What should I do?

Nelson Instruments · Post by **Nelson Instruments** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:54 pm

Last year I finished this guitar in lime green and made a couple dumb mistakes that rendered the final result really terrible looking.
A few months ago I finalized my decision to rework how I offer guitars and decided to strip everything down to a "base model" with a satin finish and then to have options to upgrade from there.

I thought "ya know, it would be less work to just strip the finish off that green one and redo it than to make a new guitar for this"

SO that is where we're at. I've stripped the old finish and am going to redo this in my eggshell satin finish.
But, and here's where you come in, what color?!

I'm thinking my standard colors will be red, seafoam, and tan, BUT I was also thinking this would be kinda cool in a sort of "tuxedo" finish where the guitar is white but pickguard, pickups, etc are black.

What do you think??

Nelson Instruments · Post by **Nelson Instruments** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:57 pm

Chankgeez · Post by **Chankgeez** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:00 pm

Obviously, I'm required to answer "purple".

I like your idea for the "tuxedo" though. I think I'd do a "black & tan" tuxedo maybe.

Nelson Instruments · Post by **Nelson Instruments** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:13 pm

last night I sprayed a special order provocateur in satin lavender and have some left so I COULD do this one in lavender but it would have to be for someone. I love lavender but am shying away from doing anymore guitars in weird colors if they aren't already spoken for.

Nelson Instruments · Post by **Nelson Instruments** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:14 pm

Interesting.....tan instead of white with black parts. That could be cool too!

kosta · Post by **kosta** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:15 pm

I'm obsessed with matte white finishes right now.

Nelson Instruments · Post by **Nelson Instruments** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:19 pm

Well the current price of a grifter is listed at something like $1,575 or there about.
With the eggshell satin finish the price tag will be $1,150.

Nelson Instruments · Post by **Nelson Instruments** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:18 am

I've decided to go tuxedo. Step one: "ebonize" headstock and fingerboard.

Hyphen Nation · Post by **Hyphen Nation** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:33 am

I like this plan. Simple. Graphic. Timeless. Or you could murder it out, and do a mix of gloss and matte blacks...get one of those new mastery bridges all blacked out...

goroth · Post by **goroth** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:23 am

Gloss and matt...
Mmmm

Tuxedo is also rad.

Also if you still have that lefty gathering dust in a year or so Bobby I might have to talk business with you. #brokeuntil2017

Nelson Instruments · Post by **Nelson Instruments** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:14 am

Gosh I hope I don't have that lefty still hanging around by next year! :-S
The finish I'm using for these satin guitars wouldn't really work to mix gloss and matte but in regular lacquer it would work.

Hyphen Nation · Post by **Hyphen Nation** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:31 am

Nah. Just saying matte body gloss guard, etc...mix and match finishes through hardware, but the whole thing is black.

fever606 · Post by **fever606** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 10:45 am

Hyphen Nation wrote:Or you could murder it out, and do a mix of gloss and matte blacks...get one of those new mastery bridges all blacked out...

Dammit, Hyphen... making me want to build another guitar!

kosta · Post by **kosta** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:35 am

Hyphen Nation wrote:Nah. Just saying matte body gloss guard, etc...mix and match finishes through hardware, but the whole thing is black.

Matte and gloss tonal combos are sweeeeeet.

repoman · Post by **repoman** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:26 pm

Bright red with some crazy vintage Italian pickgaurd material

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