Help me pimp my guitar. *RESULTS*

[mynar7]

I don't know why it doesn't fit better. Apparently there's no standardized humbucker spacing/pickup placement for pickguards. I made sure to buy an epiphone-fitting pickguard too. I had to shave off the plastic that fits around the bottom of the neck humbucker in order to get it to fit, so the space between the guard and the bridge pickup is a little exaggerated. I have a feeling if I bought 10 different pickguards I'd get 10 different fits.

Also, because this was in a stand in front of a window for years the space under the switch plastic and the pickguard is whiter than the rest of the paint. Basically it has tan lines if you take the plastic pieces off. I might get a blacked out switch though.

[masked elwood]

ohhh...OK...makes sense.

I have a feeling if I bought 10 different pickguards I'd get 10 different fits.

yea....been there. it sucks.

[mathias]

Tan lines are COOL

[Psyre]

Don't put any grain filler / bondo on it, leave it stripped and rough. Then spray a really thin layer of a bright solid color. This thing would look sweet with one of the old Cadillac colors. Then take a really find grade steel wool or similar and carefully buff through the rub points. Just keep repeating that you're not relicing, you're making art. Wherever you expose the wood underneath, get some dark stain and stain the wood there; try to find something that brings out some grain, though. Then put on pin-up stickers. Teal or pink + pin-up stickers = hot. Then spray the whole thing with enough clear to protect it and make it look nice.

Inspiration:

Thin finish with dark exposed wood grain:


Pin-ups:




Awesome color scheme, seafoam over a burst:

Sorry to hijack the thread, but was wondering how exactly do you get the pictures to look so good. Especially the first pic of the pin up girl.

[kbit]

Macro lens/setting, probably.
Could be a DSLR camera as well.

[Psyre]

Ohhh sorry lol, I mean the pictures of the pin ups they added to the guitars

[masked elwood]

Ohhh sorry lol, I mean the pictures of the pin ups they added to the guitars

Ohhh sorry lol, I mean the pictures of the pin ups they added to the guitars

they're the same as headstock decals applied with water. the hardest part is keeping them from curling up on ya. light clear coat on top.

[mathias]

There's actually a store (or maybe several) for guitar pinup decals, which is where I grabbed the pictures from. First hit googling for "guitar pinup decals" I think.