How to blue burst a Les Paul DC Project Guitar Top Luthier Building Bursting poor mans prs transtint

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How to blue burst a Les Paul DC Project Guitar Top Luthier Building Bursting poor mans prs transtint

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this is the video that broke 1000s or hearts and minds. I did this video and said I should do more of these...
Follow me on Instagram for more awesome Vids. Here is a video of how I burst my guitars. You don't always need to spray to get the desired effect. This is a 5A flame maple top that I stain black and then sand back. Then I add layers of Blue and Black to get it right
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Here I am doing a Cherry burst:
• Les Paul Cherry Burst ...

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@bigdguitars Жыл бұрын

here is the finished guitar: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdVdlseXvtzLkac.html

@MrUltraworld 11 жыл бұрын

I'm a Luthier as well, but I send my finish work to friend who builds & restores furniture. You really nailed the finish here. Tru Oiling the Mahogany is a great idea. I really like the DC. It's Gibson's sleeper. I think it's the only 2 octave neck Gibson does. Once the fret work is cleaned up, it really is a great guitar.

@muzikscud23 11 жыл бұрын

Seriously I find just watching this therapeutic, it's so calming to just watch it slowly transform. I need to do this one day.

@almfoto 8 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your videos and learning a lot. I notice you keep calling it the poor mans burst. It's funny to hear you insulting your work like that, when it looks so much better than what the factories are cranking out. Yours work is beautiful, Thanks!

@georgelackey622 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like a faker to anyone with eyes you moron! He has no clue, let's just experiment and hope it's ok!

@daveg4236 3 жыл бұрын

@@georgelackey622 lackey...fits

@dankoftinoff8119 4 жыл бұрын

I have been watching a few of your videos now and I am fan of your work, and explanations. I feel like I am watching the Bob Ross of guitar building!

@JokerzWild37 3 жыл бұрын

That is a pretty-rich blue for a poor man's guitar! Beautiful!

@6692669266926692 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your building expertise! I enjoy "building" guitars from aftermarket parts, and the advice on finishing is much needed in my case.

@disco4535 4 жыл бұрын

That color and the definition of the grain is stunning

@MacCunnyfunt 10 жыл бұрын

I saw the finished product so I had to watch the process because the finish looked amazing, especially with the gold hardware. I think i'm going to have to try this.

@Guitarman3348 9 жыл бұрын

IT captures the gain and make's it stand out better. Gives you that in your face look!

@Joe-mz6dc 2 жыл бұрын

Dude that is beautiful. It looks almost exactly like my Les Paul Custom Shop class 5 Les Paul

@bigdguitars Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@Turboy65 12 жыл бұрын

This technique tends to kill the "flip" in the maple top if you go too dark on the stains. You can get a more lively looking top by doing a lighter top stain and then shooting tinted clear in the same color range over the top. This gives you the best of both worlds. Then you clearcoat everything.

@MinelabBob 13 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting these.. I really enjoy watching people build.. I am about to attempt my first guitar build this year..

@givemeajackson 12 жыл бұрын

your method appeals more to me, it just looks better (smoother) than sprayed and there seems to be a lot less possibility to mess sthings up. thanks for these vids, you're a huge help to me!

@FuckYouWhosNext 3 жыл бұрын

thank you my brother! I am using this technique on the outside wood trim of my 92 year old house! Peace

@bigdguitars Жыл бұрын

haha. Here is the finished guitar: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdVdlseXvtzLkac.html

@RByrne 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's perfect! My favorite finish by far

@bigdguitars 2 жыл бұрын

An oldie but a goodie. Thanks for watching

@Opiti72 5 жыл бұрын

There is any video of the finished guitar? I could not find it! Awesome work!!!

@TheMtvdeath 4 жыл бұрын

The wood for the top have been chosen perfectly!!! Top came out fucking AWESOME!!! In my opinion what you've done is a work of art!!!))) Hope my English is not too bad so this comment is at least readable!)

@401ja 12 жыл бұрын

This only works in figured woods. The reason it works is in figured woods like curly the grain is undulating and at times comes up and terminates on the face of the board. This is end grain and is the darker spots in the curl. since end grain takes more dye, you can sand the dye back off the face grain (light areas) and it will stay in the end grain since it went in deeper.

@AprendizdeLuthier 7 жыл бұрын

Wonderful work! Will try this some day! Thanks for sharing.

