I TOTALLY DESTROYED my Les Paul Guitar Kit.
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- I TOTALLY DESTROYED my Les Paul Guitar Kit.
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I don't know what the first attempt looked like but that's one good looking paint job now.
Thanks Michael, Just picture the amber color, with black gobs of splatter all over it lol
Definitely one of the better diy guitar builds on the internet. You covered all the important points, and gave us the secrets of fixing a mishap in the lacquer. Much appreciated.
Thanks Shov. M~
The look and sound is just beautiful. In my book you did an excellent job on it
Thank you, Dewayne. M~ 😎
I'm so glad you did a matching headstock always love that
Thanks Jared. The headstock was a little tricky to do with that spray can, but came out nice. M~
Beautiful! Great job Michael. You've got more patience than I do. Matching headstock and black tuners really sealed the deal. Sounds as good as it looks. Making this video was a project in itself. A+ on both!
Thank you PinePuppy. I appreciate that. M~
Instructions for regular guys always include SNAFU abatement - you've done a wonderful CYA - the rest of us are so proud!
Thanks Mike. LOL M~
Dang, Michael! That turned out great! You made it look easy! Thanks for sharing your “challenges” as well!
Thanks Steve. it was a fun build, even with the mess ups lol
Love the color. So much can happen painting outdoors with spray bombs. I encounter them all. Sometimes when I heat up spray cans, I’ll get orange peal. I try to make sure both paint and part is near the same temp.
Thanks Jackman. Yeah. it was a bit cool outside as well, so the lacquer was warmer than the wood. Sometimes you have to work with what you got :)
I've been wanting to do the same for a while. Great job, and that's all I needed to get started on mine.
The 2 tone burst on the front is to die for ! Great job and Cheers from Quebec !
Thank you Lou. Its one of my favorites. M~
...sweet!!!...now, when you're playin'...smile!!!...👍
Matt
Michael, that came amazing. the paint job looks great. can't believe it's your first one. The black tuners are perfect. Those Knobs? hard to tell, they look almost a copper color.
Fan freakin tastic
Thanks Steve. Yeah,, I'm real happy with it, although at one point I thought it was totally ruined. I like the knobs too, they do look like a copper color. 😎🎸
Looks good and sounds good. The great debate of pick guard on/off to me depends on the individual guitar. Good choice putting the pick guard on.
Thanks Bob, I usually leave the pick guard on, if I take it off I'll lose it lol
My first thought was "Don't do it outside!!" Does look very nice.
Thanks Jltrem. LOL Sometimes you have to do with what you got. I'm asking Santa for a paint booth. :)
I love how you add humor to your videos, very entertaining! Challenge; can you make a dog bowl resonator out of one of those rectangular oil cans and put a microtonal neck on it, video document the process and let us hear how it sounds when completed?
Thanks Ned. I did build a few of those tin guitars, but i prefer working with wood. M~
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Beautiful job on the burst finish! It sounds pretty good too!
Thanks JC.. I appreciate that. M~
The amber on its own would have been sweet too. That acetone is good for taking lettering off plywood for your not a house projects and stuff.👍
Thanks Jeffery. Yes, that acetone is some good stuff. M~
Great job Michael! Thanks for sharing the process!
Your welcome Smokebox, Thanks for checking it out. M~😎
I prefer your finish to the original picture! Well done!
Thanks Tony. I as well. :)
Nice job. "Destroyed" means something different in my hobby shop work. Lol
Thanks Darcy. I was destroyed on my first attempt. lol
My 4 favorite lp usually the Gibson guitars are from the late 60's early to mid 70's the tri color tobacco sunburst the cherry sunburst, the classic gold top trimmed in white binding occasionally and the black with white pick guard and white binding...
The body and neck looks great just with the sealer.
Thanks Tim, I though so too, and I didn't want to add any color to them. M~
The burst finish looks great mate.You did a really good job. ATB
Thanks Graeme. M~
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The body looks amazing so professional looking..I'd love a guitar like that..I'm a worn out scared up guy who's been through alot .so I like beat up looking or earthtone old-world style finishes..gold tan black and brown are my favorite..the burst is very nice
Same here, I'm not big on the bright shinny colors. M~
Great job! I found it very inspiring. I agree with the burst color too.
Thank you, Mark. M~
I remember when I was building mine, a kit from "Bulldog Guitars" on the Ebay, set-neck project like yours the most nerve wracking part for me was scraping the Binding, especially the top portion...I did mine with a flat-edge Hobby Knife. It's funny too, I was trying for a Cherry 'Burst, and wound up with what looks like a Greeny Les Paul...go figure? But instead of Lacquer I finished the entire Guitar with Tinted Tung Oil, and it really gave it a Vintage look, which was completely accidental, but enough about me, nice job on your first 'Burst...came out WAY better than mine did!
