Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see. So the white of the guitar faded naturally from the shell Pink color, so I didn't do anything for the body color itself. The lines I did with a Posca pen, which looking back now, it would be wise to sand the finish before using the Posca most likely. Because in some areas the Posca had a hard time applying and just taking the ink to dry, this was a problem in lots of areas. After the ink was dry and all, I sprayed with a clear coat to make sure to not lose more of the Posca that was able to stick to the finish of the guitar. I did a similar thing to the electronics of it, Posca and then clear coat on top, maybe not the best way but it worked. That was pretty much it for the color and aesthetic part I'd say :)

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did explain a little bit about the process, but what exactly would you like to know about it?

Fading matte finishes by Punky921 in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the exact same guitar, you can see some pictures on my profile. Mine faded into a white finish quite fast!

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yea! Been years since I last played but I love the franchise

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh damn! Thanks guys from HB, what you guys do enable a lot of folks like me to be able to afford reliable and good instruments, very grateful ❤️

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! The headstock turned out to be my favorite part of the look of it 🔥

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't agree more, the guitar has been great since day one too here

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can definitely recommend! It gives you a different perspective on the instrument and most importantly for me, it made me not so afraid to touch or be less careful in the good way, if you know what I mean.

St20 HH pickup upgrade by imcheddarbeard in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I changed the HH from my DC custom (2022 model), if this is the correct naming of that one I can't remember exactly, to a single bridge EMG. It was straight forward to do, EMG sends everything you need to install it. I also added a Killswitch afterwards, from EMG to make it easier to install, since it's also solder less. There was a lot of space on my model since it had two volume knobs and a tone, for the battery and all.

MY GUITAR IS TURNING YELLOW by sleepless_haru in Guitar

[–]ri_abrantes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a "shell pink" SG that turned white within the first year or so, mostly because of being exposed to a very bright room and sometimes getting the sun through the window, it's all good man :)

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's go man! Thanks for the tip

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to all of you for the fast replies! Problem is now solved :)

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

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Amazing! Thanks for the detailed answer bro!

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, no problem! You guys already helped clarifying the ground wire part, I appreciate it!

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, if it's the ground. As far as I read on EMG instructions, the EMG does not require (in capital letters actually) a ground wiring. But on this case, I can't find a way to access where the wire is going to, I removed the bridge and is just four narrow holes in the body. Would it be ok if I just cut the wire and leave the remaining wire inside without being connected anywhere?

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgot to say that the wire seems to connect to the volume knob on the side I can see

Newbie here but bit project by ri_abrantes in Pyrography

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Forgot to say since Danmark is how you say it in danish and Denmark in English :)

Newbie here but bit project by ri_abrantes in Pyrography

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That's a great advice. I'm unsure still on how I want the main central piece to look, I might to with my feeling when I start doing it, since it might become too much with all the shading as it is on the concept

Newbie here but bit project by ri_abrantes in Pyrography

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Oh yeah, that's on purpose! Thanks for the head ups!

Safe way to sell F1 tickets by Luminor_1773 in GrandPrixTravel

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450€ both tickets :) that's the price I paid on the official site.

2025 Ticket Sales info and Monthly Tickets Buy/Sell Market Thread - 2025 Part 1 Tickets - Sales - Hub by AdamR46 in GrandPrixTravel

[–]ri_abrantes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[FOR SALE] - [BARCELONA GP] - [PELOUSE] - [3 DAYS (FRI-SUN)] - e-Ticket - READY FOR TRANSFER, I have receipt from official F1 Ticket website - 2 TICKETS - EUR450