TiGeR V gets its stripes!!!

Posted byEbbanoxious Guitar LessonsPosted inElectric Guitar, LouD Guitarist Chris De Warenne, Music: In Theory and Practice, RHeTHoRiC FLiNTSToNe III, Tiger V

by Chris De Warenne @ EbbanoxiousGuitarLessons

I purchased a used 2015? Jackson “Randy Rhoads” RR1, “Made in USA” by the Jackson/Fender Custom Shop.

It came with a Metallic Black Poly finish, and had a few large dings on the top fin.

I decided to go ahead with my plans of making it look exactly like the Custom Shop Tiger painted RR V guitar that was featured in the Jackson / Charvel catalog from 1985,

Finished circa March 2023.

Another guitar that I had always wanted from the days of placing a custom order like this,

My 1985 Red and White Tiger Stripe, San Dimas, Charvel/Jackson.

Sanding the Poly finish, 400 grit (wet).
Filled the mounting rings screw holes.
Masked stripes, an undercoat of white.
White undercoat.
The edges after masking tape. That’s a coat of Black Nitro I sprayed over the original Black Metallic Poly.
I had freedom with the back stripes.
Here is the initial Nitro Graffiti Yellow!
The photo (top left) from the catalog.
The fine sanding begins, 1000-4000 grit.
Edges were touched up using a brush.
Ready for clear coats
Clear coats and block sanding
Pickup mounting bar, bell brass. Note the rough area, pre-sanding.
Before using the brush.
The catalog only showed the top view, easy to create the pattern on the back.
No more mounting rings!

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Overall, this project had a huge learning curve! Matching those stripes to the catalog photo was very time consuming. Also, I would go a different way re the masking. Completely hand painting the Stripes would be preferred to the stripes being masked off.

Simpler method: First, get the Graffiti Yellow solid all over. THEN hand paint the stripes. Followed by massive clear coats… then sand down, leveling the two colors to the same level. Maybe that would take one month instead of three!

It’s still one of my favorite guitars and was well worth the time travel and effort I put into it.

Smiles everyone! Smiles!

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