NTL Shop Happs 12/18 SuNdAy update SG Spcl fin

[murkat]

Great stuff in the lil' shop.

The Blitz being prep'd for His new set of clothes

A 67 sg jr. getting a facelift, tummy tuck, nail polished, a full salon treatment

A bow tie in for some TLC as well. Bumps and slopes radiused out of the board

to a nice 12", replacing a couple of inlays, Shall be Excalibur!

Great stuff in the shop! Thanks again to all

[serial]

A vintage SG spcl showed up. It is beat. really beat. A down and dirty facelift on it, that is it, that is all I have been instructed to do.

Fill and re route P90 cavities, shoot it flat, then alpine white, top coat, age it to match the rest of. It's do able.

Jay is bringin' sexy back. Damn.

[kizanski]

Gotta love those hammer and wood chisel hum bucker retro-fit jobs!

[bubs_42]

I'm going to end up going on an SG Bender one day and it will be uglier than any of my Sunburst Benders.

[gtone]

I'm going to end up going on an SG Bender one day and it will be uglier than any of my Sunburst Benders.

If you do, don't hesitate to put one in Jay's able hands - you won't regret it. The setup he did on my SG Jr is scary good - sounds way better than a guitar like that should! I asked if he could make a Maestro Vibrola "work" and he delivered in spades - very stable and sounds incredible to boot. He did all kinds of cool detail work without being asked - lots of small tricks he's picked up from years of experience working on Gibbies, Hamers, etc. in the sole pursuit of making 'em sound/play great. Still can't figure out how he made a P90 Jr sound as quiet as my 'bucker-equipped guits (he won't tell...), but I'm playin' the shit outta it now I tell you!

And yah - he's not too shabby in the refinishing dept. either.

[murkat]

Client wanted the SG special to be polaris / alpine white. But due to who knows what has been going on with the guitar in past time without some kind of finish on it, etc. going to be a crap shoot. Turns out that in the past someone tried to fill cracks, splits, wood checks

with some kind of stuff. It had bled through the white leaving streaks of pink and browns all over the body. Client had a choice, and chose

cardinal red over the Alpine white and then some aging when all said and done.

[kizanski]

Me likey.

[gtone]

I dig that red - gonna be unique for an SG.

[G Man]

The red SG is gonna be smoking hot. Love it.

[murkat]

The red SG is gonna be smoking hot. Love it.

Yes it is, client was hesitant, wanted the white, after I sent him pics... He is digging it.

[svl]

Red for the fuckin' win! That is gonna be EPIC!

[BTMN]

VAVROOOOM!!!!!!

[murkat]

It's all in the sauce....

Year 2006 came a new process, V.O.S. ing at the custom shop. It was done in a limited amount, and was done right. Not like what it has become in recent past years. I was a part of the VOS program. So I have a little background it doing so.

So, the special cured enough for me to mess with aging it while still kinda soft but not hardened.

Turned out way above my expectations. Very pleased with the results.

[kizanski]

It's a beauty.

[G Man]

Looks fit to play the devil's music on.

[svl]

Just stellar. But of course, I expect nothing less from the master!

[cmatthes]

That is a great color on that guitar!

[Lockbody]

That is a great color on that guitar!

Agreed. That SG is SMOKING hot! Great job!

[serial]

My VOS goldtop is a 2006. Aging is really nice and subtle. Got it new and it came that way.

[gtone]

Liz Hurley would most assuredly approve of that SG...

[cmatthes]

I wouldn't disapprove of ol' Liz either...

[BTMN]

Man! That SG is HAWT!!!