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is that actually a tone approved epoxy? I mean as recommended by the gurus at the gear page?
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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AiRdAd wrote:That looks fantastic! How did you do the edges? That would be difficult to make look nice wouldn't it?
looks like the fabric is only on the top so I would glue it down and let it "set" then sand along then edge and paint. You would see any seem then
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Bg wrote:is that actually a tone approved epoxy? I mean as recommended by the gurus at the gear page?
lets face it all glue has tone. 99% of guitars have glue somewhere on the body or neck :rofl:
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willow13 wrote:
Bg wrote:is that actually a tone approved epoxy? I mean as recommended by the gurus at the gear page?
lets face it all glue has tone. 99% of guitars have glue somewhere on the body or neck :rofl:
Yeah but its the percentage of glue to wood.

My cabs aren't glued in any way, the joints are so tight no glue is needed and the tweed holds itself there by love alone.

It adds up to a fantastic tone :D
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Bg wrote:
willow13 wrote:
Bg wrote:is that actually a tone approved epoxy? I mean as recommended by the gurus at the gear page?
lets face it all glue has tone. 99% of guitars have glue somewhere on the body or neck :rofl:
Yeah but its the percentage of glue to wood.

My cabs aren't glued in any way, the joints are so tight no glue is needed and the tweed holds itself there by love alone.

It adds up to a fantastic tone :D
You use jizz to stick the tweed?

That's as committed as the urinenium relic juice.
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Terexgeek wrote:
Bg wrote:
willow13 wrote:
lets face it all glue has tone. 99% of guitars have glue somewhere on the body or neck :rofl:
Yeah but its the percentage of glue to wood.

My cabs aren't glued in any way, the joints are so tight no glue is needed and the tweed holds itself there by love alone.

It adds up to a fantastic tone :D
You use jizz to stick the tweed?

That's as committed as the urinenium relic juice.
Of course, is there another way?
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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AiRdAd wrote:That looks fantastic! How did you do the edges? That would be difficult to make look nice wouldn't it?
Yeah that was a bit tricky but the edges aren't very rounded on this one so it wasn't so bad. If it was a strat body it would be more difficult and you would have to fade/burst the edges.

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Bg wrote:is that actually a tone approved epoxy? I mean as recommended by the gurus at the gear page?
I gave the guy at Bunnings the secret password and took me out back to where they stash the NOS epoxy.

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willow13 wrote:
AiRdAd wrote:That looks fantastic! How did you do the edges? That would be difficult to make look nice wouldn't it?
looks like the fabric is only on the top so I would glue it down and let it "set" then sand along then edge and paint. You would see any seem then
This. I also put a few coats of paint on the edges before doing the fabric which helped it blend in better too.

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I misunderstood how you did this. I thought you used the material as a mask, the sprayed a white guitar black, then removed it to reveal the design.

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Great job, looks fantastic and if I were none the wiser I'd say it had been professionally done. Good choice of fabric too, really highlights the curves of the guitar

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Bg wrote:is that actually a tone approved epoxy? I mean as recommended by the gurus at the gear page?
:lol:

On a serious note, you could put emgs on an anvil and it would sound the same :mrgreen:
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Molly wrote:I misunderstood how you did this. I thought you used the material as a mask, the sprayed a white guitar black, then removed it to reveal the design.
If you could procure one of your Nana's doilies you could try that :lol: Here's a pretty good explanation except he uses a water-based sealer rather than epoxy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO6YLBjYcmU

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Back in the day as a car painter we used to use net curtains as a stencil, tape it over the white roof of a car, mask everything else, spray colour over the net, remove net and clear coat. Looks quite cool - just dont tell mum you nicked her curtains lol.
Nice work

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