Was: From the ashes of disaster...now various projects

[Si600]

It looks less obviously denim than I expected for some reason.  Was that deliberate?

[Dom in Dorset]

10 minutes ago, Si600 said:

It looks less obviously denim than I expected for some reason.  Was that deliberate?

No, the denim was really faded, white in place but the resin seemed to almost completely restore the dark blue colour. 

[Pea Turgh]

That’s a lovely looking bass - nice one!

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, Dom in Dorset said:

Progress...I'm onto set up.

the denim is visible again

one slight snag, I'd forgotten thatvthe truss rod access was covered over with resin. I filled it with blu tac so it's just a matter of careful excavation and I should have her playabsoon. 

 

 

[Andyjr1515]

I'm so out of touch, @Dom in Dorset, I'd missed the progress on your thread.  I just LOVE that denim finish - everything splendid, the instrument itself, the finish.  Oh and that travel guitar from a post ages back...absolutely stunning!

Edited January 31 by Andyjr1515

[Dom in Dorset]

Done.

Edited February 16 by Dom in Dorset

[SpondonBassed]

Nice!

 

I bet it'll look even better under stage lighting.

[Andyjr1515]

Splendid, @Dom in Dorset  Looks super good!

[Dom in Dorset]

Next....

Three teles....I've been slowly putting these together for a few months, a chance to test a few ideas.

From left to right:

For the first time I'm not using reclaimed wood for this guitar. It's going to be made entirely from British native timbers. Single piece Dorset grown ash body, sycamore neck with beech fretboard. 

Middle- this is the now reassembled "extreme relicaster" . A white poplar body blank that was left to rot for 18 months to acquire some character. It now has a lot more interest and colour as well as a mahogany band in the body and neck. The neck timber is unknown (from an old sofa) , the fretboard is reclaimed teak from a garden bench. As it was after it 18 month exposure:

After reassembly and sanding:

Right- If you Google "can I build a guitar out of oak" you will come across some odd reasons why it apparently won't work " oak is sonically dead" , " it gives off a gas that corrodes metal" , too heavy, too unstable etc 

Let's find out....oak body , oak neck, oak fretboard all reclaimed. 

The exact spec for each guitar is yet to be decided...

Most of my pictures were too large to upload and I'm far too lazy to try again. 

More pictures of these builds and others can be  seen on the Scavenger Music Facebook and Instagram pages.

[itu]

Three necks and bodies, will you change parts to find the best combinations?

[Dom in Dorset]

23 minutes ago, itu said:

Three necks and bodies, will you change parts to find the best combinations?

No, the body/ neck combination will be as described in the previous post.

[SpondonBassed]

Hooray!  A hat trick from Dom!

 

Perhaps there is a kind member who would help Dom repost those pictures off of Farceberk for those of us who just use this site.

 

Going for oak eh Dom?  Good on yer!

[Dom in Dorset]

6 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

 

 

Going for oak eh Dom?  Good on yer!

If someone tells me something can't be done I  just have to try it.

[SpondonBassed]

9 minutes ago, Dom in Dorset said:

If someone tells me something can't be done I  just have to try it.

 

I like that.  It works well for you.

[Stub Mandrel]

6 hours ago, Dom in Dorset said:

" it gives off a gas that corrodes metal"

 

More accurately,  its high tannin content will cause any plain steel fixings to rust. Brass is usually preferred but you csn use stainless steel. A4 is apparently better than A2 after a quick google.