Really really clean and complete info here, presented very very clearly. Fantastic, thank you so much for just giving all the needed info and insight to this. I'm planning my first now, and this is just awesome reference. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you are enjoying the Bee series!!! It's been a little difficult finding the time to complete this series but I'm getting very close to finishing the next episode...the SprayMax 2K clear! Hopefully it will be ready in another week or two! Thanks again for watching!
After watching your video of painting the white and black Evh strat I went ahead and painted my star caster and was absolutely amazed with the results thanks to you.... I've been building guitars on and off for several years but your channel and your advice has been some of the best I've seen yet on RUclips.... I hope your channel has major success through The years and thanks for the info!... For those who wish to do this on their own they should follow this to the letter... Superlative video!!!!
Thank you so much for the compliments! I really appreciate it. I'm super glad to hear that you were also able to achieve great results on your project as well! That's what it's all about!!!! :) Cheers!!!
Thank you very much! ...ah yeah, that alternative paint scheme would look pretty cool. I've seen a few purple variants in the past..but I think they were 5150's or Franky's.
Brian, thanks for this installment, I really dug your insight on the "yellow dust coat" so no leaking of the black under the tape stripes! super cool! thanks again!
it came out great with that tape hack, are you going to go old school on the tremolo? I think I am as I believe can get old school Schaller tuners that stay in tune type and just keep the locking nuts loose incase I have to do quick tune ... thoughts? @@CoffeeDrinker71
The suspense is killing me lol that said, I was wondering where you where at on this, happened to look & saw you posted 30 min. Looks great brother, can't wait for the next stage 😭
it is my dream to one day own a shop so i can do cool projects like these, lol. love your vids, you have inspired me to make my own 78' eruption guitar out of a sonic squier!
Ha! I didn't think of it that way! I wasn't sure if I should have used the photo of the "taped" guitar for the thumbnail or the actual finished striped body...LOL. ow that you mention it, it does look inverted! ;)
Damn, where were these vids when I did my Bee. I ran into all the issues that you have pointed out. I guess I should have made a video like you so others didn't have to deal with issues we all run into.😆
Set that stew mac one out in the bright sun and it should change quickly. I have seen videos of guys that build replica Les Pauls and some of them set the outside to give them an aged look. It seems to work good. There is a builder out of Canada that builds really nice replicas that has some videos on his burst finishes where he does this. Btw awesome work as usual. You have inspired me to build a 5150 replica. Mine will be a NOS type build as I don’t think I can pull off the relic job.
Very interesting! I might give that a try! Thanks! ...and that's very cool you are building your 5150! Good luck on your project...and remember...have fun!!! ;)
Thanks Alan. I appreciate it. No, not really any taping guides that I could find. I just scoured the internet and looked in the forums/groups for any photo I could find of the original Bee...saved them all and just looked through them on the screen while I was in the process of taping. I had to make a few assumptions but I think it ended up pretty dang close...well, definitely closer than the EVH Striped Series! 😆
What is your steps before applying the clear coats? Do you sand or scuff the paint before you start the clear coats? BTW you hands down have some of the best how to vids on youtube.
Thank you very much for the kind words! For this first body, I did not scuff the Perfect Match paint...but wondering if I should have. I've read mixed advice on that, since the Spraymax is a 2K urethane it doesn't really "burn" into the previous layer like other lacquer paints. I attempted a small repair and experienced a little bit of delaminating with the clear...so I had to repair that as well. So, it probably would have been better to scuff the base color paint first?! This is the first time I've used Spraymax so I was a little unsure.
We're here trying to be perfectionist but do we know that Edward was a perfectionist as far as paint lines bleeding? I guess the best way is to buy a master build EVH.
Since Edward didn't paint the Bee....I think it's safe to assume that Wayne Charvel and Karl Sandoval (the original builders of the Bumblebee) did indeed strive for perfection for their customer... You can clearly see how crisp and neat the original Bee stripes were in the 2nd album photo shoot. Karl Sandoval also explains this in his own video regarding his involvement in building the Bee.
Love the video, Brian! Awesome advice throughout! That instrumental playing during the time lapse... is that you? Regardless... I thought it was bad ass!
Thanks brother! I appreciate it very much. Yes, in fact I had recorded those clips for some of the other video series here on the channel, and just recycled them again here. ;)
Just long enough to allow the yellow to dry. I know that's not very specific...but lacquer dries quickly so I was able to start spraying the black within an hour or so of that final yellow top "mist" coat over the tape.
@@logan7195 For sure! You probably have a poly finish, which is pretty safe…but a good primer coat will not only reduce the risk of a reaction, but also help promote good adhesion.
