Members Belva Posted December 28, 2011 Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 I went from this I just got strings on. Haven't set it up yet. The neck hasn't been on a guitar for a few weeks so I'm letting it sit with tuning tension on it before I go messing with the truss rod. I'll fill y' all in on the Mean 90's and 5 way mega switch tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members cratz2 Posted December 28, 2011 Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 You know, if you shake the can up a bit more, you won't end up with those huge 1/2" by 1/2" chunks of darker paint like that and it will be much more even. Just kidding... looks great. Was that a masking type thing or how exactly did you get the other color patterns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OU8124ME Posted December 28, 2011 Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 Yea Great Job Looks Better ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted December 28, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 Yup, painters tape. Shot some black, masked it off and shot the gray. Used Duplicolor cans followed with butt loads of Deft clear coats thru the touch up gun. Wet sanded to 2000 and rubbing compound for a satin finish.I'm gonna play this one and not worry about cleaning and polishing all the time. Phuck that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveGrima Posted December 28, 2011 Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 Huge improvement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 28, 2011 Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 Wicked! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 28, 2011 Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 Very cool. Threads like this make me want to refinish my partscaster to a nicer color. Too bad I don't have the skill/space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted December 28, 2011 Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 Nice job. Makes me want to do another refin. Hey! The neighbor is out of town! Think I'll surprise him and clownburst his benz for him while he's gone. He will be so surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted December 28, 2011 Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 I like it! I'm in the mood to refinish one I don't play very often and this transformation has given me some ideas. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted December 28, 2011 Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 I like both paint jobs I did something like that before but you did a much better job than I did. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted December 28, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thanks all. Now an update. I did a wiring mod that rocks! http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/triffic/index.phpI had the Allparts switch shown at toward the bottom of the page. Pos 5 is neck pup. Pos 4 is series, in phase and it cooks! A bit more volume, fuller and good cut. #3 is both pups parallel, nuttin' new there. #2 is really quite surprising. With the Mean 90's it sounds like a Tele on steroids! #1 is bridge pup.With the 2 tone controls and a good amp I may never use a pedal again! I wish I had recording capability. For those with Mean 90's in a strat, get this switch, do this mod. It's worth the time and the $$. I had to remove material from under the switch as it is 1&7/16" deep. But that's what they make Dremels for.The bridge mod: I cut a piece of hard ash I had in stock and dumped the trem block and the springs & claw. I drilled thru holes for strings and put string ferrules in place. Then I screwed it right to the bridge top plate. The guitar is lighter, brighter and sustains for days. In other words it's everything a strat with Mean 90's should be. I still can roll back the volume, play with the tone controls and get a really nice jazz tone. I've never before been this happy with mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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