Austin P-Bass

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​Cherry-colored P-Bass. While it's a classic look, the owner wasn't thrilled about the stark white pickguard, and wanted something darker.

After settling on the desired colors of black, dark red, green, and silver, I got to work.

Knowing that silver paint usually looks gray, we decided that silver foil highlights was the way to go on this.





A base layer of black paint was laid. The paint "design" was done with a traditional "dirty cup pour" with the addition of a few colored streaks where the black was overpowering.

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​Some really neat colors came through once flame was applied to the paint - when air bubbles pop, the colors beneath are allowed to come through the upper layers of paint.

After adding some silver foil embellishments (some in patterns, and others laid down randomly), the result was a really nice, dark design that looks great on the guitar! (below)