A New Plan?

I've been reviewing my plans on what to do next. I originally wanted to do a LP copy with parts from Dragon Mountain and then probably do a V as a kind of art piece, but the idea of doing an LP with a bolt on neck has always bugged me a little. I noticed that Dragon Mountain had stopped listing the V's on ebay so i thought I might see what else was out there and I found this at byoguitar.com. I've always liked Explorers better than V's, so I was kind of excited by it. It's also a set neck, and they have an LP kit too that's set neck. So I think the new plan is to order an Explorer kit and try it, and if I can get it put together right and finished properly then that's the way I'll go. If not I'll just buy the prefinished bolt-on parts and do what works.

The finish on the explorer will be black, I found this ebonizing process I would like to try here. I am not at all interested in trying to spray paints and laquers, so all my finishes are going to be things that can be brushed or rubbed on. The humbuckers are going to need chrome covers.

For the LP if I'm finishing myself I'll try and get as close to this, that's what I was trying to get to when I chose the original LP design in burgundy from Dragon Mountain.

A summary of my adventures in finding out about guitar finishing to follow.