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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: hooglebug on February 07, 2010, 05:54:22 PM

Title: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on February 07, 2010, 05:54:22 PM
am doing two for different people at the moment and while the other only needs sanding and its far too cold to be finishing it, im leaving that for a while and getting on with this one.

its just a sakura model, but with a tonepros tunomatic and tailpiece, master vol and tone (usually hardtail bridge and 2 vols, master tone).

mahogany back, flame maple top (will be some kind of transparent blue), maple neck, rosewood fretboard. heres where it is so far

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/11-1.jpg)

and this will be the inlay - he just wanted flames originally, but i did a little sketch using my standard 12th fret inlay as the flames and he liked it so thats what it will be

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/01.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on February 09, 2010, 03:28:12 PM
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/14-1.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: FernandoDuarte on February 09, 2010, 03:52:49 PM
Very nice! :D
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: roland_rat on February 09, 2010, 04:58:59 PM
+1 Very nice
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: choucas09 on February 09, 2010, 05:25:22 PM
Thumbs up from me as well.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: dave_mc on February 09, 2010, 10:25:34 PM
badass
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on February 11, 2010, 04:14:35 PM
neck is fretted and rough shaped and is gluing into the body as we speak. the top will get glued on later tonight and left over night.

this is the 12th fret side marker. the rest are aluminium tubes
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/24.jpg)

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/20.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/21.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on February 12, 2010, 04:25:50 PM
neck/body join.

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/25.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/26-1.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: gingataff on February 12, 2010, 04:37:58 PM
Lovely work as usual.
What types of stone did you use for that inlay?

I'd be scared to touch one of your guitars as I fear my neanderthal gropage would violate their beauty.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on February 12, 2010, 04:51:38 PM
silly sod. its lapis lazuli, web turquoise and blanco nero (white turquoise)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: FernandoDuarte on February 12, 2010, 11:48:51 PM
:) Like this design a lot
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on February 14, 2010, 03:28:31 PM
can you tell i dont have a girlfriend?

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/29-1.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/30-1.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: froglord on February 15, 2010, 08:46:36 PM
can you tell i dont have a girlfriend?

Never mind - you've still got wood. And you clearly know what to do with it.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on February 22, 2010, 07:31:27 PM
it looks darker in the pics than it actually is. and the burst is dark blue not black

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/35.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/37.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/41.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: WezV on February 22, 2010, 07:38:52 PM
good colour choice
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: choucas09 on February 22, 2010, 09:16:21 PM
It's looking really classy, great work.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: FernandoDuarte on February 22, 2010, 10:59:12 PM
Lovely with that color! :)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: 38thBeatle on February 23, 2010, 06:21:24 AM
I agree, great colour.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on February 26, 2010, 07:45:44 PM
you can see the true colour a bit better in this pic

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/43.jpg)

and heres a mock up

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/47.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: CJ on February 26, 2010, 10:30:52 PM
really cool man... nice work!
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on March 08, 2010, 12:51:01 AM
got some coats on today

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/49.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/48.jpg)

burst looks washed out on this one cos of the flash
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/50.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: Philly Q on March 08, 2010, 09:30:53 PM
good colour choice

Another +1 on that, especially with the matching headstock.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: 38thBeatle on March 08, 2010, 11:04:56 PM
And me. Great colour!.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on March 09, 2010, 02:16:10 PM
just a front and back full shot. few more coats on

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/52.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/53.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: FernandoDuarte on March 14, 2010, 02:14:34 PM
Lovely!
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: Peterku on March 15, 2010, 10:18:17 PM
Looks great, congrats! :o
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on April 20, 2010, 03:18:17 PM
i virtually had to refinish the whole thing after the clear coat went mental for some reason. luckily it didnt go all the way down to the colour. but got it polished up today (well the top and headstock anyway, the rest is staying satin). the burst is still there, just the sun bleaches it out

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/59.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/54.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: MrBump on April 20, 2010, 03:26:31 PM
That's awesome.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: Simon D on April 20, 2010, 06:05:40 PM
That looks great on every level, especially the fantastic colour. Nice work man!
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: WezV on April 20, 2010, 06:11:42 PM
looks great - stop stalling and get it together!
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: dave_mc on April 20, 2010, 09:38:34 PM
wow
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: FernandoDuarte on April 21, 2010, 02:15:28 AM
wow

yes, just wow
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on April 21, 2010, 06:11:23 PM
looks great - stop stalling and get it together!

hehe patience! its all together today but im waiting for the 11's he wants on it to come. should be tomorrow. then i'll take some pics. but for now with 10's on im liking the sound rather a lot. its got a p92 and miracle man by the way
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on April 22, 2010, 06:28:03 PM
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/SAM_0913.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/SAM_0914.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/SAM_0915.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hooglebug/sakura/SAM_0939.jpg)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: dave_mc on April 22, 2010, 07:50:20 PM
oh wow, i thought it looked good before the pickups were in!

is there no way to get a chrome p90 cover? that'd be awesome. (or failing that, a black humbucker cover)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: FernandoDuarte on April 22, 2010, 10:22:44 PM
+1 on chrome covers on P90!

But this looks very cool!
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on April 22, 2010, 10:58:36 PM
tried it with a chrome one and it looks better with black for some reason. and the customer originally wanted chrome but prefered the black too so thats what hes getting
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: Tricalibur on April 23, 2010, 12:38:16 AM
Yeah I like the black P90 as well. Its a beautiful guitars and very well built.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: Lew on April 23, 2010, 12:43:27 AM
bootyfull
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: FernandoDuarte on April 23, 2010, 01:08:46 AM
and the customer originally wanted chrome but prefered the black too so thats what hes getting

Fair enough, he pays, he chooses :lol:
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: dave_mc on April 23, 2010, 04:24:18 PM
tried it with a chrome one and it looks better with black for some reason. and the customer originally wanted chrome but prefered the black too so thats what hes getting

ah, no worries, if you tried it and the black looks better, that's fair enough :D And as fernando says, it's the customer's choice.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: Crazy_Joe on April 24, 2010, 03:37:42 PM
That looks epic, i'm thinking if you were to experiment with covers then a burnt chrome cover on the bridge pickup would look stunning. But i like the current format.
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: hooglebug on April 24, 2010, 07:08:20 PM
yeah it probably would have worked quite well with that colour. o well, maybe next time. as for this one its just waiting for a case and to be payed for then its off to new yoik (comedy cr@p accent version of new york. obviously)
Title: Re: new sakura
Post by: gingataff on April 25, 2010, 07:31:10 AM
Looks stunning, although I think I would've chosen a fancier cover for the control cavity.