I just got an old body of mine back after 9 years. and its in a bit of a state. We decided to trade it back for a re-fret he needed.
This was before i was doing my own spraying and using nitro for most things
i had issues getting a good desert sand mixed at the time, and had been experimenting with different paints. My cousin was doing some spraying for me and was keen to use 2k for speed. I wasn't keen, but we had some desert sand mixed up, but it was far too dark and grey.
In the end i think we ended up getting some rattle cans off the shelf, likely from Halfords, in the closest shade we could find. Admittedly we went straight over the 2k, once it was fully cured. I have had the same issues on older builds that didn't have the 2K undercoat so i don't think that was the issue here. The paint was looking great when it left, after a bloody long time curing, it passed the fingernail test fine.... but its not held up well. Thought I would show what happens to halfords paint after 9 years of use.
Its covered in gig bag imprint like this
The back has discolored significantly from rubbing against clothes
Both strap buttons look like this
But i still like the build. As usual, i mixed things up a bit. It's the later offset duo-sonic shape with the earlier style scratch plate, and spaced out controls for strat style pinky swells
I could probably cope with the wear, but not the imprints
So now I get to strip it and refinish it in something fun, I'm still undecided what that colour will be.
I'm also tempted to do something fun like build a baritone conversion neck for it
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Which was unintentionally a bit like Rory Gallagher's modded musicmaster
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I have to say, i'm not mad at it.
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Pickup options are a bit random
A dual foil bridge
CC style tele pickup in bridge or neck
Both those together
Or I also have a pair of old Dimarzio's going spare if i want to be a bit more conventional
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this is why the GF won't go in the neck.... its massive
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I will probably put a series/split/parallel switch in it as that's the best way to get the most out of the dual foil I think.
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