My new toy

[Frankenstraat]

2 weeks later I had this batch of Frankies to deliver

[Frankenstraat]

Here's a couple from March

[Frankenstraat]

This is what I'm working on right now, 2 black and white Frankies, 4 bumble bee's, 2 red, black and white frankie's without aging and 2 red, black and white Frankie's aged

[GAR]

Originally posted by Frankenstraat
Thats one of my creations your viewing, incidently

Whoa..

You have just made alot of future viewers very happy.

[GAR]

Originally posted by Frankenstraat
- and 2 red, black and white Frankie's aged

When you get a chance sometime, maybe you can detail how you peel the stripes, which you prefer to cut the paint with (xacto or safety razor)

Maybe by this summer when I'm back to painting bodies myself, we'll get into a pissing contest regarding "aging" or "distressing" the finish!

[Nitro Express]

They all look great Frankenstrat good job! Now I can see paying some money to get one of those if one is an classic EVH collector. Maybe Eddie should hire you to do his Art Guitars for him. LOL!

[Frankenstraat]

I use all different ways to ages these, you can't just use an xacto blade or a straight edge blade. Here's a pic of a heavily aged 5150, I threw the book at this one to make it look like this. There's just so many different ways that had to be used to achieve the aging...

[BrownSound1]

Excellent

[Don Corleone]

Do you do any aging on the Black and White Frankies? (I know when the Frankie was Black and White it did have a few dinks in it)

[Mr Grimsdale]

Damn, I'm so tempted by one of those.

Frankenstraat, you are a baaaad man.

[Matt White]

TOP FUCKING NOTCH FS!!!!

[ASDF125250]

That is some amazing craftmanship Frankenstrat! I am very impressed. Maybe in a few years...

[Frankenstraat]

thanks!

[GAR]

In the Fender Custom shop, they use glass microscope slides as hand scrapers for aging paint everywhere on the guitar especially on the maple necks to achieve the worn-in look.

They also hit the painted bodies with pieces of chain link, and plastic-faced mallets.

[Mr Grimsdale]

Originally posted by GAR
They also hit the painted bodies with pieces of chain link, and plastic-faced mallets.

You can get similar treatment in certain "exclusive" clubs down the back streets of Olde London Towne.