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This episode shows how to build and hydrodip a DIY guitar body. The process of hydro-dipping a guitar is also known as a swirl dip, swirl paint, or swirling. I used basic woodworking skills to build the guitar body, and the swirl paint finish is inspired by Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM guitar.

Building a 1980s Steve Vai JEM Guitar from Scratch

Michael Clifford November 22, 2019

This episode shows how to build and hydrodip a DIY guitar body. The process of hydro-dipping a guitar is also known as a swirl dip, swirl paint, or swirling. I used basic woodworking skills to build the guitar body, and the swirl paint finish is inspired by Steve Vai’s Ibanez JEM guitar.

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In DIY, how to, how to make, Guitar Build Tags guitar, guitar build, ibanez, JEM, JEM guitar, ibanez jem, steve vai, steve vai guitar, diy, guitar builder, guitar maker, electric guitar
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