The copper '52RI above was my husband's workhorse for three years straight and the striping (and paint) didn't start wearing off until that last year he used it. One Shot can be buffed out but it's a lot of work, that's some tuff stuff. If you're wanting to do it yourself, get a flat brush and flat get on it - it's a lot of fun to at least try once If you're wanting to have some work done I would also suggest trying to find a hot rod club or a classic auto/bike dealer, they'll at least know someone in your area and can point you in the right direction. Tom just grabs his brush, dips it in One Shot and goes! It's amazing to watch and defnitely a true talent. That's two shots of Tele's we've had him stripe, but I've had him do a few other Tele's and a Gretsch and everything has looked amazing - he does it all freehand and I personally think it's really the only way to go to get "the look" as stated earlier. We've got a local Hot Rod Club in Indianapolis called the Road Rockets and the leader of the club has been striping cars since the 50's. Viva Las Vegas in April at the Gold Coast had 3 great Japanese stripers working all day striping anything and everything. Some of them come to the States now, their expertise and creativity rivals that of the best stripers here. At a Custom Car Show I went to in Yokohama lat year, there were at least 20 stripers doing their thing. The Japanese have gotten into it big time. Use One Shot paint available at sign painting/silk screen supply shops.Īt almost every show Ed and I did, someone would come with a guitar and Ed would stripe it, as well as toilet seats, shift knobs, cue balls, sunglasses, you name it. The first for a Utah funeral that's for sure! BTW Coop is in Ohio for any of you out there and will be in my booth at Hot August Nights in Reno, if you are near there, bring your guitar.Īs for the Buegler, I have one, a great tool to use and easy to learn. Custom TelecasterLuthier built by Joe JemChocoSparkle with Gold HardwareCustom Pinstriping Double BindingTwo Tele Humbucker PickupsRosewood Fingerboard. A masterpiece and amazingly therapeutic with everyone adding a touch to it. Mike Kyrc is a great friend and local master pinstripe artist who has painted old-school hand pinstriping designs for more than. Feel free to contact me and discuss what pinstriping ideas you would like painted on your guitar. Coop, Ed's favorite striper pinstriped Ed's coffin in Ed's wife's dining room before we laid him to rest 2 years ago. Crook Custom Guitars offers hand pinstriping as an option on your custom guitar to make it a one-of-a-kind work of art. You can see it on Lace's site under Rat Fink guitar. The prototype was pinstriped by Jimmy C out of San Clemente and then a decal was made for the production. I'll be selling the Rat Fink merchandise there too.Įd "Big Daddy" Roth's wife and I licensed Lace to make a Rat Fink guitar. There will be several stripers there for your pleasure. For any of you in Southern California, we are having our annual Rat Fink Party on July 12th at 20915 Osborne St in Canoga Park. Just go to a Custom Car show and there should be someone there striping cars. While California is a hot bed for stripers, you can find them anywhere. Download a free preview or high-quality Adobe Illustrator (ai), EPS, PDF vectors and high-res JPEG and PNG images.
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