Guitar Burst - The Easy Method, Using Water-Based Dyes

Rit Dyes – Multiple Colors

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[billthrone]

Very helpful, I'm 75 and a hobbyist luthier, Trying my hand a Burst Dying.

[RobertHollander]

"Easy" is exactly what I need at this point. Thank you.

[jackburton]

This is a really smart way for me to not mess up my build. Thanks!

[jonnyrocker]

I learned something today. I'm a newbie at this and not afraid to try it. Thanks for the expert tips

[pwaegemans]

This was very informative. That sunburst is looking beautiful!

[thetattedpharmacist]

I've done one burst, I used blue fountain pen ink for the centre section, then taped off an outline and sprayed solid black automotive acrylic for the outer edge, then, removing the newspaper and tape from the blue centre section, feathered in a black to the blue transition with an airbrush. Worked well, and came out very nice for my first try, but the next one I'm doing is a brown to yellow burst with rit dye on a Jazz Bass to try and mimic the early fender two-tone bursts

[davemikhail]

I've been looking for exactly this before I attempt my first graded staining like this. Thanks

[MarianoRozanski]

Thank you for putting this together! Exactly what I was looking for while I'm struggling to get results I like on my first build ever.

[riffsfoundhere]

Looking into building a sunburst strat, I found this video very helpful!!

[dougb]

I learned something new ! That’s awesome ! You really put a lot of effort and thought into your videos

[hhattingh]

This is great stuff. Even if I don't build guitars, it does give one a better appreciation for the craft.

[pablosaenz]

i will start mi stratocaster proyect following your instrutions! i have never done this. BUt you are my light in this project!! Thank You!!!!😀

[pokeround]

You helped settle a few decisions for my for my upcoming first build. Cheers! 👍

[larylhuntington]

I find this extremely helpful as I have never done this before and I have an old blonde guitar that I want to sand down and change to a cherry stain. This helped me a lot. Thank you.

[portsideguitar]

Wow, came out really great. Thanks for sharing this!

[manolosantana]

I like dyed bursts better than most of the sprayed ones, as the latter regularly show sharp color edges instead of the smooth transit a dyed burst allows. Thnaks for the very detailled tutorial! 👍

[migalito]

Thanks for the ideas. I build acoustic but some things are common to each so it will be nice to have your channel as a source of ideas.

[tylerparker]

Awesome video man just what i was looking for 👍 you did a killer job on this all the way around thank you

[corfo]

Thanks for the video. Very informative and puts me in an experimental mood!

[WalkerTrotchie]

This was such a great video. Thank you. So much good information.