@lacewoodstrat 12 жыл бұрын

Very nice, I was just going to do a refin project when I discovered that naptha can no longer be purchased in California. Now I have to order it from StewMac. That is exactly the color I wanted on a Warmoth Strat body. Unfortunately, Warmoth used a turquoise tinted poly coat that turned out to be "jade turquoise". Looked awful and had to have another company strip, re-tint and clear coat it.

@DylanReynoldsMusic 10 жыл бұрын

No wonder why burst finishes can cost more hahha. Now i get it. I never complained about it, but now i understand it. Lots of work goes into such beauty! :)

@ericaltpeter9047 7 жыл бұрын

that top is STUNNING

@davidwatters5518 3 жыл бұрын

I like your videos it gave me some ideas for our table and benches thank you for making them

@bigdguitars 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the comment on the old video. I have about 50 different vids of stains on my channel.

@TP-zk1tp 3 жыл бұрын

Les Paul to me is the most classy bodied guitars not to mention the throaty mellow tones it makes.

@christopherguzzi8073 3 жыл бұрын

The top looked amazing when you sanded the black off and applied the napththa. Could've stopped there unless you wanted a blue top. Either way, nice top.

@pigjubby1 11 жыл бұрын

At 12:00 you really start to see the finish com e to life. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

@blackfender100 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful finish it really pops.

@ChrsGuit 12 жыл бұрын

Great video. It really shows that getting an amazing finish isn't that difficult if you do things the right way and take your time. Looks awesome!

@lauriedepaurie 10 жыл бұрын

@roboticcookiez the streaks you see are running against the grain. It's called figuring. It's caused by a disease in the tree. This type of figuring is called flamed (maple). Other types of figuring are quilted or bird's eye

@Randy5817 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing

@graham6229 4 жыл бұрын

Great work. Just about to do exactly the same stains. Black under Blue. Not poor mans at all.

@alvin10388 13 жыл бұрын

thats a masterpiece it looks realy wonderful,did you apply anything to the top (like wood sealer)before staining the body?and i really do appriciate if you could please explain what did you use for the final finish .

@cyb3r3vil30 4 жыл бұрын

Just Subscribe to your channel Just awhile back When you refurbished the Les Paul So I'm catching up on your older vids this looks really Great Thanks for sharing the details

@DylanReynoldsMusic 10 жыл бұрын

Man, you're gonna be my go to guy when i start building my custom guitars! Thanks for the tons of great how to vids! Peace and Love!

@turockandar 11 жыл бұрын

Pretty amazing result colour-wise...great job :)

@twilightyip 12 жыл бұрын

There are sets that give you all you need, I personally would upgrade most of the electronics and hardware to what I think is quality parts :)

@gregrhodes6802 5 жыл бұрын

This is great...!!! Whale blue is the best...!!!

@hearpalhere 4 жыл бұрын

I love this color! Really beautiful.

@Damaged262 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great staining tips. I've always wanted a plus top SG, I have a (edit: black) maple that came down in the yard that has amazing curling in a few spots that I might try as I've taken a ton of notes from your video. I don't have your level of gear, so I'll have to work quite a bit harder at it, but I think it's worth a shot. Worse comes to worse, it ends up flat like a regular SG. I can live with that too.

@georgelackey622 5 жыл бұрын

Black maple? What are you smoking?

@Damaged262 5 жыл бұрын

@@georgelackey622 Since I am a veteran, I get urine tests constantly, so I'm not smoking anything. We get treated like parolees or we can just chuck our medical coverage. I'm using what's available. I have a giant dead tree that's been out there for 3 years and has aged nicely and has amazing curves in the grain where the tree split into three main branches. Nobody said YOU needed to approve it. Sure as shit, nobody was seeking your permission.

@mrbluenun 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video upload. This particular is either an 'exception' from PRS or another maker. The reason I say that is the 'Book-Matching' is superb! I watched a series of PRS videos which may by linked with this page, I am not sure, but so called PRS Book-Match guitar faces were not even close to being matched and coming from the same block of wood. I think PRS keep a better looking grain if it uncovered in the book-match procedure and putts that down for a more expensive guitar.

@seasonedtoker 7 жыл бұрын

I really admire your work. to be honest I am always thinking "oh no man that's gonna blotch" when you put your very first stain on abd it is very wet. but I see you always have a window to spread that around and make it better. kudos

@JerryFowlerTV 10 жыл бұрын

Custom geetars now availible in all 5 food groups, red, blu, urnge, green, and now turkwise.

