like that you contoured the neck heel, ease of access on the higher frets 👍👍
Thanks!
It's the little things 😃
Nice colour! That’s looking really nice. I like that you recessed the control plate as well. Your attention to detail is very much appreciated.
Curator, thanks for watching!
I'm liking it too, but during the staining, I was pretty concerned.
Darkest before the dawn, and all that.
Hope all is going well for you, take care!
This Harley benton is worth three times the price now, thank you! 😊
Tymann, thanks for watching!
Well, it will have a value of parts greater than it's value as a branded guitar.
I'm enjoying the project and having fun along the way.
Be safe and take care!
For a bit, I didn't think I'd like the colour, but once I saw final coat I really did, and the sealer made it really pop. Nice
Bri, thanks for watching and I completely agree - I wasn't a fan of the color either.
What's the saying "darkest before dawn"? This was a good example of that. It looks regrettable for a long time. Clear finish for the save!
It should really come together nicely as we get final-final finishes in place.
Be safe and take care!
The recessed control plate is a nice touch.🙂
Bassman, thanks for watching!
I like it too...hope the plate fits after all the finish is on. Oooh that would and interesting day, I'd have to re-re-mod. Ha, I'll start preparing myself.
Hope all is well, take care!
Hi John,
great work as always.I really love the colour. Can'T wait to see the result.
Many greetings and stay safe,
Jens
Jens, good to hear from you and thanks for watching!
Glad you like the color too. I wasn't sure originally, then the samples looked good so I went with the green. Then the actual dye work started and I was concerned... it all worked out in the end.
I like it!
Hope all is well, take care my friend!
More fun John, can hardly contain myself!
Always enjoy your projects and wit!
Hey Mark, thanks for watching!
It's getting exciting, we will be seeing a different guitar soon....
I can't wait.
Hope all is well, take care!
Recently discovered your channel and been watching some of your older projects as well as this one. I've come to the conclusion you're a skillful talented guy! I also noticed another guy I watch, Damien Bachi, giving you a name drop! Super stuff! 🎸🎸
John, thanks for watching and I'm glad you found this channel.
I greatly appreciate the time you've taken to watch the various vids. I tinker and go places I probably shouldn't, but that's how I learn.
Constantly trying to add to my bag of tricks.
Good to hear you are familiar with Damien Bacci too. He's a really great guy, was very hospitable and offered me a ton of useful insight for my projects. I just saw one of his recent videos, and he's playing through a little Fender Champ amp clone that I made. I'm looking forward to that build feedback too.
Thanks again for hanging out here, hope to hear from you again. Take care!
Hi John, never say anything wrong with you. You are a perfectionist, which in guitar making is a blessing not a flaw. You are so pro ready in what you do. I like your tool making process. Kudos!
Marty, thanks for watching and the kind words.
I enjoy these projects (mostly), and like creating new challenges for myself (so it seems).
Just need more time to work on stuff - it's all good.
Thanks again, be safe and take care!
@@theNextProject I totally understand. It's the same for me. I love designing guitars and doing things differently. This is how we learn. All the best! 🙏
A great colour choice John. I think that all of your upgrades to this guitar will leave Hardly any Benton.
Hey Martin, thanks for watching and glad you're liking the color too.
I kinda figure some folk won't go for green, but this thing should pop pretty good. I think it will find a good home eventually.
Hope all is well, take care!
That color looks great on that tele body!!!
Hey Santo, good to hear from you and thanks for watching!
I'm liking the he color too at this point. It will be interesting to get more feedback on people's preferences when it is all done.
Hope all is well, b le safe and take care!
Great neck contour! The plate reminds me of the Washburn Lyon guitars
Jake, thanks for watching!
I think a lot of builders are using a similar shape, it's a good feel, and a step in the right direction too.
Take care!
Your videos are the high point of my viewing day. Thank you again for producing great content.
Hans, thanks for watching, and glad the videos are worth your while.
I try to produce videos that I'd like to see, so I do spend a lot of time putting everything together. The actual project is only part of the project, lol.
I'll try to keep the content and quality rolling along.
