Building a HEADLESS Guitar...Things Get a Little Crazy!
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- I might have bit off more than I could chew with this one!
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I was sweating there for a bit! In the end, it turned out pretty cool!
Enjoy :)
i had a lesson frome saman year ago and you could color the grain of the wood and remove it on the top so you can get a 2 color very easy, good job! i realy like your guit build hi from quebec
Gotta say by the end of this video i thought it looked pretty bad but you do good work so i have hope😀
What grit sandpaper did you use before you started the color to smooth out the surface and then after when you blended the painters tape line?
Yup,but did you watch any crimson custom guitars videos on staining?He's a bit crazy,but has some great techniques..............................................
it looks great!
When you start into the staining on these projects, I always think "ooh that's not going to look good." But the finished product always looks a lot nicer than what I expected. Great job!
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Another trick to get the grain to pop more is to stain the whole guitar black then sanded down. The black stain remains in the deep grain. Then you can apply the lighter colors.
The feeling you have when applying those stains is how I feel when I do minor upgrades to my axe...looking good Darrell!
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I really didn't think this was going to work, When I saw the tape I did not think you were going to get it to blend. Wet sanding it was what saved it! When I do fades/blends with water based stains I use a rag and do the blending while still wet. I will put one color on then the next and so on, I blend them as I go along while they are still wet. IMO you get a better blend. I have gotten great results that way even very good sunburst finishes. I have been practicing with sea sponges for some crazy finishes/blends. I have gotten some interesting patterns on scrap wood. Next project I am going to give it a shot. I have all kind of painting equipment Spray Guns, Touch up Guns and airbrushes even though you get great results the prep and clean up and the fact you need very good ventilation makes hand staining a blessing. I have a couple body blanks laying around for a few future projects I an going to try the sea sponge method on one of them. Wish you could post pics on CZcams replies.
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Love your videos, have been building electric guitars for a little over 2 years using aniline dyes that are alcohol soluble as they don't raise grain. I have found using a small rag made out of a cotton sheet or good quality paper towel does a great job adding the color to the wood. Use disposable gloves so as not to color your fingers. You can blend easily into each color using this method using one rag/sheet for each color and then a new one wetted with alcohol to create all sorts of blending.
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Good blend job bet it looks awesome once clear coat is on
I actually kind of like the look, and that’s coming from someone who always thought headless guitars were kinda pointless. I guess they aren’t so bad after all.
No, they're headless.
@@joetowers4804 and literally pointless too
I missed this video originally (I almost NEVER miss DBG videos!) but went back just now.... it is hilarious to see Darrell outside of his comfort zone, but he has a great time, even when he is experimenting!!! Great to see!!!
I think it's coming along just fine... that cherry color when you first applied the stain is a favorite of mine, probably the wet glossy part.
Love your videos. I have been building electric guitars for a little over 2 years having been a woodworker for over 30 years. I have found using alcohol soluble aniline dyes work great for creating colors on the wood. You can use a small piece of a cotton or good paper towel to dip into the mixed dye and then to blend different colors you can use a different one wetted with alcohol to create blending from one color to another. Beauty of this method is does not raise grain as much as water soluble dyes and it drys faster and less sanding after coloration.
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7:33 Pepsi guitar
That blue is very nice. Enjoying the build. Thank you for the videos.
If you try another kit with highly figured wood, there’s a trick to make it look sort of PRS like, all three coats are watered down (to make it a transparent color), but the first coat has more stain in it and gets wiped off quickly. The next two are the same mix. I really makes the top have more of a 3D look. (Trying on some scrap wood for practice is probably a good idea, and blue shop towels are good for wiping the wet stain off.)
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i found with staining there's a point that it doesn't absorb any more colour, so you can get quite heavy with the blending while it's still wet, sand back a little, and repeat..that is if you're going for more intense colours...it's only a draw back if you have a thin veneer. If you want to make the grain really pop, a base coat of watered down black stain sanded back, then colour over the top, will leave a really high contrast but a similar intensity of the top colour. Interesting seeing you mask off the separate colours...neat idea for keeping the transition point fairly even..i'll have to try that
That finish looks great! I'm not into headless guitars, but that looks cool.
Super cool color finish idea my man. Can’t wait to see this all together.
I’m looking forward to the next step. 👍🏻
Looks good. The wet sanding idea was cool. Thanks
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Translucent finishes are the best IMHO. Shows off the character of the instrument. Awesome color combo!
