chris_uk
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I have had my vintage les paul for many years now and the body of the guitar has been bashed to hell so i decided on friday it was time for a change..
went to halfords and picked up 500ml white primer, 300ml ford diamond white and 500ml laquer.
i stripped the guitar down and gave it a good sand down and primered it.
once that was dry i flatted the primer and went over parts that i hadnt covered propperly, i did it this way as i didnt want any runs and whenever i paint things i always get runs in the paint lol. once this was dry i then applied the first coat of the base colour.
my plan is tomorrow i will apply a couple coats of laquer then monday after work when its hardened i will give it a buff with the G220.
ive ordered all black parts for the guitar and i hope it should look like this when done.
[Edited on 04-03-2011 by chris_uk]
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Russ
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///les Paul
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chris_uk
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i probably wont play it much, i prefer the ibanez i have at the moment 
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Gary
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Could never get on with a les Paul.
Wanted an Ibanez for years tho. Which one you got?
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chris_uk
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i have 2 an rg550 in galaxy black and a rg750 in rare amethyst.
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Gary
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Would love the 7string RG7. Will buy an old battered one one day and refurb it.
Seeing this has made me want to sort my acoustic out. It's seen better days. Black could be nice
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neil h
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Ooooooooooooooh a les paul custom. Very nice 
Would love to own an ibanez, definitely on my list of to buys when i have the space. Already got the les paul and the flying V.
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harrisp
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I'd give my right arm to be able to play the guitar .
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chris_uk
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ive been playing since i was 11, so 15 years, but im not 15 years good.. maybe 5 years good.
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
ive been playing since i was 11, so 15 years, but im not 15 years good.. maybe 5 years good.
The majority of my family can play instruments and most of them are really good, whereas Im about as musical as a wet fart  .
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Gary
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I used to be OK, could pull off some muse stuff.
Shit now tbh. I also have a spazzy little finger which dosent help things.
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chris_uk
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ive just learnt 'love thing' by joe satriani and im just starting to learn surfing with the alien.. hard!
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thegsi
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Will it be fitted with Emg's too? I wod opt against them. They seem to drag in the sustain that Gibsons are known for with the passive pickups fitted.
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mattk
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nice instrument, what did you pay for it?
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wilson_sri
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Nice project mate. Makes me want to do the same to one of my guitars! Looking forward to the end result!
My grandad builds guitars for a living. Currently making a acoustic guitar out of an old whiskey barrel for a japanese business man. I have a full custom guitar as well, will post pics later.
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mattk
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I want a union jack on my Gretsch
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AlunJ
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I wish I could actually play I have an ibanez gax06
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chris_uk
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quote:
Originally posted by thegsi
Will it be fitted with Emg's too? I wod opt against them. They seem to drag in the sustain that Gibsons are known for with the passive pickups fitted.
im putting open humbuckers on, just like these
the guitar has had its first coat of laquer (front)
matt, i paid about £450 for it about 10-12 years ago.
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chris_uk
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this is my RG2570Z Amethyst
and my RG550GB (not my pic but identical guitar)
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thegsi
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Yeh good idea. So what kind of stuff you like to play?
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chris_uk
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anything that catches my ear tbh.. i think thats why ive never been as good as i should be, im all self taught so i learn a bit of a song i like them bugger off to something else.
atm im learning a lot of joe satriani stuff i went to see him in manchester last year and was AMAZING! lol
i like santana and can play along with the majority of his stuff, guns n roses aswell i like 80's rock as it actually has a bit of soul in the music.
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mattk
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what amp do you use? any pedals? I could talk about gear all day
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thegsi
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Sound good. Same here, I've been playing around 10 years and am self taught. I've always been into metal so that's all I can play!! I learnt 'Always with me, always with you once' Nice simple guitar music but very melodic. You got any vids on You Tube or anything?
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chris_uk
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
what amp do you use? any pedals? I could talk about gear all day
Peavy Studio Pro 112
Big Bad Wah
Satchurnator
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Originally posted by thegsi
Sound good. Same here, I've been playing around 10 years and am self taught. I've always been into metal so that's all I can play!! I learnt 'Always with me, always with you once' Nice simple guitar music but very melodic. You got any vids on You Tube or anything?
i learn the beginning to that but never carried on lol
i dont have any vids, too embarrased to put them up lol
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thegsi
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you can't be that bad?
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