The Emeraldcaster Project (aka Son of Meloncaster)

Killer!

 

And it's done! Thanks again Bucko for all your info!

 

Looks fantastic, Jupiter. Love the offset waist, beveled German carve to the top, and killer finish. Reminds me of my CS Strat in "Auroraglow". Very cool.

 

Thanks a lot! I took the tele plan and skewed it 5 degrees. It's actually not a German carve, but kinda more like an SG bevel. Now I gotta google Auroraglow!

 

Thank you! It wouldn't have happened without you!

 

Hey, Jupe, when did you fly in to visit Scatter Lee's place? The "Unknown" looks good on his dock!

 

Dear Mr. O'Caster:

Do you mind if I call you Buck? No? I won't then.

Well then, Mr. O'Caster, I am going to ask what will at first seem to be a really, really ignorant question. And impractical.
Upon further reflection, it will reveal itself to be shortsighted, half-baked and chuckleheaded.
Because I have no shame and I can't find any reference to this far-fetched idea anywhere in this thread.

Can sparkle (shiny, shiny) be added over an existing finish - using Deft, salt and/or pepper shakers, a finish coat and monkeys?
(I am not sure what the purpose of the monkeys or orangutangs - but there always seem to be many of them in all the build threads.
There might be a secret handshake involved as well.)

My concept involves an orange Gretsch 5420 that I never play and orange sprinkles. Or jimmies. Whatever they are called. I think it would be so boss, Daddy-O, that it would razz some berries.

Having never done any type of finish on any type of guitar - would you advice me to take off the hardware first, or just glue and shake and let the chips fall where they may?

Thanks -

 

What about the monkeys?
Sorry. Seriously - has this topic been discussed here? Anyone attempted it?

 

Oh they're always watching.......

 

OK - now you're freaking me OUT MAN!!!!

When I am doing some remodeling and spend 1/2 the time looking for the pencil - is that monkeys at work?

 

Probably not Marshall. The monkeys are into laptops these days. Check behind your ear for that pencil.

 

Left or right?

 

Buck, thank you for this great thread, and all of the information contained therein. It is really an inspiration and motivation to try and do a sparkle. I would appreciate a little advice, and it is probably addressed somewhere years ago in a post in this very thread, but if you were going to do a silver sparkle similar to Kenny Vaughan's RS guitarworks superlative model, what color base coat would you use? We have sanded and sanded, are fixing to use grain filler, and are preparing for further steps, proceeding at a snail's pace.

 

Do not know anything about finishing guitars.....I would have thought it to be Easier/Better to set the binding After the guitar was finished.?