Not gonna lie, the popsicle look wasn't all that bad in my opinion. Also nice that you are having fun and just experimenting, a very entertaining journey to follow indeed.
Lookin good! Can’t wait for the next vid! 👍🏻
That’s looking pretty cool Darrell
That looks awesome!!
14:18 the red reminds me of like an old barn kinda feeling and the with the blue it kinda makes this like American vibe. so i think the colormatch actually tunred out pretty good
I'm sure that's what he was going for being that he's Canadian.
Hey Darrell! I bought my Gibson Thunderbird in 1963, been playing, and building, ever since. If I could wish one guy to buy the house across the street, it would be YOU. So very way cool you are!
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Very nice outcome ...
Turned out nice man. For a minute I thought you totally screwed the pooch, but you pulled it off!
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More tips, when staining or imparting any kind of moisture to wood, it will raise the grain of the wood. Need to sand at end and do another coat than sand again. Can get away with one but need to sand before clear coat
Very neat finish, the Solo kits are really impressive. Their fretwork is better than a lot of expensive guitars. The headless ones I have use a completely different system for putting on the strings. The ball end is at the bridge and the string clamps into the nut. The tuners are horizontal. I think I'll just honey stain the bodies, they're ash and very nice, then do an oil/wax finish.
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Darrell, I got to tell you this, I made a PRS style kit based on your videos and I think it came out great! The kit was like $150 plus an extra $50 of upgrades, and plus a setup, I think it will be great when I receive it from my tech in the next couple days.
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Turned out better than I expected!
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Helpful tip bro. All that touching with bare fingers after your sand will impart oil from your fingers. Depending on finish it can will will show through.
I think I would've divided the body from the "top horn" down to below the controls (kind of along the MAJOR axis of the guitar body if you will) but that's just me.
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Darrell it’s looking good I love the way it’s looking the clear coating will bring it all together
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Watching and listening to your excitement is like witnessing my son's art projects
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I was concerned when you started this but I really like the result so far and it will look great with the clear coat! I used the same stain on my solo build!
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I probably would have a clear satin finish because of that lovely grain but have to say it's looking interesting, looking forward to the next episode.
I just built a Parker Fly style gtr. I wanted to try this kit as well!
Nice approach! Also yeah it definitely looks like a mixed berries-flavored popsicle hahaha
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Looks super cool 😎
i actually use broken sharpie marker and isopropyl alcohol, the colors are vibrant as hell, but you want gloves because the colors on your hands are also vibrant as hell.
Thanks. I’m gonna get one. I’ve always wanted to hydro dip a guitar so I’m going to try it with one of those. And I love bare knuckle pickups which will more than double the cost but would be awesome I bet.
Like that blue. That would be cool over the whole guitar with a high gloss over it.
That things was screaming at me for some kind of tinted grain filler, maybe a silver or gold, to be rubbed in after the stain.
Then clear coat it.
The angled fade was definitely the right call for that body shape.
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Ok ok fine I'm finally going to pull the trigger on a kit... 🤣
Enjoy the learning Darrell! "The more you do this the better you get" can be offset by "the more you do this the more boring the process". I look forward to seeing your results after four or five guitars, as long as you don't get snagged by the boring factor!
I bought a cheapo, Chinese, headless kit a long time ago. It came with R-Trem clone bridge (Music Overlord, if I remembered correctly). When I put it all together, the strings were way too high which truss rod adjustment does not help. I then route the bridge a little more and it's too low. So I ended up throwing it away....
My lesson here is I should have started with more simpler build, like strat-style guitar. I was too naive back then.
PS. later I bought a nice white Spirit with R-Trem. I'm still thinking about swapping the pickup though. The Steinberger-branded ones that come with the guitar is not really my liking, but I like the look of it on the guitar. Maybe I should put a set of EMG on it.
I would do both colours wet at the same time to do the blend
Purple on the upper horn would transition nicely.
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So, electric guitars, as i am convinced, don't need an acoustic chamber that would let sounds resonate off of?
Nice!
I like it. Something you wont see every day. Good job! Congratulations.....
It has a King Crimson look, I like it!
I'll be interested to see how you feel about that bridge/tuning system. I had one that looked identical on a headless guitar I bought from Ali Express. I hated it. Relying on the little tool held on by magnets to tune was a pain (and a fear for live stuff - if you drop the little tool you are toast). And I felt the tuning was not fine grained enough for my liking. I like the concept of a tuning system that works on the "non-ball end" of the string, but I much prefer a system I can easily tune by hand. And setting up intonation was a bit of a pain, but I can live with that since you never really have to mess with it unless you change string brands and/or gauges.
