If dyes don’t work, I will have to eventually refinish. If so I should be able to match the color fairly well. I will experiment with some aniline dyes to see if I can match the color - assuming the dye can even penetrate the wood. I suspect it was brushed on and it penetrates the wood like a stain. And it won’t come out with any method I’m willing to use. That’s when I realized I had made a mistake.Īs you see from the other photo, they didn’t apply the yellow everywhere. Next I removed the sunburst from the cutaway.

I decided it was ok th3 guitar would have an “interesting” amber color. The yellow undercoat, much like the clear undercoat on the neck, did not respond to removal. It’s a bit difficult to see in the photo, but in real life it’s quite obvious. I included a picture in which you can see the two different yellows. There appeared to be a yellow undercoat beneath the yellow in the burst. I started by removing the dark bits of the sunburst on the lower side. Not because I’m a John acolyte, but because I just don’t like the sunburst. I finally decided to do a full Lennon on it and strip the finish. I’ve been pretty happy with it.īut it still has that atrocious sunburst. It has stayed that way for several years. (Today i would just buy a satin black worn Casino and be done with it, but they weren’t on the market yet in November 2017). This was another big improvement for the feel. Next I thinned down the poly clear coat on the body.

It actually felt pretty good, so I left it that way. I had intended to oil it, but I discovered a hard, clear undercoat that wouldn’t budge. I especially disliked the thick black coat on the neck. It was playing and sounding pretty darn swell.īut there was this half-inch thick poly clear coat. I changed everything, from the pickups (Fralins) to the bridge bushings (Faber hardened steel). But the neck was more important to me.Īnyway, this was purchased with the intention of unreasonable modification. I like bursts, but not the sort on Casinos. Unfortunately it was in my least-favorite color, vintage sunburst. I had my pick of many, and picked the one with the stiffest neck.

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