Any guitar enthusiasts?

Posted: 7/9/09 at 5:56pm

My boyfriend and I took on my younger brother's guitar and are refinishing it, and I just wanted to share some pictures of the pickguard, which I designed and painted over the last two days.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/9/09 at 7:53pm

Wow! How cool! My son is a huge guitar enthusiast so I hear him playing every morning, noon, and night!

Posted: 7/9/09 at 8:52pm

So is my boyfriend. He has at least a dozen guitars, one of which he sold to buy my birthday gift of tickets to Billy Elliot (which kills me...he's such a doll). We spent all day today painting and sanding and waiting. My hands are coated in red paint. I'll post a picture of the original guitar in a few.

Posted: 7/9/09 at 8:59pm

This is the original guitar, and me being a creeper holding it for the camera. The guitar is from the 60s, and was probably, from what we can tell, a cheap instrument from a department store. It was my father's, then my brother's. Because my brother doesn't play, and because my boyfriend loves guitars so much, we brought it to his house and took it apart. Today we stripped the whole thing, polished all of the metal pieces, and painted the body and head of the guitar cherry red. It looks fabulous!

I've never done anything like this, but my boyfriend loved my paisley work on the pickguard so much that I'm buying him a fake pickguard for his Univox, and painting that for him. I love this!

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/9/09 at 10:08pm

Okay- first of all- you are adorable! Second of all- what a great boyfriend! My son has only 4 guitars but he's only 16. As I'm typing this, I can hear him playing his electric guitar- the sound that runs through my house EVERY evening! Can't wait to see your finished product! Thanks for sharing!

Posted: 7/10/09 at 9:58am

Thanks, Mom! I'll keep you updated. We're about to go sand before the final coat now.

[madbrian]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 10:09am

We just bought our 14 year-old daughter her first guitar as a present for graduating middle school. She's expressed interest in it for quite awhile, so we hope she takes to it.

[Jim Colyer]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 3:07pm

I took up the guitar at 18. It broke my heart to learn that I could never play lead. I could only strum chords, but at least I used that knowledge and ability to write songs.

Posted: 7/10/09 at 7:05pm

This is what we did. We're still touching it up, thanks to some crappy paint that had a chemical reaction with the laquer we used. Boo.

Overall, I'm pleased with the product. Its so cool!

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/11/09 at 1:13pm

VERY COOL! Thanks for posting the finished product!

Posted: 7/14/09 at 8:25pm

My boyfriend finally rewired the guitar and put on new strings...keep in mind, this is a cheapo instrument, so I'm wicked proud of him for making it sound so great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBBujdSqlZo

And another picture from our guitar makeover project photoshoot.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 11:49pm

Cute boyfriend and great guitar playing!

[scott68]

Posted: 7/15/09 at 12:22am

The guitar looks great! Also, this is a total threadjack, but I'm loving the short hair on you! It totally suits your bone structure.

Posted: 7/15/09 at 4:14pm

Thanks, Mom!

And Scott, thank you! My sister, whom I really don't get along with, tells me daily how bad she thinks it looks, and how ugly I am, so that's really nice to hear. You're a sweetie!

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/15/09 at 5:47pm

Oooh- your sister is soooo jealous of you!

Posted: 7/15/09 at 8:30pm

HAHAHA!!! Thanks. You're too sweet!

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/15/09 at 10:37pm

I have 3 sisters and totally know what you're talking about!