CudBucket Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 (edited) I drew an original body design some months ago but it's only 11 1/4" wide by about 17 1/2" long. Is that too small or are there other solid-body electrics that are equally narrow? Thanks. Dave Edited November 18, 2004 by CudBucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 i also drew up an original design and it didnt quite reach 12 inches wide, but it was a bass. Also what helped was having the full thing drawn out to scale with the headstock and everything to see how the proportions were. In that sense it was the right size and i didnt want to widen it. heres a pic Bass Design MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 (edited) I don't think your design is too narrow. The Steinberger guitars come to mind immediately (have a look here under the Steinberger link: http://www.musicyo.com/product_specs.asp?pf_id=897). One thing that might be an issue is how the guitar balances. A narrow design might be neck heavy. Best Regards, Mike. Edited November 18, 2004 by 82DeanZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 (edited) My drawing is full size and the body looks fine this way. Maybe I'd do a shorter neck scale but I really want 24 frets at 25.5". Maybe I 'll cut the drawing in half, stick an inch of paper between them and see how it looks. Or, I could make the body a little thicker so it's heavier. Thanks. Dave Edited November 18, 2004 by CudBucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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