PRS Lovefest

[Dusty Chalk]

Nice!

 

[electriceye]

this turned out awesome

That is mind-blowing. Saw that a while ago. Would really love to know just how much it costs to do a job like that. Wow.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I ain't got no fancy P245 semi hollow either...I'm a 25" scale guy...but I still got my sc HBII. That thing is awesome... the super thick hollow body is great.

Dude, what's the name of that colour? It's been haunting me. Is that Armando's Amethyst?

 

[mbardu]

Dude, what's the name of that colour? It's been haunting me. Is that Armando's Amethyst?

Yes, it's Armando's with a black wrap/burst.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Unrelated, just...this is the most beautiful guitar I've ever seen (I would never have thought to put the same finish of the top on the fretboard):

More here.

 

[electriceye]

Unrelated, just...this is the most beautiful guitar I've ever seen (I would never have thought to put the same finish of the top on the fretboard):

More here.

Holy. SH*t. I have GOT to find out how they stained that! Was each stripe done individually with a Q-Tip?? WOW!

 

[TedintheShed]

Holy. SH*t. I have GOT to find out how they stained that! Was each stripe done individually with a Q-Tip?? WOW!

I would guess it is a flame maple fret board as well

 

[electriceye]

I would guess it is a flame maple fret board as well

Well, yes, it clearly is.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I actually know the answer to this, sort of. Everything PRS does is with stains. So the way they get that multicolored look is by staining it one color, then sanding it down, leaving only the deepest grains stained; then staining it another color, sanding it down less, so now you have two colors and a natural, then staining it a third time.

I know, I make it sound so easy -- it's not. Not only is it a fine art to do that sort of keany sanding and staining, but you have to pick the right wood, with just the right layers of grain, and be able to picture it after it's sanded. AND it has to be just porous enough to absorb the stain without bleeding out so that when you sand it down, the wood is still stained.

They're artists. That's all there is to it.

So the fretboard's the same sort of thing -- they do all that sanding and staining before the frets go on -- the frets are just wire -- it comes in large spools, looks like solder wire or wire hanger wire, and they just lay it across and snip, so that's after the fretboard is finished.

One day, when I win the lottery, I'm going to be blowing about a brazillion dollars at their custom shop, having them make all sorts of pretty guitars.

 

[narad]

^^ which is how most guitar companies with fancy tops do staining -- they just don't pick crazy contrasting colors.

 

[protest]

....in northern lights man.

 

[Kride]

My PRS SE Åkesson

 

[Seventhwave]

My AP Tremonti

 

[HarryLikesProg]

this is my mccarty hollowbody. for the charlie parker licks

also the a picture is a HDR photo

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Oh! The sparkles! Thanks for the porn, I'll be in my bunk.

(That's a great top.)

EDIT: Lollers, I can get that on a throw pillow, a shower curtain, a fleece blanket...

 

[asher]

this is my mccarty hollowbody. for the charlie parker licks

also the a picture is a HDR photo

dat hdr doe

(sexy guitar)

 

[Steinmetzify]

Buddy sent me this.....Private Stock #5150:

PS#5150 by Scott Steinmetz, on Flickr

 

[asher]

NICE

 

[AdenM]

My PRS SE Åkesson

How did you strip the headstock on your SE? It looks super awesome, I'd love to do something similar to my Custom 24!

 

[Kride]

Sanding paper

Here's a couple of in progress pics: