PRS McCarty overhaul - Silver Sparkle to Flame Maple

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:08 am

Got this 2001 PRS McCarty on a trade from one of the guys in The Dillinger Escape Plan. It had some war wounds and I wasn't into the Silver Sparkle finish, so I decided to sand it back, get new hardware, and make it anew! :rawk:

Before:

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:10 am

So far...

Whats that?...Flame mahogany neck?! Ok.

skybluegary · Post by **skybluegary** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:49 am

Looking better already!

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:26 pm

skybluegary wrote:Looking better already!

Thanks man! Going to grab some ebony tuners, clear knobs, etc. Probably will do a moss green burst type of thing.

Beef · Post by **Beef** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:29 pm

Wow, looking great, can't wait to see it when you're done. It's a shame they covered up that gorgeous grain initially.

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:32 pm

Beef wrote:Wow, looking great, can't wait to see it when you're done. It's a shame they covered up that gorgeous grain initially.

I was surprised when I first got the guitar and looked at the binding and saw noticeable flames. It was definitely a risk, but I'm glad it is a half way decent top!

RyanDistortion · Post by **RyanDistortion** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:57 pm

Nice, man!

Walt · Post by **Walt** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 8:52 pm

I dig that top. Leave it natty!

Dickarms · Post by **Dickarms** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:06 am

i would have said leave it, just because, fucking DEP, man!, but i had no idea they would have used such figured wood underneath

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:54 pm

Dickarms wrote:i would have said leave it, just because, fucking DEP, man!, but i had no idea they would have used such figured wood underneath

Yeah as soon as I saw the binding had some consistent flaming I knew the finish had to come off, haha.

JerEvil · Post by **JerEvil** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:00 pm

Balaguer wrote:
Beef wrote:Wow, looking great, can't wait to see it when you're done. It's a shame they covered up that gorgeous grain initially.

I was surprised when I first got the guitar and looked at the binding and saw noticeable flames. It was definitely a risk, but I'm glad it is a half way decent top!

Man my CE24 and SC245 both have what I bet are VERY sexy tops on them based on what I can see from natural binding. The SC has a very unique paint scheme so I would never rein but my CE24 may get one.

facefirst · Post by **facefirst** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:47 pm

Orange burst!

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:00 am

JerEvil wrote:
Balaguer wrote:
Beef wrote:Wow, looking great, can't wait to see it when you're done. It's a shame they covered up that gorgeous grain initially.

I was surprised when I first got the guitar and looked at the binding and saw noticeable flames. It was definitely a risk, but I'm glad it is a half way decent top!

Man my CE24 and SC245 both have what I bet are VERY sexy tops on them based on what I can see from natural binding. The SC has a very unique paint scheme so I would never rein but my CE24 may get one.

Do it.

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:01 am

facefirst wrote:Orange burst!

Tempting! I'm still unsure what I'll do, but I'm still leaning towards a green burst.

Marc G · Post by **Marc G** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:10 am

a really nice amber or amber burst finish might look good on that top, especially with all those dark spots

_ej_ · Post by **_ej_** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:01 am

I love that top

JerEvil · Post by **JerEvil** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:05 am

Balaguer wrote:
JerEvil wrote:
Balaguer wrote:
Beef wrote:Wow, looking great, can't wait to see it when you're done. It's a shame they covered up that gorgeous grain initially.

I was surprised when I first got the guitar and looked at the binding and saw noticeable flames. It was definitely a risk, but I'm glad it is a half way decent top!

Man my CE24 and SC245 both have what I bet are VERY sexy tops on them based on what I can see from natural binding. The SC has a very unique paint scheme so I would never rein but my CE24 may get one.

Do it.

I'll send you the body and you can make it ANY color you like...

Not even kidding.

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:20 pm

I had some Ebony Stain laying around and was curious how the flame would pop….now I don't know if I even want to start mixing green. Might just leave it! We shall see.

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:22 pm

JerEvil wrote:
Balaguer wrote:
JerEvil wrote:
Balaguer wrote:
Beef wrote:Wow, looking great, can't wait to see it when you're done. It's a shame they covered up that gorgeous grain initially.

I was surprised when I first got the guitar and looked at the binding and saw noticeable flames. It was definitely a risk, but I'm glad it is a half way decent top!

Man my CE24 and SC245 both have what I bet are VERY sexy tops on them based on what I can see from natural binding. The SC has a very unique paint scheme so I would never rein but my CE24 may get one.

Do it.

I'll send you the body and you can make it ANY color you like...

Not even kidding.

While that is tempting, I barely have enough time to work on my own PRS as is. Hah. :idk:

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:51 am

Amazing work on that top man. I'd leave it at that color. Looks killer!!

facefirst · Post by **facefirst** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:13 pm

Ebony looks great.

clipless bumper · Post by **clipless bumper** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:01 am

Yes!!

~Abstract~ · Post by **~Abstract~** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:22 am

That's looking killer!

Update?

nightflameauto · Post by **nightflameauto** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:44 am

That ebony looks awesome as-is, but I'd bet with a really light, very fine sanding and another coat it'd just turn super dimensional.

Balaguer · Post by **Balaguer** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 5:18 pm

Thanks fellas! I ended up sanding it back again so the ebony stain stays in the grain, and then staining it again, and then sanding it back. I'm going to do a black burst around the edges, then seal it. I'll probably do satin black on the body, neck, and headstock too!

I also got clear lampshade PRS knobs, and black locking tuners. :rawk:

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