A little more PS advice, ideas please!

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Speced a Brazzy headstock overlay with a light overspray of Pomegranate to continue the color up top. I dont think I am to crazy about totally colored head stocks. (Like if I went with quilted headstock overlay in Pomegranate to match the body) That looks a bit to "Rocked out" for me and what i play I think. :redface: Also, I thought about quilted Pomegranate tuning pegs, but went back to ebony. To metal like I think? :iamconfused: The headstock Eagle I am letting them do something with similar materials to the Americana birds to tie that in, and of course there will be the Artist 3 Pau perfling on the neck, around the headstock and around the truss rod cover, which will also have the "Artist 3" written on it in the script pau shell. Gold hardware but brushed aluminum pup covers with gold screws, and ebony knobs. Creme pup rings(????), and matching mahogany back plates on a nicely figured natural color ribbon mahogany back. 57/08s, McCarty switching, WF neck.....am I missing anything? Any other ideas? The only thing I am still thinking about is to make it (body) around1/2 inch thicker for added hollowness if they could do it. Not sure about that, have to speak to Eric. Opinions and ideas please!!! :dontknow: I also REALLY thought about a new color called something like "Autumn leaves", as I know that would KILL with the Americana birds, but I am stuck on that Pomegranate. (As I sit here eating one :biggrin

 

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I got nothin'. All of your ideas sound good, except I think overspray on the headstock rosewood might be a little strange.

I just spotted the new PS run of 30th Anniversary CU24s, and that whole vibe is really appealing, too.

 

[ViperDoc]

I'm assuming you're describing a NEW PS and not your existing Pomegranate guitar. I've never seen oversprayed Rosewood, but I agree with Shef. It sounds odd. Might want a sample before committing to that. An alternative might be to do Pomegranate purfling or bird parts instead on the Brazzie header, or go deep on a flame maple Pomegranate neck. I've got an Aqua Violet maple neck on my PS and--excuse the expression-- it is 100% t!ts.

What are you going for big picture?

 

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Sounds pretty awesome. I agree about the overspray over rosewood. I just can't picture it. Have you seen an example? I'm wondering how well rosewood will take the color.

Can't wait to see/hear it!

 

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except I think overspray on the headstock rosewood might be a little strange.

I'm assuming you're describing a NEW PS and not your existing Pomegranate guitar. I've never seen oversprayed Rosewood, but I agree with Shef. It sounds odd.

What are you going for big picture?

Sounds pretty awesome. I agree about the overspray over rosewood. I just can't picture it. Have you seen an example? I'm wondering how well rosewood will take the color.

Can't wait to see/hear it!

Hey guys, thanks,and I found this quite a while ago in the PSF thread. Its what I am calling "overspray on Rosewood". If I am wrong, please let me know what it is, but its the picture I submitted to Wilcutts. I stated a highly figured Brazilian headstock overlay with the Eagle done in materials to match the Americana birds, and of course it will have the Artist 3 Perfling. Then I thought this kind of "overspray" would look killer, and bring the color to the top, without going all out with a Quilted Maple overlay in Pom. What do you think, and what would you call this?? Of course this one has Pauls sig instead of the Eagle, but it would still look killer I think. (The front headstock, the one behind it has the all out quilted maple with color, which I think for me is a bit to much??) Its going to have a Brazzy neck and fingerboard as well.

 

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What are you going for big picture?

