jazzclub Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 (edited) This is almost the start. I've already glued two pieces of finnish birch and two pieces of something called tar-alder (tervaleppä in finnish) on top. The joints are not too good but this is the second try so I'll let it be. The shape is sawed and sanded raw. Edited September 9, 2005 by jazzclub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzclub Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Ok, there's a little gap from the previous picture but anyway. I made the carving to the top with rotoflex (neverheard?) sanding clamp used with a drill. I don't have any better tools for that so I sanded it. Pretty much work it is. Then I put the hardware to the guitar and tested it. The tremolo seems to work fine. The neck I have attached now is from an old crappy guitar called Sledgehammer! It's the neck I'm gonna use but I'll restorate it complitely. I'm pretty satified so far. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/jazziclubbi/kitara3.jpg I've finished this guitar by the time I'm writing this so sometimes I think why the hell did I paint this red. It would look pretty fine like this too with maybe some oil on, wouldn't it. This is the first time I put bindigs on my guitar but it went well. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/jazziclubbi/kitara5.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Looks Cool, reminds me of a cross between a Firebird, a Schon (80's guitar) and and Ibanez 540 PII (Alex Skolnick Model) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 To me its more BCR Stealth mixed with Iceman and then a little Firebird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzclub Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Baby's getting stained! I'm using stain powder which will be added to boiling water. I think I mixed a half bag of bright red, a little black and blue (would have been easier if there were dark red). I did a series of mistakes in the staining. First I dropped too much black powder to the water so it looked like black water in the jar. But I was too anxious to stain the baby so I went to stain it. I stained the guitar once and it looked too light to me so I stained it again. And guess what, it was too dark. So I tried to WASH the color away. And it actually helped a little. Well, here's the pictures. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/jazzi...enpetsausta.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/jazzi...bi/petsattu.jpg After the stain had dried, the surface looked a bit like satin. COOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzclub Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 The first coats of clear lacquer. I made a temporary neck from 10mm plywood to make the handling of the guitar easier. Now I can spin the guitar however I want. The lacquer was ment for boats but I used it earlier somewhere (don't remember) and it shined so hard I almost got blind! The quality of the picture is very poor. Sorry. This is my working table where my baby's getting sanded from 240 grit to 1200 grit. That's enough for me. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/jazziclubbi/kitara7.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzclub Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 The Zipper Cherry is now ready! Here are a few pics from it: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/jazziclubbi/15.jpg The back plates are made of appletree. Pretty cool huh! http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/jazziclubbi/17.jpg The pickups I have in this guitar was the biggest investment. For example the trem is taken from the old crappy Slegdehammer. So the pickups from bridge to neck: DiMarzio PAF Pro, Red Velvet and Blue Velvet. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/jazziclubbi/loimua.jpg The tar-alder came out pretty cool too. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/jazziclubbi/24.jpg I had much fun taking these pics, as you see. ADMIN EDIT: Please re-read the rules regarding posting of pictures: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=11235 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 That thing looks awesome! Almost melted. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 It looks great The only thing I don't like is the wood cavity covers. It would look much better with either black or matching purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassisgreat Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 sweet design! I love the carve as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egdeltar Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Interesting shape, I like it!! The finish looks really nice! Very vivid...good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 your guitar = http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/yamaha-sgv-3...aha-sgv-500.jpg + spam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoht Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 (edited) On kyllä pirun hienosti väsätty! tervaleppä on erittäin hyvää puuta bodeihin. ...and the same in english. Edited September 9, 2005 by samoht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggardguy Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Really awesome, I wasn't sure about the shape when i saw it in the first picture but by the time I had finished reading/looking I was in love. Nice colour and everything also, but I have 2 comments, i think it would look better with a different kind of bridge and the cavity covers should be a different colour. Really nice though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Wow... truly great choice of color! It almost makes me want to dye my work in progress purple... nah, maybe the next one. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 This is the best looking guitar I see in here since a VERY long time in my opinion. It's the first time I see a custom body shape here that makes want to steal the idea(no fear I wont do that....hehe). The finish looks very cool as well. Sure there are some small details I dont really like....ie the cavity covers, but the basic design is a classic. Did you invent that shape? Some questions: 1. Was the finish sprayed from a can or via a real gun? Can you really not remeber the brand? 2. Did you build the neck? Looks like it's taken from another guitar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 No offense to the other guys, but I'm hoping you enter this for GOTM, give me something to vote for! I too was kind of skeptical of the design at first look --it took a couple of seconds before my eyes "got it"...very cool. Reminds me a lot of those Wandres (Davolis), some of the most artful guitars ever designed. I see similarities in Myka's Gold Top from a couple months back too. Since no one else really sees the cavity covers, it's not a big issue. Still, they should be black or a suitably dark, contrasting color. In my opinion. Oh yeah, and excellent job on that headstock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Actually, I kind of like the cavity covers. They go well with the dark color, especially because of the pinkish tones in the wood. Generally I don't like cavity covers like that, but I have to say, you seem to have pulled it off well. Oh yeah, and deffo enter it for GOTM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I like that, it looks like you can get great upper fret access and the body shape is very appealing to the eye Good job! Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Very nice carve, I don't like the covers either, they are OK, but distracting when you look at the guitars back. The shape flows very good with the carve, and +1 for original design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Really sweet shape! I really like it. Like others, i was really skeptical when i first saw it, but seeing the finished product, i gotta say it's really sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 It look's Alot like this! http://www.espguitars.com/guitars_dave.htm !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 HOLY C*** The MSRP on that Dave Mustaine guitar is $3,999. That can't possibly be worth it; sad part is they'll probably sell quite a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 well,the ltd is much more affordable..but i think that axxion is incredibly stupid looking...where as i like the guitar in this topic. they look no more similar that a strat and an rg do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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