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Here goes... spalt maple axis re-top
- Thread starter Bob123
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Tollywood
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I love pearls and sparkles on my guitars, so one vote for pearl blue, Bob.
Remember how cool the sparkle-back Lukes were?
Remember how cool the sparkle-back Lukes were?
threeminutesboy
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very cool thread indeed, looking forward for more
Eric O'Reilly
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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.
fbecir
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Mario is right ! +1 stealth black
threeminutesboy
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sounds scary ...
PeteDuBaldo
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I say black. That's a killer spalt top, love watching these projects move along!
stu42
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Yeah, with that spalt top I vote for black too.
Baggedcereals
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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!
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 :-/)
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 :-/)
Eric O'Reilly
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What kind of knob are you using?
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Tollywood
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Bob, it is looking fabulous!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
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I've been following this thread and it is amazing what an idea can turn into. Great work so far. Looks great. Cheers.
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
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