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Well sorry about the time delay I just got a new camera and iam having a hard time geting it to work right, so I know that some of these pic's are bad and there realy small but it's the best I can do for now :D the guitar need's alot more work done to it so it look's a bit rough, it need's sanding and shaping and all that but hear's what I have done sofar Thanks.

these pic's are of the whole thing neck and all but they are a bit fuzzy sorry

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10021.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10003.jpg

This is the jack plate I just made and I realy like the way it came out.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10028.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10010.jpg

Now hear are some pic's of the heal, I just want to show you guy's where iam at with this since iam not sure what shape I should use, I left the extra wood in there for when I did the neck pocket to avoid any tearout problems, it's need's alot of work!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10025.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10026.jpg

And hear are some close up pic's of the guitar that show the rough shape that iam going for.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10029.jpg

This is a close up pic of the back of the guitar.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10023.jpg

This is a pic of the headstock.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Dec10030.jpg

Thanks

!!METAL MATT!! B)

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you seriesly need a way cool headstock to go with that. The one there just doesent look good or go with the body.

Ya I know but it's all I have to work with for now B) , but if the guitar work's out well I will try to use one of the neck's that iam working on and I will put it on this guitar

Thanks

!!METAL MATT!! :D

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I just heard that this even happend I was almost in tears dimebag and pantera ment alot to me, this is a tragedy!!

DIMEBAG YOU WHERE AND AND WILL FORVER BE MY HEAVY METAL GOD!!

YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN!!

!!METAL MATT!! :D

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Well Iam going to take some more pic's today to beter show what work I have left to do on this guitar these one's should be larger I will edit them in later today once the sun is up B)

!!METAL MATT!! :D

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the part's are on just for fun :D

I got some work done today the heal is shaped and ready for the router and the the holes for the bridge and drilled out and now I have to do the recess cavity

but I have alot of sanding to do and routing to do yet!! but it's goinging to be fun :D

!!METAL MATT!! B)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...6133impaler.jpg

the guitar with the part's

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...8301impaler.jpg

the hole's for the bridge

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...8304impaler.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...8303impaler.jpg

the shape of the heal front and back

what do guy's think?

!!METAL MATT!! :D

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Looking good.

Is this one significantly paler than the razor or is it just the picture?

Ya this one is alot paler it's not the most extremly good look'en wood that I have but Iam doing some dye and burst experiments so I dont want to use my best wood yet untill I know this one will work!! B)

!!METAL MATT!! :D

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HAHAHA my cool mattress :D , hey that thing is Comfy I love that mattress :D

!!METAL MATT!! B)

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Well I got some work done as normal some $hity pic's and some good pics,

iam not sure how but my eyebrow ring got in to this pic :D

Hear's the pickup cavity's

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10426.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10425.jpg

hear's the electriconics cavity

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10427.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10428.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10429.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10430.jpg

hear's a pic of the neck plate that did not work out the way I had hoped it would :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10431.jpg

hear's some pic's of the back of the guitar

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10432.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10443.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10444.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10445.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10446.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10447.jpg

and the best of all the top of the guitar Iam realy very happy with how well this guitar is comeing out I think it's a very strong design I love this one! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10433.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10434.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10435.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10437.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10441.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...ER/Jan10442.jpg

So what do you guy's think?

!!METAL MATT!! B)

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Oh ya one more thing Iam not to sure what type of finish I should use Iam thinking about useing tru oil but I have never tryed it before and Iam not sure it an oil finish will hold in the color of the wood :D any advice? B)

!!METAL MATT!! :D

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matt. youve done it again!!

the jack socket and back plates are amazing!!!!! i never would of thought of doing something like that. great touches to an awesome looking axe.

i couldnt do that with my back plate as its pretty thick and id need something industrial to cut through it. but perhaps on another guitar i might pinch that jack socket idea and slip a thin plate of shaped metal under the bolt that holds it together, and maybe some under the pots as well.

im completely inspired!

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Thank's Mike :D, Ya I realy like the jack plate but I realy hate the neck plate it just does not look right to me it look's off center or something and it was A bit forced on my part I think I was trying way to hard and it came out looking like crap to me

but it was fun :D

!!METAL MATT!! B)

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Well the jack plate was just a thin bit of steel I stole from my old 1952 chevy

before I sold it :D and the neck plate was just that a neck plate I drilled out some hole's and I started to grind and sand.

!!METAL MATT!!

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Awesome Matt! Have you ever considered trying tru-oil? Just a thought. Actually, you have a connection for clear coating, don't you? That guitar you entered in the GOTM had a killer finish on it. Can you have it finished that way?

I love this guitar though - very creative and it just looks very professional. Great work yet again.

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Awesome Matt! Have you ever considered trying tru-oil? Just a thought. Actually, you have a connection for clear coating, don't you? That guitar you entered in the GOTM had a killer finish on it. Can you have it finished that way?

Thank's dave :D Well I do have a connection for clear coating but with the wood being so oppen graind iam not sure if I want to try a clear coat on this one :D do you have any tip/info on oil finishing

!!METAL MATT!! B)

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One more thing, where in the hell iam I going to find a case for this thing does any one know of someone that sells/builds custom guitar cases? I have been looken around for a while and found nothing :D

or is there any info on how I could build my own that would be deadly :D

!!METAL MATT!! B)

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nice original design...that thing looks dangerous!!!

I vote for a transparent blood red....I don't usually like that oiled wood look....and I don't think 'natural finish' goes well with 'impaler'; see what I mean?

Excellent idea with the plates, but yeah I think you should redo the neck plate --you need something that works better with the shape of the guitar....how about cutting up a longer piece of steel?

you could make a case out of wood, of course. Friend of mine made one out of an old plastic sign.

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