Swirled neck? - can you swirl the back of the neck?

[anuj]

i've a Jem7vWH, and before i get my head chopped off, i wanna say that no, i wouldn't do a damn thing to it, but i'm curious anyhow -
(a) is it possible to swirl the back of the neck?
(b) is it possible to swirl-stain the back of the neck? *so it's still got the unfinished feel (well, my jem's neck is unfinished ), but has the swirl look?

of course, this would go w/ a swirled body and headstock.

just curious,

warm regards,
~A

[BloodySwirl]

I'm sure it's possible, the stain would probably be easier and more fesible since you wouldn't be shooting it clear afterwards.

I see the biggest obstacle being the clear coat, where to stop it, blending it in with the fretboard, etc. *You wouldn't want a hard edge right at the fretboard joint.

[abouttimedesigns]

Yes it will work.
The only thing is that it will have the clear finish on it . The edge will not be harsh at all as I sand it down to be very smooth .
Darren ATD

[anuj]

Wow, thanks, Darren~
I was gonna email you, but i heard you were on the road (from rich, elsewhere over here), so i thought i'd throw the question out over here..

i'm still a bit uncertain of wanting to mess around w/ my only jem, but i've another project i'm working on, and when that starts to bear ANY fruit, i'll email you and ask you specifics...

thanks

~A

[jemsite]

TIP - leave the neck alone ...glen

[anuj]

LOL@glen, yeah, i know

but i've got this other guitar...

~A

[Kevan]

If it's tangible, Darren can swirl it. *Anyone remember the submarine he wanted to swirl?

If he can do a sub, I think he could do the back of a guitar neck.
:biggrin:

[anuj]

after thinking even more:
if it could be a simple stain, then it would'a been cool, but the thought of clearcoat (or any blinkin' finish) in the back of the neck..
kinda a bit of a put-off.

anyway, the day i decide to build a show-guitar, we'll see

~A