My first attempt at Faux Binding

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:42 pm

So I have this Wine Red Les Paul Studio that I blacked out the hardware. Today I was bored and decided to attempt to do a faux biding on it.

I watched some YT tutorials and went for it, with an exacto knife. :eek:

But I think it turned out pretty good

Before:

After:

I still have to clean it up and smooth out the edges but I am happy with the results.

Marc G · Post by **Marc G** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:52 pm

doesn't look terrible in these pics... how is it done??

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:54 pm

Marc G wrote:doesn't look terrible in these pics... how is it done??

You just remove the paint with a razor blade. I followed this video:

Lots of talking on it, but the actual process starts at 3:54

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:08 pm

Finished product. Just need to clear coat the binding but I have no clear coat here.

Mike Oxhuge · Post by **Mike Oxhuge** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:17 pm

Jeez, why not just use pinstripe tape instead? It looks great but pinstripe is reversible?

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:27 pm

Pinstripe won't hold up for the amount of use/gig I do with it. And I didn't want it to be reversible. It's not like it's a super expensive LP to begin with. And it looks way better IMHO

Mike Oxhuge · Post by **Mike Oxhuge** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:45 pm

It is a huge improvement for sure. Good for you having a bigger nutsack than I have to do this! Lol

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:53 pm

Yeah my inspiration was Jeff Blando's LP Studio that is pretty worn out. So the margin error was large. I didn't necessarily want a pristine looking job.

G-Zod · Post by **G-Zod** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:54 pm

Looks good.

Diddlybo · Post by **Diddlybo** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:22 pm

Looks much better. Do you simply scrape away the finish to expose the maple cap?

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:43 pm

Diddlybo wrote:Looks much better. Do you simply scrape away the finish to expose the maple cap?

Yep. That's pretty much it. Just slowly work around the edges.
It was easier than I thought it would be.

FAKA! · Post by **FAKA!** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:22 pm

Damn that looks pretty decent to me.. not sure I got what it takes to take a blade to one of my guitars but power to you man!

Tortuga · Post by **Tortuga** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:55 pm

Wow - that looks awesome!

Gonna look cool when you break that in. Why bother clear-coating it? Let it relic on it's own!

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 12:18 am

Tortuga wrote:Wow - that looks awesome!

Gonna look cool when you break that in. Why bother clear-coating it? Let it relic on it's own!

Yeah you're right.

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 5:56 am

FAKA! wrote:Damn that looks pretty decent to me.. not sure I got what it takes to take a blade to one of my guitars but power to you man!

It does sound crazy when you put it like this lol

But it's not like I was using a chainsaw or something that could ruin the guitar. It's an exacto knife. The most damage it could do would be a few extra scratches, which is not a big deal if you're not working on a mint condition guitar and/or going for an worn-out look. :idk:

linthat22 · Post by **linthat22** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:17 am

GuitarBilly wrote:Finished product. Just need to clear coat the binding but I have no clear coat here.

I think you did fantastic! That binding really makes that guitar pop now

rock flag and eagle · Post by **rock flag and eagle** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:21 am

Looks good, and the black hardware looks great on it.

Devin · Post by **Devin** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:36 am

That's dope

RyanDistortion · Post by **RyanDistortion** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:46 am

I tried this and almost ruined my LP studio. Paul slagle saved it :lol:

MacaroniSalad · Post by **MacaroniSalad** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:20 am

You did a nice job with that.

Jeff Blando is a real missed talent in that 80s rock era. Great singer as well as guitar player, and I like his gear choices with LP Studios and Crate Stealths. No show, all go

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:29 am

MacaroniSalad wrote:You did a nice job with that.

Jeff Blando is a real missed talent in that 80s rock era. Great singer as well as guitar player, and I like his gear choices with LP Studios and Crate Stealths. No show, all go

yeah he lives in Vegas and he used to gig locally a lot , that's how I became familiar with his playing. Really nice guy too.

Devin · Post by **Devin** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 11:22 am

He'd have had more success if he changed his name to Jeff Spicyo

:badump:

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 11:26 am

ibenhad · Post by **ibenhad** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 1:08 pm

He'd have more success if he used better gear.... :rawk:

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 1:45 pm

Yeah I didn't know about him until I moved to Vegas. But the guy is great player and singer nonetheless and seem to make a living playing music so :idk:

I don't know much about his career tbh.
I just think his LP is really cool so I gave it a go. Mine is still its own thing with the blacked out hardware etc... but I like this look. I think I will buy more LPs Studios in the future and do the same to them so I can have different pickups options etc. It's a lot cheaper than buying a Standard/Trad/Classic every time I need a slightly different LP.

But obviously my #1 and #2 are not going anywhere.

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