I have a custom process I do for retopping a guitar body with Fabric. This is a lot different than a lot of other folks. I actually add a whole new layer of wood on this guitar body.
With an overwhelming amount of patterns, prints & colors to pick from in the textile trades, the theme and pattern possibilities are truly endless. I'm curious to give this a go some day down the road.
@@bigdguitars Me and my grandpa did this on my homemade electric guitar that we built completely from scratch it also has my name on the fretboard we dyed the leather flower fabric grey it covers the whole body front back and sides my guitar is shaped like a banjo cause I like Earl Scruggs and he's one of my inspirations my guitar has only 1 pickup and two vintage volume and tone knobs and an output jack from a 1950s Esquire and for the strings I use My own set of custom 8 gauge flatwounds with a 18 wound third that I customize myself my playing style is pretty much like Luther Perkins he's my main guitar inspiration
I'm playing around with an old affinity strat filled in everything and making a hybrid tele.. I'm going to try. Overnight it with a tea stained paper bag to first cover wood differences and also to give it a burned and map like appearance.
Looks awesome bro!! Gonna be really cool with more black accents, At the end you said he was going to use black control covers... That would really make that blue (teal) pop if he used all black hardware, with the black binding... Awesome. Merry Christmas D and thanks for sharing your process! ...Mike (Whitey).
He talks about using Les Paul templates for the toggle switch cavity and cover plate recess. Also mentions he has two of those sanders. Keeps a belt on one and a narrow drum on the other.
I like the turquoise color. Your technique is great. always wondered what the best way to do that was. I think a natural binding would also been a good choice.
Derek, that looks great! I like the teal-y color. Ever since you did your first fabric I've been looking for that type fabric in Purple. I'd like to give it a try, eventually. I love the satin finish too, nice job! Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and your family my man! Great vid and thanks, Pam 😜🎉
I absolutely love this. I am so tempted to give you my cheap Epi LP and you have do this :) Maybe if I ever decide to upgrade components on it since it is the guitar I started learning on & I don't want to get rid of it..
Would have been great to see the body more in detail after the whole process. Kinda dissatisfying without that part. ...But I assume it turned out nice.
That is just a Fabulous Guitar Body!!! Everything Coming from Basement Has Been Top Notch... Freaking Amazing Piece of Guitar Art... D,,, Can you post a video of BigD Boopers or F'up's just to let us know you're Human? Lol
liked the vid, interesting idea using resin on the top instead of many many coats of a usual type of finish. I don't understand the logic of gluing the extra piece on top of an already routed body then routing everything again, I know you already had the body, but why not just use a blank body of your choice then sell the other to someone who wanted that configuration? Seems like an awful lot of extra work for no real reason. Wish I had your shop bud.
Where did you find that pin router? I'd love to have one but most I've seen are huge, industrial size machines that are more than a few thousand dollars
I wish I knew how to play the guitar... I would send you my DCU "desert camouflage uniform" from Iraq to turn into an instrument. Then maybe the kids wont sell it all in the garage sale after I'm dead. lol
I think I know who that fabric turned greenish; the fabric (I think polyester?) reacts with the wood glue. I accidently spilled wood glue on some fabric, after a while it discolored. Perhaps glueing it on with another type of glue will make a difference? Just my thoughts, just guessing.
Hi all! I just tried this with both epoxi and polyester on a purple and gold fabriq in this style and it turns red. I even tried to pour just nitro cellulose on it and it still turns red . Why do you guys think it does that?