guitarchump Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Im about to start my first guitar of this year and have some ideas on what ill be doing some input would be appreciated. Ok so far i have drawn out an idea for the body shape and such, but ill list off parts and materials first: - Black tunners - wilconsin bridge (trem) - 3 pickups (havent decided which ones) - neck thru maple neck - mahogany body - possible flamed maple top (if i decide to do a sunburst of sorts) - graphtech nut - thorned vine inlay on fretboard (abalone, peal) - wide medium fret wire - black finnish ---------------------- Well i plan on going out to get wood in the next few days. I would like some suggestions before I head out to grab the wood. Hopefully not everyone hates it haha . Its still a rough drawing and i had to work with it so u can see the drawing on the paper. thx for ur time guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 my god...that has to be the most wonderful design ive seen yet on this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 HAHA thx man! I cant take total credit LGM's guitars kinda inspired me. Hopefully it isnt to similar for him to get mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 love it reminds me of my "buzz saw" Cadillac i made a drawup of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Wow, i i dont think i have seen your "buzz saw" drawing. Have it posted anywhere by anychance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 the butt looks like a BCRich wave...i like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Yea it kinda does.. I didnt notice that till now heh. any suggestions on wood choices or the 2 finish options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Could some people please comment on the type of finnish i should go for? Im thinking of going out to get the wood today and id like to know if i should pick up some flamed maple for a sun burst or just stick with going pure black? opinions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackZ Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 see thru dark cherry red with black burst edges!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 I think a dark pearl green with black EVH type lines (only just a few and very thin) would look sweet I love the body shape. The violin type cutouts on the side look really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 I say put a thick heavily flamed maple cap on it, paint the top black(or dye it) and leave the chamfered edges natural. I have yet to see that done, but I imagine it would look pretty sweet. The design isn't my cup of tea, but then again I'm not a metal head. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 black with red or dark red bevels MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Could some people please comment on the type of finnish i should go for? I would say go for Pink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackZ Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Could some people please comment on the type of finnish i should go for? I would say go for Pink. yeah, pink with gold hardware. and fur strap! pure porn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadmike Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 are you putting some spikes on that or wot??? that is one SHHHPIKEY geetar. the whole buzzsaw theme just fits it perfectly, what about a silvery finish similar to a blade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 my vision-Dark sparkling green on main body, black bevels with evh stripes in the same color as the body, just a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Thats alot of reply's in only half a day! Thank you for all you input guys! Well i was down at my local hardwood store and picked up some eastern hardsap for the neck thru and some honduran mahogany for the wings. I think ill just paint this one black and maybe do something with the edges. I got enough maple to make 3-4 neck thru's ( had to buy a 76 inch peice haha). So i think i may have to make two of these guitars at one time! Ill post some pics of the wood later for all of you to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'm thinkin dark purple flame on top with black bevels... i've been on a purple kick lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 well I like it and it will look deadly BUT a bit to much Leviathan I love the theam I just like to see something more your own DEADLY DESIGN !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Thx Matt but really before i had even seen the leviathan i was thinking about a design like it but the leviathan gave me that push to put it on paper. I have decided for one of them to be pure black and another I will do something crazy with haha. If LGM has a problem with the shape being to similar then I will change my design... but seeing as im only making these two guitars for myself i dont see a major problem with it. wood pictures comming soon... (stupid exam week is slowing me down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Have you built a guitar before? Well, even if you have, may I recomend that you build only one at a time. If you build two at once, you're liable to make the same mistake on both guitars. However, if you build one, then another, you can avoid any mistakes that you might have made on the first guitar while building the second. Just my $.02, and as usual suppliment it with a grain of salt. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 i have made guitars before! when i say at the same time its more in the sense of getting one finnished and ready for paint, then while doing the paint job on that one, work on the next. Personnaly painting isnt the funnest thing for me so i like some thing to do during it. and seeing as i will have all my templates and everything all ready it will be a little less work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.