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    Hello all,
    I'm in the midst of doing a Charvel restoration/replica (had an old Charvel replacement neck on a body I hated, finally broke down and got a Musikraft body for it), and had planned on having GMW do the finish. Anyway, I just found out from Lee that he is no longer doing outside work/refin's and whatnot as of the first of the year. So now I'm ready to go parts-wise, and have NO clue where to get it finished now...Does anyone know of a shop that does finishes of the same caliber? I'm looking to do a bolted steel motif...



    This baby looks too nice to krylon...

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    I don't have any suggestions. I would love to hear some answers for options in L.A. though. I wonder if Dan would do it on his own outside of GMW.

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    • #3
      Dude: Run, don't walk to Mithc at Meanstreet guitars!

      http://www.meanstreetguitars.com/
      There is no "team" in "Fuck You!"

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      • #4
        www.learnguitars.com
        Custom Guitars, Refinish and restorations.
        http://www.learnguitars.com

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        • #5
          MM2002 a member here, might do it his work is top notch.
          "slappy, slappy" bill sings, happily, as he dick slaps random people on the streets of Cleveland.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Learn Guitars View Post
            Wow, I had no idea you did outside work. Email and photo coming your way!

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            • #7
              Get 'er done.
              I am a true ass set to this board.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by jhale667 View Post
                Wow, I had no idea you did outside work.
                Me neither! Noted.
                Henrik
                AUDIOZONE.DK - a guitar site for the Jackson and Charvel fan

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                • #9
                  Mike Learn is a nice choice and will do it right. Your picture is very blurry but the body looks like a nice piece of Swamp Ash from what I can tell. It would look great with a trans finish but I see you are going for a graphic.

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                  • #10
                    "Stoked" does not begin to cover it.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by jhale667 View Post
                      Hello all,
                      I'm in the midst of doing a Charvel restoration/replica (had an old Charvel replacement neck on a body I hated, finally broke down and got a Musikraft body for it), and had planned on having GMW do the finish. Anyway, I just found out from Lee that he is no longer doing outside work/refin's and whatnot as of the first of the year. So now I'm ready to go parts-wise, and have NO clue where to get it finished now...Does anyone know of a shop that does finishes of the same caliber? I'm looking to do a bolted steel motif...



                      This baby looks too nice to krylon...
                      LOL! I'm planning to build exactly the same guitar! Is that a push-push pot? Because I'm thinking of using one. It's a nice piece of Swamp Ash. Oil it perhaps?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Vlad View Post
                        LOL! I'm planning to build exactly the same guitar! Is that a push-push pot? Because I'm thinking of using one. It's a nice piece of Swamp Ash. Oil it perhaps?
                        Thanks. It will be a push-pot indeed. Setting the Duncan Custom-Custom that's going in it up to split to single-coil. There will be a mini-switch actually as the pickup selector. I know, I'm a weirdo.

                        I would consider clearing it or oiling it or whatever, but
                        A) I'm kind of doing a (not exact, I want Mike to kinda er...'enhance' the old concept, and am sure he can/will ) 'replica' of an old guitar, and
                        B) I already have a clear-coated (Koa, and like the Ash one, 1 piece) guitar...



                        Sorry, my camera in my phone sucks..
                        Last edited by jhale667; 01-06-2008, 04:32 PM.

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                        • #13
                          I have never done a bolted steel but mainly do bullseyes and Demartini guitars.Id try it yourself get a Brute 10 gallon compressor and a Sharpe Finex gun w a moisture trap.Experiment on scrap then try it on the guitar.The grain looks nice though have you thought of maybe a tounge oil finish to make it pop?You can clear it with urethane and it will look amazing.Or use a dark stain,sand it down and stain it w an amber.You will have nice detailed grain with a warm amber finish.

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                          • #14
                            +1 on that grain is too pretty to hide!
                            "Wow,... that was some of the hardest rockin ever. Hardest to listen too."
                            --floydkramer

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