Sunburst Les Paul Saga Guitar Kit
I really only make acoustic guitars, both steel string and classical, but my daughter wanted me to make a Les Paul style guitar for her. I found this relatively cheap Saga guitar kit. The body and neck were OK and went together well. The pickups and wiring in the base kit looked really bad, so I had Torres Engineering ship the kit with a EMG Zakk Wylde EMG 81/85 Pickup Set upgrade. I sprayed the sunburst with Colortone Aerosol Guitar Lacquer from Steward MacDonald. I sprayed an amber coat on the top followed by cherry red on the edges and highlighted with tobacco brown. I followed with a few coats of clear. The back was sprayed black.
 
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Picture of my daughter playing the guitar at a coffee house jam.


 
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Nitrocellulose Sunburst finish


 
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One more picture of my daughter with the guitar


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Saga guitar kit


 
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Original contents of the kit.


 



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