I still got my aloha shirt waiting to end it's life like this... but I do see myself entering a fabric shop with long gray hair and black T-shirt looking for tone fabric. My old lady glasses hanging from the neck I think will help. GREAT VIDEO man, no questions! This is the Oracle. Thanks
Hey Matt great video I'm gonna give this fabric top a blast myself, now I'm drooling at paisley fabrics mmmm paisley,, I've been stripping, painting, modding and rebuilding electrics for years now, done a few bookmatched veneers too, so I'm gonna enjoy the challenge. Here in Manchester UK we call them mini rollers..! But not anymore.. Now it's a weenie Your channel is awesome, your enthusiasm infectious and your builds super cool. Can I make a request..? Please do some sparkle paints jobs??
Hi happyads, I like your style, thanks for watching, I think you will find that the fabric tops are really easy and look great. Glad you are on board with the new terminology hahaha. Metal flake paint jobs are so messy but that might be a really fun video deep dive.
If you're planning on trying this I'd suggest you use a pure cotton, which is a better tone fabric than, say, a cotton blend or polyester. Some people swear by silk, but I find it's a bit lacking in the mids.
Texas Toast Guitars WTF is a blog post 😆😆😆😆 I'm 64 years old... EDIT: Found it in the description 😊 EDIT 2: Boy, that's a lot of words for an old german grandpa 💀
I love that fabric Matt. This really is easy and everyone that tries this needs to follow your method to the letter.😀 I tried epoxy and it just didn't work at all.
When purchasing 'weenie' rollers, 'med' rollers in Australia, get the shortest frame possible, more control, and you can hang it on the side of a 4L pot, and use a thin offcut a little wider than the roller, angled in the pot as a make shift roller tray.
Hey Rhys. You’re Aussie too yeah? I’ve been struggling to find what products to use that can be purchased here. What sealer did you use? And did you do a burst over that fabric? Do you know what kind of paint and clear coat is needed to adhere to the sealer properly?
3M makes these little plastic scrapers that are somewhat thick that would work perfect for once the fabric is down to use to get it smooth.. Used to use them at a prior job for applying tape and they were awesome. I'll see if I can get a link for them for you to check out.
Best part is they are extremely cheap and durable m.skygeek.com/3m-051128-09206-hand-applicator-pa1-b-blue.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwpKveBRAwEiwAo4Pqm7Enjd36GTeDg3toFCPUiGHx6FGlq_RFDs7l2mynuM5VrGwT4WWG6xoCppYQAvD_BwE
I've learned that a Dremel tool comes in handy for cleaning up pickup and control cavities, as well as neck pockets if you use a body that's already routed.
Hi Matt Great video :) I'm building av V with fabric top (first time), but got som problems along. One; the fabric edges after routing is not sharp, but get fluffy (very small, short treads sticking out). I have fairly sharp bits, and it looks OK at first, but next day they are "fluffy". Two; used double sided tape to attach template for cavities, when pulling template of the fabric loosened from the wood... Have tried to follow youre instructions as well as I'm able to :)
The magazine Family Handyman suggests first de-fuzzing your roller with the sticky side of some tape to prevent or cut down the “boogers” as you called them.
I got an advertisement for a fang shui obsidian bracelet. You guys dont wanna know the bs I just watched but it was pretty hilarious. Glad I can watch the video now!! But forreal though if you watched that ad LOL!!!
@@TexasToastGuitars Cool I love seeing recreations of some of the more obscure but killer models being made by talented US builders and not Aliexpress.
Yeah, Weenie Roller!! I was feeling a bit Inferior when you said you had a Lot of Extra Wood to work with..... but then you said you had a half inch of Wood that`s gonna need to be cut, then I was`nt feelin` so bad... but there IS a concern about getting a Circumcision at your Age...
Sup "Matt" Keep going with the awesome work i am learning how to create a guitar also and test try like how you covered your guitars "Hint". When your putting the fabric on the body you could use a piece of plastic / eftpos card to smooth it out saving using your palm to smooth it out, peace out! from NZ cheers Matt!
Been watching your videos a few days now and starting to get this crazy idea I could actually build a guitar but I do have a couple questions. How does one go about doing the body contours or reliefs and how does one go about making chambered body guitars? Also can everything be done with a regular router for the most part? Enjoying the videos! you've about got me talked into giving it a try but I need just a few more ingredients before I try to cook something up!!
I have built four electric guitars and had a lot of fun doing it. The first one was made from a discarded rock maple bench top and two others were made from 100 year old black walnut with a flame maple top, turned out nice.
