Help me choose a new paint job for my ESP

Rotten Deadite · 04-17-2007, 12:15 PM

So I've got a very run-of-the-mill, plain jane black ESP M207. It's totally unremarkable in every way and I'm sick of it.

Especially compared to my first-year Jackson Kelly STD. That's a flashy looking guitar, even if it is in black.

Now, I've got black EMGs so painting my pups white is out of the question. Great big white bars of soap don't do it for me.

Also, I want to avoid spending money here, so getting the paint stripped and doing it up in one of those Kameleon car paint colors, while ideal, is out of the question.

I saw someone here had an EMG with a gray textured paint on it though. How would that be done? Any other textures that anyone can think of? I used to know how to spackle interior paint way back in the day...

04-17-2007, 01:03 PM

dark see through purple.

darren · 04-17-2007, 01:17 PM

Why not try something like this?

It's kinda the basis of what they did on the Truckster. Paint in layers of contrasting colours, then selectively sand through them to reveal patterns. Kinda like a more controlled "swirl".

Chris · 04-17-2007, 01:18 PM

(obligatory swirl reference here)

Rotten Deadite · 04-18-2007, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darren

Why not try something like this?

It's kinda the basis of what they did on the Truckster. Paint in layers of contrasting colours, then selectively sand through them to reveal patterns. Kinda like a more controlled "swirl".

That's a really interesting idea. I might just try it; although I'd almost certainly end up using a different color scheme.

Maybe a gray to white to red to black... I dunno...

Spoongirl · 04-18-2007, 01:06 PM

white w/ black binding

darren · 04-18-2007, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rotten Deadite

That's a really interesting idea. I might just try it; although I'd almost certainly end up using a different color scheme.

Maybe a gray to white to red to black... I dunno...

http://espguitars.com/guitars_james.html

Sebastian · 04-18-2007, 01:10 PM

Blood red

budda · 04-18-2007, 01:15 PM

paint it white.

ohmanthisiscool · 04-18-2007, 07:33 PM

^ +1
I have an LTD MF-207 and I badly want to paint it white, also my mf-207 doesn't act right I think I might have it looked at.

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Rotten Deadite doesn't know wtf Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta although I'm from New Orleans. Posts: 50 Main Seven: ESP M207 that doesn't act right. Rig: GSP2101 to 4x12@200w Thanked: 0	Help me choose a new paint job for my ESP So I've got a very run-of-the-mill, plain jane black ESP M207. It's totally unremarkable in every way and I'm sick of it. Especially compared to my first-year Jackson Kelly STD. That's a flashy looking guitar, even if it is in black. Now, I've got black EMGs so painting my pups white is out of the question. Great big white bars of soap don't do it for me. Also, I want to avoid spending money here, so getting the paint stripped and doing it up in one of those Kameleon car paint colors, while ideal, is out of the question. I saw someone here had an EMG with a gray textured paint on it though. How would that be done? Any other textures that anyone can think of? I used to know how to spackle interior paint way back in the day...

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ohmanthisiscool SS.org Irregular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PA Posts: 364 Real Name: Philip Banks Main Seven: Ibanez "Blade Grey" K7 Rig: Peavey XXX Thanked: 5	^ +1 I have an LTD MF-207 and I badly want to paint it white, also my mf-207 doesn't act right I think I might have it looked at.

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