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    What an amazing project!!! This has to be one of my favorite all time guitars I've ever worked on or assembled.  I love working with ash because of the two very different types of wood grain: Very hard and dense vs. soft and porous. The different types allow for these kinds of finishes and believe me when I say I'm going to be trying out a lot of different combinations! Scroll past the links for pics! Here's a link to the How-To Ceruse Finish Video: https://sunlandguitars.com/blogs/at-the-beach-blog/how-to-ceruse-finish-ash-body-telecaster-electric-guitar-with-rubio-monocoat   Here's the links to the products I used: Rubio Monocoat Precolor...

Here's my step by step how-to create a black and gray ceruse finish on a custom telecaster I finished and assembled for one of my customers.Here's the links to the products I used:Rubio Monocoat Precolor Easy - Intense Black 100mlhttps://buildgreentoday.com/node/2003Rubio Monocoat 2C Oil Plus - Silver Greyhttps://buildgreentoday.com/green-building-supply/rubio-monocoat-2c-oil-plus-silver-greyRubio Part B Only (Accelerator)https://buildgreentoday.com/node/2172The brushes and sponges I used in the video were bought at dollar tree, anything cheap you can get that can just be thrown away. They were really hard to clean.I also recommend using cotton cloth like very used, old t-shirts.Let me know if you have any questions! Click this...

Watch how I install a Seymour Duncan J.B. Jr. into the bridge position of this Starcaster. You'll also see step by step how I set up the guitar.   JB Jr Strat Pickup: https://www.seymourduncan.com/single-product/jb-jr-strat Dunlop 65 Oil: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002OOMW6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0002OOMW6&linkCode=as2&tag=sunlandguitar-20&linkId=369005ff2b1eeb6aeb9a23a8585db97c F-ONE Oil: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006WPGZAG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006WPGZAG&linkCode=as2&tag=sunlandguitar-20&linkId=d503af817dc9cebd22f5ce51df104963

Check out this custom fretless bass neck built here at Sunland Guitars! Luminlay dots and fret markers glow in the dark! Fret dots that lay in between the 5th and 4th strings and the 12th fret markers are between the 3rd and 4th strings. The fret markers are cut like a sound wave. The Sunland logo even glows in the dark! Can't wait to see this on stage!  

Watch the video to learn how to take a Dark Night Fender American Professional II Telecaster and make it even better!