Hot Auburn Telecaster

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Again, Wudtone come to the rescue, a stunning colour on a lovely Burl Ash-topped basswood body. Have high hopes for this one.

As time has passed, I’m really really regretting the decision to colour the back and sides of this guitar. I wish I’d left them as bare wood and simply covered with the famous wipe-on poly. Sure the Hot Auburn kit I got from the wonderful (yet not cheap) Wudtone gives a really warm, deep and striking finish to the graining, but the contrast of dark and light would have set this guitar off so much better IMHO.

 

It’s a shame, and I may have to try sanding back and re-doing the back and sides. All in good time, I suppose. . .

Guitar Kit

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So, the wife got me a surprise Christmas present last year – a DIY Guitar Kit!

Basically, a grown-up Airfix kit, with a pre-routed unfinished body, neck and all required hardware supplied. All I have to do is colour it in and stick it together. Easy-peasy lemon-squeezy, eh?

The body is mahogany with a flamed maple veneer, while the neck is mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard. Here’s what the bare wood looks like –

First off, everything gets a good sanding with some 240-grit, while I try to think of what colour scheme to apply.