Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 I like having this cheap Ovation acoustic electric copy. Cost $50, and with the piezo, I can put nylon strings on it and be able to get scratch pad ideas recorded easier. Issue, the finish is ugly in my eyes. Blue foto-burst-flame with these "leaf" sound hole things... So, I got the idea from the Acoutsic forum to get this Formby's stuff... and here is how it went...: the guitar: close up of the finish: outside getting stuff together to do it: the stuff: start chipping off the soundhole stuff: my dog dignan stands guard & keeps me company: Dignan inspects the old finish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 one side done with removal: other side done, taping it up: taped up, applying formby's: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 those have to be the worst sounding acoustic guitars in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 formby's working on the finish: another coat of formby's: working slowly: dignan gets bored: dignan gets caught being bored: stilllllll MORE COATS!!!! WTF!!!!! it's like hour 4 now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 done-ish...: still some blue that is present in the wood grain that is here and there, and the binding is a little rough, but after I get it all together, some sanding will help with that... amongst other guitars: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 So the big step now is what to do. I have the Martin high tension nylon strings ready... but I am thinking of using the black wood dye I have left over from my nonreverse firebird guitar build and putting 1 or 2 light rubs of the dye on just to the the grain to stand out and give it a light grey/charcoal look... however, on the red oak of the firebord I am building, the wood did look purple-ish after only a rew coats with the dye... so I wonder if that was the red oak, or teh dye in general will just not look good with just a light treatment... plus the dye has been in a mason jar in the basement since I used it last summer... i wonder if it is still good? I am not sure how it will take, so I wonder if just spraying on soem nitrocellulose finish and calling it done woudl be best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 those have to be the worst sounding acoustic guitars in the world. worse then the Hanna Montana plastic ones at Target? for $50, it is my "left out in the open or thrown in th backseat when out of town, scratch pad idea box" and I am sure will sound even better with some nice nylon strings on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flying_Milkman Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 Looks decent. Hope it plays that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 worse then the Hanna Montana plastic ones at Target? it is plastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 it is plastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members RoboPimp Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 actually stands a good chance of sound better than an ovation guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 actually stands a good chance of sound better than an ovation guitar see, the things is that it's a copy, so it can't be as bad as the original It doesn't have the classic ovation specs, just a regular acoustic with the shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 any non-RoboPimp thoughts or opinions about my finishing question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T3 Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 i'd chuck a very light stain on it, it looks a little anemic... don't like the idea of the black though, sounds like something puddle of mudd or staind would use... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 i'd chuck a very light stain on it, it looks a little anemic... don't like the idea of the black though, sounds like something puddle of mudd or staind would use... the wood dye kinda "soaks" into the grain first, so it does look cool, but the reaction between the grain becoming light/smokey/faded purply like it did on the other guitar before I was done would be weaksauce on this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members revontulet Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 Post a pic of the stain on the other guitar I'm intruiged by this colour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members space cred Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 looks a lot better already. I say just get some sonic blue nitro paint to match that beautiful tele and be done with it. but more importantly... dignan is cute as hell, he could be my good buddy rory's twin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 Post a pic of the stain on the other guitar I'm intruiged by this colour... before: after: I found these online... the pic's flash shows the grain thing better then the full body shot I have... but it is more dye then I wanted total, but the guitar was looking purple-ish like I mentioned at the transparencey of dye that I had it at with only a few coats... so I did more until it got to a nicer black... but yeah, the grain soaked up the black asap and was nice and dark... worried about the in between wood spots looking weird on the acoustic.... but again, the solid body was red oak, so I am inclined to think that had something to do with the purply-ness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 looks a lot better already. I say just get some sonic blue nitro paint to match that beautiful tele and be done with it. but more importantly... dignan is cute as hell, he could be my good buddy rory's twin. dignan fails at frisbee rings ...but with guitars, don't want doubles on color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members revontulet Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 frisbeedog = win that colour on the acoustic = fail I reckon a green stain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 frisbeedog = winthat colour on the acoustic = failI reckon a green stain? thanks would not go that dark in on the acoustic green eh... hmmm.... thinking about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 Green is out... looking at a "rustic" stain and a white wash too now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members revontulet Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 well I was winning for 9 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 Goldtop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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