Take care!
Looks great and nice color choice. Can’t wait to see it strung up!
We're getting close.
I want it done as I have 3 other hot jobs I should be working on.
So much to do, so little time.
Take care!
Hand sanding! Brilliant!
Thanks for watching, always a lot of sanding to be done, always.
Take care!
Love the recessed control plate and the rounded neck plate. I think every modern tele should have these features and also the prs style scoop on the lower horn for more room for your hand in the upper register
Thanks for watching!
I had briefly considered adding the scoop too, but I seem to be taking what was planned as a simple re-mod and turning it into something a bit bigger.
Maybe the next time I get into a tele project I'll get the scoop going first thing.
It could happen, take care!
I like the look of that color and the experimental way it goes to get the color you want. First color looked black and I was like What!? Then I caught on that it was a process 😅
Gunsmith, good to hear from you and thanks for watching!
That dark green (black) looked really terrible when I was adding it to the guitar. Actually looked kinda reddish, plum, something ugly at first. On my test pieces, it just looked black.
It took a lot of persuasion to get this color in the ballpark.
Take care!
The recessed control plate is a classy touch. Sure, it complicates things but it shows the world that your stuff is just a bit better 🙂
Chris, thanks for watching and I appreciate the compliment - thank you!
Now I just need to make sure the control plate fits in the recess with finish added. Fingers crossed
Hope all is going well for you, be safe and take care!
Good job ole buddy! But I’ll bet ya Laura isn’t thrilled with the dust. Christi goes berserk on me doing anything in the garage. That is pertaining to sanding or wood work. Hi Laura 😊
Hey Mike, good to hear from you and thanks for watching!
Well, she's pretty patient with me, and I do my best to keep as much dirt and stink out of the house as possible.
I'll tell her "hi" for ya.
Hope all is going well for you, take care!
as always, a very enjoyable video to watch and learn !
Hey Bob, thanks for watching!
Ooooh, just wait until the next episode....such chaos and turmoil.
You'll want to look away, but will be riveted to watch.
Hope all is going well for you.
take care!
Hey, nice, short and sweet. I bought some trans tint. It definitely goes a long way. No spray guns here so wipe on is my deal. I can make it look like glass.
Transtint is great stuff, I wish they sold much smaller containers of it.
A little does go a loooong way.
Be sure to have some gloves or you finger will be colored for a looong time too - ask me how I know, haha!
Good luck with your project, take care!
@@theNextProject , haha, cause you're gangsta, 😆 that's why. I'm always having fun. Stratacoustic and my old Se got some updates. New tuners for the sweetest classic vibe telecaster and capacitor to a circle 047 capacitor. I like the green too btw
Love the color!!!
Hey Laura, thanks for watching!
Agreed, the green is looking goooood!
Take care
I love these videos so much! I learn so much every time. When I have watched one of your videos I immediately start looking forward to the next one. Thank you.
Thomas, thanks for watching!
I know you've good a few projects going. I've been keeping an eye on your double-cut. It's looking good.
So much fun and the satisfaction building something = good times.
Glad you're enjoying the projects, hope there are some ideas that you and run with and improve on.
Take care, talk soon!
Black sides and cutaways, I imagine? Will it be a crisp line or feathered in? Looking forward to the next Next Project episode!
Hey Mark, yep at this moment I'm planning on black sides and cutaways.
Had hoped to the the veneer to fit the belly carve, but it had other plans.
I had also looked into getting some green paint to match the dye, but that's a tough task. I did red sides to match a red veneer on a recent Strat project, it beat me up a bit, but I was victorious in the end.
Crisp or feathered, is a great question. I don't know yet, so it will be a surprise for both of us.
The suspense!!!
stay tuned!
I love the color you chose!
Jim, thanks for watching!
I'm pretty happy with the color too, was a bit concerned during the process, but it came around.
Be safe and take care!
Very nice man.......👍
Many thanks, it's coming along pretty well.
That dye color business had me a bit concerned, but it came around.
Be safe and take care!
Another great video. Your commentary is always go chill.
