The Burnt Finish Telecaster EXPLAINED! (how I got this finish)
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Have you been wondering how I got the crazy burnt finish on the telecaster that I showed you guys a while ago? Well, in this video I explain what I used and how I got it.
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I just tried this. I accidentally burned my house down, but, I think it was worth it. ;)
Haha well, as long as it was an accident. Don’t give my name to your insurance company...
Hahaha
I didn’t think I would but I really like that look, it’s got Character, almost like it has this big story and history to tell. Awesome
Thanks Jason.
You make every Friday Better! Awesome videos!
Wow! That guitar is on fire! 👍
That is absolutely beautiful! I'm sure it produces a warmer tone. 🎸
Haha nice one
great job Brad and this one is sooooo Unique, awesome. Cheers
Great video thanks. I'm glad you kept the music track low enough to hear the voice over.
Thanks
That came out awesome! Love the way the black hardware ties it all together. I'd rock that guitar out.
Glad you like it Tim.
So cool! Im gonna do this to my vintage 61 Strat!
You’re going to light your vintage strat on fire?
@@BradAngove Only joking, I might do this to an epiphone or something though.
"I set the guitar on fire. Probably it wasnt a good idea"
Jimi Hendrix : "Isnt it?"
I've seen work like this on guitars made with fire that were horrible! but your work was beautiful I loved it.
👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you!
Nice work. Very nice work. I've burned a few guitars, but you are the burn master. I salute you.
Thanks Tony. Much appreciated.
I think you've done a fabulous job on this guitar.... you're quite talented mate. The only thing that I'd change is aging/distressing the screws on the control plate and bridge.
Thank you; good suggestion.
That's a really quite incredible finish. Another great video Brad!
Thank you sir!
That's a cool and unique way to finish a guitar. I really like it!
Thanks Robert
That's freakin' gorgeous. Great job!
Hey brad, I have a request for a video. Could you do a sandblasted finish or one with color grain fill for those cool two tone finishes typically done on Ash bodies.
I’m currently looking at sourcing an ash body or two.
Great info man. Love to see what new creations you're going to make in the future 😎👍🎸
Thanks man.
Did this to my telecaster in the early 70's cause I hated the color of it and wanted to remove all the layers of paint they had on there. Wasn't as dark as you have yours but it still looked cool. I kicked myself cause I didn't do an arm cut and a belly cut, but that is hindsight..... I like your results better. Cheers !
Thanks Sal
Hey Brad love the video's I've been really enjoying them and gaining more and more confidence to tackle my first kit build. Could you do a guitar with 2 different finishes? Like a gloss top with satin back and sides? Not exactly sure which to do first, what mask off, what I don't need to mask off etc, oil finish for satin or something else?
That can definitely be done. In fact, if you look back at my old three part series on how to paint your guitar by hand, I did a gloss top and satin sides and back.
imo
I'm no fan of teles, but this looks great!
imo
Thanks Charlie.
Sir, I hope you will teach us how to paint on chrome such as guitar hardware because to know how to achieve black chrome through spray paint.
I did a video about painting parts or hardware ages ago I think. I painted a chrome bridge black in that video.
I prefer the patchy burn effect of the top to the more even burning on the back.
Thank you for the feedback.
You could have also put a wood oil finish before lacquer to bring out the burnt wood texture even more! Great video, just finished burning my Squier Standard Strat for a similar look. :D
Unfortunately you can’t really do that. Lacquer will not work properly over oil. The reaction tends to be quite unpleasant.
Will Poly hold over cured oil finish?
Generally yes.
Brad Angove I’ll try it out. I want the look of an oil finish but with the protection of a clear coat. Thank you!
When you first began this some time ago, I was pretty sure that I wasn't going to like it. But man, I really do like it a lot now that I see it finished, which is amazing for me as I'm not a fan of relic jobs. I don't think I'm going to run outside and set fire to my guitars, but after a few more tequila's, anything is possible :D
Haha I’m not a big fan of relic jobs either personally, but for some reason I love these kind of old world/apocalyptic style builds.
Nice one again Brad!
Very nice Brad 👍
When I think of all the builds I wanted to strike a match to over the years-now you've enabled me!!
Seriously though, very cool effect.
