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"ddavidn" (ddavidn) 12/30/2013 at 12:32 • Filed to: guitarlopnik, gulf

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A guitar tech I know just built this. I want it. The stripe wraps around the center of the back. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Edit: Sorry for the repost. Kinja troubles.

liquid_popcorn > ddavidn 12/30/2013 at 12:01

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Hawt.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > ddavidn 12/30/2013 at 12:43

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I've been thinking about refinishing my Strat and painting it in the orange & light blue from the Gulf GT40.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ddavidn 12/30/2013 at 12:46

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This gets me wondering if there's a guitar out there with curves and solid shapes more fitting to a 917 or GT 40. I don't think a Strat's it, though the result is indeed nice.

ddavidn > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/30/2013 at 12:46

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Do it! I want my strat to get worn over the years, but I'd like to refinish a different one at some point.

ddavidn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/30/2013 at 12:50

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Like a Gretsch Bo Diddley? :)

I don't know. For me, I usually like guitars in "natural" or earthy tones. But with strats, I feel like they can get away with a lot more as far as custom paint goes. I have strange preferences, though.

The Real Dacia Sandero > ddavidn 12/30/2013 at 12:51

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Just make sure to use nitrocellulose lacquer, and it will start to wear in. stewmac.com has the stuff.

ddavidn > The Real Dacia Sandero 12/30/2013 at 12:52

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Actually, I just gotta play it more. It's getting set up properly this month (by the guy who made that Gulf strat, actually) so that there is a higher possibility of that.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > ddavidn 12/30/2013 at 12:58

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It's an easy decision to do it, just can't quite decide 100% on the color. It's a MIM Strat, so it has that thick polyester finish that comes off with a heat gun. I'm considering a matte gold finish like a Les Paul goldtop too. Decision, decisions...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ddavidn 12/30/2013 at 12:59

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An Explorer has almost the right kind of shape to pull it off, I'd say. What'd be absolutely perfect would be a semi-hollow body with smooth lines and NACA duct holes instead of f-holes.

ddavidn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/30/2013 at 13:01

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Yeah, but I can't think of a semi-hollow that I would paint. Not a big fan of the explorer but it would probably look good.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ddavidn 12/30/2013 at 13:14

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It would need to be some kind of space-agey semi-hollow. Enough "non-classical" cues that it wouldn't scream "I am made of wood!"

I thought maybe Ovation made one that was sufficiently bizarro, and maybe they do *if* the f-holes are discounted.

They also make the iDea (wut) which I didn't know about until today:

If one were to adopt a solid guitar as a good start for a Gulf livery, I think a Breadwinner/Deacon or Magnum might be best.