Hey brian i have a question im currently in the process of building a “5150” tribute guitar not an exact replica just my own thing and ive gotten to the black stripes but ive got some pretty bad like over spray its not like normal over spray its like the paint seeped under tape and i was wondering if theres anyway i can fix that
I'd say it's probably fixable. Since the black color is on top of your other color coats, you might be able to gently scrape off the areas that seeped or "bled" underneath. You could take a rounded Xacto blade like I showed here in the video around the 37:38 mark and try scraping. If that doesn't work, you could try to very gently wet sand the black off. It might require you to re-tape off the original stripe below and shoot a quick mist coat of paint over the area that you are attempting to fix. Good luck!
@@CoffeeDrinker71 i found a way that helped me a bit to where i was happy with it i used a little bit of rubbing alcohol and it took off most of the black the creeped under the tape. Thank you though👍🏼
They made two different back pattern on these guitars one is exactly like EVH's guitar and thats the tribute which sold for 25000 and the 1400 one which has a totally different back pattern the front are the same.
Yes, very good point! Also, there was the Charvel "Art Series". I think the same thing holds true for those as well...accurate on the front, but not the back.
Ok, I understand. I don't have any personal experience with that specific tape, but you'll also want to make sure it has enough adhesion strength. Some of the so-called "painters tape" have very light adhesion qualities which would make them unsuitable for something like this. So I would highly recommend testing it out on a small sample board first and see how well it behaves. Cheers!
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@@CoffeeDrinker71 in my City i dont find that tape, what other options do u know for that?
Maybe just look for any other type of good quality masking tape. 3M makes a wide variety...like this green tape: amzn.to/4dI3n8t As long as it creates nice clean and sharp lines you will be fine.
@@allysonmarietn I'm not planning to replicate his original Floyd. I think there might be one source for these but they are massively expensive...and honestly probably not worth the cost, since they are just a replica. I'm planning to just use a modern Original Floyd.
Ok I've bugged Brian enough (although feel free to chime in if you want lol) so crowd-sourcing this...anyone else following this project having issues with the tape ripping the yellow off the primer? Primer is sanded smooth (but not too), spraying about 6-7 coats of yellow before taping. Not sure if I just need to carpet-bomb it with more yellow? I'm stumped
Oh bummer! Yeah, I've dealt with this issue in the past. There's definitely some adhesion issues taking place. Best thing I can recommend is just lightly sanding the area and respraying with yellow again (if possible). Maybe the primer doesn't have enough "bite" mechanically speaking....
I was a bit nervous about that happening to my project too. My plan is to apply my stripping right before my final paint coat. In other words, having the tape on there for as short time as possible. I hope your project ends up working out for you.
You are sanding your primer too slick, I only scuff sand my primer with synthetic steel wool to knock the dust off before hitting it with naphtha letting that dry then shooting my base. If you are using too fine a grit you are taking the tooth out of the primer and that's probably your issue, could be drying issues or humidity issue depending on your climate and time of year. It is a pain in the ass when that happens hope you figure it out! Oh yeah 6-7 coats seems a little much you might be laying so much paint down that it's not dry all the way through when you pull your tape. Just ideas!
Really really clean and complete info here, presented very very clearly. Fantastic, thank you so much for just giving all the needed info and insight to this. I'm planning my first now, and this is just awesome reference. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you are enjoying the Bee series!!! It's been a little difficult finding the time to complete this series but I'm getting very close to finishing the next episode...the SprayMax 2K clear! Hopefully it will be ready in another week or two! Thanks again for watching!
After watching your video of painting the white and black Evh strat I went ahead and painted my star caster and was absolutely amazed with the results thanks to you.... I've been building guitars on and off for several years but your channel and your advice has been some of the best I've seen yet on RUclips.... I hope your channel has major success through The years and thanks for the info!... For those who wish to do this on their own they should follow this to the letter... Superlative video!!!!
Thank you so much for the compliments! I really appreciate it. I'm super glad to hear that you were also able to achieve great results on your project as well! That's what it's all about!!!! :) Cheers!!!
This is the best tutorial on how to paint an EVH striped guitar. Thank you
Thank you very much! I'm glad you are enjoying the series! I'm almost ready to post the next episode for the clear coat! Take care.
Amazing work. I would love to have a purple, white and black.
Thank you very much! ...ah yeah, that alternative paint scheme would look pretty cool. I've seen a few purple variants in the past..but I think they were 5150's or Franky's.
Brian, thanks for this installment, I really dug your insight on the "yellow dust coat" so no leaking of the black under the tape stripes! super cool! thanks again!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Throwing that dust coat of yellow on after the tape really makes a huge difference! Thanks for watching!
it came out great with that tape hack, are you going to go old school on the tremolo? I think I am as I believe can get old school Schaller tuners that stay in tune type and just keep the locking nuts loose incase I have to do quick tune ... thoughts? @@CoffeeDrinker71
its just so awesome watching the tape peel in this video. Love these guitars and the look you have achieved in your video series!
