Ledzendrix1128 Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 there has recently been interest from this guitarist i know to build him a guitar, and hes in a metal band, so ive been playin around with designs in auto cad I dont know if this is original or not, its definately inspired by a lot of stuff ive seen metal matt do (mainly the bevels) but i just wanna run it by you guys so i dont end up building it and saying "yeah thats already been made." anywho check it out.. First go at the design... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Sorry to say, but me no likey. The attempt at going asymmetrical is well-noted, but I don't think it worked here. There's something too "pinched together"-looking about having the pointy bits flare out like that, too. Like someone's squeezing their knees together to protect their nuts or something. It's a problematic design... currently, it takes a moment for your brain to figure out if both sides are even. Of course, once you tell your brain to look for the obvious telltale signs, it becomes obvious, but it's that brief moment of ambiguity that tells you that it either needs to be symmetrical or MORE asymmetrical. (think I can use those words a few more times in one post?) Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 thanks for the advice, im still playin around with a few ideas and what not, a symetrical design is the next one im planning on drawing up actually. But im also sending these ideas to the guy im designing it for to see what he has to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 it looks like NASA takin off; not my cup of tea, but metal heads are a different breed; i bet if it was in wood form , there would be alot of fans on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamSeller Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I like the look of the guitar but I think its a little to thin at the top of the body. If you intend to just have the one pickup and no pot and switches, I like that idea. I personally never use them myself anyway. -Dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I actually am gettin around to widening the neck join area and figuring out where to put the pots andd everything. Im tryin to get autocad on this new computer and ill post an updated design when i get around to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 It looks a lot like deamike's bat. I think that's who built it. It's okay, could use some work in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirapop Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Not my style of guitar... but, compared to other pointy guitars, it has too many concave edges. The pointy guitar style suggests violence and aggression with visual references to edged weapons: broadaxes, scimitars, cutlasses. You need to connect concave edges with convex edges (with a nasty point). Check out the fantasy knives of Gil Hibbens for inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 You know what, that sums up my feelings way better than I put it myself. That's what's bothering me about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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