Hendrix Monterey Strat Paint Job Fender MIM Guitar Paint Guys
I purchased a used Black 2000 Fender Standard (MIM) Stratocaster off Craigslist. I always planned on getting the Hendrix Monterey paint job on it. This is the guitar Hendrix lit on fire after his performance at Monterey. The only other famous person I’ve seen with a remake is John Mayer. The paint jobs have slight differences, I personally think Mayers replica looks better/cleaner.
After looking around I found two sources for the job, Guitar Paint Guys (www.guitarpaintguys.com) and Guitar Guru LLC (www.guitargurullc.com). After recieving quotes from both I decided to go with Guitar Paint Guys. They were around half the price, which was important for me as the guitar isn’t overly expensive to begin with (MIM not American). They were also very courteous and prompt with the responses. I have a good feeling they will add some great eye candy on this guitar. This post will document my experience with Guitar Paint Guys, and show the final product.
Here are some shots of the guitar in action for final comparison:
Jimi
John Mayer
Jan 2nd
I emailed them asking them the current turn around time, prices, how they painted (masking or strip/refinish), if starting color matters, and if I needed to send the body and pickguard alone or if I could ship the entire guitar.
Jan 4th
They responded with the following email answering all my questions (I removed pricing information to respect any future changes):
- Hendrix Monterey Paint Job
GuitarPaintGuys would be happy to refinish your strat in the Hendrix Monterey Style!
We currently quote this refinish at $$$$ plus actual return shipping (at current USPS/UPS Rates)(bolt on neck guitars)
This includes all prep work, sealer, primer, color coats, graphics, and clear coat.
It does not matter what color your guitar currently is, as most of the original finish is removed in our prep stage.
We typically only need your guitars body and pickguard sent (no hardware or electronics)
If you would like us to handle the dis-assembly/re-assembly as well, we can do that too!!!
This “Full Service” Option adds $$$$$ to the finish price and includes:
*Initial testing and inspection of the complete guitar on arrival.
*complete dis-assembly of your guitar prior to paint
*complete re-assembly of your guitar after paint
*Base Set-up and intonation adjustments
*Your choice of strings – 9′s, 10′s, or 11′s.
*Final Inspection and testing of your newly finished guitar prior to shipping.
We do send you regular updates while your custom finish is in progress.
Based on our current workload, we could begin your guitar on the SAME DAY that we receive it.
There’s a lot of information here, so please feel free to let us know if you have any questions, or would like to schedule your refinish.Thank you for considering GuitarPaintGuys!
Jan 4th
After reading over the great information they sent, I decided to go through with it and ship just the guitar body and pickguard. I asked them to send along the next steps for shipping and payment.
Jan 5th
Their response:
Feel free to send your guitar body and pickguard whenever you are ready!
Our Shipping Address is:
GuitarPaintGuys
(address removed for privacy)
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Once your guitar body and pickguard arrive, we will notify you, and begin your refinish on the SAME DAY!
Again, we do send you regular progress updates throughout your entire refinish!
Once the refinish is completed, we will send you the invoice (via Google Checkout or Paypal) for the quoted total, and your guitar will be ready to ship back to you!
Jan 6th
I shipped the body and pickguard today.
Jan 13th
Your guitar body and pickguard have arrived!
We have sent them into our prep stage to begin their refinish.
We will keep you posted with new updates as we progress!
Thanks again for choosing GuitarPaintGuys, and have a great day!
Jan 23rd
Today I received an update on my guitars progress. See the email and pictures here:
Things are progressing well with your refinish! Your strat is in excellent condition, and is a perfect candidate for the Hendrix Monterey Style Refinish.
Your guitar body has completed our prep stage, and has been sent to the paint shop to begin the base and color coats.
Here are a couple of pics of your guitar body after completing the prep stage. We shot the white base color coat on the body today, and it is scheduled for the Fiesta Red on Monday.
We’ll keep you posted with updates as they are available.
Guitar after “prep stage”:
Jan 28th
Update for today:
We have a few more updates for you on your “Monterey Style” Refinish!
I have included pictures of your guitar in its white base coat, and also the fiesta red color coat.
Your guitar gains more “mojo” every day! :)
We will be working with the graphics on the pickguard and the body over the next week. We will keep you posted with new updates as they are available.
Feb 4th
Update for today:
Another update on your Hendrix Monterey Style Refinish!
We have been working with the guitars graphics this week, and thought that you would like to see some of the progress. Bear in mind, the guitar body is now further completed than this picture shows, but you can see how things are starting to get cool!