Something went off in my head when I looked at the body while the tape was on it. If you could do a kind of yellow-white-ish effect in the middle to simulate the red burning away the blue, kind of like a laser or an ember.
You should have done an EVH Frankenstein (red & white) pattern. That would have been so cool on a headless.
Wow, how unique... 🥱
Can't wait till total assembly.
You had me wondering, lol, but I like it
Well, if you are not sure if that will do, take a piece of wood with a similar grainstructure and have a try on that! Safes you some sweat and fears... and you learn from it for a better result.
Anyway- not too bad Darrell! 👍
Paint on the red and then sand it back then add the blue to get the gradient
I'm just going through the process. You should have dyed it black and sanded it back to really make the grain stand out. I was working with an ash-burl veneer T-style and was afraid to sand it after the black so I didn't do the black and ended up sanding it anyway. Now it's taupe lol.
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Your builds are always so much fun to watch!
I would like to see how you string this bridge
I finished a guitar with Danish Oil..Very easy wipe on finish.
Looks really good!!
Ahh dude don’t mess with it too much it looks good Darell ma man
Nice results so far. I'm looking to do something similar for a single cut away telecaster bass I'm starting. Can't wait to see your final results on this one.
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Hi Darrell. I am really intrigued with 24.75” scale Super Strats. I sure wish you’d review one. 😊
You should watch BigD Guitars videos. He stains all his, really good to watch and pick up tips on how to do it. Looking good so far, even though I'm not a headless guitar fan.
Been watching for years. Learned a lot. Just thought I'd offer some suggestions Thanks, great channel
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just a heads up. I don't think you sanded enough, before staining go all the way to 400 grit at least and you won't get those darker areas
start with 80, then 150, then 220,350 then 400 it will feel like glass (pro tip, after 200 wipe surface with very wet cloth, then sand again and let dry before going to 350)
Well done! Looking forward to the next video. I think the clear coat will make your colours pop!
Hey, add a few white stars to the body and you will have a 4th July tribute guitar 😁
Canadian's don't celebrate July 4th...
I guess I need to wait for the end result but not a big fan of the coloring so far but to each his own.
Actually, Darrell, I thought the tape left a very interesting and worthwhile natural stripe between the colors. I might (probably would) have let it stay!
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A brush for stain ? You got to work into the grain, 2 coats. Check out BigD guitar.
Its a bit light for my taste but looks good. That bridge is super easy to change string .
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Simply said, I like it.
Brother can you please do a review in "SCHECTER C1-FR SGR" And "CORT X250"
They are not expensive, is it any good to buy them?
There is no right or wrong when you are being creative, so however it turns out is how you wanted it to be. :)
I am absolutely interested in how this guitar turns out. So far it looks very nice. I'm very curious how playable it is and how comfortable and ergonomic it is. Also how it sounds.
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After watching this I am definitely going to get mine professionally painted. Definitely cheaper than a heart attack
When he first took off the tape it looked like those old Pepsi signs made of wood
So far this guitar look's like it's coming along nicely. You're adding a clear coat next? That should make it look really nice. I'm anxious to see the end results. Any information about your expenses for the paint, etc. Would be of interest. Im thinking maybe i will attempt to build one sometime but i know i will wind up having my Luthier do a set up. I don't trust myself doing a neck adjustment, etc. Anyway, fun video series! Thanks!
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I wonder if mixing the two stains could've helped with blending the two sides. I was going to stain my Ibanez RGMS7 soon so I might try that and see what happens.
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Halfway through, I could hear a million "helpful" tips from the comments section & the collective squirming of a million people. Turned out ok!
Very cool! I need to give that a try!
What grit on the wet sand?
You are having too much fun.✌️👍
nice work, as always
I just did my first teli build and I've been kind of interested in these headless guitars lately. I might have to try this. Just wondering is there no tone control on this guitar kit? I think I might have to find one with a trem seeing as how the headless end ought to be pretty stable. Can't wait to see your finished product Darrell.
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Bob Ross of Guitar Painting? 😁
Going to be great
Why not team up with Brad Angove once again for your next project? ;)
So far so good, I thought you had screwed it at first.
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How and how long are you gonna dry it again?
That's quite some amount of water you used..