Thanks Random. Yes, working with the binding is a bit of a pain. M~
I'm personally a high gloss fan over satin. But with that being said and with you doing this completely outside, has turned out beyond great! Looks so so good. Also sounds very nice. Sounds to me like a perfect Blues Machine brother!! ❤❤❤
Thank you Joey. M~
Your build turned out beautiful ... I have this same Stewmac LP kit coming my way (with the cherry burst color kit) ... wish me luck!
Thanks. Its a nice kit. goes together well. Plays and sounds awesome. M~
I put Mohawk Nitro on my guitar i refinished. And after a year of light playing to let it cure really really completely. I put the guitar in a chest freezer on a 97degree day and let it sit overnight freezing. The next Day i took it out and put it in the sun and i had instantly aged the guitars finish 65 years. It has the most beautiful finish checking now.
That sounds pretty cool, thanks for the tip. M~
Sounds awesome, and looks as good as it sounds. I love the rich, crisp sound and tones this guitar gives. I think I saw you give a couple of slight grins of approval while you were playing. Another phenomenal job.
Thanks exec. M~
Great job, and you learned some important painting tips!!! It’s odd that there was side binding but not top binding? Might have considered doing the amber in stain to give you better control of the amount of amber… also I don’t believe you did any nitrocellulose which may be why it’s more of a flat matte look. Also consider putting earplugs or some type of wadding for the bridge posts and tuner holes when you paint. Pro tip; a lil wax on your screws, I believe it helps seating the screw and less chance of damaging the wood! Great video, nice build! Happy birthday!!!
A true work of love you put into that. Well done.
Though I would have liked for you to have shown us the whole process, including stringing and all.
But thanks for this video.
Thanks GK. M~
I like how it turned out, looks and sounds good… I have built a couple of partscasters and a cigar box guitar from scratch. I just finished a modified tele body guitar that turned out real nice but like you I had to do the paint twice cause the first go had blemishes and what not. Take care…
Really impressed with the burst considering it's your first time it looks brilliant. Nice sound and playing!
Thank you, Rick. M~ 😎🎸
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Great job, it looks beautiful!
You sure werent kidding when you said "Do you know what this stuff costs?" I almost fainted when I checked the price on Amazon.
Thanks Mark. I know the $$$$ is crazy. M~
Looks perfect, I love the sound and the slow instrumental piece you play.
Thanks 9952. M~
Awesome Job. Looks great! Thanks for Sharing.
Thanks denero. M~
That finish came out amazing. I've done a few burst finishes, experimenting with different application techniques, I've had awesome results with hand-rubbed leather dye and satin poly clear coat, but nothing compares to a true nitro finish.
Thanks Jeff, I do want to try the rub on dyes. there's definitely a learning curve to that nitro , but it looks great. M~
That finish is beautiful, love the burst headstock and the black tuners. The only thing I would have done different is the truss rod cover. But the body is sexy asf. Great job man!
Thanks D. M~
Great video and fun to watch as ever. When you said you;d never done a sunburst before I thought " try it out on a piece of scrap wood first..." lol .As for the disaster along the way, Ive never done a thing that didn't need re thinking and rescuing half-way through from the mess I'd made of it - after that it went fine! The guitar looks awesome and sounds cool. You rock Michael!
Thanks Kenneth. It did come out pretty nice in the end. M~ 😎
This is a sweet lp guitar kit and it sounds great and looks awesome Michael sir.. would kinda like to see you build a classic black and white pick guard with the white binding look and your style of hardware and electronics..i bet it would be another neat project
Dang, that burst looks great!
Thank you, J. M~
Demoing the guitar jams/riffs at the end I enjoyed the best... you're a great player, dude!!
Thank you, hurdy. M~
Michael nice job.all I would do is change out all the cream stuff for black.
Thanks. That would look good. M~
Nice job, better than I could do I'm sure! Since you asked for comments and everyone's opinion is different, I would go with less tobacco brown around edges so the beautiful amber is more visible.
Thanks 5min. Its pretty close to a smoke house burst, M~
Magic big man. That is a mean 1st time burst.
Thanks Martin. M~
Wow that really turned out beautiful. I am wanting to try it myself. That’s actually one of my favorite looks of all guitars. Great video
Thanks Ernie. Try one their fun. M~
Im glad you didn't listen to me with electrocuted finish.....The tobacco burst looks great.
Thanks Bojammer. I was worried about that because of the very thin veneer top. M~
Nice. That finish looks great. Cool jam at the end, also!
Thank you, Chris. M~
Hey, new sub here. Your tobacco burst is truly fetching. I might have made some other choices with other parts of the guitar, for instance I would have made the sides of the body almost ebony black, and gone with a glossier varnish but there’s not question about quality of your careful work. And I am glad there are kits so different choices can be made. Sounds great, too! Cheers.
