b5111987 Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I am currently building 3 guitars of my own design there SG's with a kind of tele top horn heres links to the pictures guitar 1 - http://www.freewebs.com/jcguitars1/pictures.htm guitar 2 - http://www.freewebs.com/jcguitars2/pictures.htm guitar 3 - http://www.freewebs.com/jcguitars3/pictures.htm dont look around the rest of the site if u dont want to as some people give me s**t for putting links to my site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I don't care for the rest of it too much, but the carve into the lower body is a very cool idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova9 Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I am currently building 3 guitars of my own design there SG's with a kind of tele top horn heres links to the pictures guitar 1 - http://www.freewebs.com/jcguitars1/pictures.htm guitar 2 - http://www.freewebs.com/jcguitars2/pictures.htm guitar 3 - http://www.freewebs.com/jcguitars3/pictures.htm dont look around the rest of the site if u dont want to as some people give me s**t for putting links to my site ← The first one is the most interesting, Drak's right, that carve makes it a better design. Though it feels like it needs accenting somehow, just painting both higher and lower sections matte black feels like it's missing something. As for the other two - the top horn is too flat , looks like someone just chopped the top off, ya know? Good work though, all the routing etc. looks very clean and tidy, good templates I take it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I am currently building 3 guitars of my own design there SG's with a kind of tele top horn heres links to the pictures guitar 1 - http://www.freewebs.com/jcguitars1/pictures.htm guitar 2 - http://www.freewebs.com/jcguitars2/pictures.htm guitar 3 - http://www.freewebs.com/jcguitars3/pictures.htm dont look around the rest of the site if u dont want to as some people give me s**t for putting links to my site ← The first one is the most interesting, Drak's right, that carve makes it a better design. Though it feels like it needs accenting somehow, just painting both higher and lower sections matte black feels like it's missing something. As for the other two - the top horn is too flat , looks like someone just chopped the top off, ya know? Good work though, all the routing etc. looks very clean and tidy, good templates I take it? ← yeh the other two need reshapin they havnt bee properly sanded yeh as for templates i found so thin piec of wood in garage so drew around my SG and added a top horn i had to cut it out using a jigsaw so the side were really rough but i manage to sand them down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I also agree the carve is a great idea, Gives it an intresting look! And i also agree with Supernova9 that the work has been done VERY neatly... kepe up the good work! ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I also agree the carve is a great idea, Gives it an intresting look! And i also agree with Supernova9 that the work has been done VERY neatly... kepe up the good work! ~~ Slain Angel ~~ ← thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 So, uh, why do you need three of these? They remind me of the half-man/half-woman in the old freak shows...except at least they had a sense of symmetry to them. I'd rethink that upper horn if I were you (because it's too late for the lower part, with all the routing you have there), try to come up with something a bit more elegant. As it is, to me at least, it looks like you went balls out on the lower part of the body, great routing, etc, then just kind of gave up as you came around to do the top part. Maybe with the neck on though, it'll look more like a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 (edited) So, uh, why do you need three of these? They remind me of the half-man/half-woman in the old freak shows...except at least they had a sense of symmetry to them. I'd rethink that upper horn if I were you (because it's too late for the lower part, with all the routing you have there), try to come up with something a bit more elegant. As it is, to me at least, it looks like you went balls out on the lower part of the body, great routing, etc, then just kind of gave up as you came around to do the top part. Maybe with the neck on though, it'll look more like a guitar. ← yeh the pics arnt great and they do look better with the neck on im goint o add some complete pictures in a couple of weeks as iv just done the clear coat so i have to wait for it to dry and as for having 3 well when i bought the wood there was enought for 3 bodies i had bought a fernandes sutainer kit but i also wanted a guitar for heavy metal stuff and the i wanted on with a curved top so in the end i ended up with 3 i think im gonna sell the on with the sustainer kit in though Edited July 9, 2005 by b5111987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I think it would be cool to try and two tone one, the part with the carve being one color like white and the rest of the body being another color like black or red. It would really show off your contour which is a very cool idea like everyone said. So are you doing that contour on all three because I only saw it on one of them? It might be a good idea to do it the carve on more than one so you can work out the details like finishing and depth and stuff. Either way I like the idea alot but I agree with a few of the other posts that the overall shape could use some reworking, sg's are a great shape but I am not a fan of adding the tele horn. It's your project though so you do what makes you happy. Keep up the good work and keep us updated with pics as you go! Good luck! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I think it would be cool to try and two tone one, the part with the carve being one color like white and the rest of the body being another color like black or red. It would really show off your contour which is a very cool idea like everyone said. So are you doing that contour on all three because I only saw it on one of them? It might be a good idea to do it the carve on more than one so you can work out the details like finishing and depth and stuff. Either way I like the idea alot but I agree with a few of the other posts that the overall shape could use some reworking, sg's are a great shape but I am not a fan of adding the tele horn. It's your project though so you do what makes you happy. Keep up the good work and keep us updated with pics as you go! Good luck! Jason ← iv put a clear coat on it now and it showns of the contour really nice ill put up some pics as soon as i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 ok yesterday i went to clear coat thye front of the hearstock so it turned the neck so the fretboard was facing the sky and started. but later on i went to bring the neck in picked it up and the back of the neck had moulded itself to the table i was working on as the clear coat wasnt perfectly set when i turned it over. so i had to sand a bit down touch up on the primer then the black and the the clear coat. you can kindda see a dint but nothing major as im gonna wet and dry sand it then put another clear coat on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 iv just made t thing to hang my guitar while painting it i put a sweeping beush between to wheelie bins and a hanger in the middle and the hung the body from the hanger through the neck screw holes so now painting is comin on very nicley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 i was just gonna clear coat it when i noticed a small bit that hadnt be cover by the paint 100% so i got my can of black paint as started to spray it but it was the last bit of the can so it spat all over the guitar body so iv had to sand a bit off and then im gonna buy some more paint and spray it again then clear coat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 this is nearly finished now should i submit it for guitar of the month or wait till next month and can u submit it this month and then again next month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 iv just started clear coating so guitar should be finished in about 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 and can u submit it this month and then again next month ← Ask Godin! ← That's cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 and can u submit it this month and then again next month ← Ask Godin! ← That's cold. ← what does that meen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 They were taking a shot at Godin SD another memeber on the board. He entered his guitar 2 months in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 I love them!!!!! Orginal designs rock! Great job. The carve is really wicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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b5111987 Posted July 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 They were taking a shot at Godin SD another memeber on the board. He entered his guitar 2 months in a row. ← Just poking fun, nothing more! ← ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 (edited) I love them!!!!! Orginal designs rock! Great job. The carve is really wicked. ← Thanks allot Edited July 13, 2005 by b5111987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 on guitar 2 www.jcguitars.tk im adding side LED's in the fret markers and up the front the harder you play the further up the fretbord the markers will light they are goin to be blue LED's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 They were taking a shot at Godin SD another memeber on the board. He entered his guitar 2 months in a row. ← Ahem. idch took the shot. I just said it was cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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