Any tips for stripping paint? I built an sg style and my paint job came out horrendous. I’ll need to sand it down. That much I know
Ah, stripping paint. There are a lot of options and I can't think of any enjoyable ones.
Depending on the type of paint, Enamel, Lacquer, Urethane, you may need a different approach, or different stripping product.
Enamels and lacquers can be sanded as you say, depending on how dry/cured they are, it can go easy or be a gummy PITA mess.
Liquid stripper can be used to remove just about all formulas of paint, but use caution to protect your skin, eye and lungs. Most liquid strippers will go on very thick and wrinkle the underlaying paint/sealer/everything into a gooey mess resembling brain tissue. This mess can then be scrapped off on old newspapers or such and disposed of. The stripper will dryout and the body wood can then be resanded, cleaned and prepped for new finish.
You could also try a heat gun, but I don't know what material you are trying to remove, so this may or may not work. Again, I am cautious of using heat on wood/wood glue areas. I did use a lot of heat to get the factory finish off this guitar, and there were no issues, but I'm still concerned. I worry too much.
I thing Lowes/Home Depot have 1 quart cans of "KleenStrip" or similar paint removers.
Let me know what you end up using and how the project goes, I'm interested.
Good luck and take care!
@@theNextProject hey thank you!!! It’s a primer paint mix with poly top. I’ll figure it out and let ya know. Thank you!!
Great job. Just wondering why you didn't bother cleaning the stain residue on the sides and the belly curve. R u planning to spray these areas with an opaque lacquer? Need to get my hands on a wipeble version of the sanding sealer. Seems to dust up easily.
Thanks so much for this project. Cheers!
Volkan, thanks for watching!
Great question, and yes I will be painting the sides, so everything will get covered. I probably should have cleaned it up anyway, that sounds like what I would normally do - I must not be feeling well, lol.
The sealer does sand really easy and has a high-build characteristic.
The guys at Texas Toast Guitars have applied this stuff with a roller in the past. I haven't tried that, but it might be an option. They also used it to apply fabric to some of their guitar bodies, or topcoat the fabric too.
Good luck with your projects, take care!
Look real nice❤
Ahmad, thanks for watching!
Hope you are enjoying the project.
Take care!
Why do you think the veneer would not stick down to the belly carve correctly? is it possible that the angle of the carve is too great?
I have often wanted a Tele with a recessed control plate but never found one for sale
Andrew, thanks for watching!
Well, I tried to get the figured veneer to conform to that belly carve, but the conical shape is just too great for the veneer to give-n-take to fit. It wanted to split in a wavy line following the figure of the wood.
So, as a back up plan, I will just be adding a solid finish to the belly carve area. I always need a plan B, sometimes a plan C comes in handy too.
I don't know of any other builders recessing the control plate, I'm sure there are custom builders doing it, but I don't know who. It's not a difficult thing, but it's also not "traditional", so maybe that's why we don't see it in the wild.
Be safe and take care!
Great work. Do you have any projects where you convert a tele to use humbuckers. I don't know where to start. I have a g&l asat that I want to cannibalize for the project. Add some contours, add humbuckers, maybe a bigsby if I'm feeling extra. I also want to move the pickup selector. Going for the "Veritas portlander" look and feel. Will probably change the color to an Olympic white with a little transparency. Thoughts on where to begin. I have no templates or any idea where look for good resources.
Joseph, thanks for watching!
I don't have a humbucker loaded Tele project - yet, but it sounds like you have a great plan in mind.
Before you begin, nail down exactly what hardware you will want on the finished guitar. If you "maybe" want a Bigsby, think hard and make a final decision, as a bigsby will prefer one type of bridge over another. Looks like the Portlanders use a TOM style bridge, now which bridge? A roller bridge, which one?
Determine what type of switch you want, how many pots, what humbuckers... all that good stuff. Now, start collecting the parts.
As for templates, there are a lot of sources you have to choose from, but if you want a Veritas Portlander style Tele, you may have to make some templates of your own. Do as much research as possible, try to find photos of the Portlander without its clothes on, see how it is routed...
