Anyone have a swirl-dip finished guitar?

[baimun]

Let's see 'em!!!

 

[baimun]

I got to see this one in person when I was at Ron Thorn's shop in California

 

[tiger roach]

Ooo I like that blue-and-white one. And the pups are an interesting variant of the fabled Bluesboy configuration.

<edit> so far all the ones I’ve found on reverb look like clown barf

 

[baimun]

Ooo I like that blue-and-white one. And the pups are an interesting variant of the fabled Bluesboy configuration.

<edit> so far all the ones I’ve found on reverb look like clown barf

Ron did a series of guitars... with each one being a different element of nature.


I think the one above is air... because the water one was over a blue basecoat... then the magma was all reds, orange, etc... and I know the earth one was greens/brown/gold.

 

[baimun]

Found 'em on his site..... and a couple more customer guitars he did. I remember him saying that he was inspired by the look of swirly bowling balls.

 

[bsman]

I remember back in the 90s, maybe, G&L offered ASATs in some swirl finishes (I think they called them bowling ball finishes). I always rather liked them.

 

[mystixboi1]

Super cool. I used to own this

 

[baimun]

Super cool. I used to own this

Well, to be honest...


.... you've owned half of the guitars currently in circulation.



I don't mean the model.... I mean the actual guitar.

 

[Tiltsta]

My son has a black and white swirl Jackson that is really nice.

 

[Wyatt]

I really like the Ron Thorns where they bursted over the finish.

I remember back in the 90s, maybe, G&L offered ASATs in some swirl finishes (I think they called them bowling ball finishes). I always rather liked them.

I know Fender called swirl-dipped "bowling ball" when they did a run in '84.

But to me, G&L is a true bowling ball finish...

 

[baimun]

That is really fucking sweet.

 

[micwalt]

Fender had a run of them a few years back, and I really wanted a Tele.

 

[Guitar Heel]

Not a guitar, but we played with some swirl.

 

[baimun]

@Guitar Heel .... and you didn't do a guitar body while you were at it... WHY?

 

[tiger roach]

Not a guitar, but we played with some swirl.

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Stupid question - the paint is just floating on top, right?

 

[Guitar Heel]

Stupid question - the paint is just floating on top, right?

Yep!

just used spray paint.

 

[smurfco]

Not a guitar, but we played with some swirl.

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You demented trick!!

 

[shoeless]

My son has a black and white swirl Jackson that is really nice.

I don't have one, but have always like the look. Well, some are better than others depending on the color combos.

I really like that B&W Jackson.

 

[Chicken Man]

Looks like the folders the girls at my middle school keep their social studies notes in.

 

[Kerouac]

I've always loved them. I have some friends that do swirl dips for their gaming PC cases or consoles, but none have done it to a guitar themselves.