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May 12th, 2008, 11:29 PM
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Tele-Afflicted
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Panther City,Tx
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My 1st (two) "Broadcaster" builds...
Well I was gonna just build these guitar then post a thread with a few pics...
but I decided I'd go into a little more depth...so I'm starting just a little ways through the process... they will be my take on a couple of Broadcasters with RW boards a few months ago I decided to build one & ordered a Musikraft neck... neck specs: quartersawn maple slab Madagascar RW 6105 frets 12" radius "fat D" profile- 9.00 to 1.0 tinted nitro got kinda use to the 12" radius playing my R8 Les Paul... this neck profile is almost exactly the same feel as my LP! I had email conversations with Brian Poe about a certain 2 piece body... then at the last minute saw a KILLER 1 piece so I ended up buying both! body specs: Broadcaster bodies 1 piece 3.4 # swamp ash 2 piece 3.7 # swamp ash ... I decided to do the 2 piece body in Surf Green... been wanting a Surf Green guitar for a while... I'll be doing the 1 piece guitar in "sunburst" Amber ... just the amber no dark "bursty"... so you'll be able to see the grain & can tell it's a one piece body... I've already sprayed the Surf green body color (wish I'd done some pics before)... sprayed 4 coats of clear today...I'll get pics tomorrow haven't recieved the 2 nd neck yet...but both necks will have the same specs... here's some pics-0-the 1 piece body (KILLER GRAIN)...   Last edited by zane : May 18th, 2008 at 09:40 AM. |
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May 13th, 2008, 08:34 AM
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Tele-Meister
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: dees, alabama
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looking good !
you've got some great parts there, should be 2 fine teles - i really like the tint musikraft put on your neck - i am starting my first partscaster and am going through the process of getting my hardware and fiquring out which way to go with my finish - i like your solution - do both ! did you use reranch or stewmac or other for your paint and amber burst ? looking forward to more pics - - i'm not a complete idiot ... some parts are missing - |
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May 13th, 2008, 07:34 PM
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Tele-Afflicted
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Panther City,Tx
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I got an email that the other neck has shipped , so it should be here soon... My brother has a nice hand held sprayer...he did the sand & seal with it... did 2 coats of B.I.N.'s white pigmented shellac (suggested by Reranch as a primmer before the color coats)... the used Reranch's Surf green... here's a few pics after the color coats...    We did the color coats with Surf Green from Reranch... came out a little more blue that what I think of when I think Surf green... I think of the color of this shirt that came from Glendale...  We sprayed some clear coats with my brothers sprayer... but were having trouble with "floating debris" hair/dust... so i came inside & sprayed with the "tinted" clear nitro I got from Reranch,and it started to "green" up purty nicely... kinda hard to get a nice even coat out of the can though...if anyone has any sugestion I'd appreciate it... Last edited by zane : May 28th, 2008 at 08:05 PM. |
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May 16th, 2008, 12:06 PM
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Tele-Meister
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: dees, alabama
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looking good !
yeah, the green does look a little too blue - thought it was the digital camera/computer - glad to hear the tinted lacquer brought out more green - i've seen some older daphne/sonic blue guitars that had a green tint from the yellowing lacquer clear coat - how is the amber burst working out on the 1 piece body ? will you be using the tinted lacquer over that as well ? post some more pics when you get a chance - - i'm not a complete idiot ... some parts are missing - |
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May 16th, 2008, 04:57 PM
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Tele-Afflicted
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Panther City,Tx
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Yeah I could swear I saw a "jeff beck" Surf green guitar about 10 years ago & I remember thinking now that's a green guitar...now most the pics I see of Surf green guitars look almost Daphne Blue...
Well I wasn't real happy the way the Surf guitar was looking ... I find it kinda hard to get an even coat with the spray can...so I had some paint mixed matching the shirt color...so we'll give my brothers sprayer another shot... I haven't started doing the 1 piece body yet...wanted to be sure I could do the 2 piece half way decent 1st, if not I'll send the 1 piece to a pro... .................................................. .................................................. I did get the other neck today...it has some pretty unusual grain on the board, tint not quite as dark on it ...it seems to fit the one piece body a little better though ...so I'll probably put it on there...here's a few pics of the other neck...    well gonna go to my brother's house & see if he got a coat of paint on the Surf guitar... |
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May 17th, 2008, 01:23 PM
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Tele-Afflicted
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Panther City,Tx
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well build is on "hold" for a while...
sent bodies to Mark Jenny to have them finished... Bodies are so great I decided to let a PRO do the job... I couldn't get the results I wanted doing it myself... :^( Last edited by zane : May 18th, 2008 at 09:49 AM. |
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May 28th, 2008, 07:55 PM
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Tele-Afflicted
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Well I decided to have Mark Jenny finish both bodies...
he sent pics today, he's put the final clear coats on ... letting them cure before final wet sanding... I decided to have him do the 1 piece body in two tone burst... looks myt purty ;^)    |
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May 28th, 2008, 11:10 PM
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Tele-Meister
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: dees, alabama
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your surf green looks tele like surf green now - good job on the 1 piece burst too - looking forward to seeing the pieces and parts come together -
- i'm not a complete idiot ... some parts are missing - |
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