Thank you. I appreciate that. Now looking at it, I wish I would have done the side and back darker. I just may take it out side and tape it up and do that one of these days. Throw it in a video. 😎
Brilliant result Michael. Sounds and looks great 😊
Thank you, Paul.. M~
I think you may have been a graffiti artist the way you used that spray can that came out amazing
Hey Mike, Great Job!! Have you thought about how a black pick guard would look on that?
Thanks Mike. I think a black pick guard would look great on it, I may have to try it. M~
Sure sounds like that Southern pine dust added some soul to it! Great work, and great playing! Did StewMac recommend the Tung oil on the fretboard? Never saw that done before.
Thanks Banjo. No, the Tung oil was my idea lol
Guitar looks and sounds good, I like the satin and the melody you play at the end.
Thanks. M~
That came out Fantastic! I love the burst finish! I think the black tuners work well with the burst on the headstock.
Thanks G M. I agree about the black tuners. 😎
Very nicely done 💯💣 👏 👍 🤙🖖
I really like the natural back.
As a guitar kit builder, myself, all I can say is "Bravo Dude!"
Thanks David. I appreciate that. M~
Came out great!!! One of my favorite Les Paul finishes.
Thanks Steve. Mine as well. I like the Smoke House burst too, a bit darker. M~
Killer video, man! I've always wanted to build one of these kits! It was fun and entertaining to watch! Great playing at the end, I listened to the whole thing! Thanks!
Thank you, Wesley. These kits are a blast to build, and you can finish it any way you like. M~
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Right on,man! Thanks for the response! I've been watching your shorts, good stuff! Keep at it!
I've built and finished 3 guitars before, but never did it with a kit. Seriously thinking about it though! Thanks for the inspiration 💥
Michael, great looking guitar. I just bought one of these kits too and just had to chuckle when you had to restart the spraying process. I can totally relate to that feeling coz I did the same thing and had to redo the whole thing too. I really enjoyed your vid - it was fun and so I subscribed!
Thanks Sion, After all that, it did come out pretty nice in the end. I hope yours did too :)
Hi Michael, yes I just finished it and it came out really nice. Very pleased. I did a bit of fret work - maybe didn’t need to go to so much trouble but am glad I did. No buzz or fretting out anywhere. Really worth the money if you want a Les Paul type build.@@SouthernFireGuitars
Beautiful. Haven't built one yet.
Thanks EJ. They are a lot of fun. M~
Wow....what a job. Top class....and a really fantastic tune.
Thank you, Ken. M~ 😎🎸
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WOW! What a knockout! Great job on the finish!
Thank you, Major. M~
Looks great. Why didn’t you go the extra mile and use shielding tape and/or paint in the cavities?
Thanks Philliph. I will do the shielding when I add the upgraded pickups. M~😎
Hey Michael great looking and sounding too I think I'll build one to but I think it'll be a gold top I love them I've got two cherry burst one with a curry maple top great job my friend god bless you
Thanks Tommy. Cool, love the Gold Tops. I may do one color next time lol
Looks and sounds great!
I may have missed it, but why didn’t you scrape the front of the binding? Looks awesome!
Thanks Christopher. Did that.. M~
Wow that turned out to be an awesome looking guitar and it sounds great too!!! As I told you before I'm going to do a cigar box guitar but I kind of want to do a kit first, kind of like your barn caster but I want to expand on that a little (to put all my years of an artist to use)!!! You have given me a great idea so, thank you! I'll send you a pic when I finish it!!! Take care and God bless!!!!
Thanks ddavis, sounds great, sure send pics. M~
Don't get me wrong the satin flat black with the mostly black chrome hardware except the gold switch plate and the switch and the bridge was gold was definitely a look just not necessarily one of my favorites..
I see this kit is on sale at Stewmac $50 off for $229 plus 50% off finishing kit. Yours came out great!
THanks Fog. That's awesome. Its a nice kit. M~
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Looks great man. I like to use a piece of cardboard held a few inches above the surface to get a feathered edge. Something I learned as a kid spraying camouflage on models.
Thanks Ben. Great tip. M~
Great job man, looks just as good as any Gibson LP Tribute I've seen, sounds as good too! Rock on Bro!
Thanks James. I appreciate that. M~
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I’m building this very kit after watching you do it,I’m going with a cherry red finish on the entire guitar with a gloss finish,I’m goin with all black hardware and EMG pickups (upgrading in advance😂)
That's awesome. I like that cherry red finish too. Maybe on my next one 😉🎸
The cherry red went on nice but upon spraying the clear gloss apparently it was satin,I reached out to Stewmac but yet to hear back,as you know their lacquer is expensive,do you have any idea of a compatible brand that I maybe can continue the satin finish or just go with the six coats and cut my losses
Really nice job Mike! Maybe I may attempt one! Looks great!
