What's On Your Workbench?

[Means2nEnd]

Finishing up a bass for my building partner. First time I ever tried Tru-Oil finish. I think I'll knock some shine down if I can convince him... 5 woods in the body purpleheart, flame maple, red zebrawood, wenge, mahogany. Tried to bring some of that into the headstock.

 

[Means2nEnd]

Just finished up have to let it settle in and do final set up in the next couple days.. Thanks for looking. Was a mess getting the screws in the purpleheart! I had two screws just snap it sucked big time.

Delano reverse P with Aguilar OBP3 active/passive and mid shift sounds really good.. I wish I was right handed.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

I'm working on this guitar. It's my first sprayed finish with proper spraying equipment rather than aerosol cans.

I'm using Dupli-Color Paint Shop System lacquer in Burnt Orange Metallic. I'll put a clear gloss coat over it.

 

[PDX Rich]

My bench is covered in sawdust and offcuts from the walkin cooler and tap handles. Time to clean and organize!

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Lots of wet-sanding will commence soon.

 

[Hopkins]

That's a really nice color

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Thanks. It's duplicolor Burnt Orange Metallic lacquer from their paint shop system

 

[Hopkins]

Thanks. It's duplicolor Burnt Orange Metallic lacquer from their paint shop system

I had bad luck with the paint shop stuff when it first came out. It would never harden properly, so I haven't used it since.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

It's my first experience with paint, so I know nothing about how it will set up. It seems pretty hard after 24 hours though.

 

[wraub]

@HaMMerHeD -
Diggin' that color. Like the body shape as well.

Fwiw, across a couple of guitar building forae, I always recognize your body shapes as yours, even before I see your "name". You definitely have a personal style, design-wise, and I like it.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Thanks folks. I'm not 100% satisfied with the paint job, but I've learned a lot from the process. I chose that finish so that I could learn to use the spray equipment, and it has been very productive for that. Though the finish isn't perfect, I know where I went wrong, so I'm confident I can do a much better job next time. So rather than strip it down to chase a perfect finish, I'm going to button it up (it's just for me anyway) and move on to the next project.

And wraub, I like to describe my design style as...

 

[Hopkins]

It's my first experience with paint, so I know nothing about how it will set up. It seems pretty hard after 24 hours though.

PPG has a lower line called Shopline that is reasonably priced, and works very well. Just for future reference

 

[HaMMerHeD]

PPG has a lower line called Shopline that is reasonably priced, and works very well. Just for future reference

The cost isn't that much of a concern. I mostly went with the Paint Shop stuff because it's available locally and pre-thinned, so that was one less thing I had to be worried about on my first go-around.

But I'm checking out the PPG Shopline stuff anyway. Thanks.

 

[Hopkins]

The cost isn't that much of a concern. I mostly went with the Paint Shop stuff because it's available locally and pre-thinned, so that was one less thing I had to be worried about on my first go-around.

Right, I wouldn't use the Shopline stuff if it wasn't a quality product, the price is just a bonus. It was just a suggestion for next time. I greatly prefer a catalyzed product as it will fully cure much faster.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Right, I wouldn't use the Shopline stuff if it wasn't a quality product, the price is just a bonus. It was just a suggestion for next time. I greatly prefer a catalyzed product as it will fully cure much faster.

Roger that. I'm checking it out. Thanks.

The catalog is a bit intimidating.

 

[Hopkins]

Roger that. I'm checking it out. Thanks.

The catalog is a bit intimidating.

I use the JC-60 clear with their JB base coats.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

It's mostly finished.

I'm glad to see the back of it, to be honest. I was getting pretty tired of working on it.

 

[Hopkins]

It's mostly finished.

I'm glad to see the back of it, to be honest. I was getting pretty tired of working on it.

Oh yeah, that color kills it

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Oh yeah, that color kills it

Thanks. I'm happy with the color.

 

[ctmullins]

Considering a double-reverse-P build, using a pair of Wilde P46s. Can't decide whether to make it a five-string, an eight-string, or a four-string BEAD...