Stub Mandrel Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I've just hit the button on this: (sorry it's a bit out of focus - from eBay) As a new body for this ply-bodied Korean Squier I bought new in about '87 (pretty much only body, neck and neck PUP original): Now what colour... clear, clear with red dye? Scratch plate or not? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Clear with sanded back red. Without pg to start with, you can always add one later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwater Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 That will be a different look for a telecaster. Looks like one of Luthier Warehouse bodies. I bought one a while back (flame maple/mahogany) and the quality was great other than the string through holes were slightly too far forward (about 1mm). I would probably go with a clear finish - I used Crimson guitars water based guitar finishing oil, just wipes on with a clean rag or paper towel. https://www.crimsonguitars.com/collections/guitar-finishing/products/water-based-guitar-finishing-oil Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 Yep, Luthier Warehouse. Should turn my old Squier hack into something a bit unique! It's very nice in the flesh. Working up the courage to use my smaller router to round over the edges. Then it needs some filler on some natural voids. I have Northern Guitars blue denim stain on a bass. It worked really well, so might try their red stain. Nitro lacquer was really hard work, so an oil or wax finish is tempting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwater Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 I used Crimson guitars stain on my tele body. I stained the top and then did the roundover on the top before the clear finish to give a faux binding. I'm not sure how the stain will work with the burl on your body, I would be worried about ending up with a patchy colouring as the different sections of burl absorb different amounts of stain. Andy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 5 hours ago, backwater said: I'm not sure how the stain will work with the burl on your body, I would be worried about ending up with a patchy colouring as the different sections of burl absorb different amounts of stain. I've wondered about wiping/spraying the stain around the edges to keep the central area natural for a redburst... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 Finished! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 I've said it before and I'll say it again... Well done, that man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