Really a second guitar like my existing Pomegranate, but with the color nailed this time, and some different appointments. My tonal goal would be to get even more "air" around the notes if possible. Thats why a deeper body may interest me, or, I want to see how truly hollow this build is. I THINK going from Xrays I remember seeing on the old "Birds and moons", its pretty much totally hollow, but I hope to speak to Paul Miles about this pre build. The hard thing is this. To get as much air around the notes, while still maintaining enough focus for a good overdriven tone. This is what the Artist 3 semi hollow trem builds have always excelled at for me. I found them to give a bigger, more authentic archtop like tone than my old 335s and other semi hollows on the neck pup, and STILL able to do killer overdriven tones. That is NOT an easy thing to do. True hollows like a Gibson 330 sound great for cleans, but awful (IMO) for overdriven tones, or at least the ones I go for. 356 and 359s do not stand up to the Artist 3s SHTs either. The CU 22 semi hollow LTDs are killer, but you can hear the thinner body, and the F hole gives a quicker decay. The semi hollow bodies with no Fholes seem to keep the sound and vibrations "inside" the body longer, and makes for a more alive feeling guitar. Trust me on this, they are magical! And the semi hollow trem I had with the one piece back (which is not the way they did the artist 3s) did not sound as good or alive as the artist 3 method. That has the separate back. I will ask P.Miles what he thinks about, and if they could do that construction method, but make the body about 1/2 inch thicker. It may make the sound that much bigger, or make the sound get lost inside. I know that on my first order that came through and was 1/4 inch less in depth, sounded thinner than my Artist 3s, probably because it was! But also, that build had the 1 piece back, not the separate back, so I am not sure which it was. Confusing, huh! One other thought. I am planning that if the economy improves next year, I will order a CU 22 semi hollow LTD PS with an F hole and a more natural color, so I can get THAT sound then. And I have my Walnut LTD to hold me over until then. So this one is the non Fhole, get the sound as fat and airy as possible while still sounding good with OD guitar #2.

 

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Hey guys, thanks,and I found this quite a while ago in the PSF thread. Its what I am calling "overspray on Rosewood". If I am wrong, please let me know what it is, but its the picture I submitted to Wilcutts. I stated a highly figured Brazilian headstock overlay with the Eagle done in materials to match the Americana birds, and of course it will have the Artist 3 Perfling. Then I thought this kind of "overspray" would look killer, and bring the color to the top, without going all out with a Quilted Maple overlay in Pom. What do you think, and what would you call this?? Of course this one has Pauls sig instead of the Eagle, but it would still look killer I think. (The front headstock, the one behind it has the all out quilted maple with color, which I think for me is a bit to much??) Its going to have a Brazzy neck and fingerboard as well.

I think that is still a veneer of some kind over the headstock. It doesn't have as wild of a figure as some others though. I think rosewood in general is too dark to be able to get that blue tone out of it. Maybe request an overlay that is not too figured like that one? Either way it's a private stock so I know it will look killer .

 

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Total satisfaction is a very elusive thing in the world of prs guitars, because the options are endless. Good luck with this G.a.s attack.

 

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I think that is still a veneer of some kind over the headstock. It doesn't have as wild of a figure as some others though. I think rosewood in general is too dark to be able to get that blue tone out of it. Maybe request an overlay that is not too figured like that one? Either way it's a private stock so I know it will look killer .

I agree. And, if it looks like maple, why not use maple? It should be very easy to find a piece of maple (subtle figure) to match the look of your sample.

 

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I think that is still a veneer of some kind over the headstock. It doesn't have as wild of a figure as some others though. I think rosewood in general is too dark to be able to get that blue tone out of it. Maybe request an overlay that is not too figured like that one? Either way it's a private stock so I know it will look killer .

I agree. And, if it looks like maple, why not use maple? It should be very easy to find a piece of maple (subtle figure) to match the look of your sample.

Do you guys really think thats Maple in the picture? That looks like Rosewood to me for sure. Its dark and has straight grain. The second one in is Maple for sure, but the first one sure looks like Rosewood. If I went with maple and then had them spray it lightly like that, you would see the Maple color which is very light behind it. My thought was to keep the darker tones like the neck and fretboard all the way to the top, and just add a little of the color to match the body. The maple would add yet ANOTHER color to the headstock, and then you would have Maple, pau perfling, overspray and eagle inlay coming off the rosewood neck and fretboard. If I kept it rosewood, that gets rid of one of the color changes, which =s less bling. Please let me hear your thoughts on this again. THANKS GUYS!!! (Just so you can picture the entire guitar, the top is going to be quilt again in Pomegranate)

 

[JMintzer]

Looks like rosewood, (especially around the E-string tuner holes), with purfling, that has been airbrushed...

 

[CatStrangler]

I got nothin'. All of your ideas sound good, except I think overspray on the headstock rosewood might be a little strange.
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The overspray (just clear laquer?) on the headstock can look fairly subtle but classy up close, like fine old lacquered furniture. I think some of the collection electrics had this (e.g.)

Re: Americana birds

My gut says these would look best with earth tone, but as always ymmv.