Hi all,
The G3T oiled finish model is for me a completely successful guitar.
The only difficulty is that it is impossible to find it on the second-hand market.
Also, I set out to transform a black lack model into an oiled finish.
Here’s my original guitar.
Tint with a water dye (which lifts the fiber from the wood) … let the wood fiber drink … sanding with a fine grain… dye again with the same dye (for my part, I wiped the remaining dye on the surface)
Then first layer of Danish Oil
Spray 5 to 8 coats of varnish. Allow to dry 1 to 2 hours between layers to facilitate the handling of the instrument. Punching places where you could stick fibers or other dust … Reassembly after 24 hours
Hoping that you liked this little tutorial and perhaps will open to someone, the passion of instruments in a different and more “intimate” way.
Take Care.
Hi Bruno Not what i would do to mine but want to remove vynal
coating previous owner put on, that’s why paint stripper didn’t work.
Maybe consider getting string adapter for ordinary strings saves
money try billy gibbons set? What amp do you go through?
Thanks for showing make up of wood construction.
Hooper
Hi Hooper,
The string adapter is not to save money but more to make it easy to find standard strings.
I have not had the opportunity to try the Gibbons set.
Otherwise I play on a Fender tube amp or Jazz Chorus.
Thanks for your feedback.
Take care.
Musically
Bruno
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Yeah, I am leftie so perfect for me.
Based on the inspection date this one has been manufactured on spring 2009, I am the first owner, bought it the same year, on fall 2009.
The serial number is a decal located under the tilting leg support, it is nearer the hinge than the output jack.
I am not planning to sell, I use it as a practice & travel guitar. I have not gigged with it, but have occasionally brought it as back-up.
The good: small overall size, full strat scale neck and surprisingly good pickups, easy to play action, decent trem, good balance when sitting
The bad: a bit awkward to play when standing, hard to set precise string intonation due to the bridge design.
Summary: Very positive, like it a lot, best travel guitar so far (have had a couple…)
Nice model and in addition a left-handed model.
What year is it?
Where is the serial number on your model?
if you wanted to sell it, don’t hesitate to contact me again.
Have a nice day.
Bruno
Beautiful result!
I’m going to ask a luthier to do this to my G2T as well as some other mods.
Do you have an email address in case we need to ask some technical questions?
I’d really appreciate it. Many thanks!
Daniel
Thanks, Bruno.
Your work looks incredible. So professional.
My luthier will have a difficult task trying to match it!
I’ll post pictures when it’s done. It’s a red G2T, the same model David Bowie uses in the ‘Valentine’s Day’ video.
There’s going to be a radical carve of the lower part of the body and heel for unrestricted access to the upper frets.
Thanks again.
You’re welcome …a radical cut??? beware of tension that could damage the structure of the neck (fracture or twist).
I will be interested in the final result, of course !!! If you could make an article of the step-by-step modification of your G2T, that would be cool. See you soon.
Hello Bruno, apologies for my late reply - I’ve only just seen your messages! Excellent advice about the products you used - thank you.
The luthier will be having a look at the guitar soon and won’t do anything to damage it. We need to work out how to make the heel and lower bout more ergonomic while retaining strength. He might decide not to cut anything!
He makes videos of all the guitars he works on which are on his Facebook page. I’ll see if he can do photos as well. Thanks again, I really appreciate your input.
Extremely cool, thanks for sharing. Those headless guitars are still great instruments which are well worth seeking out, and your oiled finish looks great!
