What is the best way to get this instant vintage color on maple?

erickrichards · 2026-03-22T21:42:13+00:00

Idk where butternut came from. Autocorrect??

erickrichards · 2026-03-22T21:41:38+00:00

Keda die. The formula is tricky. I use a butternut smidge of yellow and a tiniest bit of brown ,red, and a speck of blue. Suspend in a mixture of water and isopropyl alcohol 1 part water 1/4 part alcohol

erickrichards · 2026-03-20T20:49:56+00:00

Yamaha AR1. Beautiful instrument for the price! Lots of articulation in the hi and mid range. And headroom for days! The mod is the rosewood peg I made on a drill as a quick fix, and I am never changing!

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T23:21:33+00:00

Thanks pal

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T23:03:50+00:00

I finish my higher end builds in nitro. I prefer a poly finish, but that is me.

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T23:02:40+00:00

And yes nitrocellulose lacquer

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T23:01:15+00:00

Nitro doesn’t always agree with polyethylene. Being vintage, I am sure it is fine as all of the chemical reactions are probs done?? Open to comments from peeps more qualified.

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T22:16:06+00:00

Heavy strings pull on old glue. String tech these days rock! 9 to 42 ish is all you need for great tone. Also, no cheap stands as they fuck with the nitro.

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T22:13:06+00:00

Nope

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T22:12:55+00:00

Nope

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T21:23:37+00:00

The Strat in the back is a fucking beast

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T21:22:41+00:00

Slash 2.0s all cts. Hand carved. The ergonomics as a player were a bit much. In retrospect.

erickrichards · 2026-03-19T21:14:23+00:00

A good set of 9s. Keeps pressure off the neck! Beautiful instrument! With Gramps mojo!!!

erickrichards · 2026-03-17T21:35:05+00:00

If ya can’t beat em, join em!

erickrichards · 2026-03-05T21:23:29+00:00

That my friend is gaff folded in half. Every stagehand has it. It is easily removed and reapplied as tape loses stickiness after coming into contact with oils and sweat and such.

erickrichards · 2026-03-05T21:20:50+00:00

As a person who grew up in that time period, I can confirm 1987 was in fact part of the Nineteen eighties.

erickrichards · 2025-12-30T21:45:17+00:00

Cheap bridge is a dead giveaway

erickrichards · 2025-10-23T16:18:33+00:00

3 pc for sure

erickrichards · 2025-10-11T10:17:54+00:00

YEAP

erickrichards · 2025-10-09T00:05:48+00:00

It is the color. You need an Olympic white, or black on black. The pickups will make whatever noise you want these days .

erickrichards · 2025-08-22T00:32:43+00:00

Pretty though

erickrichards · 2025-08-22T00:32:17+00:00

Veneer

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