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Customize Your Guitar! New style for crap guitars.

Customize Your Guitar! New style for crap guitars.
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Got a ragged out guitar that still plays but looks awefull? Then this instructable is for you! I will show you how to quickly, easily, and cheaply customize your beat up old guitar. The examples I'm showing are more girly versions but you could easily alter the outcome and personalize yours in any way you want.
 
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Step 1Supplies needed...

Supplies needed...
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Here is a list of things you will need for this instructable...

1. Beat up, ragged out, kicked around, scratched, dented, and sorry guitar
2. Krylon outdoor spray paint
3. Sand paper, around 120 grit
4. 1 roll masking tape
5. StaZ-On Stamp pad (found at craft and hobby stores, i.e. Hobby Lobby)
6. Rubber Stamps or cut your own out of fun foam (found at craft stores)
7. Rub-Ons (found in the scrapbooking area of craft stores)
8. Rhinestones (I used Swarovski Crystal rhinestones)
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18 comments
Oct 21, 2010. 6:48 PMMegaMaker says:
If you want a nice looking instrument, but don't wanna screw something up that sounds good, I'd reccomend doing this to a Guitar Hero instrument. Just a thought.
Sep 26, 2010. 4:41 AMBonjean says:
Here is one I did as a birthday present for my godchild
its an old 2/3rd classical guitar I picked up at a fleamarket
Sep 2, 2010. 6:42 AMms.moth says:
wow- cool! I've just finished re-vamping my guitar but i wish i had seen this first, the stamps are beautiful! I need to have a go of this.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Re-vamping-My-Guitar/?ALLSTEPS
Jul 19, 2010. 7:47 AMplpicher says:
''you can hear all your friends brag about how cool it is.'' yes, but it will destroy the sound. of course those days, look is more important... please, do that on a cheap guitar.
Jan 7, 2010. 2:40 PMnnneeesss says:
This is nicely doe I made some costume designs on my guitar too but I used permanent marker but I think you can also use oil paint too :D
Sep 24, 2009. 6:50 PMshyamiko says:
people here are just very right-to-facts. Everything they've said has had a good pont. I liked seeing your stamping... I'm revamping a guitar I have at the moment, this is neat for ideas.
Sep 27, 2009. 2:38 PMshyamiko says:
I'll make sure to put up a picture! Seeing designs like these give me ideas. I've been going back and forth on what pattern I want to do for a while.
Sep 25, 2009. 4:58 PMrussm313 says:
I think this is a great instructable. Very well made, with great pictures and details. I have a beater guitar I picked up from a pawn shop for 25 bucks... looks like this might be in its future. I appreciate the effort this took to publish. Even though I have an entry in this contest, you still get my vote! Thanks!
Sep 24, 2009. 1:29 PMImptheshrimp says:
I, personally, don't like it much, but in all consideration it is a well done instructable, the idea is common but the execution is pretty easy and do-able for a nice result. It helps along and gives good details. Good luck.

also, you might wanna change the 'ur' to 'your', but it doesn't really make a difference i guess.'
Sep 20, 2009. 9:42 PM21GeeOff21 says:
cool but taking all of the strings off a steel string guitar at once can cause necks warping. just a warning. though i wouldnt be too concerned about it
Sep 21, 2009. 3:10 PM21GeeOff21 says:
yeah ive done it before and know a bunch of people who have too to change strings and had no problems but i used to have a guitar teacher who did actually ruin his guitar when he took all of the strings off. my guess is he also put the guitar through a crazy humidity change when he had the strings off too and thats probably what killed it
Sep 21, 2009. 1:32 PMItsTheHobbs says:
It would be a good idea not to beg for votes in the title...

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I am a mixed media artist living in the Ozarks with my family. I have been published in many magazines including the cover of Sew Somerset. I will be teaching classes at Create Mixed Media Art Retreat...
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