Just One More Run

Well, here it is. The sort of finished guitar. I say "sort of" because after playing it for about a week now I noticed that the clear coat on the back of the guitar never hardened and is now imprinted with the textures of my clothing. However, I have sanded the troubled spots down and I am awaiting good weather in order to apply the new clear finish. I'm going with a different brand and I am confident it will work out well in the end. Just like printmaking, it needs just one more run. 

 Since this photo was taken I have fixed the pick-up.

I ran into a lot of problems during my original plan to stain the guitar. The stain seeped through the taped area and ruined any chance of using transparent watercolors. I ended up using acrylic paints.

It was difficult to photograph the texture on the guitar but It has a web-like pattern rather then the marbleized look I set out to get. It still looks awesome. The paint is gloss black with metallic blue which makes the whole guitar sparkle.