Gary L.'s Leopard Spot Guitar!
Gary L.
Posted 2004-01-18 11:19 PM (#197037)
Subject: Gary L.'s Leopard Spot Guitar!


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Location: Seattle, WA
All -
New to the forum, but wanted to share my wonderful birthday present!

My Brother-in-Law is an airbrush artist in the Seattle area, and he offered to paint one of my guitars as a birthday present.
He is a professional who makes his living painting racecars, mororcycles, etc, so I felt good about turning over a guitar to him.

I asked him to make it leopard spots - I have been into rockabilly lately, and thought it would be fun!

It came out GREAT! I'm really happy!

It was clearcoated with some added gold pearl, so it kinda "sparkles" a little. (VERY cool!)

Here is a link to a photo: http://home.comcast.net/~glitwin/wsb/html/view.cgi-photos.html-.html

-Gary L.
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Nils
Posted 2004-01-18 11:54 PM (#197038 - in reply to #197037)
Subject: Re: Gary L.'s Leopard Spot Guitar!


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Location: Central Oregon
Welcome to the board Gary. Cool looking paint job, really the cat's pajamas. (Sorry, couldn't stop myself :) )Anybody that sees it will remember it I betcha'!

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peterbright
Posted 2004-01-19 7:40 AM (#197039 - in reply to #197037)
Subject: Re: Gary L.'s Leopard Spot Guitar!


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Location: On the beach in Southwest Florida
That must evoke some comments when you're playing! Looks like he did a great job. Notice any difference in sound after painting?
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Old Applause Owner
Posted 2004-01-19 8:07 AM (#197040 - in reply to #197037)
Subject: Re: Gary L.'s Leopard Spot Guitar!


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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI
Great job, FINE looking gee-tar! I'll bet you're into the Stray Cats..... :D

Roger

1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
1981 Ovation 1118-1 Glen Campbell 12-string
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
2003 Celebrity CC01 Spruce Top 6-String
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Gary L.
Posted 2004-01-19 8:36 AM (#197041 - in reply to #197037)
Subject: Re: Gary L.'s Leopard Spot Guitar!


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Location: Seattle, WA
Thanks, Guys.

I am DEFINITELY into the Stray Cats, and have been listening to some vintage rockabilly lately, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins sort of stuff.

I picked up this DVD of the Brian Setzer Orchestra live in Japan... Whoa Baby! That guy can PLAY!

I really can't tell any difference in the sound before and after painting - If you look REALLY close, you can see a slight rippling of the face of the guitar, but it does not seem to have affected the tone...

I'll pass your comments on my brother-in-law... He's painted hundreds of guitars, but was really tickled about how this one came out...


-Gary L.
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