RUSS' 340/12 UNION JACK!!!

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RUSS' 340/12 UNION JACK!!!

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Here are some photos of it; just completed with all sorts of special stuff and attention.

The paintwork was laid out to be an accurate UJ; there are certain proportions which must be followed and it's drawn on a very rigid grid.

The paint itself is a pearl white over a white basecoat. The pearl has a nice gold "flop", which does not photograph. Over that is a shaded kandy red (it's a shade darker around the edges, though you really have to look to notice it. The back, neck, and headstock are this color, too. Then it's kandy blue; bot quite a cobalt shade; perhaps a touch of green in it. Over this is spattered a copper pearl, very lightly, which is also shaded out along the edges.

There was a good deal of varnish sprayed on and flatted to a mirror-smooth surface and polished to a high gloss.

The guards are a special shade of gold to match the TRC, and the guitar is fitted with a 3-volume, one-tone control setup with compression circuit. I changed the slide switch location to work better with a standard knob configuration.

Looks good and sounds killer.

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Cool. Looks good.

Why the Union Jack though? Was there a famous Rick that had this paint?
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Post by stubby »

What's on the back Paul? Solid colour? Hmm, reminds me of The Who of course! Or Admiral Nelson.
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Wow.... Fantastic, Paul!

Looks terrific, and I bet it looks even better in person.
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It almost looks too good to be true!! We are not worthy!
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If I were English, I wouldn't know whether to salute it or play it. Image It really is a nice job, Paul.

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Post by leesh »

That is kickin! I really like it!
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Post by squirefan01 »

A work of art Paul. Great job!
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Post by britye »

I'm always in awe of each and every project you finish. Awesome!!
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Post by shamustwin »

I'd get a 330 just to have that done! Awesome, beautiful!
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Absolutely stunning
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Post by krick »

Paul posted a link to this pic of the same guitar on the RIC Forums when the refinishing process was getting started.
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This guitar started out as a beautiful Burgundy 340/12VP.
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Post by rickaddict »

Another amazing job, Paul.

Congrats, Russ.

I wanna see that guitar come to a stage near me!
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Post by jingle_jangle »

That was one tough mutha to strip...
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Post by ozover50 »

That looks awesome, Paul..... must have been one helluva job all round!!
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