Jon Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) Looking great Briand. Can't wait to see how the neck and the body go together. Definitely one of the most unique guitars I have ever seen. Edited December 11, 2005 by Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briand Posted December 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Well it’s not done yet. I put a test neck on it and strung it up to make sure all the wiring is working and the switches are doing what they are supposed to do. All is good to go! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/briand1/DSCF0219y.jpg The headstock in my mind will look like an airplane from side view with a little angle, wing on the downside. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/briand1/DSCF0218zz.jpg Just some more pics. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/bria...DSCF0231yy4.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/bria...DSCF0231yy2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welt Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Ha! I love it! Great idea. Can't wait to see it done! Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 nice behringer stack too ive got a behringer combo really nice sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alarung Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 nice behringer stack too ive got a behringer combo really nice sound ← It's a Kustom head... While the Behringer cabs will effect tone, most of it'll be coming from the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 i prefer the jensen speakers they hide inside the behringer cabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 nice behringer stack too ive got a behringer combo really nice sound ← I do too, it didn't even last me 4-5 months. GREAT work with the guitar. Can't wait to see the finished neck on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briand Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Yes the Behringer cabs are very good I also like the Kustom head too and have not had any problems with them in three years. I do run the Behringer cabs sometimes with my Tube Works 6190 for a different sound. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/briand1/DSCF0252h5.jpg I am very impressed with the Behringer lineup so about 9 months ago I got a Behringer ultracoustic ACX 1000 and I am dang happy I did, I love that thing. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/briand1/DSCF0252h4.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/briand1/DSCF0252h9.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 built like a panzer > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briand Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Here is the FedEx neck. I was trying to keep the white flowing down the neck and still incorporate the black, orange and purple. The tune keys, truss-rod cover and nut are black. I still don’t know about the neck paint scheme I might have to due another one and let it go with two necks heck it has five straps that go with it. I am happy with how the headstock design came out. I did try several other designs and it really was a pain to come up with something that blended with the whole guitar and was simple yet cool. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/briand1/neck212.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/briand1/neck33.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/bria...itarstuff19.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/bria...itarstuff18.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/bria...itarstuff17.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/bria...itarstuff15.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/bria...eyeofFedEx1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 What!!! No pics from the front? Any way, it looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briand Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Have to keep something for the last pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Have to keep something for the last pic. That's funny... I was watching the movie Castaway yesterday and woke up this morning thinking about this FedEx guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokeros Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Oh apparently, becos Tom Hanks didn't want to ruin the mail, he didn't open them on the island. But after the movie they found it was actually a satelite phone unit and GPS tracking system haha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtjdx Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I've been watching this for awhile. Awesome job. All I can see in the FedEx logo nowadays is the arrow between the E and the x. It's annoying. But yeah, great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyB7539 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Very nice design, great looking guitar.... but how are you going to ship it to the head office... with DHL? Sorry couldn't resist... hey if you ever wanna play with lighting up logos on something like that get ahold of me... I have some ideas to throw your way... of course it involves liquid casting resin and some color additives and LED's and such, but if interested i will go into detail a little more later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briand Posted February 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Very nice design, great looking guitar.... but how are you going to ship it to the head office... with DHL? Sorry couldn't resist... It won't fit into there little vans. hey if you ever wanna play with lighting up logos on something like that get ahold of me... I have some ideas to throw your way... of course it involves liquid casting resin and some color additives and LED's and such, but if interested i will go into detail a little more later... I am always up to hear new ideals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyB7539 Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 ok here is the scoop. First thing you need is the tools to work with... these aren't exactly cheap, especially if you are making a lot of them. You can pick up everything that you need from www.uscomposites.com. First thing you will need from them is the 70-25 Tin-Sil RTV Silicone Mold Rubber to make the molds of the stuff you want to cast. This stuff is very flexible and you don't need to worry about mold release agents messing up your casting acrylic. You will need to make a positive plug for your negative mold. Basically this means that if you are doing lettering, you will make all the letters raised up from the wood. This is easiest done by cutting the letters from 1/4 MDF board and supergluing them to another board in the desired look. Once you do that, make a box around the plug, and pour the silicone mold rubber into the box, following manufacturers instructions, and let it cure. Once it is cured, you can peel away the box to release your silicone mold. Once you have the mold made it's time to break out the casting acrylic (aka liquid plexiglass) and the desired transparent tint. Here are the numbers you will be looking for... Silmar 41 Clear Polyester Casting Resin and TRA-TK001 color pigments (4 1oz. bottles of blue, red, green, and yellow) Mix per instructions and pour into your mold. Let set up and when it's dry, you have a colored, clear piece of acrylic, which can be sanded and polished. If you want to light it up, sand it to 400 grit, and drill 2 LED holes, one on each side, assuming the piece in question is one solid piece. If the letters are seperate, you can use 1 LED per letter. Light it up and watch it glow! It's really that simple. So why don't more people experiment with this stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briand Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Hmmm, I might just have to play around with some of that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briand Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 What!!! No pics from the front? Any way, it looks nice! It is done!! So here ya go Maiden69 the front side. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/briand1/fedexfront.jpg The back. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/briand1/fedexback.jpg What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 I still think it would be better with chrome (or color matched) hardware, but it looks great. Hope you don't have to ship it to its final destination. Wouldn't want it to get lost or damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCreations Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 wow, beautifully done, I particularily enjoy the arrow in the headstock. Brilliant. But, I ask the big question... how does it sound? Have you created a massive wall ornament? I certainly hope not, with all that work. Either way, it truly is a work of art, I applaud you. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Nice... I like the purple? paint, on the neck it looks like a pearlecent finish... I love that color!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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