chewer71 Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 yes go back a few pages and you'll see it i don't know why my mind decided to shut off for a second. yeah that blue is gonna be SWEEEEET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted December 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 sprayed a couple of coats of clear on the neck today and the colour looks a lot greener. although its still pretty damn cool. you can really see the colour on this pic neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 holy joe, that guitar is just SICK! hooglebug, you are a space alien. this guitar is officially one of my all time favourites, along with the marleaux-pagelli golden fretless and the PRS limited edition twin dragon double neck. you've given me the kick up the arse i've needed to get down to building my own stuff, after years of procrastinating. can't wait to see how this one turns out. great stuff, keep going. how did you come up with the stain? did you just mix the stains or did you do it in layers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTU 7's. Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Definitive the headstock had to be a 3+3 like Nytefly SA said, a PRS headstock style will look amazing there. BTW nice countour on the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted December 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 how did you come up with the stain? did you just mix the stains or did you do it in layers? its done in layers. i just experimented. i was trying for a darker version of prs' abalone stain and came up with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 i dont suppose anyone knows where i could get these knobs? i cant find them or anything like it anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Those look like a type of UFO knobs. Something like these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Wooden ones in a very similar shape here: http://www.axesrus.com/axenob.htm Just as an idea...I found some cool cabinet knobs that could be modified with minimal effort: http://www.interknobs.com/cgi-shopper/sear...e=template1.htm http://www.interknobs.com/cgi-shopper/sear...e=template1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted December 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 the top is stained and i just gave it a few sealer coats so it doesnt get scratched while i do the rest of it. heres a few pics pic1 pic2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterhanson Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Amazing. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielM Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 those knobs look like modified bass tuners... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry56 Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 i dont suppose anyone knows where i could get these knobs? i cant find them or anything like it anywhere They're from a Yamaha http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-AES-920-Electri...bayphotohosting Perhaps you can contact them for the knobs. Nice work! I loved your Manson guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiem Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 wow how did you get that color?? black stain first and then sanded down and put green stain over it or sumtin?? anyway, looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted December 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 its black - sand back. red - sand back. blue - wipe off. yellow - sand back and blue next one i do i think i'll stop at the first blue cos it looked really cool - like red abalone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) iv been bored tonight so iv designed a single cut and a bass - so now i have a 'range'!! hehe. no money to make them, and not even sure if the one im doing now is even gonna sell or not, but o well. this is the single cut version looks like a cross between the one im doing now and the mattocaster i know, but i like it. if this one sells i think im gonna do this next. although iv never done a bass so maybe that one. hmmmmm. someone earlier on this thread (or another where it is i cant remember) mentioned about using the wave as a thumb rest on a bass, so i went with it here and tried to do something that could be used that way while also not being too intrusive if you use a pick. this might have a flat body or carved the same as the two guitars. who knows. any feedback on those two would be welcome. i should patent them!!!!! hehe. as for the 'desiree', iv sprayed the back a very dark pearlescent blue. i'll just have to wait until the clear coats gone on to see what it looks like with the rest of the guitar. there'll be pics as soon as its presentable. Edited December 30, 2006 by hooglebug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 +1 GOTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) iv been bored tonight so iv designed a single cut and a bass - so now i have a 'range'!! hehe. no money to make them, and not even sure if the one im doing now is even gonna sell or not, but o well. this is the single cut version http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hoo...1230_014906.jpg looks like a cross between the one im doing now and the mattocaster i know, but i like it. if this one sells i think im gonna do this next. although iv never done a bass so maybe that one. hmmmmm. http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/hoo...1230_014922.jpg someone earlier on this thread (or another where it is i cant remember) mentioned about using the wave as a thumb rest on a bass, so i went with it here and tried to do something that could be used that way while also not being too intrusive if you use a pick. this might have a flat body or carved the same as the two guitars. who knows. any feedback on those two would be welcome. i should patent them!!!!! hehe. as for the 'desiree', iv sprayed the back a very dark pearlescent blue. i'll just have to wait until the clear coats gone on to see what it looks like with the rest of the guitar. there'll be pics as soon as its presentable. You'd have to make sure not too make the wave on the bass too large, though, or else you may have problems as far as bridge and neck height go. It's a pretty good idea though, just a suggestion though, extend the wave a little more toward the bridge so that there's a better range of spots to play along. Edited December 31, 2006 by Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 yeah it would have to be thought out a lot more and little tests done and stuff i guess. maybe i should concentrate on getting this one finished and sold first, cos if that doesnt happen then none of the others will! oh, the blue back really didnt go with the front so its just gonna be black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_10 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Nice you plan on rounding down the neck joint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 (edited) still havent painted the back yet. getting some paint tomorrow so it'll be done over the weekend. got some of the parts today - pu rings, knobs etc. so i put them on to see what it'll look like. i ended up going with abalone topped tele knobs - they match the top well. i also put a brass insert into the headstock where the string slot was for the g string. the wood had cracked and i think as soon as you began tuning the string it would have popped through the wood. here's some pics. (and yes, i know the pickups arent straight, they're not screwed down) full length body1 body2 body3 Edited January 5, 2007 by hooglebug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I have to say i really love that guitar! Great work =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJD Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I've gotta say, this is turning out excellent!! i'm back btw lol (for those who noticed i was gone) it's really cool being involved in a small way since the beginning of this bug, can't wait to see it topped off and in GOTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 dammit, why didn't I keep my big mouth shut...that thumb rest idea was brilliant I'm glad that you're going with a black back, I know that sometimes you just have to try something to see what it'll look like but when you mentioned the blue I was like "Yuck!"...black will look very nice me thinks. Can't wait to see it finished, you're doing a great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 yeah i thought the blue would look good as it was very dark and would kinda match the top, but it really didnt. it sucked big hairy sweaty man bums. and as we all know thats no good at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I really love how this is turning out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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