Tobacco Burst on a Plain Alder Guitar Body via Hand Rubbed Leather Dye

[@bigdguitars]

purchase the dyes here: angelusdirect.com/?rfsn=566896.75dad582

[@petedazer3381]

I really prefer the stained vs the sprayed burst. Thanks for the lesson!

[@MichaelMassimino]

Is there a picture of this guitar with final finish and hardware installed?

[@pamcarr4003]

You really know what you're doing D! I love these videos, thank you!

[@LUCKYB.]

Tobacco burst finish is killer when you burn it back n forth into the colors and take Hairs and run streaks . Kinda like a old weather fence where colors fade into one another

[@jasonkrohn5416]

Thank you for theses videos, they really help me to know what colors to use to get my Desired affect.

[@daliks]

turned out incredible. gonna look up the sequel on your channel, hope you made one

[@TheChef470]

Is there a continuation to this video ?

[@SkyscraperGuitars]

Every time I see a burst getting laid down with dye, I have a little "oh no! Its not going to blend" moment... Then they always come around at the end.

[@joeduncan4487]

That looks AMAZING!! You are so good at building and making guitars look great🤘

[@walther9161]

I restore furniture and use mineral spirits to lighten or dilute stain on the wood so it can be blended into darker color stain. Good job here!!

[@andjelkojakovljevic7462]

this was my request...tnx man, great job

[@bigdguitars]

For you!

[@andjelkojakovljevic7462]

yeaaaa :)

[@bobc.5698]

Any grain filler or sanding before dye?

[@billemberley9018]

Hi from sunny old England, is there any chance you could do a tobacco burst on a flamed maple top using the same leather dyes please. Thanks

[@sergioderderian16]

Just amazing....👍👍👍 I whish I could do that on my acoustic guitar project....... thanks!!

[@chrismillett]

Do you do any finishing over the dyes or is that final?

[@johnnypk1963]

Dig it. Stain Master D. Finish would look good on a JD barrel guitar too. I realize rough nature of the wood for those guitars probably makes that difficult or impossible. Just a thought.

[@Terry3Gs]

Nice !!! I see you had a lil helper with you there !! he he he :)

[@bigdguitars]

yea he wanted to watch today, maybe he will take an interest

[@Terry3Gs]

that would be cool if he did !! :)

[@cliffpurcell6411]

I noticed him, too, and being a blues fan, I saw he was groovin’ hard on one song. Daddy D’s gonna have to make him a mini-Strat to get him started. Tobacco burst all the way, of course.

[@theoubrelifechronicles8850]

i love how nervous i get when you do this at first i think it looks like shit then bam perfect everytime

[@bigdguitars]

haha. sandpaper fixes it all

[@postmortimer]

It's like watching Bob Ross do paintings. It's like "No Bob no you going to wreck it!!! Aahhh perfect..."

[@theoubrelifechronicles8850]

you got me into building guitars

[@bigdguitars]

cool!!! post me some pics

[@theoubrelifechronicles8850]

BigDGuitars - photos.app.goo.gl/uLkWtu41HnmNKXs29

[@theoubrelifechronicles8850]

BigDGuitars - that was one of my first kit builds i did the finish

[@theoubrelifechronicles8850]

BigDGuitars - photos.app.goo.gl/Wty186gbo5CpV2iT7

[@ChanoQlo]

@@theoubrelifechronicles8850 wow, looks sick!

[@Quanir]

What if you wanna do it on swamp ash? Need any more preparation? What kind of lacquer you can spray on it? Thanks and it is an awsome job!

[@JeffGillis1]

Turned out fantastic! To lock in that color with an oil finish would you add a Poly/ TruOil blend over that?

[@LUCKYB.]

Try my stain for that tobacco dark brown .. use 2 blocks of plug tobacco crumble them up put the tabacco into a womans nylon not tight like a ball but loose knot the nylon take a mason jar drop the nylon tea bag in fill to 1 inch from top with ammonia. Cap it and let it set for 3 weeks . Then remove tea bag of tobacco squeeze all the juices into mason jar and test color .. if you want it darker replace the bag of tobacco for another week .. for my knife handles like ash id take a tsp of asphalt emultion to darken to the deep brown I wanted .. dont worry it wont wreck the finish and laquer wont bubble .