@givemeajackson 12 жыл бұрын

not necessarily. but dont use top-spec expensive materials in your first try, if you mess up it will be a costly mistake. with shome decent pickups and a cheap bodywood like basswod it can sound pretty good. a lot of tone is in the materials, the craftmansship has way more effect on the playability.

@twilightyip 12 жыл бұрын

Kits* rather. You can do the sanding and applying the stains or whatever you want.

@ZachBoblitt 6 жыл бұрын

Could watch these videos all day.

@bigdguitars 6 жыл бұрын

I have like 20 of these up here check out my playlist: kzfaq.info?annotation_id=annotation_579700&feature=iv&list=PLvHM0_cyyFLz3oEOtkjvaqRe68pvdCOes&src_vid=u49jCIRNnmk

@kwickens3 10 жыл бұрын

Please let me know if this order is correct: Sand to bare wood Put black to get deep flame (or quilt) Sand w/ 220 so only dark flame is there Naptha coat Put primary color on and dry If desired, feather and blend with black and primary color.

@donovanlucibello6420 5 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel, wow, what a wealth of knowledge for the guy at home who wants to try something like this. Thank you for taking the time to document and share your art with us here.

@alanstclair7521 11 жыл бұрын

Lovely tutorial. It's nice to have a plastic binding to stop the dye getting near the mahogany, but I was wondering how you would deal with the stain bleeding into a natural binding. (like PRS) I am about to start an unbound flame maple top using your method of black, then building up the green, but I am concerned that the edges will be difficult to keep perfectly natural maple...any tips?

@MikeCindyWhite 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing burst bro, Great job!! 🎸🎸👍

@ButterflyVirusMusik 12 жыл бұрын

Yes i tryd it on ash and it works

@OverlandOne 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome coloring. Thanks for the info.

@ReDigression 12 жыл бұрын

That is beautiful dude, well done.

@giggs102 13 жыл бұрын

that is BEAUTIFUL.

@nebelsbergerguitars9857 6 жыл бұрын

I like your work! Keep it up and thanks for this helpflul tutorial.

@neildenman1776 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning , love it

@muniz27 12 жыл бұрын

that is a fancy work table

@realreally5927 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work!!!

@RaunaqSahu 3 жыл бұрын

This was amazing to watch.

@sike2805 12 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job!!!

@Bunnytoes666 12 жыл бұрын

How the hell can this be disliked? It's a decent tutorial!!!! Thanks muchly, as I plan on refinishing my El Degas Ric...8) Cheers

@DetroitAnalog 12 жыл бұрын

This was really cool. Thank you for taking the time to educate folks on this procedure. Makes me want to try it. Where does one buy blank bodies to use?

@mrcrowley951 11 жыл бұрын

new guitar made "gibson les paul seaburst" XD...lol nice video man loved it!

@Casey_J96 12 жыл бұрын

Hey could post a video on how to do a like tiger eye/black gold finish? You really show in depth and thats a finish I'd like to learn how to do.

@viktorious7564 4 жыл бұрын

That “time to go for a swim “ color

@hhowe511 9 жыл бұрын

Very impressive craft you have perfected. I feel certain you do some other creative artwork. I know you are a woodworking expert, but do you also create in other mediums?

@DaveyIce616 12 жыл бұрын

Joel robinson? Seriously though, it's a beautiful finish!

@mattier3030 11 жыл бұрын

cool vid. well done, easy to understand as well! Could you stay with the trans-black if you wanted? Or would you do the same thing just using black die?

@LevitatorMusic 8 жыл бұрын

i was just on your website looking at some of your pics and man...that teal tele with the p90's looks so good i wanna take a bite out of it. lol

@bigdguitars 8 жыл бұрын

+LevitatorMusic that was one of the best tops I ever got.

@TonySBustamante 12 жыл бұрын

i liked how it turned out, but im wondering... could you paint it with the same paint with an airbrush to do the sunburst? i think it would look better

@1pixle 13 жыл бұрын

@bladerunner12 I know right! my friend has an sg supreme that looks very similar to that., except it is a little darker. never-the-less still pretty kickass

@marccarlin1 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@130995marco 6 жыл бұрын

great job. Personally i would like it to be clear blue or electric blue.

@MoyNickZanyatBlyat 12 жыл бұрын

Super ! Gorgeous ! Excellent !

