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WRP and Ryan have been sharing some pics of their cars in different spots so I thought I'd share a few of my own.but first a coupe for R2, this was at a show near me a couple weeks ago, it made me think of his. Sorry about the size, learning this google chrome computer :confused:
And here are some from the ruins of the White Family Factory. About a 5 or 6 minute ride from me. Hope you enjoy'em :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
Your car is looking GOOD!
I just painted a guitar the same kandy apple tangerine as the 39 ford at top, lol. Thanks for the great picts!
Thanks for the compliment. (it's really a 50 footer)Quote:
Originally Posted by 36 sedan
Guitar??? do tell!!! It's said that without pics - it didn't happen! I'd love to see it. 8-)
I hear ya, lol!
metallic silver base, with fine metal flake intercoat, candy tangerine over top, cleared but not cut and buffed yet. Look behind it, you'll see a les paul getting touched up after headstock break repair.
Thanks for the pic. That is gonna look killer too. It has a nice reflection already so it'll look like a mirror when your done I'm certain. Been a while since we've chatted so thanks for making the time. I do appreciate it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 36 sedan
I love both of those cars, the blue is stunning.
Love the pics and the guitar. My son-in-law is making me a strat clone to match my 33.
Nice Guitar, like the car theme!
Mine is almost done.
Here is a link to a car show my band played at earlier in the year, got 3 seconds of fame playing my sea foam green strat, lol.
https://www.undertheradarclassicrock...june-23rd-2019
That last shot is the money shot :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
HAH! I had to scroll to see which one! LOL... And Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrp
Strat is done and back in the line up.
A sweet guitar for sure. Do you use the tremolo often? I hate the way it changes the tuning but love the sounds you can create!
Thanks, I'm really liking this color, it just might be my new favorite!
Tremolos are a love or hate, lol! When I was a young man, I fell in love with Stratocasters. Learned how to adjust the six screws to set even on the tremolo's knife edges to better stay in tune and chapstick the nut to lube the strings. When Floyd Rose tremolos came out, I fell in love with them (lol). Floyds almost always come back in tune perfectly, I seldom have any tuning problems with any of mine. I can drop my strings until they are completely loose on the neck and let go, WHANG, it's back in tune. Same with pulling up.
However, because floyds are full floating they tend to drop pitch as you bend notes and this bothers a lot of people. I've been playing floyds for so long, I automatically rest my picking hand slightly on the tremolo when bending notes to correct the pitch. There are stabilizers for tremolos that do a pretty good job of keeping the pitch correct when you bend, but they make the tremolo feel too stiff for my preference.
I've lost count of how many floyd rose guitars I have, somewhere near a dozen I'm sure, lol. All of them stay in tune and seldom break strings. Once set up, they require very little maintenance. And YEAH, they make some awesome tones and squeals!
I'm more of a Gibson guy myself.. but I do lust for a Telecaster ( or two!) LOL..
Thanks Again for sharing the pic(s). It came out great, you'll have to give us an update later, curious if it plays as good as it looks.
It plays fabulously! Low action with stainless frets, stainless frets are slick and the strings bend almost as easy a Les Paul. Here's a youtube of this guitar way back in another band I was in, same pickups, I'm on stage right with the hat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_oXsALqzz8&app=desktop
Marvelous!
Mike, great pics and thanks for sharing! I'm not buying your coupe being a 50 footer...... :LOL:
Thanks for the kind comment on the pics Ryan. Now in regards to my claim, either you come to me or I have to go to you to verify that! 8-) :eek::eek::LOL::LOL::pQuote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
This is my latest one, still in the booth, I'll cut and buff it tomorrow.
That is certainly a different color! What color is the pick guard? I'm thinking black or white..... hmmmmmm..Quote:
Originally Posted by 36 sedan
I got the guitar at a reasonable price because someone had sanded the original finish to bare wood with 60 grit, it was pretty ugly, scratches and gouges everywhere. A little block sanding (a lot) and some filler here and there to fix the gouges, and Wa-La.
The color is purple pearl with a micro flake intercoat and candy red over the top. An experiment with what I had on hand. The candy was used to darkened the purple more to my liking (it was a little too bright for me before), the flake was just why not, "everything looks better with flake", lol.
Pickguard color, parchment (off white) pearloid! I'm partial to the pearloid pickguards, unfortunately no one makes them anymore for this model guitar (bridge pickup is set back closer to the bridge and the neck heal is wider), so I made a template and make my own.
Probably have a finished picture of it by tomorrow.
Cut, buffed and assembled,
Wow that came out nice! Good work there my friend.
Nice! My main guitar is a Steinberger 5 string bass I've been playing for the last 20 years; been thinking about doing a heavy metalflake job on it.
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Originally Posted by 36 sedan
To say my grandson would be envious is an understatement.
I didn't realize so many others made music here.. that's cool!!
Is the neck and are the frets new? St. St.???
Neck is original Fender ('92), frets are now Stainless!
Glad to see all the players!
36 sedan, beautiful job!!!