Building my new Frankenstrat

[GAR]

You know what I'd like to see, is EVH doing other colors in the scheme.

[indeedido]

Ok, I've got it now. I bought three neck plates on ebay. So by default, it must have come from mrwmlarson. I'm positive this time.

Try him out and let me know.

[hindri23]

Yeah...he's definately the one. I got in touch with him and he's making me one as we speak! Good man!

[GAR]

If you guys start a new build, lets start a new thread making it easier to follow.. otherwise it gets lost in the old one.

[DLRNewsDesk]

Enjoy being sued by evh....

[Diamondjimi]

Yeah ,right

[Matt White]

Enjoy being sued by evh....

Yeah...it's just like lifting someones work from one website & using it on your own...without credit....HEY!!!! Wait a mintue................

[Diamondjimi]

Yeah...it's just like lifting someones work from one website & using it on your own...without credit....HEY!!!! Wait a mintue................

PWn3d!

[ELVIS]

Eddie didn't clear coat his guitars. Ane even though you did, you should have worn it down to relic state before doing so and let the rest of the aging occur naturally...

Plus, you should have left the headstock blank, both back and front...

I know i'm a pisser...


Nice job

[ELVIS]

It is available at any hardware store. Basically they make a sandpaper that is specially made and you submerge it under water and get it wet. Then you start sanding on the paint. It reduces the friction of sanding, and eliminates scratches and swirls. The water makes it rub really easily and smooth.

That's a little simplified...

What he said is right, but you always clean your paper and refresh your water and add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid to the water. It helps lubricate and at the same time helps the paper cut better...

It does not reduce the friction from sanding. It keeps most of the paint from building up on the paper and also makes the paint buildup easier to remove...

Autozone And even Walmart has wet/dry paper...

[Igosplut]

That's a little simplified...

What he said is right, but you always clean your paper and refresh your water and add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid to the water. It helps lubricate and at the same time helps the paper cut better...

It does not reduce the friction from sanding. It keeps most of the paint from building up on the paper and also makes the paint buildup easier to remove...

Autozone And even Walmart has wet/dry paper...

You do know wet/dry is automotive and you can get it in grit up to 2000?

Sanding with soap (just carwash) works well for auto paint, I can't say what it would do with guitar finishes. The purpose of the water is to keep the sandpaper unclogged..

[indeedido]

Eddie didn't clear coat his guitars. Ane even though you did, you should have worn it down to relic state before doing so and let the rest of the aging occur naturally...

Plus, you should have left the headstock blank, both back and front...

I know i'm a pisser...


Nice job

Ha, yeah, I did a much better job than Edward did. I also used sand sealer to seal the grain which he didn't. His, while cool and I obviously admire, looks like shit up close. I set out to replicate the look of it, but not look like a 10 year old painted it.

[GAR]

Eddie didn't clear coat his guitars.

Elvis is correct, the only clear coated EVH guitar was the black-yellow.

There may be as many as 400 ever made by the factory, and probably a third survived refinishing intact with the original paint.

[jhale667]

The Black and Yellow (Bumblebee) was clear-coated because it was painted by Karl Sandoval when he was working at Charvel...

[ELVIS]

You do know wet/dry is automotive and you can get it in grit up to 2000?

Of course I know that...

I've painted cars, bikes and guitars...

The basic concept is the same...

By the time you work down to 2000 grit, you already have a shine...cloudy, but a shine nonetheless...