Thanks Rick. You should, a lot of fun. M~
Nice Michael!
Country boys can paint and play!
Thanks Brian. Yes, I agree 😎
Wow Michael, you actually read the label on the product. I'm impressed!
...well, you at least read the directions even if you didn't follow them.
It is beautiful and sounds great! Nice job.
Thanks John. I did. well, most of it lol
Thanks John. I followed most of them, kind of lol
Smokin' hot L.P. Style guitar , your burst is spot on . Great video and good playing also . I give you a all around thumbs up !
Thank you, Claude. I appreciate that. M~
I've found that the occasional sputter out of aerosol cans is innevitable.Warming the cans up definitely helps, but it doesn't surprise me that it was black that created issues; it seems like the darker pigments tend to be more problematic, -which doesn't make any sense that I'm aware of.One of the first rules that I learned in Art school, and then again painting cars, is that good results aren't about how well the initial application comes out, it's how well you can adapt and correct mistakes.
Having used actual compressors and pro grade artist's airbrushes extensively , I can attest that the rattle cans might eliminate variables that it otherwise takes years to master.While it's nice to be able to control opacity, consistency, and mix custom colors, when you're also racing against evaporation, it can become unduly stressful.
I do also know that aerosol brands vary greatly in quality and performance; I recently switched to Oxford, and have had good results.My advice would be to change brands if you experience performance issues.
Thanks for the tips, Mark. M~
Nice kinda got a epi 59 re- issue look with your color choice sounds nice too 🤠
Thanks Angus. M~
SWEET !!! Looks and sounds Great , God job there Michael.
Thanks thekycoffeebean. M~
Looks really Good to me Wayne, Yes Sir.
Hi Mike. First I would say you did a very good and commendable job here. I have done bursts in the past and they are very hard to get right.
If I were to offer some constructive criticism here ( And it is but no means, it is not meant to be harsh) I find these kits, mostly coming out of the far east, this species of Mahogany had a lighter color with yellows and pink tones to it. I think I would have used a mahogany stain on the back and side before the clear coat. I would use stain over color coating and any chip in the paint would show up very bright, while staining goes a bit deeper and is easier to touch up.
Just my two cents worth, again, you did a great job and I hope it gives you years of pleasure playing it.
Thanks Jeff. All good ideas. M~
You made the best decision by leaving the black off. It’s looking good.
Thank you Tim. I agree. Black can BAD. lol
Never go to 1000 far to fine and you will not gain anything make it more difficult to spray. Having had my say on that well done Mike turned out very good.
Thanks Tunnel7. Tips are always welcome. :)
Fantastic work, Michael.
Thanks for making the mistakes with the guitars to teach us. :D
That's how we learn.
Your welcome. Reinaldo. Thanks for checking it out. M~
great!! like your sound....stew mac should hire you to showcase what can be achieved with a kit and love of guitar's
Thanks Stu. Yes, they should. lol
Looking good sounds good as well did you use the hardware that came with it?
Indeed, shore is purty! 👍
Thanks Redneck. You understand lol
I would have done a gloss clear coat and chrome tuners to match the other hardware.
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Glad you didn't continue with the out of phase neck pickup install
Thanks Redson. M~
As ever great job. Shows what can be achieved with care & attention
Thanks D A. True. M~
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As Usual!!! A Masterpiece!!!
Thanks PST. I will have to agree lol M~ 😎🎸
Hi and thanks for taking my advice. Lol
LOL it was a good choice. 😎
Love tobacco burst. Love LPs. Nice job.
Thanks Jeff. 😎🎸
It came out great! Really good for your first burst.
I'm thinking of doing the 335 kit.
Thanks Rick, 335, that's a nice kit. M~
I think it turned out awesome. Sounds good as well.
Thanks Shree. M~
Pretty Sweet!!!! Makes you wonder about spending 5 G's on a name!!!!
Thanks Mike. I know what you mean. Somebody's making a lot of money out there lol
At around 5: ish... THAT'S how you do it!!👍
Thanks David. I agree M~
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Damn Michael, that sure ids one pretty guitar. Thank you for the laquer remover tip, I'm 100% sure that will come in handy real soon. I also agree that the black Tuners look awesome against the Smoky headstock. To top things off it sounds absolutely amazing.
Congratulations on a fine job indeed.
Thank you, Cliff. Yes, the 100% acetone was like a miracle remover, wiped right off. I was worried that I would have to sand off all that lacquer, which would have ruined that maple veneer. I bought like 5 bottles lol
I don't care for the Tobacco Burst much, but I can CLEARLY see You did a GREAT job getting it where it is. Twice is kinda B.S. but I guess that's how we Learn ! It really does look good ! And it has an Aged, Vintage look in a Big Way !! The Headstock looks like a 1935 !! Just Bitchin' !