Spot The Difference!

Haha! The above image is just for some self entertainment :) I was restringing a client's guitar and was asked to use this set of strings. The packing for each string got a hand sign to tell you what number it is.. I was mischievous thus the special version of the E string appeared :D

Anyway the Gibson SG project is currently on hold as i need to source for some wood in order to fill the cavity. Here's a simple repaint, price is listed on my price.

The original

After paint stripping

After first layer of white.
Final product will be a glossy white.

Neck Reinforcements Have Arrived.

Alright.. so the neck is now glued back with the headstock.. But is that safe? Considering the tension of strings are pretty powerful. Personally, i'm not that much of a scientist so i'll prefer to play safe. I found some Nato wood lying around and decides to put them into action. For those who don't know, nato are the "asian" mahogany and have pretty much the same characteristic and are often used in guitar neck building.

Sawing these nato into shape is quite ridiculously tough. They are indeed the choice of wood for neck building.

So i carefully mark out where i plan to inlay some reinforcements.

Test fittings are as important as you trying out your jeans before buying. These sits about 3-4mm deep, depending which side you are on.


Finally. Now i have a safer feel when i'm going to string up this Gibby. Don't worry, since i'm going to coat it with white paint, it won't be visible. Anyway, it still looks ok :D

Saving Gibson Sg

So recently i acquired a Gibson SG from my friend.

Friend: Hey vincent, you want a free guitar?
Me: Oh why not? What is it?
Friend: It's a Gibson SG
Me: WHAT?! YOU KIDDING ME? FREE?
Friend: Yeah! BUT! It's broken
Me: In 2 parts? Should be easy to fix..
Friend: No.. in 3!

So here's Saving Gibson SG! Let's take a look at what i received, not for the faint of heart!

We could see here how the "neck thru" is actually done. So yeah, i prefer bolt on joints way better :D

Very nasty break at the headstock -> neck portion

So i start with the headstock to neck portion first. I used paint stripper to remove the paint on the back of the headstock so as not to damage the Gibson signature series number and "made in usa" stamp marks. However! A careless mistake caused the front logo to be left with "son"! Don't worry, that can be fix easily ;)

This is actually known as the Gibson SG-X. Made in the late 80s and early 90s for a very short period. Many people (includes professional luthiers) have never seen this model. It's considered rare for Singapore. It has 24frets instead of the usual 22 and have very different pot positions.

However, i'm not interested in the original SG-X look but rather the 60s SG Jr!

courtesy to www.rocknrollvintage.com

I'll be posting more on the progress of how i will attempt to save this SG and give it a new life! Or you can say how i turn a real Gibson to a "fake" Gibson!
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The beautiful start of a series of unique Inlays..

Hi folks!

I'm starting a series of beautiful inlays designed and made by me. I hope you'll like what you see.

A little background. These inlays are made from high grade White/Gold/Black Mother of Pearl shell and Abalone shell. I might throw in certain other stuff like copper or acrylic if there is a need for some special color. These inlays are handmade by me and by no way i can duplicate something exactly the same. Meaning to say if you like something i've created but it's bought by someone else, i'm sorry but you'll just have to wait for something else you might like and act fast.

So today i made 2 of these inlays and i've not set the price yet. Don't worry we'll start once i've come up with a price list for these beautiful stuff. You can purchase them for your ambitious d.i.y inlay adventure or you can simply get me to do the inlaying onto your guitar/bass/banjo/lapste.. ok you get the idea.

Without more talking, let's look at the result for today!


Let's start with something light..
I was thinking to myself, what could possibly be the type of inlay that most people will like it on their instrument.. I do know that most christians love nice inlays because it's part of their culture and history however they might not want a cross smacked on their instrument. (you can still request me to do one for you :D ). So the next that came to me somehow was this Dove. Pure, Peace and Happy.
This is shot in white light as compared to the above shot in yellow lighting. I'll try to get a day shot, where the natural light really glows the Mop gloriously! Btw, these are not polished thus you won't see the smooth and glossy finish :)

Next we have something in contrast! I call this the Angel and Demon. Why so? The main dark greenish(black mop) skull represents the demon's skull while the purplish(abalone) broken part represents the angel. The white(white mop) left wing belongs to the angel and the dreamy dark(black mop) wing with piercing nails(white mop)is from the demon!
This is shot in white light as opposed to the above shot in yellow lighting. All these photo are taken with my old Konica Minolta Dimage X50! Though the color and focus is not the best but i'm glad it still works well! and yes... i'm sure you've spotted some other things on the way.. ;)

New Banner!

Hurray to the new banner! All thanks to wordpress.. why so? Initially the smart alex IT dummy me thought that wordpress do allow you to edit the css/html like blogspot.. so i was happily editing until the horrifying part when i saw "pay ... to update your theme now".

Well it's not that i am being stingy in paying a $0.04usd per day fee but i'm sure you guys that've been supportive of me would know that i don't earn from this freelance job.

So yes i'm back to blogspot.. might be exploring others that my friend is recommending me soon..


Also.. Recently i've acquired a 1990s Gibson SG-X but it's broken into 3 pieces! I'm planning to restore it and post the process up(like never before)so you can witness the whole adventure! Stay tuned!

Custom Mahogany Truss Rod Cover

Abuse

I do pity my amps sometime..