marksound Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 EDIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Well, I for one respect that kind of commitment to craftsmanship. PRS probably destroys more pieces of 5A in a month than Drak or any of us will ever see. C'mon, people, it's a chunk of alder with two pieces of paper glued to either side. Sure, the body was quality fabricated and good for 99% of the public, but this is all about the 1% who want something more than what you can buy off the rack. I come to this forum to see works of art that are truly kick-ass in every sense of the word. Yeah, it's sad to see hours of work thrown on the scrap pile, but great artists know when to stop and start over. Maybe that body would have been an okay guitar with a couple cans of Krylon painted over the messed-up finish, but that's working Fender-style. Working Drak-style is a little bit different. Okay, preaching is over. Go watch "The Agony and The Ecstasy" if you want to learn why Drak and other builders demand perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 What else are you supposed to do with a guitar that you aren't happy with? Put good time and money after bad? So what happens when its finished? You've got a guitar that you aren't happy with that you probably won't be able or don't want to sell. Why do that to yourself? If I were Drak, I'd at least use the wood as firewood. That is a great use for guitar projects gone wrong, in my opinion. I'm finishing my first guitar, even though I made a big mistake. I'm trying to recover from it. I'm going to finish it for the experience of making a guitar, but if I'm not happy with it after its all done, I'm buring that sucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Well, I for one respect that kind of commitment to craftsmanship. PRS probably destroys more pieces of 5A in a month than Drak or any of us will ever see. ← No, they have cut ONE guitar up on a DVD so everyone THINKS they have higher standards than they do. Fact is there is very little that could go wrong to warrant a PRS getting cut in half.... its all made by repetative CNC machines remember??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Here is the rear, now dyed. ← Is it just me, or is that belly cut not smooth?? The lines look like they are all wonky and not flowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Also I want to officially apply for the job of the WOD ← Like Happy Gilmore standing in front of the pitching machine, taking fastballs in the chest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 After looking at the painted pic, I think it is not to much a blame of the veneer. They will always tend to look flimsy, but with the light dye you were able to do, it was looking pretty deep. I think that the problem was with the sand back. You should have left it dyed and then just shoot the green barely on the edges, rather than as much as you did. Is the front done? It could still be saved from the WOD if the front is not done and you are able to paint it right, then just do the back a dark green, I think that the way it looked wasn't deserving to be dished out completely. if it was the front I would agree, being a veneer, but the back could laways be black and would be an awsome looking guitar anyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 No, they have cut ONE guitar up on a DVD so everyone THINKS they have higher standards than they do. Fact is there is very little that could go wrong to warrant a PRS getting cut in half.... its all made by repetative CNC machines remember??? I've never seen a DVD showing them cutting anything up. A few months ago there was a discussion on the PRS forum where one of the members went on a tour of the factory with his group from Europe. According to him, he SAW the scrap bucket and the ruined guitars in it. Whether it's true or not, hey, it's the Internet, so maybe screwed up Customs become Standards after all, who knows? My point is, and I'll reiterate, there are some people who will not, and quite frankly should not, tolerate work that isn't satisfactory or reduce themselves to giving away scrap to allow someone else to further butcher up and claim it was a "Drak-blemished special". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBlack Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Stupid question: What is WOD? I've tried to search, but it won't allow it because its under 4 characters. My first guess was 'Wood-0-destructor' thinking drak has some weird cast iron medieval torture implement to turn guitar bodies into small wooden pigeons or something.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 WALL OF DEATH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 I ain't sure, but my bet is on Wall of Death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBlack Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 I ain't sure, but my bet is on Wall of Death. ← I suppose that would make sense - I still like to think of a medieval torture contraption making small wooden pigeons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 wooden pigeons! ← Hehe...toss the rejects up in the air and shoot at them with shotguns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBlack Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 wooden pigeons! ← Hehe...toss the rejects up in the air and shoot at them with shotguns. ← Aye - perfect example of re-cycling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 hell yea! Hey I got an idea. Keep the WOD guitars and get poeple to smash them on-stage in a show!! Would at least give them a better ending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBlack Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 hell yea! Hey I got an idea. Keep the WOD guitars and get poeple to smash them on-stage in a show!! Would at least give them a better ending ← Or save them for bonfire night and create a pire and get some naked virgins to dance round it - a tribute to the guitar gods. Btw, if your american you might not know what bonfire night is, here in the UK we celebrate it as the day that we foiled Guy Fawkes from blowing up the houses of parliment. The bonfire represents his execution (hung, drawn, quatered, and then burnt - just to make sure!) End of history lesson. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 And its also a good excuse to use flaming arrows shot using a bow from the back of a transit, well mu uncle thought it would be good fun anyway... [/off topic] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted September 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 You guys DO know I didn't really WOD that body, don't you? I'm just going to sand the veneer off and do something else with it, why, IT'S A PERFECTLY GOOD BODY!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBlack Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 You guys DO know I didn't really WOD that body, don't you? I'm just going to sand the veneer off and do something else with it, why, IT'S A PERFECTLY GOOD BODY!!!!! ← hmm, have you been persauded to keep it afterall, or were you always going to keep it? (this doesn't nessacarily mean you need to cancel the naked virgins!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 I think its time to construct my own, rather literal, WOD. Take a nice bit of privacy fence and set it up near the edge of the yard, with enough room for a chipper-shredderer behind it... xD nice little guitar-sized hole in it... sounds like a plan to me. Lternatively I could just build a giant brick fireplace outside and call it the Gaping Inferno of the Guitar Gods.... GIGG xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted September 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 hmm, have you been persauded to keep it afterall, or were you always going to keep it? Hmmmm, newcomer, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBlack Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 hmm, have you been persauded to keep it afterall, or were you always going to keep it? Hmmmm, newcomer, eh? ← Aye, I am a newcomer and know very little of the 'WOD' and your habits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Btw, if your american you might not know what bonfire night is, here in the UK we celebrate it as the day that we foiled Guy Fawkes from blowing up the houses of parliment. The bonfire represents his execution (hung, drawn, quatered, and then burnt - just to make sure!) Well here in america bonfire night is ever night and is a celebration of beer and liquor and underage drinking, well at least until the cops bust it up. I guess your day is a bit more educational, ours is just another excuse to get boozed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Its also what we did after we threw the tea in the harbor! LOL... All the good Germans who settled alongside of the English here in the new world, provided the beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 AMERICA : We burn stuff and drink beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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