how should I finish this Pinecaster body I just got?

what do you think?

http://www.8fdtexas.com/J/52912/IMG_2265.JPG
http://www.8fdtexas.com/J/52912/IMG_2270.JPG

This thread should give you some ideas http://www.tdpri.com/forum/guitar-owners-clubs/175019-pinecaster-club.html

This one is Tru-Oil

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa205/dsutton24/PineEsquire2.png

This thread should give you some ideas http://www.tdpri.com/forum/guitar-owners-clubs/175019-pinecaster-club.html

yeah, that's pretty awesome.

This one is Tru-Oil

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa205/dsutton24/PineEsquire2.png

Nice. What kind of pine is that?

Well, like dsutton24 above, I favour the clear finish and a blackguard. Just my .02

the neck that's going on it is a 60s classic series MIM. I'll still go blackguard, but has anyone ever used the darker tinted variety Watco danish oil?

what about shellac?

I did a spruce body in fresh-mixed garnet shellac sprayed through a preval. Came out really nice. A penetrating finish wouldn't be my first choice for pine since it has a rep for soaking up finish unevenly. Pics of the spruce tele here: https://post.craigslist.org/manage/3047328944 I sprayed, level sanded and polished out the neck and body in one day each. Shellac dries FAST.

maybe an aniline dye, i've never seen it done on pine but if it looks anything like it does on maple then it'll be stunning.

Oooh baby bayybay. You'll see how this comes out within the next couple of days.

now the question is-- should I esquire it? or tele it?

OK, so here it is... Kind of crappy pictures, but It turned out pretty good.

An esquire style beauty:

http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd395/Mikea83/MyFavoriteInstruments-Summer2012001.jpg
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http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd395/Mikea83/MyFavoriteInstruments-Summer2012005.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd395/Mikea83/MyFavoriteInstruments-Summer2012007.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd395/Mikea83/MyFavoriteInstruments-Summer2012008.jpg
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http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd395/Mikea83/MyFavoriteInstruments-Summer2012014.jpg

Jazzerstang that is the best looking pine finish.
Nice and warm and piney, good looking wear on it too.

Thanks 61

Looks great! So what finish did you end up using?

the neck that's going on it is a 60s classic series MIM. I'll still go blackguard, but has anyone ever used the darker tinted variety Watco danish oil?


I used the Golden Oak Watco Danish oil on my last build. Yours turned out great ! Looks like Tru-oil, but not sure.

Amber Zinser shellac-- I wanted the guitar to just be that, but it wore so easily, so I did my sanding and distressing and put a thin layer of poly over it.

that color is great.

You can go for the pre-Broadcaster look (Fender prototypes and one and two pickup Fender Esquire) and go with black or '50s Studebaker red*. Yeah, supposedly, there were also some red prototypes in pine (below):

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-cafe/331880-has-anybody-ever-heard-red-fender-testbed-guitar.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVOKvdUO-ek&feature=related

http://www.plan59.com/trucks/trucks124.htm

Very nice- I like the more "amber" natural finishes - even though I own a natural finish Am. Std. Tele. I am in the process of finishing a pine body myself - trying to decide how to color it - with dyes, wiped into the body or sprayed on...

That is a great looking guitar.