#hendrixburst
Just be careful haha.
Cool finish Brad! One of these days... I really like the way this one turned out. Is that an alder body?
I believe it is, yes.
Don't suppose this would work with a poly finish? Love your uploads, many thanks!
It wouldn’t work the same on poly unfortunately.
That's one sweet Tele Brad!
Thank you!
how would it look if ot was a poly finished? and another colour like sonic blue or fiesta red, etc? amazing idea, you might have pioneered a new trend, from relic to burnt
poly doesn’t burn like this, but another color would be interesting for sure.
It's a cool look, but what happened with that rectangular burnt spot above the bridge? What caused such a specfic area to burn more?
When I doused it in lacquer thinner I actually went in with that putty knife and scraped a bit of finish off partially. I imagine that was probably the cause.
Was the guitar kit pre-drilled through body for the strings or you did it? Looks pretty bad ass :) Love it.
This particular one was pre-drilled.
I likey this I do it now!
I can't understand so much English I want to ask question after you put lacquer thinner then burn the guitar did you apply clear coat? Sorry I can't understand English so much.
I applied wax.
Looks great. How long did you let it burn for? And how did you put it out?
It didn’t burn for very long; the lacquer thinner goes off pretty quick. Basically I let it go until I could blow it out and then I blew it out.
@@BradAngove thanks for the reply. Guitar looks great.
Hey dude. Can you do a video on glueing up a veneer say a quilt maple veneer on a guitar body without a vacuum bag ?
I've got a single cut that i just removed a transparent poly finish only to uncover a picture of maple wood (yes...piece of paper). Peeled that off , now i have a plywood top with no figure. I could remove the 4mm plywood top and install a proper maple top but im thinking veneer for a cheaper option.
thanks. I'd send you the veneer but shipping from overseas to Canada is a killer.
I’ll see what I can do; thanks. I didn’t realize people were gluing paper onto guitars now...brutal.
cool. Actually the technical term or industry parlance is 'foto flame' or 'photo-flame' and was printed on photographic paper and stuck to the top. They also used the same technique for the neck. Common with MIJ fenders back in the 90's. It peels off like an a4 sheet of paper once you remove the chunky layer of poly. :) Brutal indeed.
Hi Brad, I did similar to a guitar years ago and love the look. I want to achieve similar to a new guitar body I have that is unfinished, raw wood. I'm assuming it will not create the same cool almost melted look if I just set it on fire. Any suggestions other than giving it a full poly coating first? Thanks
The torches look for raw wood is cool too. I’ve done a couple that way. But for the melted look you need to have something on there to melt first. Like the lacquer I had on this one.
@@BradAngove thanks Brad. I think I’ll go raw burnt or possibly apply something first - doesn’t have to be neat I suppose!
About how long did you let the guitar body burn? And did you just lightly torch the back of the neck?
About the amount of time that it burned in the video. Maybe 10 seconds longer.
Yes, just a light torching on the back of the neck.
Cool! Any idea what would happen if i attempt this on a guitar without laquer, only stained and oiled?
It will look different, but yet it will still burn haha.
Hi brad, can I apply a layer of paint stripper on the guitar then set that alite? Or what else might work to burn the paint?
Kerosene works. So do butane and other lighter fluids. I think paint stripper would just make a mess more than anything.
I just ordered a semi hollow kit to build. I want a deep blue trans finish and want the wood grain darkened to come through. I have watched your videos and used lots of stains. On ash solid bodies I used grain filler and then nitro paint. What would be best to highlight the grain when it is already a smooth surface?
What wood is it?
I picked up a tele at a pawn shop for $125. It looked cool but it didn’t work. The whole body and neck had been burned intentionally for that look. It actually looks very much like your kit. It even has the same reliefs. I wonder if it’s the same kit. Hmmm.
Interesting. This one was just a replacement body and then a neck that I sourced separately.
Brad Angove, that’s cool. It came out looking great. I believe mine was just scorched with a blow torch. Definitely not the same effect as lighting it on fire though. I enjoy your page. Keep ‘em coming.
Thank you. There are a variety of burning techniques around these days which all give very distinct effects. Fun times haha.
браво!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!супер!!!!!!!
Awesome tele body! How did you match the headstock so well?
