New Guitar Day! Goth edition

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Tough one, I like the pickgaurd.

Same here.

 

[Headache]

Pickguard stays.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Pickguard stays.

These Goth models, both Epi and Gibby, are the best suited for those single ply black pickguards(IMO)…they just look the part.

 

[ibmorjamn]

These Goth models, both Epi and Gibby, are the best suited for those single ply black pickguards(IMO)…they just look the part.

Yes, agreed!

 

[Headache]

It's subtle , and you have to catch the light right or else it just looks black....

Digging it for now.l!

 

[Headache]

Here it is in the room...

 

[Headache]

Final form?

 

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[DirtySteve]

I would dye that fret board black.

 

[Headache]

I would dye that fret board black.

I haven't learned how yet.... I'll look into it some.
I wonder if I just rub stain on it, or if I need to prep the wood first.

 

[ibmorjamn]

I haven't learned how yet.... I'll look into it some.
I wonder if I just rub stain on it, or if I need to prep the wood first.

I don’t know for sure but I bet stewmac would. I bought black water based dye from them but that was a for a guitar body.

 

[Sargeant Preston]

I would dye that fret board black.

Opinions vary about dyeing fretboard.

https://www.reddit.com/r/guitars/comments/x43gyw

 

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[Headache]

Before

After

 

[DirtySteve]

Before

After

I was going to ask what you used, but I saw it in the other thread. Did it penetrate good? Are you getting black finger tips?

I used a wood dye when I did one years ago and it held up for a while, but started to rub out lighter spots. I said that I would dye the fret board black, but I wasn't thinking about how I would do it if I was to do it again. For just to darken rosewood Old English Scratch Remover does a pretty good job, it doesn't make it black, but it does darken it pretty well.

 

[Headache]

I was going to ask what you used, but I saw it in the other thread. Did it penetrate good? Are you getting black finger tips?

I used a wood dye when I did one years ago and it held up for a while, but started to rub out lighter spots. I said that I would dye the fret board black, but I wasn't thinking about how I would do it if I was to do it again. For just to darken rosewood Old English Scratch Remover does a pretty good job, it doesn't make it black, but it does darken it pretty well.

It made it a few shades darker I'd say.
It smells weird though, I just set the guitar out in the garage for the night.
I played it once and could see some in my fingers. But I'm impatient too.... I'll let it dry all night and check it out tomorrow.
It was super simple to do though.

 

[Headache]

Took the sander to the neck today.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Took the sander to the neck today.

Gotta do what ya gotta do. You seem to like the guitar so far…so why not make it more enjoyable?

 

[DirtySteve]

Love it! I would have held your beer, brother. That's definitely something I would do, lol.