The RAT is DONE!

Hawk · Post by **Hawk** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:53 pm

Looks nice Jeff. How did you get those star sparkles in the frets ? LEDs ?

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:24 pm

Hawk wrote:Looks nice Jeff. How did you get those star sparkles in the frets ? LEDs ?

A Dremel, buffing pads and white buffing compound.

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:51 pm

sweet

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:08 pm

Great job, LW. That paint should have never been on that guitar, thanks for letting the natural beauty out!--->JMS

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:47 pm

That's a vast improvement my man. Excellent job!
Did it change the tone much?

You doing a matching headstock?

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:48 pm

Thanx all.

It doesn't seem as bright as before, but then the Barden bridge pickup crapped out and I had to replace it with a Bill Lawrence designed Gibson HB-L. I like this pickup a lot more than the soaked-with-highs Barden.

I will probably also replace the Barden neck humbucker with a PAF wannabe like a Dimarzio Air for the same reason. The Barden single in the middle really sounds great and I'll probably keep it there, but ya never know..

Its already starting to get dinged up from light contact. I hope I don't have to store it for a year before that Stewmac stuff hardens.

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:30 pm

What did you use? Nitrocellulose clear laquer?

Put a fan in front of it and rotate it about every 4-5 hours. That should help speed up the curing process.

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:26 am

Jeff. this thing is beautiful. It was cool to see it tonight. It has a great sound, i loved it!! good job on the finish ..... the pictures dont do it justice. gotta see this thing.

- kayla

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:35 am

she's a beaut clark.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:44 pm

lonewolf wrote:Thanx all.

It doesn't seem as bright as before, but then the Barden bridge pickup crapped out and I had to replace it with a Bill Lawrence designed Gibson HB-L. I like this pickup a lot more than the soaked-with-highs Barden.

I have an HB-L as a replacement in a lap steel, and love it. They usually either come with a cheapo Strat single-coil or the vintage string-thru (also awesome in it's own way), and the warmth and thick gainy tone of the Lawrence is much more versatile than the others, which are okay for country only.--->JMS

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:26 pm

Jeff brought the "Rat" out and jammed with us last night, nice job on it, sounded great with that koch amp.

Was fun bro!

Colton · Post by **Colton** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:30 pm

Hurricane wrote:Jeff brought the "Rat" out and jammed with us last night, nice job on it, sounded great with that koch amp.

Was fun bro!

I bet your shoulder wasnt sore at the end of the night, Jeff

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:55 pm

Colton wrote:
Hurricane wrote:Jeff brought the "Rat" out and jammed with us last night, nice job on it, sounded great with that koch amp.

Was fun bro!
I bet your shoulder wasnt sore at the end of the night, Jeff

Nope, just my tennis elbow. I don't even play tennis.