todays progress on the bondo bodies

Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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todays progress on the bondo bodies

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Here was the starting point of both
musicmaster from RobertOG
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Mustang body I got basically for free with a neck. It's a 65 body, but someome along with routing the living shit out of it tried to carve contours, so I had to finish the job right, and carve it out. The routing actually went past the pickguard and control plate, so I just filled the whole thing up with bondo and re routed it. Now you cant tell at all
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Starting point this morning
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Matching headstock for the stang
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Colored and cleared body, too bad I have runs from hell, just cant tell in the pic. It's way too cold for clear, I need faster accelerator :?
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The mustang I'll probably finish and eventually sell. But I would'nt do that to the musicmaster I bought for a song from Robert. Thats actually going to be a future present for a son of a friend who I've helped take care of and babysit since he was about 1 year old. Hes 4 now so I have plenty of time to finish the guitar :lol:
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Post by dodgedartdave »

I like orange and mint! Looks amazing!

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Both those colours look amazing!
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the mustang is going to be orange too, that's just primer, Infact it just got its first coat :D
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Oooooooooooooooo
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Beautiful.
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WaHEY. Lovely stuff.
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Post by euan »

I'm getting perverse thought's of finding a similar colour to paint my Telecaster. Imagine a bound Tele with that. Mmmmmmm. Tangy.
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Post by Mike »

I like Grey Mustang. Grey Mustang is hot.
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nice work. those are some of the best looking guits ive seen in a while. any plans to sell?
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light rail coyote wrote:too bad I have runs from hell, just cant tell in the pic.
*refrains from diarrhoea-based humour*


Looking good, dude. Man, I want a 25.5 scale Stang. With a good bridge.
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The Stang bridge is good. Mine never goes out of tune.
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Post by Mike »

euan wrote:The Stang bridge is good. Mine never goes out of tune.
Toronado Bridge is MUCH better.
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euan wrote:The Stang bridge is good. Mine never goes out of tune.
It was crap from tremming on my Jag-stang, and I'd rather just have a hardtail if I'm not gonna whammeez.

Although I do quite like how the Stang trem looks, specifically the large plate..
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Post by Mike »

Large plate is bonerpants. I hardtailed my Jag-Stang in SECONDS though as the trem was a waste of fucking space.
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Keep it grey!
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what a difference !

you give an chance to an vintage guitar back what are
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Doog wrote:
euan wrote:The Stang bridge is good. Mine never goes out of tune.
It was crap from tremming on my Jag-stang, and I'd rather just have a hardtail if I'm not gonna whammeez.

Although I do quite like how the Stang trem looks, specifically the large plate..
But it brangs so nicely with the springs.
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Post by robert(original) »

i can't believe you brought life back to those two.
my hats off to you man, srsly, hats off.
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More progress
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