inlay materials?

[Mikernaut]

I am considering getting a custom guitar done in the future. My question is can Abalone sharkfins be done? I also noticed mirrored sharkfins which sounds cool, but do these scuff up and then look crappy?

[Number Of The Priest]

Re: inlay materials?

Abalone sharkfins can most certainly be done! Example:

[YetAnotherOne]

Re: inlay materials?

Abalone logos are cool too:

[Mikernaut]

Re: inlay materials?

cool thanx for posting the pics, I was planning on getting Abalone sharkfins and logo, but the custom form only has the option for the logo. They have abalone flames listed but not the sharkfins. Coulda sworn I saw it listed before.

[YetAnotherOne]

Re: inlay materials?

IIRC there's a "Fingerboard Inlay" option or something similar that lets you sub abalone for MOP.

[Newc]

Re: inlay materials?

Yeah there's an "Abalone fins instead of MOP" or something in one of the drop down lists.

[Zerberus]

Re: inlay materials?

Right under the inlay style, to be precise. 60$ upcharge IIRC [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[tyrant21]

Re: inlay materials?

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Abalone sharkfins can most certainly be done! Example:



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a simple yes could have done instead of making me very jealous [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]

[quiksilver]

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Man, I can't get enough of looking at that axe. [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]

[Ozz666]

Re: inlay materials?

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Abalone sharkfins can most certainly be done! Example:



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Sh*t...we've gotta stop posting that archtop.....it makes me so damn weak! That one and the one Curt traded to Newc who traded to Matt from Ventt, who traded to Justin of JCF Guitars who sold......

[Jim Shine]

Re: inlay materials?

I wonder if on a custom order you can specify the general color of the abalone.

[GodOfRhythm]

Re: inlay materials?

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I wonder if on a custom order you can specify the general color of the abalone.

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You mean like, dominantly green or blue, for example?

I think you could possibly. But I don't think they'd order a whole new batch of abalone just to fill your order.

[Jim Shine]

Re: inlay materials?

Yeah, there are purple, red, blue, gold, rainbow, black, all sorts of colors that would be cool to have available so you can match them to the color of your guitar. Gold would look killer on a amber flametop example.