Blackdog Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Everybody here knows that my builds so far have been strongly influenced by PRS designs. But when it comes to singlecuts, I have been around Les Pauls for so long that I never liked the outline of the PRS'. To me it looked simply wrong. That is why when I built a SC for my son I used the LP outline with a carving more like Cassandra's. But yesterday I was playing with Corel Draw and the design I'm already using for the current builds. It is indeed based on the ubiquitous Santana/LPDC outline but with offset body/waists. I think it flows better with the offset headstock and it is at least a bit different to uncle Paul's Santana. In real life it even balances better. This is it: And then I thought about making a singlecut version of it, and I came up with this: 22frets 24frets What do you guys think of it ?? It's the first non-LP singlecut design I actually like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Very Very nice. Classy, while still being unique. I'd own one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Niiice. I like the PRS-style contouring. Very sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 yeah - it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead28 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I dig it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1983 Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Me too! They look great metalhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Me too! They look great metalhead. Wrong person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product...itar?sku=580155 Looks like this one alot...I do like it though...but I prefer the double cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product...itar?sku=580155 Looks like this one alot...I do like it though...but I prefer the double cut Well if you try to make an LP well-balanced and more modern looking you kind of have to end up with that shape, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I like it. I did a similar shape for my electric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1983 Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Me too! They look great metalhead. Wrong person Haha i just realized. I saw Metalheads quote and just typed his name, what a wally! They look great blackdog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Many thanks for the feedback !! http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product...itar?sku=580155 Looks like this one alot...I do like it though...but I prefer the double cut Well if you try to make an LP well-balanced and more modern looking you kind of have to end up with that shape, haha. Yeah, it's pretty obvious that it is impossible to come up with something truly original (that's also playable and of decent taste, of course). Trying to translate the carving I used for my second built to a Les Paul outline I built this for my son: only to find that Nik Huber's Orca uses essentially the same carve on the same outline. Even down to the headstock shape !! What can I say, there's nothing new under the sun... BTW: No, it's not the same guitar I just wonder if I could have gotten any closer if I had been trying to copy it !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Well,yeah...tough to make an LP original...but I still like it.. BTW...Carvin also uses that carve in it's new single cut....but you know..it is the proper way to carve that shape as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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