markom89
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I've been trying to sell a strat body for the past few weeks, and it hasn't sold (I dunno' why), so I've decided to keep it, and paint it myself in a theme similar to the great, hand painted guitars of the 60's and 70's. Think Clapton's "fool", Jimi's Monteray strat, Harrison's "Rocky", etc... I want to take a bit from each design and come up with my own unique thing. My question is: how can I do this? Do I just paint it free-hand? What do I need to put as a base coat? What paints should I use? What brushes? For the areas that require a larger amount of the same color, should I spray it, or use the brush? Also, what do I need to use in order to paint the neck? Does the neck need to be finished before I paint it? Do I need a different type of paint for the plastic pickguard? If any of you guys could help me out with this, I'd really appreciate it. I'm starting to draw designs up and stuff. The body I'd be using is a super light USACG mahagony body. It's about 2.9 lbs., and is done for a vintage style trem. The holes for the 'guard haven't been yet drilled. What do you guys suggest? Thanks in advance. Cheers,
Marko M.
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Marko M.
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