The headstock work was just done with a propane torch.
Brad Angove thanks!
Brad, where do you get your Telecaster bodies?
I got most of these from one of my viewers actually.
What hardware did you use and how did you mount the pickups?
Wilkinson bridge and some locking tuners etc. of amazon. Tusk nut.
I direct mounted the pickups.
hey Brad.. I encountered this problem where the surface of the guitar's body that I sprayed got bubbly (it got this bubble 3d texture). What is problem and how to fix this?
What did you spray it with?
@@BradAngove I sprayed it with those cheap spray can that can be frequently find on any store..
What did you use for primer? And what type of paint were the spray cans?
@@BradAngove oh it is automative spray both primer and base coat. My guess is that I doesnt let the base coat dry long enough thus making the surface to be bubbly because... spray do release some sort of gas right? idk man but right now im going to just stain another body and clear coat it with spray, hoping that it will eventually work this time.
How long do you keep it on fire for? Lovely finish btw 🙂
I let it burn for probably 20-30 seconds for this one.
Thank you mate, subscribed 🙂
What if you do this with an unfinished body??
Do what? Light it on fire?
@@BradAngove yes sir please advise. Grateful for your response..
You would end up with a burnt body that you could then finish over. People do it all the time.
@@BradAngove Thanks Brad! Carry on with the phenomenal work..
Hey brad, I'm looking to do a gold top finish on a lp kit, any idea where I can find gold guitar paint?
Do you have spray equipment?
Brad Angove, I might acquire some. Is that the only way?
Not necessarily. It depends on what you mean by “guitar paint”.
Well Brad, I'm a fellow Canuck, and companies such as StewMac sell paints that are modeled after traditional Fender and Gibson colors; however, they are unablento sell/ship aerosols and I assume cans across borders. I'm wondering if you might have a suggestion where I could find paints suited for guitar bodies, perhaps that may even be classic colors? I'm specifically looking to replicate a gold top on a les Paul kit. Much appreciated, thanks!
Perhaps reranch lacquer has something that would suit your purposes?
Hello my friend Possible question please what difference in the paint between hvlp and lvlp with thanks dear artist
And I have a second question that painted my car two months ago and some bulge appeared in small places. What is the reason? Is it because the encapser I have is a small reason or an increase in paint?
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I guess from now on I will not use all the sprays I have until I buy a big compressor and will use the gun 33000 lvhb Is this true
Hvlp is high volume low pressure. It puts out more paint faster. It’s better for things like clear coat work.
Lvlp is low volume low pressure. It moves paint slower, but requires less air volume.
I’m afraid I don’t really understand your second question.
First, thank you very much Brad for the interaction and after my second question. I painted the car three months ago and now in some places appeared with the grain of the prominent peel after a period of ignorance of the reasons for that in other words I think the paint appeared peeling in some places small
The paint is peeling off? Did you sand the old paint first?
I am the old paint sand bay 400
And then what did you do?
Telecaster Apocalypse
will this work if the finish is satin?
What part of this are you asking about? The wax finish? The burning?
@@BradAngove yes
It being satin shouldn’t be an issue
Nice looking tele! Can I have it!!!??? LOL
Now that you mention it, I may be starting to offer custom replacement bodies and plates like this one for purchase relatively soon.
Posting for a friend.... Make sure that your guitar body is a solid piece of wood and not made up of 3 pieces.😬😬😖
It would have to get really hot for that to be an issue, but yes excessive heat does create risks with laminated bodies or anything involving glue for that matter.
Well that’s some hardcore sunburn.....No? I’ll stop. Lol
The whole thing looks a bit like a smoker’s lung now haha.
Yah, I thought about the soldering with no surface protection and then went...wait a minute.
Not too worried about that one haha.
it may take skill to do it, but it looks like hell. It looks like a guitar from a housefire.
That was the idea. Thank you.
Damn man. I think I’ll go out and wreck my new Hell Cat so people will think it’s cool.
Be sure to wear your seatbelt.
Who is this one person that immediately logs in to thumbs down? Ex gf?
Haha I’m guessing it’s some old troll that I dealt with a few months ago. Ended up having to block him because he got weirdly aggressive, and I don’t think he ever got over it...