Customizing into Jem 7BSB

Nestor · #1 05-03-2002, 09:13 AM

I'm contemplating the idea of customizing my curretn rg 250 into the likes of a Jem 7BSB. Of cos that will mean stripping it and burn staining it. I'll have to drill a monkey grip too...

Any suggestions, warnings, advice?

**cerealk** · #2 05-03-2002, 09:45 AM

here is thread about burning your jem

http://www.jemsite.insomnia-vhosting...highlight=burn

Cheers

Simon

Nestor · #3 05-03-2002, 10:32 AM

hmmm thats pretty hardcore burning man...

not really what i had in mind though...i wanted to burn stain the woodunderneath...and refinish it with woodpaint...

Neven · #4 05-03-2002, 02:26 PM

why don't you just use a heat gun

Nestor · #5 05-07-2002, 06:54 AM

Alrite, I'm gonna do it anyway. No heat gun for my case, i prefer more control when staining it.

Maybe the body will roast better under BBQ fire rather than naked flame?

nuno · #6 05-07-2002, 10:20 AM

try THIS for the monkey grip.
(sorry Brian...)

Nestor · #7 05-08-2002, 06:24 AM

unfortunately, i'm without the tools mentioned in the tutorial. I'm thinking of just hand sawing it with thin 6" blades...

will there be any complications?

Nestor · #8 05-08-2002, 01:34 PM

so here goes, I'll be drilling a small hole into the guitar body to insert teh blade...and hand saw slowly from there....hope the wood doesn't crack

nuno · #9 05-09-2002, 01:37 PM

good luck bro, and let us know!

Nestor · #10 05-10-2002, 01:52 AM

Hole drilled! lol

omg wat a frightening experience...i was waiting to hear the wood crack...phew!

i'll be sawing out the handle this weekend. I'll probably give myself 1 week to strip the boring navy blue paint of the body...and burn stain it while i have my bbq next week

hope nothing goes wrong...first time i'm operating on my guitar

nuno · #11 05-10-2002, 03:32 AM

good luck again, man!

hey but... what color will you stain the babe? green/blue?

Nestor · #12 05-10-2002, 05:13 AM

blue? just like 7bsb?
or maybe dark forest green .....or red.....

hmmmm options options options

7 Dying Trees · #13 05-10-2002, 07:04 AM

Purple!

nuno · #14 05-10-2002, 07:45 AM

oh yeah,
purple and red together! or maybe purple and orange!

but will you strip down even the headstock?

Nestor · #15 05-12-2002, 11:36 AM

gosh the sawing is hard work man! only one quater done ...guess i'll take more htan 1 weekend for this :/