Spyke Spend last night reassembling and rewiring. A few small hiccups here and there, but nothing major. Here's a few cell pics to keep the thread alive until I can take decent pics.
Heath very very kewl , would really pop with zebra pickups thou .......... but all in all well done , the bug has bitten now you screwed .
Spyke Installed a Super Switch in the Squier last night too - The Tux sounds mean! Should have done it ages ago. Was thinking of doing photo journal but bleh, I was tired.
Spyke Thanks for all the responses guys, much appreciated. Well I said I’d do a full synopsis of the build. As I said in the beginning, I was doing this on a shoe string budget. In the end, while I didn’t keep tabs on what I was spending, I can estimate it to have cost about R130 to refinish – paint and sanding supplies. The entire project started on the 22nd of January and finished on the 3rd of April. That’s way too long in my books. But what you plan is never really set in stone. Planning was my downfall and the reason I’m not entirely satisfied. My own fault really. Being too eager, I thought I would be able to wing it – “how difficult can it be?”. I should have asked more questions, I should have done more research and I should never have attempted this without a proper plan of action. Hindsight is 20/20 vision – let my mistakes be your hindsight. Why am I not thrilled with the outcome? There are a few things. I didn’t prep the wood properly before laying down the paint. Close inspection reveals a few sanding marks here and there and the finish isn’t as uniform as I would have liked. There’s a wood grain texture to the finish that could have been avoided with a layer of primer, flatted properly. I was a little too hasty with the trimming of the rings. So in certain sections you can see that the line deviates a little. Around back, the finish isn’t the best. It’s good but in places it seems that the surface wasn’t oil free or the paint wasn’t thoroughly mixed. Also, I didn’t take into account that the natural break lines would contrast so much with the rest of the guitar, so they seem much thicker and bolder than they actually are. I could easily have made the lines half the thickness (or thinner) and still achieved the desired effect. But that’s my fussy side. I think this looks awesome! One of a kind. It’s lifted the bland monotone appearance of the Epiphone to a whole new level. I particularly love the back. The chrome heel plate contrasting with the satin black and the natural wood colour of the neck is divine – makes me think of the satin black ESP Eclipses. I think that should this scheme wear down or get boring (or me bored) I’ll refinish the front in the same fashion as the back – solid satin black. The chrome stop tail and ‘Super58’ will contrast nicely. I want to thank all of you that helped with information, suggestions or just general support and interest - without you this wouldn't have half as fun. You guys rock!
Dirk You shouldnt be too hard on yourself.. See it as a stepping stone for the next project. From what we can see, it looks pretty cool. I wouldnt mind trying something like that, but I've got two left hands :-[ Well done mate
Spyke Alan reminded me of this thread, with Skywalker looking to refinish his Epi now too... and I realized I never posted the last lot of pics I took. Still not studio quality but a lot better. The guitar has been sold to Lawrence, he going to attempt a refinish now too. Fixing a few of my flaws and adding his own personal flavour. Here we go, farewell my dear. THE END.
FenderBender Congrats Lawrence! I have managed to get my SG playable in the meantime and will bring it along to the get together.