@irvingsierratt 12 жыл бұрын

Ive started building a les paul alike guitar, from zero... i even cut the body using a jigsaw... would you please tell me how to make holes to install pickups and bridge?

@TheProgGuy 12 жыл бұрын

I'd buy that. Definately.

@pplo 6 жыл бұрын

thanks pal, I've been looking for videos like that, as I'll try to stain a top I'm going to apply on a project . I'll sub to follow your work.

@theringer1217 12 жыл бұрын

Now that I'm rewatching this video I also was wondering if you could have started the clear coat without sanding at 13:13...if you liked that color. Or should you sand it before the clear cloat

@AgimLubonja 10 жыл бұрын

Simply great!

@GuillermoSmyser 13 жыл бұрын

That looks just amazing! I'm gonna favorite this so I can come back to it on the off chance I'm ever dumb enough to think I can do as good a job as you. I just bought my DIY body already finished. But if I ever decide to finish it myself I will check this out again!

@johnharbour3158 11 жыл бұрын

hey...im a beginer and i really want to learn how to do the complete finish on DIY les paul style guitar...could you please walk me through and list the specific stains and everything u use to finish a guitar... please also say when u sand the guitar,and do u buff your guitar?

@DylanReynoldsMusic 10 жыл бұрын

What are the best dyes to use? I plan to do a very similar finish on my custom Quilted Alder Tele in the near future. Can't wait to do this process. The black, then sanding, then blue is just amazing. I saw it on another vid, and i think the guy got the idea from you. He used office depot stamp inks hahaha. I want high grade dyes man! No office depot crap for me! What do you suggest? Money is not an issue either.

@ericcoombs 6 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! I TOTALLY WANNA DO THIS!!!

@editname8536 5 жыл бұрын

thats fricken beautiful man!

@Marjoline 10 жыл бұрын

This is a great, nice, calm tutorial. I am trying it out on an ES as we chat... What is the drying time for the wood, after using all that water, before spraying over with lacquer?

@bigdguitars 10 жыл бұрын

a couple of days and you should be good.

@cnemi22 12 жыл бұрын

4:52 is just beeeeaaaauuutiful!

@ShadowRifft 6 жыл бұрын

for some reason I thought this was your most recent video.. unless I'm thinking of another guitar maker👀🙈😛 Cool lookin Guitar!👍

@ShadowRifft 6 жыл бұрын

Ah, I confused your Channel with HighlineGuitars blue Stained guitar kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLOChbOYtamUiHU.html you were the flying V Korina Guitar!👍

@MoPower2112 12 жыл бұрын

Cool vid, really enjoy ur channel

@andrealagana7296 11 жыл бұрын

Nice vid Guy! The Result is amazing! I'm gonna try to make an attempt; I'm not English and i cannot understand what kind of Paints are u using..are them some kind of acrilic or what? can you show me where i can purchase them? =) thanks a lot!

@yohanonshine4664 4 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome when its wet, I liked it before you did the burst

@GrayXIII 12 жыл бұрын

Do you think this would work with a white color on top of the primary black stain? I used some white stain and it looks nice, but the grain doesn't really pop like this. I'm also using curly maple rather than flame maple. I got it from StewMac's arch top top wood. Does this mean the grain won't be as likely to pop like this?

@darrylportelli 12 жыл бұрын

thanks.....awesome job

@MrAmauriz 12 жыл бұрын

Hi, now this got just perfect!!! how would i do a frosted finish?

@Misfitswitch 11 жыл бұрын

Crazy i can not get the black lines in mine. I sand,stain it black and sand. It just fills in the grain with spots and does not have strips like that. Did i not soak it enough? This is on a les paul.

@davidpancik3059 11 жыл бұрын

Great job !

@SirKritchie 11 жыл бұрын

Great job and thanks for the vid, do you think this stain technique would work on alder or black walnut?

@radbasstist1234 13 жыл бұрын

i have a bass guitar body, and i would like to stain it in walnut stain, how ever, it has sanding sealer on it, so would i have to strip off the sanding sealer to apply the stain? please help!!

@HasinShahadArRafi 10 жыл бұрын

amazing, that's a 5A maple top!

@mosko00h 12 жыл бұрын

what materias did you use? what is the black and blue paint??? Its beautiful the guitar...

@TheElijahBarnes 12 жыл бұрын

just curious what you finished it with as im going to do this with the guitar im making and really have no idea what to finish it with. cheers. looks great too.