SRV Number One replica (#2)

Here is a video of my second attempt at replicating SRV's Number One. The video quality isnt great but I tried to get some good close ups. I couldnt resist having Lenny playing in the background (cheesy I know - sorry :). Check out my other vidoes to see my other guitars and a video of the build process start to finish. Thanks for watching and comments are welcome!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• SRV
• strat
• stratocaster
• Number One
• First Wife
• relic
• replica guitar

[minus0472]

whats the string gauge ?

[dhf97]

@minus0472 13, 15, 18P, 28, 38, 58.

[Bluestouse86]

that looks amazing!

[dhf97]

@Bluestouse86 Thanks Bluestouse86!

[01murph]

hey man could you tell me how to take the paint off and the kind of stains that you use to age the wood?

thanks man.

[dhf97]

@01murph Thanks 01murph. I use several things to take off paint including scrapers, files, sandpaper etc... Its not easy or fast, so be patient and take your time. To color the bare wood I basically use Kiwi shoe polish in black & brown and small amounts of minwax wood stain in cedar, maple and ebony. Mix to get the color you want. Hope this helps, Take care.

[SuperGuitarSlut]

@dhf97 How's the neck keeping up with all that tension? Did you go a half-step down from the standard tuning? I like big strings, but that's just madness : ]

[EdPernod]

Nice job just let more time for wood to oxidize and turn gray

[davidgolman]

Looks awesome. Great job!

[fijitx]

probably the best replica i've seen yet.

i'm preparing to start my own srv#1 project. i just bought the body and as someone that has never reliced a guitar, i was wondering if you could share some techniques?

[conjering]

Great job.

[chitlinpimp]

What brand/style are the tuners? They are perfect replicas. Thanks.

[chooseyourblues]

Looks better than the custom shop ones.

[AlienWorkshopSk8tr]

Fucking Amazing.

[lowsebs]

Hi,

I need your help if it's possible for a relicing technique.. Can I contact you on an email address? Thanks from switzerland!

[screenpuller]

He even got the lil' pieces of wire insulation Rene Martinez used to put on Stevie's strings to help prevent string breakage! XD