travismoore Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Wow that's a great idea for an inlay I say go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 i dont think the gecko looks too bad - infact the original plan was for something very similar... only more stylish. i am going to cut oneout f maple and decide thenNo, I love the gecko - (it was my first ever build and a really great bass), but you have to find a way to differentiate it enough from the warmoth design or it will look too much like a copied idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted December 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 right, i am still considering the best way to approach the lizard inlay so i got the body done whilst i am figuring it out Still a few holes to drill then its onto smoothing and sanding the whole thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 ...you don't want it ending up looking like a warmoth gecko... Use that gecko and on the back in pearl letters put, "I just saved a bunch of money on my guitar insurance!" Anyhow, I like it a lot, very cool idea. Personally, I love ziricote and would probably vote on a tad smaller silhouette just to show more of that beautiful fretboard off, though I think it'll be great either way. You picked an excellent piece of spalt, it really works well with both the shape and fretboard wood choice. Really turning out well and I can't wait to see it! Nice work. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freekhed Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 That's looking beautiful, man! Great guitar design. I dig the inlay.....flame maple will look great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 (edited) right, i am still considering the best way to approach the lizard inlay so i got the body done whilst i am figuring it out Still a few holes to drill then its onto smoothing and sanding the whole thing <snip> I hope you don't get chippings and dust in your cat litter trays, Wez....! I love the pinstripe accents between the top and bottom....very nice touch in the thicknesses! Is it too late to suggest gloss black? :-D Edited December 29, 2007 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 actually i am considering a slight black tint to the top just to make it a little less pink.... maybe a very subtle black burst... we will see. At the moment i am taking all my pics in my new kitchen on the nice wenge effect worktops that cost me so much money.... i am also wondering why i didnt design the kitchen with more space for concealed litter trays!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Wenge-effect. Damn, you could have made some nice patchwork bodies out of that if it were real :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted December 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 it cost twice as much as normal worktops anyway!!! If i could afford that much solid wenge it would not be used in my kitchen!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Got the neck carve done, well maybe there will be a little more work on the transistions but the bulk of its done At the moment i have left the headstock quite thick with recesses for the tuners. I will remove a bit more wood but the idea is for a stiffer headstock to prevent flapping. My headstocks are generally thicker than standard anyway and i do feel it helps so i am seeing if even thicker is better. Obviosuly weight is an issue but i am confident the guitar will still balance properly. the other issue is how much string post fits past the headstock. well at the moment not much does, but since they are locking tuners i dont need room for windings.... still going to knock it down a bit thinner though because it is a bit extreme as it is also been working on inlay ideas a bit more. decided to have a go with the original idea of a recon malachite lizard between 12th fret and the end of the board. Its only roughly cut out at mo but if the client like it i will proceed with the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 got the inlay done today - still a few gaps to sort out (shock horror!!! ) but i am fairly happy with the way it looks and look forward to fretting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 The inlay looks good. Is that fretboard going to be bound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 nah - no binding on this one, customer doesnt want it. I thought it would look better with it but i actually like it a lot now.. Of course i still have the issue of the side dots in the sapwood to sort out.. I dont really want to do different coloured dots on the sappy bit so i need something that shows up well in both wood colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 ... I dont really want to do different coloured dots on the sappy bit so i need something that shows up well in both wood colours Like maybe a green that matches the lizard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 ... I dont really want to do different coloured dots on the sappy bit so i need something that shows up well in both wood colours Like maybe a green that matches the lizard. Exactly what I was thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 hmm... maybe some green ovals would look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inisheer Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 That inlay is great! It contrasts well with the fingerboard, and the ziricote looks nice too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Agreed, love the new inlay! I'm glad you ended up downsizing the inlay a bit, I think it fits perfect as you did it and looks amazing. As for the side dots, I'm on the other side of the fence and think that a ying yang style mix would be cool. What I mean is black dots in sap wood and white dots in darker spots. I think it would look fairly cool, but the green idea doesn't sound too bad at all. Beautiful work and keep the pic coming, love that entire neck, just magnifico! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 fretboard polished and fretted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGGOTBRAIN Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Beautiful!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTU 7's. Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 That looks very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 been getting some done on the john birch inspired sg as well wings just about ready for gluing onto the neck blank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 progress is a bit slow at the moment but i have loads to finish off in the next few months today i have been working on the John Birch inspired SG, got all the orugh carving work done but i still need to decide on a headstock shape i like for it here is the neck transition on a real john birch guitar that i am trying to emulate on this SG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 That's a really sweet spin on the SG Wez. The contouring on an SG is a hell of a challenge to get right. Is the rough chunking in the control cavity from the pickup wiring run? I bet you panicked ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 yeah, its a bit close aint it... on my own designs the pickup and controls are much closer together i'm happy with the contouring around the horns but may deepen the bevels a bit more to give them more definition, i just wanted to get most of it done so i could look at it, feel it a bit, and see what needs to change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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