My Latest Builds

[danocaster]

hey guys -

I've been more active on The Gear Page lately but wanted to post a couple of my latest builds here ( mostly for Gear Page members ).. I'm doing these semi-full time now and am having a blast !! But seeing as the tele is my first love, I thought it only right to post a couple pics on the good old TDPRI !!!

thanks for looking !!

The Dakota Red I just finished today !!

[danocaster]

[teleclarkster]

They look great! I really like the matching headstock on the Jazzmaster.

[blacklove]

That trio is beautiful! The second one, is that a faded Sonic Blue?

[csapo]

You're killin' me!!!!!!

Tough enough to see these beauties on the gear page, but now here too!!!!

Congrats again, Dano.....great looking Teles

[danocaster]

Originally Posted by blacklove

That trio is beautiful! The second one, is that a faded Sonic Blue?

yeah - faded sonic blue !!

Last year I sorta abandoned ReRanch and started mixing my own colors - so now I can do a FADED sonic blue - or a FADED Fiesta Red (like I did this morning ) - it's really fun and liberating. It also feels more "artistically" pleasing to be mixing your own lacquers too !!

fun fun fun

thanks for looking

[aznrambo481]

mmm. pretty.

[kreyzgym]

I thought that blue was called Daphne Blue?

[milkshape]

Hey they look great, I'd love to hear how you mix your own classic fender colors!

[danocaster]

Originally Posted by kreyzgym

I thought that blue was called Daphne Blue?

without looking at them side by side - they look pretty similar. But Daphne is slighter darker than Sonic

But in 2008, when we see these colors on vintage guitars, they have almost always faded lighter - or green'd up from the top coat yellowing, etc.. think about how many different "blondes" there are !!

As far as mixing my own colors - a great friend of mine paints with me. He paints cars professionally and has been mixing colors - by eye - for almost 20 yrs. So thats what we are doing - mixing by eye - from pictures, from actual guitars I'll bring in , or from test cards we shot when we had reranch


we usually get the color correct - as it left the factory - and then alter it from there to approximate fading, etc..

But everything is Nitro - from the sand n sealer up - and very thin !!

[teleon]

Very well done. I bet they sound as good as they look.

[milkshape]

Wow, that's nice to have that kind of experience in a friend who is wiling to share. So is it start with white and add pigment?

Originally Posted by danocaster

As far as mixing my own colors - a great friend of mine paints with me. He paints cars professionally and has been mixing colors - by eye - for almost 20 yrs. So thats what we are doing - mixing by eye - from pictures, from actual guitars I'll bring in , or from test cards we shot when we had reranch


we usually get the color correct - as it left the factory - and then alter it from there to approximate fading, etc..

But everything is Nitro - from the sand n sealer up - and very thin !!

[mojocasterman]

You do great work. Thanks for sharing

[danocaster]

Originally Posted by milkshape

So is it start with white and add pigment?

well.. we have all the various pigments so it depends on the color we are going for

But we buy our lacquer in gallons of both Waterwhite Clear - as well as WHITE lacquer- so we dont have to add a tone of white pigment if it's a light color

as long as you have good equipment and great lighting - it's not that hard. But you DO have to know what you are going for - it's easy to lose perspective

[62_Inca_Esquire]

Those are beauties !

[danocaster]

here's one for you , 62 Inca Esquire !!

here's today's crop

[ajgus]

I've never been a huge fan of the Sonic Blues & Seafoamy type finishes, but lately those combined w/ rosewood board are just looking so good to me. Major GAS attack. Nice work, my friend!

[three barrel]

For me, the Dakota Red tele is the pick of the litter. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[jwc5]

Very nice work Danocaster, indeed....

[danocaster]

just finished this today !!

ultra lite 1 pc swamp ash
GVCG / Lollar wind
Slab board RW neck w/ 6105s

I mean , you GOTTA love a blonde

[amp boy]

i bow to thee.

[62_Inca_Esquire]

[quote=danocaster;1212520]just finished this today !!

ultra lite 1 pc swamp ash
GVCG / Lollar wind
Slab board RW neck w/ 6105s

I mean , you GOTTA love a blonde




I like Blondes too !

I need to take better pictures, but here are a few quickies...

(I need to get a one ply and age it, but I just threw a 3 ply on there to get it up and running ! )

[danocaster]

VERY Nice , Inca !!

here's a superlight swamp ash / maple neck tele

sold on TGP in about 30 minutes !!

I am sorta regretting not keeping it as a shop guitar. A bunch of Nashville cats have played it over the last several days and it definitely has a sorta magic in it. I'm starting another build identical to it to KEEP for myself

[danocaster]

aand HERE's a faded fiesta red strat I just completed as a wedding gift for my best friend !! It's ridiculously great - the best damn wedding present he's gonna get !!

[mojocasterman]

...if you may say so yourself...