Bunya Guitar Neck Tattoo: One Of The Most Challenging Guitar Mods I've Ever Tried.

In this video, I do another crazy guitar mod. A tattoo. The artwork is a further challenge from the simple geometric design I did for Project Berocca. Bunya Pines are my favourite Australian tree. They are an amazing, ancient species, and when I found out there was one at the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, I had to go and visit. I collected some dried fallen leaves, and decided to make the image look alive again by using green stains.
I used Feast Watson French Polish (shellac) for the sealer coats, Timbermate Wood Filler in ebony, as black grain filler for the line work, and Dulux Duramax semi-gloss clear as the top coat. The stain was mixed from Jacquard Pinata Alcohol Ink and Feast Watson Prooftint.
I wrote and recorded three new pieces for this video. All guitar parts were played on this guitar. I've uploaded "Strattoo", "Bunya Bunya", and "The Rocks" to my Bandcamp page.
robkidd.bandcamp.com/
I'm new to fingerstyle guitar playing, and this is the first time I've written and recorded with that technique. The rocks was recorded direct (by the beach) with a Zoom H4N, then reamped with my vintage Yamaha guitar amp.
For now, this guitar is finished, however, I will replace the pickups in future as I want a more traditional Fender tone for this instrument.

[@jondoe6062]

Great Scott Rob, you have the patience of a true SAINT to do this.... well done, superb work!👍👌

[@RobMods]

Thanks mate. The process is new and I've already thought of ways to do it better next time...

[@seanedwards9787]

Man, you do not mess around with these projects! Thanks so much for letting us in on the process.

[@RobMods]

Thanks Sean. I'm glad you enjoyed the vid mate.

[@daviddaniels6473]

Good Lord bud, that neck is beautiful!

[@RobMods]

Thanks David.

[@ahaarefahim2893]

Hello Rob. Egerly waited for your video. You're a genius. God bless.

[@RobMods]

Thanks man.

[@DJPLAYNICE]

Really enjoyed this project vid. Keep bangin' 🤙🏼

[@RobMods]

Cheers mate.

[@kevinmac55]

Inspiring! I've got an old neck that I've been wondering what to do with and now I know. Thanks!

[@RobMods]

Thanks Kevin. I'm glad you like the video. The shellac wash coats worked ok as a sealer, but I think next time I'll try a solvent sealer like Feast Watson Proof Seal. The sealer is to minimise the staining of the surrounding timber by the grain filler and therefore reduce the sanding needed before staining. I ended up sanding a bit more than I'd hoped and the line work and shading was not as bold as was intended. (That's why I restained the shading with dark green.) I guess another option is to wipe the grain filler off straight away before it hazes over, but that would leave a less even surface... Anyway, it's a process that I'll certainly try and refine in future projects. Cheers!

[@agatesuk]

Great channel, really helped with build of cheap bass kit.

[@RobMods]

Thanks mate. I'm glad you like my channel. And thanks for your donation, I really appreciate it!

[@seanedwards773]

This made me go buy a card scraper! The shop only had a set of them. For this kind of thing, should I start with a thicker or thinner one? Why are there so many thicknesses?

[@seanedwards773]

Also, can you feel the dimples under the thumb when you play?