A new hybrid: the JagBird

[Highlander]

Hell, I've never met a guitar I didn't like.

... you never met my Grenn EB2... 

WOW!  That is stunning.

... make that 4

[Highlander]

He likes colours so rich you can taste them!   

Yea, Kenny is a color-addict.

... in more than one way... 

[Basshappi]

......... I wonder how this one would taste  :

Rather citrusy I should think.

[PeterB]

Thanks all! At this moment I'm gathering as much information I can to investigate if it could be possible to get thát finish on mahogany. It would be a stunning combination I think.

@ Kenny: WOW I never knew it would be possible to have so many colors on just one bass!  Do you have a better picture of it? Looks very nice!

[shadowcastaz]

try filling grain with joint compound. easier & its white .try a test piece,that axe is more than likely ash so you may not get the same tone of color . Great color , I must admit

[Highlander]

Burned a few eyes out with this one... search under "Tequilabird" and you will find the details - there is a thread running re the rebuild at the moment...

[PeterB]

Ah! Yes, now I remember seeing that bass before. Saw the thread about that Peter Cook bird also.  Now I see the connection, excuse me: life is hard for a "newbie" 

[Highlander]

I've been sworn to decency by certain parties here... 

[Dr. Aquafresh]

See, I like that Tequilabird... I would rock it for at least a show or two. More than two shows for one bass is a distinction that only my fire-burst SG bass and Dan Armstrong can can claim.

Oh yeah, here is  link to a mahogany body colored with leather die and some instructions.
http://www.bc-enterprises.com/guitars/finish.htm

I have never used this method and I have never met the guy who did it but I'm going to give this a shot sometime soon.

Later

[Lightyear]

See, I like that Tequilabird... I would rock it for at least a show or two. More than two shows for one bass is a distinction that only my fire-burst SG bass and Dan Armstrong can can claim.

Oh yeah, here is  link to a mahogany body colored with leather die and some instructions.
http://www.bc-enterprises.com/guitars/finish.htm

I have never used this method and I have never met the guy who did it but I'm going to give this a shot sometime soon.

Later

Hmm, sounds like like an alcohol based pigment type dye.  You can buy all kinds of dyes from woodworking stores or online - Transtint comes to mind.  You can also use the dye to tint your own laquer.  The leather dye might be cheaper but the color choices could be limited.

[Daniel_J]

Great idea    I love the concept. The raised midsection coupled with the T-Bird like pickguard looks really nice on the Jag style body.

Whatever the finish, I vote for a matching head. The second pickguard on the bass side I only think it would look good if it was chromed with some switches like the 7ender Jag-bass.

[PeterB]

Update: last week the body has been shipped to Pat Wilkins (finishes for Lakland, Sadowsky) to have the JagBird body finished in Lakland's MARKUS ORANGE





 

[Basvarken]

Well done Peter. It's going to turn out great, no doubt!

[PeterB]

The JagBird body has been finished by Pat Wilkins, and is on it's way to the Netherlands. And WOW, it has turned out to be a spectacular finish! It's more redish than the Markus Orange, but I expected that. I like it!! 

[Basvarken]

Did you expect it to be as red as this?
Oh well, could be the picture or the lighting...