Feb 15th
Update for today:
Your strat has completed all paint color coats and graphics, and is now in the process of receiving its clear coat!
We are applying the full clear coat today, and anticipate that your guitar should be completed later this week.
Feb 22nd
Update for today:
Your “Monterey Pop Style” Strat Refinish has been completed!
We have included several detailed pics of the new finish for you to enjoy!
Thank you for Rocking With GuitarPaintGuys, it was a pleasure doing business with you!
Feb 22nd
I will post completed pics once I get the guitar setup.
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Structure of acoustic and electric guitars
The first guitars, although if they were not with the usual form, were born a lot of centuries ago in the Middle East. Over the centuries, this chord instrument, which used an amplification system with a sound box, underwent many transformations, until finally arriving to the instrument we know.
Of course even now there are several types, but the most common is the six-strings guitar. The guitar is composed of many pieces, starting from the top there are: the headstock together with the tuning keys used to keep tension in the strings and to change the tuning. Here we find the neck, the length can vary depending on the type of guitar, the neck is divided into frets that are used to tighten the strings and get the notes you want. Finally then we find the body with the soundboard and the bridge from where the strings branch off.
Of course in electric guitars we will not find the soundboard but a solid body (full body) that, to capture and disseminate the different sounds, uses pickups that are placed where would be the hole for the sound box. It is important to remember that in case of non-electric guitars sound quality and its uniqueness are completely dependent on the type of wood used to build the box and the type of joints inside it. Even in electric guitars, the wood is very important because the neck is subjected to a much higher tension than acoustic guitars, it also has a metal core; a good neck must be able to withstand the tension and its change when you change your tune and must also be sliding to let the right hand slide. One of the most important part is certainly the strings, that, plucked with the fingers or the plectrum, emit the characteristic sound of these musical instruments.
The strings are stretched in different ways to obtain different notes. The most common tuning is re-mi-sol-la-mi. This tuning, in which the interval between two adjacent strings is right one fourth (except that between the second and third string, a distance of a major third) has established itself for its ease in forming chords. In guitars with more strings such as those with seven or eight strings, more low note are added to obtain a sound more dark and powerful, characteristic of metal music. The power of the sound of the electric guitar is given mainly by the type of pickup installed that characterize the power and the type of sound that will be expressed through the use of amplifiers that can alter the sound in different ways. The most common amplifiers are the combo and those constituted by a surface plus a speaker.
The technical description still does not do justice to the emotions and feeling you get playing these instruments. In conclusion when you play you discover a part of you that you did not know it existed.
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Guitar Tuning
The most common way of tuning a guitar, is to itself. To do this you tune all your strings from the bottom (thickest) string up to the top string (thinnest). To do this you press down on the fifth fret and try and tune the A string (second thickest) so that is sound perfectly in tune with the bottom string with the fifth fret pushed down.
Repeat this process to all the strings except for the B string (second thinnest) which you press down on the forth fret on the G string (third thinnest) to tune.
The electronic tuner is probably the easiest and most effective way of tuning your guitar to correct pitch. With an electronic tuner you can get a very accurate tuning because it actually measures the sound wave frequency of your strings. Take your tuner and pluck each string individually until each string is perfectly in tune. Remember a guitar is tuned from top to bottom eBGDAE.
You can try tuning your guitar to another guitar. For this method take the guitar that is in tune and try and tune each string on you guitar so that you can hear that each string vibrates in tune with the other.
Regardless of whether you set out to learn a few simple chords, or if you just want to be the next biggest thing to grace the music world. When you pick up an instrument you are going to have to practice if you are to have any hope of getting better.
Try all these methods to tune your guitar to see which one works best for you.
Tuning a 12 String
Even though it may look like a big challenge, ‘standard’ tuning a 12-string guitar is actually quite easy. For the bottom four strings (four thickest) you will tune each pair of strings to the same note but the thinner one will be tuned an octave higher. An octave is two notes that are the same but at a different pitch. The top two strings (two thinnest) have both strings tuned to the same not at the same pitch so they sound exactly the same.
Sounds simple? In theory it is, however when strings are tuned in octaves it is easy to hear slight mistunings. For this reason it is important to tune your strings perfectly when you are tuning a 12-string. Also sometimes you may have a problem keeping some of the strings in tune as the some of the smaller strings are tuned quite tightly. For this reason I think it can be a good idea to get the best quality strings you can when stringing up a 12-string. Ask your local dealer about strings, hopefully they can help you out.
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