Here are a few of the custom paint jobs I have done for a few clients.
I get a lot of requests for Fender® and similar style instrument builds or finishing. For most, I use Nitrocellulose Lacquers however, many colors can only be obtained through the use of Poly-Acrylic type lacquers.
Vintage Blonde -Tele, featuring all Callaham parts.
Fiesta Red-Strat , again featuring all Callaham parts
Ice-Blue Strat Body Surf Green - Jaguar
Daphne Blue - P-Bass
Here's one I did for a Mr.. Carl “C-Phat” Edwards, of the internationally popular Reggae band, "Live Wyya ". I received a call one morning from "C-Phat" to ask if I could customize his Fender J-Bass. We discussed a number of options and found we were both on the same page. C-Phat agreed to give me carte blanche to run with it.
I received the Bass within a few days and with the help of my friend Nick Sanzone plus, the cooperation of local automotive restoration facility, we set forth on the process and came up with the following.
Wish I had one of these
Mix up a little color
Start with some Grey base
Add some Yellow
Add some Green
And finally, some Red
The Final Result
At this point, the color coats have been added and now to apply the artwork. C-Phat asked that his band's logo be incorporated into the design. I am not an air-brush artist so, for this reason I chose to use water-slide decals for the artwork.
I discovered that the band was promoting their new "Spread The Love" album and promotional tour of Africa so, I took the liberty to add its namesake to the design.
Spread the Love!
Band Logo
Back Side
A Must Have
Front view
She Likes it Too!
In the end, everyone liked the results and C-Phat was happy!
Visit the Live Wyya's website at: http://www.livewyya.com/index/
This is a faded Fiesta Red Tele - Style I did for one of my favorite customers.
The Finish is Notro. I used an 80/20 mixture of Fiesta Red/Coral to create the faded color tones. The pickups are "Custom Shop-NoCasters" in a 4-way configuration.
The amp knobs I painted with gold to more-or-less match the hardware
Mr.. Bruces' New Guitar
Body
Side
Back
Hardware Closeup