Here goes... spalt maple axis re-top

[mtrejo]

That's gonna look sweet with the hardware on it.

 

[Bob123]

Guys for the back, Im torn between two colors. Head stock will be sprayed to match

Satin black ala jp stealth

or a pearl blue ala lukather

 

[Tollywood]

I love pearls and sparkles on my guitars, so one vote for pearl blue, Bob.

Remember how cool the sparkle-back Lukes were?

 

[threeminutesboy]

very cool thread indeed, looking forward for more

 

[Eric O'Reilly]

Satin black all the way. And some sort of binding too, i know you dont like plastic, but what about thin strips of wood binding around the top, and headstock would look cool.

 

[mtrejo]

My vote is for the stealth black.

 

[fbecir]

My vote is for the stealth black.

Mario is right ! +1 stealth black

 

[Bob123]

Scared to give updates, because it looks sloppy at this point in time :-/ haha

ill ponder the color thing.

 

[threeminutesboy]

Scared to give updates, because it looks sloppy at this point in time :-/ haha

ill ponder the color thing.

sounds scary ...

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

I say black. That's a killer spalt top, love watching these projects move along!

 

[stu42]

Yeah, with that spalt top I vote for black too.

 

[Baggedcereals]

Can't wait to watch this build over the slow winter months! I say see what the wood looks like first once you get her sanded and ripped down. Either one will look killer!

 

[Bob123]

OK gents, I got some dupont ultra flat finish black

And heres an update worthy of an update haha. BKP Emerald pickups. REALLY wishing I splurged and got the colored nickel covers now. Bridge is an "Axmax" floyd rose variant, very beefy piece of kit. Bourns low friction pot, generic 3 way switch replacement (the EBMM 3 way is frankly too big for the cavity, I have almost no room to run wiring in there :-/)

 

[Bob123]

Oh yeah, the shiny spots are super glue. I sealed the joint and did a couple spot fills. It'll disappear when i finish.

 

[Eric O'Reilly]

What kind of knob are you using?

 

[Bob123]

What kind of knob are you using?

A cream tone knob of course haha

 

[Tollywood]

A cream tone know of course haha

Obviously. Bob, it is looking fabulous!

 

[pentaspan]

...REALLY wishing I splurged and got the colored nickel covers now...

imo, colored covers are attractive for the wrong reasons...they take the eye away from the rest of the guitar's beauty. I usually like uncovered pickups, but those look hospital white, so the guitar's esthetics might benefit from covers.

 

[CHill]

I've been following this thread and it is amazing what an idea can turn into. Great work so far. Looks great. Cheers.

 

[Bob123]

imo, colored covers are attractive for the wrong reasons...they take the eye away from the rest of the guitar's beauty. I usually like uncovered pickups, but those look hospital white, so the guitar's esthetics might benefit from covers.

I like the white honestly, but this is something that would have looked killer imo edit: keep in mind, when I clear the top it will get noticeably darker!

something along these lines is what Im shooting for