Who's painting guitars nowadays? Trying to find out who's out there. A place like Sims, but reputable, for example. My go to people have since retired or died. I'm in the U.S. Shipping in the U.S. probably ok. I'd try this myself but I know better. I paint like a toddler, and that's not the finish I want. lol. I might want someone who can do a good dyed flame with gloss top type finish possibly.
Who's painting guitars nowadays?
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Rubbishplayer
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Existing guitar? New guitar body only for your own build?
spudmunkey
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Perhaps a relevant thread from the not-too-distant past:
www.sevenstring.org
Reputable refinishing in the 2022
Howdy everyone, I'm curious who has had guitars refinished lately. I have an Ibanez I'd like to get repainted in a sparkle finish. Ideally, I could get the headstock refinished to match as well. Sims custom shop has a nice website -- I seem to recall them getting flack a long time ago for the...
www.sevenstring.org A blank unfinished body. A one-off
odibrom
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Satriani paints his guitars like a toddler... so why couldn't you?
For stains, you could try contacting http://www.bigdguitars.com/ . He stains and finishes bodies sent to him regularly and often features them on his youtube channel. I think he does a good job.
Romeo Knight
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Only made the bestest experiences with https://www.schultzguitars.com/
They pulled off the most extreme finishes for me.
But since they're in Latvia, it doesn't make much sense for the OP- but then for everyone in the EU it's a recommendation.
They pulled off the most extreme finishes for me.
But since they're in Latvia, it doesn't make much sense for the OP- but then for everyone in the EU it's a recommendation.
Thanks everyone. I found GMW. Maybe looking into them when I'm ready. I also found some cool solid colors like Teal Kandy shimrin paint and all those colors. Those are nice. They got chameleon paints too. The black shimrin is nice too. all the pearl options. Option paralysis now. lol.
odibrom
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Go chameleon... purple/turquoise or purple/cyan...?
Rubbishplayer
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If you're going for solid colours (and especially flip colours), that opens up the world of automotive resprayers who'll do an outstanding job, possibly for less.
At least I have time to think about it. I like all these colors. I like the one they call 'pagan gold kandy', not pagan gold, but gold candy. It's got that dark orange to it. That would be pretty sweet with an ebony fingerboard look too. It's impossible to decide. I like the darker chameleon looks too.
Rubbishplayer
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On the automotive paint option, you can pretty much match any colour with any kind of pearlescent flakes, so no need to compromise, if you decide to go that way.
Any decent spray shop will paint whatever combination you want. Want to match it to Lambo Orange? Easy. Want a slightly lighter/darker orange under the gold pearlescent flip? No problem.
For example, right now I'm doing a Strat for my son in classic Surf Green, but with a subtle gold flip to set off the roasted flame maple neck and gold hardware (not done yet, in case you wanted to see pics).
IME automotive painters frequently have problems with the tight geometry of guitar bodies- typically resulting in a very uneven finish here and there. Or they just don't really give a shit, I haven't used them enough to figure it out so YMMV of course.
odibrom
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... post a link to that shop so we can marvel at the color options...
Rubbishplayer
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Jeez man, you gotta go to a decent shop, not those rapscallions you use to spray the dented ass of your Ford POS...
On a serious note, I am talking about shops that specialise in custom spray jobs. Most of these are distinguished by their people taking pride in their work. Avoid places that say that insurance jobs are their specialty: that's a red flag.
At which point I'm paying just as much and probably waiting longer compared to a specialized craftsman. Kinda makes it a moot point in this context I think.
