ZorgBlaubaer Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 hey. this is my first finished project. i will make some better and more detailed photos in a few days if anyone wants to see more oft it... i hope you like it.. this is the second version of the guitar... some of you guys helped me building the "first version" a year before, and now i found time to redo some major things, like make the cutaway and oiling the whole thing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 That's mad as a fish. Love it! The half fretlessness is a great Idea, I'm considering doing that at some point - just up to say the 5th fret or something. I also love the headstock, but that's down to caparason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Wow that is different, sort of a single cutaway viola meets shredder....where are the controls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorgBlaubaer Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 thank you ^^ actually, it was meant to be a replica of a caparison venus, thats why the headstock is the same. but in the end i made that many customisations, it does not have that much in common with the original guitar... ah and the controls... it just has no controls... there is this little dot on the left lower part of the guitar which you can see... this is a 2 way switch to switch between the pickups, but thats it.. when i make detailed photos you will see X) thanks already for your interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingblake Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Thats some really beautiful wood what is it thats a very interesting guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I'd like to see a close-up of the fretless part of that neck; did you raise the fretboard up to about fret height there? How did you make sure that when playing on the fretless part, the string didn't fret out lower on the neck? Anyway, a very cool and innovative build. Muchos props here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwhiteandthemaple Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Is the top carved? Also, can you give us some specs? What kind of top/body/neck/fretboard/pickups/bolton-set-neckthru Also, the fretless part, do you intend to play/experiment with it alot? If so, why did you make the neck heel so long? Meh, I'm just a little confused with the practical assets of the guitar. I really love the uniqueness though. It's.. sWELL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 So what is that black stuff on the sides of the pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 So what is that black stuff on the sides of the pickups? Heh heh... Actually I was wondering that myself...looks like you originally routed for a different set of pickups? If those really are holes in the guitar, I'd think about adding a pickguard... Otherwise, when I first looked at the guitar, it looked like you'd forgotten to trim the edges, you know, like the way a lot of molded plastic toys used to be (seems like they've got a better manufacturing process nowadays) where you'd have to trim the plastic around the mold line. Interesting idea, nonetheless. I like the 'no controls' thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I'd think about adding a pickguard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I'd think about adding a pickguard... Well, I would... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I think it's called OPD. Obsessive Pickguard Disorder. Symptoms: One thinks every guitar would look better with a pickgaurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I think it's called OPD. Obsessive Pickguard Disorder. Symptoms: One thinks every guitar would look better with a pickgaurd. Well, let's put it this way...every guitar with huge gaps next to the pickups would look better with a pickguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai_Guitars Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Wow that's cool, very unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorgBlaubaer Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 thanks guys for you probs! i will try to answer all the questions as good as i can.. the wood is mahagony with an oiled and waxed finish i didnt raise the fretboard in the fretless part, but now when i play it, i get constantly reminded that i should have ^^ the top isn really carved, but as you maybe see, it is built in two "layers" with a carved "connection" (sorry, these words arejust used due to lack of english vocabluary) so the body is, as i said mahagony, there is no top, just one big piece of wood. the neck is a one piece maple neck with a ebony fretboard (a really old and beautyful one, in my opinion, ill make close ups) the pickups are an esp lh-206 and a shadow sh 661 (humbucker in single coil format). its a bolt on neck i dont intend to do much with the fretless part.. this guitar was meant to be a cool looking and deep hanging power cord guitar ^^ but i will surely try some things out with the fretless part. i already recognized that is will only sound good if you use really really much gain because you need much of sustain coming from the amp for the fingers stops the sound imideatly (i also play violin for 12 years, thats why i thought it would be intersting to try it...) the neck heel is so long because i thought it would look nice if the body ends where the frets end. i still think so X) the black stuff is actually black velvet... i thought it would look noble (dont know the right english word.. sorry..) but it only looks crappy... i built the guitar when i was 17 so i did not think far enpugh.. i will make pick up cavitys out of light (the opposite of dark.. if light isn the right word..) wood because i reyll dont want a pickguard to be in front of the mahagony.... i hope i answered all your questions, thanks for your comments a lot again, and please sorry my bad english.... yes.. oh and i will make the close ups when my dad comes home and brings his camera, for i dont have an own.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 the black stuff is actually black velvet... i thought it would look noble (dont know the right english word.. sorry..) but it only looks crappy... i built the guitar when i was 17 Okay, you're forgiven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitey Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 ur english was fine..up untill ''i dont have an own'' haha,as you can see your still a better typer than me,i tend to miss out letters by habit that is a really unique guitar,i love the carved of edges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Nice work, but I think I prefer the original Venus design. The design Gackt made was already perfect. I'm actually building a Marcury right now. Gackt's other signature guitar. I'll try to keep mine as close to the original as possible though. But i'll probably use a strat neck with a custom headstock and double humbuckers instead... I won't have any controls either, except for a on/on/on mini switch for the pickups. I will probably make the control cavity as big as a LP one though...for eventual future upgrades. Here is a mockup pic of what mine will look like. http://web.telia.com/~u17403824/Other/Guit...te%20mockup.jpg I'm only in the sanding processes so far... Anyway, nice work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorgBlaubaer Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 thanks ^^ i prefer the original design as well, but i cant afford a "real" one and my building skills are not good enough till now to do a real replica.. id like to see how your marcury will look like when its finished X) ah and by the way, do the kana on the guitar have a special meaning or is this just some random stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 (edited) I have no idea. I just copied it form one of his special versions: http://www.freewebs.com/jens_eklund/gift-55.jpg You can follow my project here is you are curious: http://www.freewebs.com/jens_eklund/index.htm Edited April 20, 2006 by Jens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorgBlaubaer Posted April 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 that guitar on the picture is actually a venus with white marble finish, but don't mind ^^ i will follow your project X) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 (edited) Yeah I know! XD But just wanted to show where I got the kana like thingies from. But like I said mine will more or less be a white Mercury but with the kana on it. I'm kind of busy with school right now and I'm looking for a neck that I can use. But I'll continue building as soon as I have time. It would be fun though if you could show some more photos of your venus. Maybe from different angles and the back. ^^ Edited April 24, 2006 by Jens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorgBlaubaer Posted April 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 i will do... i am doing my "abitur" (i think its called a-levels in english) at the moment, but in two weeks im finished and then i will make photos... (and also finish my second project...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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