[@Ashpet1]

If i want to do this on an alder body guitar, do i have to "treat" the wood with anything before using the dye, or is the dying going directly on the wood? and when i am finished with the dye, do i have to use any finishing product or concealer?

[@chrismillett]

Yes - same question about finishing.

[@garysanders3193]

With those colors you are using, do you need to do a clear coat? I have a Fender Precision bass that is a Highway One series that didn't come with a clear coat and love it. I want to try and do the same to get that 2 or 3 color burst. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[@royl6715]

How would you finish this guitar? Tru-oil?

[@ericclement1598]

any specific type of steel wool?

[@user-sn3cs2hd8r]

Would you treat this any different if it were a flame maple top?

[@chrisford7033]

Do you bleach your alder first?

[@wombat6]

I do find vintage tobacco bursts rather boring, but... at around 9:30 that finish looked almost as bad as a recent Gibson "stock photo" finish, and at 11:00 with the extra coat of yellow it's a whole lot more vibrant. Guess that's what Gibsons are missing, haha. Maybe you could have added even a second coat of yellow at the end ? or wouldn't that have helped ?

[@PelleKuipers]

Without lacquer on top it won't pop. So the second coat of yellow isn't necessary; the finish will make the color stand out even more :)

[@rwinrock]

Very good video! My next project is to make a Höfner- bass (McCartney style) from an unfinished kit. Which Angelus dyes should I use?

[@faysalmahmud2232]

if i want to do the same burst color, should i skip the brown and stick to chocolate, black & yellow?

[@joshbates6028]

Love this video! Do I need to fill the grain on a mahogany body before doing this process?

[@marcoarnulfomatagomez873]

Very nice work! Which grade of steel wool did you use?

[@MichaelMcCloy]

Very cool finish - looks great. Curious - do you wipe on due to lack of spray equipment, ease of application, or some other reason? (I wiped dye in my first after watching some of your vids and it came out great but the sprayed nitro...curious about pros and cons)

[@mvyper]

He also does sprayed. But rubbed on stains really are his stuff.

[@ScottLindsey]

Do you oil it afterward? What do you do to it prior to the buildout? Can you link to pics?

[@lipeguitars]

I did a burst like that watching your videos and wanted to thank you for your great tutorials , I have a question will i be able to lock in the colors using just tru-oil or using sending sealer first its a must ?

[@JeffGillis1]

Im curious about creating stained oils using Windsor Newton oil paints mixed with TruOil. Have you ever done a guitar finish with stained oils?

[@ccchicken8889]

Looks nice. When you say you used a vacuum to clean it up, is that the method to pick up all the steel wool shavings? Can it get stuck in the grain?

[@avielkharrat5788]

Beautiful

[@paulcowart3174]

So you can use that dye w/o doing the after spray like you did on the burst ? I've got an alder body with a wide flame maple top Was liking that chocolate LoL Thanks love the show and do you stain bodies for customers:?

[@BobDavidsonBerl]

How much dye do you need for one dye job on this tele? Is the 3 oz bottle enough if a 4 dye burst is used?

[@bigdguitars]

Sean Cooney one 3oz bottle lasts for a few guitars.

[@joshwhite9211]

Time for another kit.... tobacco without the burst tho just deep color

[@jasonkrohn5416]

What kinda clear coat do you use?

[@bigdguitars]

I will sanding sealer and truoil it

[@markbundy1694]

BigDGuitars - Big D, will you show us what the guitar looks like once it's sealed and oiled? I think most of your viewers would enjoy seeing the finish product of all your creations.. I know I would.

[@nikkosalas9638]

2:03 sin color chocolate , mas amarillo

[@fancymcentire5710]

too bad fender just layed off three hundred employees they would of hired you

[@watamatafoyu]

:/

[@stephentanner9767]

Not very good