my first guitar build

[Basvarken]

My sister-in-law asked me to build a guitar for her husband as a birthday gift.
He asked for a Les Paul Scorpion. The one with the red stripe.
But with my own personal touch.

Didn't quite make it in time for his birthday (which was three weeks ago), but it's ready now.

The Brooks LP-SC. My first guitar build (I've only built basses so far)












On my website you can also see pics of the build process
http://www.enkoo.nl/brooks-lp-sc.html

[BTL]

That's lovely!

[amptech]

Nice!

[Christine]

That is lovely, the red stripe works so well. I do like the body binding as well, Maple/Sycamore? The gold hardware is great, I wish there was more available for basses (as in pickups really)

My sister-in-law asked me to build a guitar for her husband as a birthday gift

You're brother then?

[Basvarken]

The binding of the neck and back of the body is flamed maple.
The binding on the topside of the body is not really a binding . It is a Paul Red Smith type binding.

Jérôme is the man who is married to my wife's sister 

[doombass]

The binding on the topside of the body is not really a binding . It is a Paul Red Smith type binding.

Natural masked like Warmoth do? That guitar is simply gorgeous! Considering many parts of that work is very time consuming I'd say 3 weeks overdue on that guitar is well worth waiting for. Well done Rob!

[Basvarken]

I don't know what a natural Warmoth masking is.
But here's how I did it:

First I put masking tape on the parts that were going to be stained. Leaving the binding parts exposed.
Then I sprayed clear coat on the binding parts.
After that I removed the masking and stained the bass. The waterbased stain does not adhere to the clearcoat.

[Grog]

Awesome! I'll bet your Brother-in-law is thrilled!

[doombass]

The Warmoth way turns out the same, but they first mask the edge of the top and stain or put solid finish on the rest. Then they remove the masking tape and do the clearcoat.

[Dave W]

Lovely work, Rob. Turned out great.

[Basvarken]

The Warmoth way turns out the same, but they first mask the edge of the top and stain or put solid finish on the rest. Then they remove the masking tape and do the clearcoat.

That wouldn't work with a stain. Waterbased stain will creep underneath the masking tape.
Don't ask me how I know this 

[doombass]

That wouldn't work with a stain. Waterbased stain will creep underneath the masking tape.
Don't ask me how I know this 

Haha, alright. I got curious because I wrote earlier from memory so I looked it up. This is how Warmoth describe their process:
"The process is to mask off the edges of the top wood, then spray or dye the body. The mask is then removed before shooting the clear coats. A dark color for the body gives the most contrast."
They don't say stain, but dye. I don't know the difference to be honest. 

[Basvarken]

That must be some sort of tinted lacquer.

[Pilgrim]

Incredible work!! Lovely indeed.

[clankenstein]

Most awesome! How does it sound?