Thank you so much!
Amazing video. Your incredible technique and attention to detail is very impressive.
Thanks for posting.
Thank you very much! I appreciate your kind words! Cheers!
Looking great! I hate it when I realize I forgot a stripe, not a difficult fix but still irritating. Those Bees are looking really cool!
Yeah, easy fix! ...just frustrating when it happens! Haha! Thanks for watching!
The suspense is killing me lol that said, I was wondering where you where at on this, happened to look & saw you posted 30 min. Looks great brother, can't wait for the next stage 😭
Thanks for hanging with me on this one! It's been a challenge to find time to work on these... ;)
it is my dream to one day own a shop so i can do cool projects like these, lol. love your vids, you have inspired me to make my own 78' eruption guitar out of a sonic squier!
That's great to hear! I'm glad the videos were inspiring! That's what it's all about. Keep having fun!!!
@@CoffeeDrinker71 tysm!
Looking great as always!!
Thanks brother!
Man when I saw the tape on the guitar in the intro I thought you actually painted like that. That looks cool inverted
Ha! I didn't think of it that way! I wasn't sure if I should have used the photo of the "taped" guitar for the thumbnail or the actual finished striped body...LOL. ow that you mention it, it does look inverted! ;)
Yellow with purple stripes looks great.
Awesome job
Thanks for checking it out!
@@CoffeeDrinker71 your definitely welcome
Damn, where were these vids when I did my Bee. I ran into all the issues that you have pointed out. I guess I should have made a video like you so others didn't have to deal with issues we all run into.😆
I know what you mean...and it's exactly why I started doing these videos. Thanks for watching!!! More to come...just been super busy.
Set that stew mac one out in the bright sun and it should change quickly. I have seen videos of guys that build replica Les Pauls and some of them set the outside to give them an aged look. It seems to work good. There is a builder out of Canada that builds really nice replicas that has some videos on his burst finishes where he does this.
Btw awesome work as usual. You have inspired me to build a 5150 replica. Mine will be a NOS type build as I don’t think I can pull off the relic job.
Very interesting! I might give that a try! Thanks! ...and that's very cool you are building your 5150! Good luck on your project...and remember...have fun!!! ;)
Awesome video series. Is there a taping guide you used? Certain pictures..etc?
Thanks Alan. I appreciate it. No, not really any taping guides that I could find. I just scoured the internet and looked in the forums/groups for any photo I could find of the original Bee...saved them all and just looked through them on the screen while I was in the process of taping. I had to make a few assumptions but I think it ended up pretty dang close...well, definitely closer than the EVH Striped Series! 😆
Love this!
Thank you!!
Great video. Super informative. Do you knock down the paint edges before spraying the clear?
Thank you! In this case, I did not! I just sprayed enough clear to be able to level sand later.
Excellent
Thank you!!
Haha cool! Im thinkin herbie lovebug stripes
Yep! Kinda!
What is your steps before applying the clear coats? Do you sand or scuff the paint before you start the clear coats? BTW you hands down have some of the best how to vids on youtube.
Thank you very much for the kind words! For this first body, I did not scuff the Perfect Match paint...but wondering if I should have. I've read mixed advice on that, since the Spraymax is a 2K urethane it doesn't really "burn" into the previous layer like other lacquer paints. I attempted a small repair and experienced a little bit of delaminating with the clear...so I had to repair that as well. So, it probably would have been better to scuff the base color paint first?! This is the first time I've used Spraymax so I was a little unsure.
We're here trying to be perfectionist but do we know that Edward was a perfectionist as far as paint lines bleeding? I guess the best way is to buy a master build EVH.
Since Edward didn't paint the Bee....I think it's safe to assume that Wayne Charvel and Karl Sandoval (the original builders of the Bumblebee) did indeed strive for perfection for their customer... You can clearly see how crisp and neat the original Bee stripes were in the 2nd album photo shoot. Karl Sandoval also explains this in his own video regarding his involvement in building the Bee.
Love the video, Brian! Awesome advice throughout!
That instrumental playing during the time lapse... is that you? Regardless... I thought it was bad ass!
Thanks brother! I appreciate it very much. Yes, in fact I had recorded those clips for some of the other video series here on the channel, and just recycled them again here. ;)
Awesome!!!👍👍👍
Thanks!!!
Hello Brian. Right before you spray the black you first spray yellow to ensure your lines are crisp. How long did you wait before spraying the black ?
Just long enough to allow the yellow to dry. I know that's not very specific...but lacquer dries quickly so I was able to start spraying the black within an hour or so of that final yellow top "mist" coat over the tape.
@@CoffeeDrinker71 That's exactly what I needed. I just wasn't sure if it was immediately (wet on wet) or if I had to let it dry a bit. Thanks again!
where do you get the body from bro? awesome video
Thanks man! These bodies were from Locke Custom Guitars. ....the "Yellow Jacket" version.