Start by looking around for free PDF templates, this is just to get an idea of where you're going with your project.
Here is a fun place to find a lot of good and some meh templates:
www.electricherald.com/fender-telecaster-templates/
Here's a Tele thinline link, part of the plan may be heading in the correct direction and offer ideas:
www.electricherald.com/diagrams/telecaster/Fender-Telecaster-Thinline-Bodies.pdf
I don't know what tools or build/mod experience you have, so you'll have to determine where you need to draw the line as the project rolls out.
If you've done some woodworking, have the tools etc, i see no reason you can't build what you want.
Having a finish color in mind is a good thing, especially since you mentioned "transparency". This may be an issue depending on what the body lumber looks like on the G&L you have.
If it's a painted guitar, you may get a good or bad surprise when removing the existing finish. Kinda like unwrapping a gift, it could be keys to a new car, or socks.
So, begin by nailing down what the final guitar will have for hardware. Collect the hardware on you list, and start gathering plans, templates and tools to make your dream a goal, and the goal a reality.
Most of all, have fun!
Keep me posted, and take care
@theNextProject awesome bro, thanks so much. I'll do it and update you. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
All good man, it's easier to suggest a good workflow, than to actually follow one.
I am constantly changing the "plan" during projects, not a good thing to do.
The best way to get from point A to B, on a personal project, is to work on it as if it is for a client. Someone else who has a definite thing they want. That's where I fail all the time on personal projects. I keep thinking "what if I do this, or that..." = not good.
Since it sounds like you have a pretty well defined idea of your goal, set it in stone and follow through. You'll have great success!
I should listen to my own words, but often get easily distracted by something shiny and get of course.
It's a sickness, lol
Well, I think the color of the T-shirt doesn't matter, it should be old and new colors should not disturb you on that T-shirt.
I also have a new project, but just a bit of screwing and soldering. I got a P-ish bass built out of a kit really cheap, and I'm gonna replace the pup with a Tonerider and the pots with CTS pots. A no load vintage taper for the tone control. Thomann only sell no load vintage tapers in 250 k, so I can't get them for humbuckers or P90s, but fine for this one.
I know you would make much more out of this bass, but I don't have any equipment I'd need.
Achim, thanks for watchin!
LOL, you are right, the color of my t-shirt doesn't matter. I'll keep wearing it spots and all. Somedays I look more homeless than others, it will be my new camouflage.
Sounds like a great bass project you've got going.
Build it the way you want and how you can, it's all good.
Hope all is well for you, good luck with your project and take care!
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Welcome and thanks for watching. Hope you enjoyed the vid.
Take care!
I use Rit on my gunstocks
David, thanks for watching and the comment about Rit on gunstocks.
I'd like to hear your takeaway using Rit on wood, and what wood you use too.
Peaked my interest.
Take care!
@@theNextProject curly white maple. red mixed with vodka.
Ahhh, vodka! I mean curly white vodka flavored maple, I mean - Ahhhh!
Have you noticed any colorfast issues? I've read mixed claims regarding Rit dye. Some folks say it works great others poopoo it.
I was also wondering about what woods it's used on as well. Thinking some woods may be a ph +/- which may impact the dye... IDK, just attempting to think/guess what may be going on.
I also know that some people will claim to have used it, but have never done so. So, I try things for myself.
On the job training.
Thanks for your response, good to know. Also a good reason to have vodka in the garage!
Win-win.
Take care!
What bothered me the most is the depth the vodka carried vod...er rit dye into the wood...I cannot sand it out. ..licking did no good either.@@theNextProject
Bwahahaha!
Maybe that's a good thing, er uh. yup.
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Transtint is totally outragious. What makes things worse you can not buy a small bottle. I have used leather die with good results.
Gary, thanks for watching!
I completely agree, and wish Transtint would sell in small bottles, I'd be way more incline to use their products.
I was looking at leather dyes as well, and was having some issue finding any locally. I'll keep looking and probably order online for future use.
Also looked into the Kyda dyes... just ran out of time and defaulted to Fit.
Totally agree.@@theNextProject