NGD but with a twist...

[g0ldr4k3]

Hello! I am happy to announce that I bought 2 sg this week....
I wanted to start a new refinish project so I was looking for a deal for good woods and generally looking to the parts to share with my final project (color of the hardware, basic color of the guitar to spare some part of the refinish, pickups...). My first was a SG ebony custom with ebony fretboard and gold hardware. beautiful.
made the deal, I should receive her today or monday. in the meantime a friend sends me a link for a g400 from 2010, cherry, heavily modified with a vibrola and EMG ZAKK WILDE kit.... local pickup...... for a ridicolous price! can't resist and in 2 hours was mine but I really don't like the vibrola and the emg...not for my style.
However now she is barewood ready to start the project! and I undestood why the low price. pickups are ok and good working but tuners are to be mainteined (needs new washers that luckily I already have for a previous mod) and the bridge is trash.... I have to make a new nut too. but no problem...I already had to change it because of the color.... and I already have it from a previous project so....
here she is

 

[Les’s Nemisis]

Post some photos as you do the refinish!

 

[g0ldr4k3]

Welll there are A LOT 9of problema/mistake/don’t know whatsapp to do but lets start

 

[g0ldr4k3]

First I had to strip anything and…: found a lot problems….. the easiest was to close the vibrola screw holes.

 

[g0ldr4k3]

After that (and the time passes because I have just more than an hour a day in working data and few more in the weekend) I wanted to get rid of the finish… tryed EVERYTHING !! Standing, mouse, electric tools… nothing! So I tryed chemicals….. NOTHING! just the glossy…. So I bought a heat gun. And finally!
But due to inexperience or dunno what:.. I Made a mess!!!

 

[g0ldr4k3]

So sadly I understood that the heat had detached the veneer....ok boldly go on and this is the result!!! ugly right.....almost bloody! the back was better thanks to a little experience but hte same fate occured. A lot of bubble were made so....

 

[g0ldr4k3]

...so I took her to a carpenter, I didn't have the place to work it myself and had stripped right. Next time I will start from here!

 

[g0ldr4k3]

and yesterday night...I worked out the bevels...by hand.... note that the holes now have a very thin wood and I will have to reinforce it.
Next time I have already in mind what to do .....but it will be the report maybe of this weekend.... have a nice day!

 

[g0ldr4k3]

Hello!!! today was a productive day!! I started copying all the holes in a paper,



then I made my veneer



I made two to be exact....but it's another story. I tryed my best this time but I was always worried about anything.
the glue, the cutting, the positioning,



so ....mahogany veneer is in place. I also tinted a scrap piece staining it. looks ok by me.

after that I took the paper with the holes and as I was hoping I managed to replace all the holes but one but it is one for the pickguard screw so I don't worry.



so now looks like that and I wonder....do I have to put a veneer also in the back? just for consistancy...I want a red burst (red and black)so maybe....dunno....is long and difficult.....what do you think?

 

[sgarnett]

Well, you could just lightly stain the back before applying the burst.

 

[g0ldr4k3]

I will stain everything in red, but veneer in the back or not? well I decided yes. so....I am waiting the glue to works its magic.

 

[g0ldr4k3]

TRAGIC epilogue.....after the back veneer I stained the body....wonderful winered.
BUT after few minutes.....the veneer has shrinked in the middle leaving a CANYON of 2mm between the sheets.....

so.....gotta fix it in some way...

 

[alexander paul]

TRAGIC epilogue.....after the back veneer I stained the body....wonderful winered.
BUT after few minutes.....the veneer has shrinked in the middle leaving a CANYON of 2mm between the sheets.....

so.....gotta fix it in some way...

in life there are many note to self, "don't do that again"...