Brian, did you work from a template?
No it was strictly by sight. I just kept comparing mine with photos of the original until I thought it was correct.
Could this painting project be done successfully on a scuffed finish, or will I have to strip the paint down to wood/start from a new body
You could probably do it on a scuffed body. Just make sure your paints are compatible with the stock finish that you plan to spray over.
@@CoffeeDrinker71 interesting- if I don’t know what type of paint the stock finish was, will the primer I use eliminate risk of a reaction?
@@logan7195 For sure! You probably have a poly finish, which is pretty safe…but a good primer coat will not only reduce the risk of a reaction, but also help promote good adhesion.
Hey brian i have a question im currently in the process of building a “5150” tribute guitar not an exact replica just my own thing and ive gotten to the black stripes but ive got some pretty bad like over spray its not like normal over spray its like the paint seeped under tape and i was wondering if theres anyway i can fix that
I'd say it's probably fixable. Since the black color is on top of your other color coats, you might be able to gently scrape off the areas that seeped or "bled" underneath. You could take a rounded Xacto blade like I showed here in the video around the 37:38 mark and try scraping. If that doesn't work, you could try to very gently wet sand the black off. It might require you to re-tape off the original stripe below and shoot a quick mist coat of paint over the area that you are attempting to fix. Good luck!
@@CoffeeDrinker71 i found a way that helped me a bit to where i was happy with it i used a little bit of rubbing alcohol and it took off most of the black the creeped under the tape. Thank you though👍🏼
@@autocyclepc2001 That's great news. I'm glad you found a method that worked for you!! Cheers!
They made two different back pattern on these guitars one is exactly like EVH's guitar and thats the tribute which sold for 25000 and the 1400 one which has a totally different back pattern the front are the same.
Yes, very good point! Also, there was the Charvel "Art Series". I think the same thing holds true for those as well...accurate on the front, but not the back.
is it the semi gloss or gloss black lacquer
It is the gloss black lacquer!
3m Scotch sentsitive tape yellow still works??
Whatever you are comfortable using and produces a good result is totally fine.
@@CoffeeDrinker71 I'm new in this topic so thats why im asking, that tape looks great
Ok, I understand. I don't have any personal experience with that specific tape, but you'll also want to make sure it has enough adhesion strength. Some of the so-called "painters tape" have very light adhesion qualities which would make them unsuitable for something like this. So I would highly recommend testing it out on a small sample board first and see how well it behaves. Cheers!
@@CoffeeDrinker71 in my City i dont find that tape, what other options do u know for that?
Maybe just look for any other type of good quality masking tape. 3M makes a wide variety...like this green tape: amzn.to/4dI3n8t
As long as it creates nice clean and sharp lines you will be fine.
Do you paint bodies for other people?
No, just doing this as a personal hobby. Thanks for asking though! ;)
Sweet!!!!
Thanks man!
What neck are you using?
I'll be using an old Mighty Mite neck that was originally on my Franky. Model is "2902FCR".
@@CoffeeDrinker71 if you go on the evh gear bumblebee tribute model, you can see that ed made a prototype Floyd rose. How will you do that?
@@allysonmarietn I'm not planning to replicate his original Floyd. I think there might be one source for these but they are massively expensive...and honestly probably not worth the cost, since they are just a replica. I'm planning to just use a modern Original Floyd.
@@CoffeeDrinker71 I saw online an antique bronze Floyd rose non-finer tuner bridge, that one might be your best bet on this build. Hope this helps!
Ok I've bugged Brian enough (although feel free to chime in if you want lol) so crowd-sourcing this...anyone else following this project having issues with the tape ripping the yellow off the primer? Primer is sanded smooth (but not too), spraying about 6-7 coats of yellow before taping. Not sure if I just need to carpet-bomb it with more yellow? I'm stumped
Oh bummer! Yeah, I've dealt with this issue in the past. There's definitely some adhesion issues taking place. Best thing I can recommend is just lightly sanding the area and respraying with yellow again (if possible). Maybe the primer doesn't have enough "bite" mechanically speaking....
I was a bit nervous about that happening to my project too. My plan is to apply my stripping right before my final paint coat. In other words, having the tape on there for as short time as possible. I hope your project ends up working out for you.
You are sanding your primer too slick, I only scuff sand my primer with synthetic steel wool to knock the dust off before hitting it with naphtha letting that dry then shooting my base. If you are using too fine a grit you are taking the tooth out of the primer and that's probably your issue, could be drying issues or humidity issue depending on your climate and time of year. It is a pain in the ass when that happens hope you figure it out! Oh yeah 6-7 coats seems a little much you might be laying so much paint down that it's not dry all the way through when you pull your tape. Just ideas!