Drak Posted September 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 if you have no space for larger tools where do you put 22 hand built guitars? Yes, ...that could present a problem couldn't it? ...But those kinds of problems, well, life could be worse, y'know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Whatever you do, don't post pics of this (f-ing GORGEOUS) Tele over on that "other" site. The site owner refers to spalted maple as "driftwood". (No kidding; I got banned over it.) Stunning work, Drak. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Hey, speaking of cool guitar players who recorded with Tele's, Purple Haze was recorded on a Telecaster. Then of course, we can't forget about Keef. Rock and Roll and Telecasters go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Make a wall of guitars Drak. And then you can take a picture to display all your lovely guitars. Get 22 of them little wallhanger things and hang them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 lol thats actually one of the best ideas I have ever heard of. in my next house in the basement I am going to build a rack and place all the guitars I am working on, on the rack. Now I have the room.... awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted September 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 (edited) Make a wall of guitars Drak. And then you can take a picture to display all your lovely guitars. Get 22 of them little wallhanger things and hang them all. What an absolutely ridiculous EDIT waste of time, please don't post in these threads if that's all you have to say. I build guitars to PLAY the EDIT things. I build the absolutely best guitars I can to get the most out of them when they're plugged in and being used as they should be. I am NO builder of wall-hanger theme guitars. If YOU want to build guitars to hang on a stupid wall so you can take a picture of them all and be disgustingly ego-bloated about it, be my guest, but that's not my bag, and I find that so grossly bloated with ego-tism that I couldn't stand the thought. Please refrain from posting in this thread unless you have something to say/comment about the guitar in question. Let me get this straight for those who need some clarification: If you build guitars to do nothing but sit and admire them on a wall, I feel very sorry for you unless you are an ~artist~ who decided to do that on purpose. If so, very cool and more power to you, I can respect that if that's the purpose you had in mind to begin with and I would dig that Splendido Hotel baby. But if you build guitars to simply stare at and satisfy your neglected ego, you are a sad case. I have tools here that are over 40-50 years old, and they are some world class tools. Very simple and straightforward tools like hammers, chisels, etc, and I do not hang them on a wall to admire them, I admire them when I am using them, when they are performing their designated function, when I am USING that hammer to hammer something, and it hits home and doesn't slip off, etc...that's when I have admiration for that tool. Other than being used, it sits in a toolbox for all eternity, not hanging on a wall. Guitars are no different to me. I do not ~display~ the guitars I have unless I'm USING them at that time to PLAY MUSIC with, to EXPRESS my musical ideas. That's all they're good fer, they're tools just like a sweet hammer is a great tool. A guitar is NOTHING but a tool for a musician to use to CREATE music with, that's IT AFAIC. I would rather have a big wall pic of SRV jamming his ass off that to hang my own guitars on a wall, at least he's doing something with a guitar, the guitar is his TOOL, NOT a false GOD to be worshipped. I already have a God I believe in and no guitar looks like HIM. Can You Dig This Baby? Thank You. Take that guitar worship stuff somewhere else man, it ain't my thang. Edited September 16, 2005 by bluespresence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 So, that would be a no for the photo op then? Whatever you do, don't post pics of this (f-ing GORGEOUS) Tele over on that "other" site. The site owner refers to spalted maple as "driftwood". (No kidding; I got banned over it.) Stunning work, Drak. Keep it up. ← You got banned for posting a spalted guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Drak, I think what Hunter was suggesting was 22 side by side wall hangers so you can store the 21 guitars you aren't currently playing in an aesthetically pleasing manner. More specifically, I think he was asking (and if he wasn't, I am now) that you take a picture of all 22 so we can admire them while you're busy playing them. I don't think anyone would dare suggest that a perfectly good guitar go unplayed... if I found out anyone here were building and then not playing their creations, I would personally "liberate" those guitars from such a cruel fate and give them to people who would actually use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 (edited) A guitar is NOTHING but a tool for a musician to use to CREATE music with, that's IT AFAIC. I don't quite agree; A guitar is NOTHING if it isn't a tool for a musician to CREATE music with, but it CAN definitely be more. A great guitar, IMO, is more than merely a musical tool. An ugly, unfinished body with a smooth playing neck, good setup and decent (but un-pretty) hardware can play wonderfully, sound heavenly, be a great musical tool, but not be a great guitar. Playability and tone are prerequisites for greatness, but aren't the only thing. The details, the carving, the ideas, the aesthetics, that's the place for artistry. Great guitars are, AFAIC, functional art, and that's particularly true of electrics where, since body shapes don't matter quite so much, there's a degree of design freedom that isn't readily available in acoustic instruments. Of course, the argument can be made that the visual, tonal and kinesthetic beauty of the piece are meant to inspire the musician to further greatness, but even so, I'd rather build a guitar that players and non-players alike can appreciate, and that players can pour their musical heart and soul into. That's when I'll feel I've succeeded fully. Anyway, on topic: that's one sweet l'il instrument you got going there. Makin' me want to go ponder what to do with my half flamed/half spalt top, and get me s'more spalt! Edited September 16, 2005 by mattia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 I'm really digging this guitar. How did you get such a rotton peice of wood glued down? I'm thinking mabye powdercoated black hardware would look sweet on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Ouch, somone got rubbed the wrong way. Drak, I've always dreamed of a room full of nothing but guitars and amps. Maybe once you've built your guitars, you can use those hard-won skills to add an addition on to your house. Now back on topic somewhat, how hard is it to sand and level that Epoxy? Any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Sheesh, Sorry Drak. I wasn't expecting that comment to cause such a problem. I was merely suggesting something, but I guess I'll stop with that, since people seem to take offense to it... Anyway, beautiful guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 stay on topic.dreams of guitars hanging from walls have nothing to do with drak's construction methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 what happened to the pics in this thread? I was looking for something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 (edited) Apparantly drak got sent on a two week vacation for reasons I will not bring up again... So I'm sure he'll update this thred when he comes back (if he comes back) Just letting you know so you dont wonder what happend... Edited September 23, 2005 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I would rather have a big wall pic of SRV jamming his ass off that to hang my own guitars on a wall, at least he's doing something with a guitar, the guitar is his TOOL, NOT a false GOD to be worshipped. I already have a God I believe in and no guitar looks like HIM. Really, Drak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Wow, cool succubus guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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