Hey all, I've been perusing the pics around here a lot, and I'd like to fill the Alembic logos on my Epic 5 with gold paint... Maybe fill is the wrong word, highlight is probably better, a thin coat of gold model paint, maybe?
 
Anyone know of a reason not to do this?  Any particular kind of paint I should use to avoid interference?
 
Thanks.

Don't think it would interfere with the input signal..what about going to a art/craft shop and using gold leaf..would look much better.

Good point.  I actually have the stuff to do silver leaf, all I'd need to do is pick up the gold paper.
 
....I'll post pics...

Please do, the 'Alembic' has worn off my pu's on my MK signature so I may re do with the same

Will do.  Gotta do some heavy-duty cleaning this afternoon, get all the dust off, so I'll probably do it then.

Allocating my day tomorrow to set-up, gold-leafing and cleaning...  Going to give Dean cryogenics a try - I like them pretty well on my P-bass, we'll see what happens.
 
And I'll be sure to take pics for you guys...

Spent three hours yesterday cleaning, leafing, and setting up...  I've got a bunch of pics, they were very handy with putting the bridge back together, and I still managed to do it wrong twice.
 
I'll post pics when I get home from work.

Cool- Looking forward to the pictures~

Yay for getting this done.    This is the stuff I used:

  In the process, I found a couple of nice touches along the way...  

  ...Nifty...  

  The sizing (glue) didn't want to work with me, no matter how long I let it set.  When I was finally happy with it, after three tries that is, I tried to use the sealer and ended up making a big mess, which I then had to clean up.    

  That took some of the leaf out, but it's mostly leaf, with a little gold spray paint that I sprayed into the lid - much more realistic than the gold model paint.  

  It wasn't all that hard, but in the end, I had to fill in some places with gold paint.  End result is something I'm very happy with.  It even looks good up close.  

  I'll get a better pic of the finished product when I'm happy with the setup.  Currently I'm letting the truss rod adjustments settle for a few minutes, but I think I've got a problem...  (Message edited by neurotictim on January 17, 2008)

Nice job on the gold leaf- what's the deal with the truss rods?

I wasn't quite done with the setup when I took the pics, and I've never adjusted dual truss rods before...  I've done some wandering around here and found out about them,  basically treating them like a single truss rod, adjusting them the same amount at the same time, and all that, but I don't know why you can see the threads on the G string side and not on the B side.
 
Either way, I'm pretty happy with the setup, I've got to let it sit for the night to settle in, then I'll put the cover back on.

If I remember correctly, this version of the pickup is originally without the gold-leaf. But why not - it looks real nice!

Looks very good, the slightly ruffled gold leaf makes it look 'antique' neurotictim..you have definitely gave me the push to do the same on mine now

Thanks.
 
I would recommend getting the gold leaf paper, as opposed to the shreddings I got...  Much easier to keep your work area clean when there's no gold leaf floating around.
 
FWIW, I got everything I needed at Michael's hobby shop, for roughly $30.
 
I also didn't mention it, but I replaced the SS pickup screws with brass ones from Lowes.  Matches better with the rest of the hardware, and it's also non-magnetic, so it's a win-win.  6-32 round slotted, 3/4 for the neck and 1 for the bridge.  I even made sure not to tighten them too much.
 
Also added gold Proline strap locks.

Looks Great! I was considering doing the same to my Epic but I was afraid to screw it up. I think I am going to give it a try