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December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Karl ElvisLeave a comment

When there is no time for words, pictures.

Not my amp, but my guitar.

Updated: December 11, 2019
Categories: musicTags: karlelvismusic

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Hand poke tattoo by the amazing Gali at @outerlimi

Hand poke tattoo by the amazing Gali at @outerlimitstattoo

Thx @sad.in.jail you’re amazing.

Thx @sad.in.jail you’re amazing.

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Her name is Slayer.

Her name is Slayer.

😋美味しい

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If we were building a guitar for @goldlagrimas it

If we were building a guitar for @goldlagrimas it would look like this. And it’s gonna get even more sparkly before we’re done. 💖✨💖

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That’s the face of delight right there.

That’s the face of delight right there.

Vera likes poppies.

Vera likes poppies.

Buildings and pansies.

Buildings and pansies.

I kind of hate ai on principle but I can never res

I kind of hate ai on principle but I can never resist seeing what it’ll do with a selfie.

A few weeks ago I sent Grace a new guitar, replaci

A few weeks ago I sent Grace a new guitar, replacing the one lost when her family lost their home to the fire in Alta Dena. She’s re-starting guitar lessons now that she has an instrument (and she’s starting voice lessons as well.) the smile on her face makes it worthwhile x1000. Love you, Gigi!

A girl and her bulldog. ❤️

A girl and her bulldog. ❤️

Nice weather for riding, at least for a couple day

Nice weather for riding, at least for a couple days.

Sending a gift to my little cousin-in-law Grace, w

Sending a gift to my little cousin-in-law Grace, who lost her beloved guitar in the Eaton Fire in Altadena. We love you, GIGI! Thanks to @keith_holland_guitars for setting me up with this beautiful guild acoustic. You’re gonna make this girl very happy.

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Trip to the flake temple.

Trip to the flake temple.

Artist’s pallet.

Artist’s pallet.

Metalflake adventure continues. I screwed up the l

Metalflake adventure continues. I screwed up the lower cutaway on my Silvertone with a drip of kandy finish. The kandy will eat through to the original finish if you leave a drip; I should have let it dry and sanded it instead of wiping away. But with some careful sanding and masking and a restart on the area, the repair is almost indistinguishable. Once I re-flake re-kandy I think you’ll never know. We learn more repairing mistakes, frankly. #metalflake #rothmetalflake #flakebomb #rattlebomb #silvertoneguitars (ignore the color difference, different light, etc)

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Fuchsia Flake in process, kandy and clearcoat stil

Fuchsia Flake in process, kandy and clearcoat still to come.

Improvised spray rig. Slow going but I’m gradual

Improvised spray rig. Slow going but I’m gradually learning how to do this (but now I need more freakin’ fuchsia base from Roth metalflake. )

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Ruing a perfectly good (repro) silvertone, but it’ll be worth it.

Primer first primer coat on.

Primer first primer coat on.

Project time. Repro silvertone is gonna get rattle

Project time. Repro silvertone is gonna get rattlebombed with @rothmetalflake

Not really a microdose, as it turns out.

Not really a microdose, as it turns out.

Finish tests for the elviscaster. Let’s do this.

Finish tests for the elviscaster. Let’s do this.

Practicing shou sugi ban technique

Practicing shou sugi ban technique

The tele hasn’t been out if it’s cage in a whi

The tele hasn’t been out if it’s cage in a while. It needed some air.

Should have worn a glove.

Should have worn a glove.

More finish tests before I start my telecaster bui

More finish tests before I start my telecaster build. I think I’ve got a process nailed down finally (there’s been a learning curve here). Grain fill (in a darker color), @angelusshoepolish dyes, Mohawk precat sealer, then top coat - current test is danish oil vs tru-oil vs Brite Tone matte poly. I MIGHT test pure tung oil and a hard wax oil if I can’t decide. Ignore my garish color choices, the artist in the family is gonna make magic in a few days here. @barbmama

Guitar finish tests. Playing with dyes after watch

Guitar finish tests. Playing with dyes after watching many inspirational videos by @bigdguitars and @crimsonguitars to see how they react with oil finish.

Let’s do this.

The starcaster (rickencaster? Rickenstar?) project

The starcaster (rickencaster? Rickenstar?) project is coming along. Both pickups work, pickup height is dialed in. The switch still needs surgery (one of the wires is too short so I can’t get it spun around so neck is up,) but that’s an easy fix. Meanwhile the T & A chip has a home, and I got the strings on the right way this time, so less facepalm. I’d like to upgrade the bridge and stop tail if I can find a set in black to match the pups, but otherwise upgrades are done-ish. It sounds great, but I suck at demos, you’ll have to come over and play it yourself. I am using this as a learning exercise, so I need to adjust the neck next, another first try.

I’ve been playing guitar for quite a few years n

I’ve been playing guitar for quite a few years now, and have changed strings dozens and dozens of times. But somehow I still managed to wrap the wrong way. 🤣🤣🤣

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