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GMC Forum _ GEAR & PRODUCTION _ Swirling A Guitar

Posted by: liveOASISforever Dec 25 2013, 10:24 PM

Has anyone ever tried this.I love the swirl finishes on guitars and would love to try it. It is probably harder than it looks

Posted by: HungryForHeaven Dec 25 2013, 10:33 PM

I haven't tried it, but I have been thinking of doing it for a couple of years..

Would be cool to have a unique finish on one of your axes, and the swirl thing looks awesome.

Posted by: liveOASISforever Dec 26 2013, 11:39 AM

QUOTE (HungryForHeaven @ Dec 25 2013, 09:33 PM)

I haven't tried it, but I have been thinking of doing it for a couple of years..

Would be cool to have a unique finish on one of your axes, and the swirl thing looks awesome.

A have being thinking about it for a while too.A have seen a few websites that sell the body already done although a would love to buy a complete guitar finished.

Any of the following would do just fine

Posted by: Taka Perry Dec 26 2013, 12:22 PM

Very nice, I'd really love a swirl finish to one of my guitars in the future, but my flame maple top is just as good I'd love to hear too if anyone had done it

Posted by: Sensible Jones Dec 26 2013, 01:18 PM

I have a friend who has done a few.
I dismantle them for him, he swirls them and then laquers and polishes them and I reassemble them for him.
Next year he's talking of doing a range of Stomp Boxes too, like the Jemeni!!!

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Dec 26 2013, 05:08 PM

Yeah - those swirl guitars look awesome! That video looks a lot easier than it actually is though
If I would be doing it, I would probably try to find someone who has already done it on guitars in the past or as LiveOASIS mentioned, buy a guitar already treated - this allows me to choose the final look and everything.

Posted by: Ben Higgins Dec 26 2013, 07:07 PM

I thought this was going to be a thread about spinning your guitar around and catching it again.

Posted by: liveOASISforever Dec 26 2013, 11:29 PM

QUOTE (Taka Perry @ Dec 26 2013, 11:22 AM)

Very nice, I'd really love a swirl finish to one of my guitars in the future, but my flame maple top is just as good

I'd love to hear too if anyone had done it

Yeah a would like to also.Just to hear if they have any tips on what to do and not to do.

QUOTE (Sensible Jones @ Dec 26 2013, 12:18 PM)

That pedal is so cool

. I would love to dismantle guitars and re assemble them.I was thinking of buying a already swirled body and buying the rest of the parts for the guitar.Although I was adding the cost up of it all and it will be really expensive.I also would have to pay someone to put it together

QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ Dec 26 2013, 04:08 PM)

Yeah - those swirl guitars look awesome! That video looks a lot easier than it actually is though

If I would be doing it, I would probably try to find someone who has already done it on guitars in the past or as LiveOASIS mentioned, buy a guitar already treated - this allows me to choose the final look and everything.

Yeah Bogdan I think it will be a lot trickier to do aswell. I would love to buy cheap materials and experiment with it to see what I could do

QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Dec 26 2013, 06:07 PM)

I thought this was going to be a thread about spinning your guitar around and catching it again.

Hahahaha. I will try it and upload some pictures for you Ben of my smashed up guitar

Posted by: Spock Dec 27 2013, 12:14 AM

QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Dec 26 2013, 01:07 PM)

I thought this was going to be a thread about spinning your guitar around and catching it again.

Me too!

Go to 1:15 and watch the dude on the right...