Hi mate, luv your vids, much appreciated, one quick question if possible, I noticed you sanded the first coat?? Is there a sand through issue or is there more than one coat before sanding, tia 😃✌️
My kid plays a buttload of sports and he has some sublimated baseball jerseys that I am thinking would be awesome for this. Have you ever tried polyester?? That is what they are made of cause you can't sub onto cotton very easily.
i left some comments before were i was hard on the video you guys posted but i was quick to judge the channel like what you guys are doing i am an ametur luthier and i always appreciate people who share their techniques thats what im saying
Only thing using tightbond 1, 2 or 3 is that is dried kinda dark which makes you fabric look darker...I was going to use a clear clue and on a white base coat...but I need to find one that doesn't bleed though which tightbond doesn't...
If you wrap that glue filled roller in plastic and maybe put it in the fridge/freezer you can reuse it say the next day or two (long term it will dry out in there). Or warm/hot water wash it out and dry it for next time. Then your investment in rollers will last.
Hey matt i was thinking of doing a full fabric wrap around the front back and sides of the guitar, have you done a full wrap and are their any issues i need to watch out for?
Matt...I want to do the front, back AND sides. My blank is already routed and I've done the front and back. Do I add sides now or sealer first. I'm also wanting to add binding. Does binding come after all surfaces are sealed?
Not sure if it's been covered (unintended pun) but is there a secret to getting a nice edge on an already complete guitar body that's all routed out including the shape? Cheers Ok so you answered that in vid no 3 lol
I might suggest having a second weenie roller, but a dry one. That way you can roll that fabric flat on there instead of using your hands :) Plus 2 weenies is better..wait a second... Anyways...yeah, a dry one....
Thanks for watching Justin, the foam wienie roller is great for smearing glue or paint but as a hard roller to eliminate bumps it doesn't excel. That fabric is really old and has been wadded up in the box for years.
Hi Matt, I have a question you might be able to answer. I have a guitar with an all over fabric covering that the customer wants removing! How would you approach it?. Its an LP copy with a bolt on neck.
Hi Paul, I've got to assume that your customer wants to remove the fabric because of some tone thing. Since it is an LP copy with a bolt on neck I would recommend building a new body. That way you can use nice mahogany and maple. Who knows what it is going to look like or even be once you get that stuff off of there. I know that isn't really an answer but it is how I would approach it. Let me know if I can help
@@TexasToastGuitars Hi Matt, it's not a tone thing he is just bored with the camo effect. The body is really heavy and from checking out the control cavity looks like solid Maple. I told him that if I had to remove it with heat or chemicals then sand back to smooth it might take it down some in dimensions, then have to adjust neck break angle to compensate, it's a shed load of work. To be frank, he was a fool to buy it in the first place, but hey, work is work!
Hi Matt! I love these fabric tops and I'm thinking of giving it a shot myself. One problem: No Simtec in the Netherlands.... Could it be done with epoxy resin? Thnx man!
I just talked with them and they told me they would ship overseas. I have not used epoxy so... I'm not sure if it would work. I'm not sure it wouldn't either. You might need to blaze some new trails
@@TexasToastGuitars the titebond seems to work good for you but do you have issues with your router doing good roundovers? I know that glue doesnt sand well either.
Send me an email with your ideas and your budget Jim, we can make that happen. One of the guys at the shop. John, is a leather worker and he makes lots of cool stuff. His wife used to make saddles so she is even better at it than him. We can get you fixed up for sure
i am a luthier my self an twenty year..funiture maker ...worked the uphohstery room for two years when i first started ...that would look bad ass a black biker leather guitar body...its something i could do my self ...i also have been fine artist my whole life an leather work is one of my favorite mediums .... i stumbled on your channel through recommendation ... i carve an desighn guitars an artisticaly reilief carve .... i also dont use not one power tool i use planes chisels an rasps... i am a cheap but also its a hobby so i take joy in giving a guitar a carved top with thumb planes an scrapers...
I'm not going to say that is will always do or not perform the same from one fabric to the next. You should test all of this stuff out and make sure it will work on your project.
@@TexasToastGuitars I did several test pieces with various glues, titebond 3 had the best results with White fabric as far as the 5 wood glues I tried was
Titebond definitely doesn't like to come out of fabric. I work for Titebond and I have pairs of pants that I can stand up by themselves cause they're covered in the stuff 😂
I had a sergeant who used watered down titebond instead of starch on his BDU uniforms haha I'm sure they're still standing up in the corner of his closet.