WezV Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 hope that truss rod cover's gonna be held with magnets... because black screws would be the end of the world as we know it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supplebanana Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 hope that truss rod cover's gonna be held with magnets... because black screws would be the end of the world as we know it! yeah - they'd be LESS conspicuous but mags would still be better... why spoil the flow...? just my opinion anyway. it just looks so clean & tidy as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 I think everyone is way too concerned about screws.Screws are a part of a guitar as much as pickups are in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 >>Prostheta Acorn? That grows on oaks? Yep. That's them. Seeing the inlay in place confirms to me that the location was in fact the best one, I agree. I like the complimentary way the straight sides of the trussrod cover binding and the curves of the headstock binding as it meets the neck reminds me of the lower part of the flame. Very very well tied together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 >>SwedishLuthier I'll have to try that some time when I have access to a power drill with a stand. Thanks for the tip! Just PM me and come by my tiny workshop. You are just 20 minutes away IIRC (your in Uppsala, arn't you) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 StaroBrno! Great beer, had a few last night. Beer trivia: Staropramen = "Old Prague" so Starobrno = "Old Brno" and Zlatopramen (if I’m not mistaken) = "Hi there Prague" (or something similar) You´re almost all.. wrong Staropramen means something like old strand, Starobrno is really Old Brno (Brno - city) and Zlatopramen is something like Golden strand Anyway, all of them are great, but my no1 is Branik. Buy some if you can But I'm almost sure that the old town of Prague was labeled "Staropramen" on the map last time I was a tourist in Prague... Anyway I surely trust your czech to be much better than mine Oh, back to guitars...or beer...or both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblaty Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 But I'm almost sure that the old town of Prague was labeled "Staropramen" on the map last time I was a tourist in Prague... Anyway I surely trust your czech to be much better than mine Oh, back to guitars...or beer...or both Well I must say that I´m not familiar with history of Prague, but czech and slovak language are almost the same. Anyway Staropramen means also what I wrote Let´s have some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Routed the neck pocket today: And of course the “look mommy, no glue” shot: And no, there’s not a gap in the neck pocket. Just my kitchen lamp making weird shadows... >>Unrealize Thanks! >>supplebanana Hadn’t thought of that... That would be cool! I’ll just have to find some really small magnets though, they’ll have to be really thin to fit the cover. >>Prostheta Thanks! It pisses me off a bit though that the ebony piece I had left wasn’t wide enough to make the cover as wide as the neck. It would have looked really cool if the binding on the cover would start at the same point as the binding on the headstock... >>SwedishLuthier Thanks for the offer! I’ll keep that in mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vedog Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) that is one beautiful V. i once owned a gibson V-2. walnut/maple/walnut/maple/walnut, with the boomerang pups. i loved the shape (scalloped edges, etc.) Edited October 26, 2010 by Prostheta unnecessarily large requote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Triple glazing rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Some progress: Routed for pickups, trem and electronics and fitted the body binding. >>vedog Thanks! Yeah, I remember those! >>Prostheta Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted November 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 I have had my mind set on having the top coloured black all the way from the beginning of the build but I'm kind of getting to like the look of mahogany... Anyway, I've toyed with the idea of "carving" some kind of pattern into the top, probably with the trusty old Dremel. Here's one example: One option would be to colour the top completely black as I first thought to give a kind of subtle embossed look. Another option would be to fill the grooves with some kind of light coloured epoxy, colour the background black and maybe staining the dragon some other colour. Might look a bit tacky if done wrong... Whaddya think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshadow54321 Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Looking really cool! My vote is for a silver dragon on a solid black background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Gorgeous build! My advice on the dragon is to not have it at all. You have such a nice combination of woods, and the inlay work is so minimal (which i like) that you would just be taking away from the beauty of the guitar by adding such a large piece to it. If it were my build (and I hope to be half as good as you on my 5th build) I would put some kind of ebony wood pickguard on it and just spray it natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAK Guitars Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 I agree with jessejames, I think it looks really good as is. I think the dragon's too busy on an otherwise clean and tidy looking guitar. Maybe if the inlay on the body kind of mirrored the inlays you had on the neck it might look cool. Its not my guitar though. Always like your builds, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrealize Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 I totally love the dragon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinhold Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 I think the dragon is a little much, but on a different guitar would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ross Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 I love the dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 I think you should stick with the original plan...usually when I change plans part of the way through I end up being less than satisfied with the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davtheknave Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 My opinion, CARVE THE DRAGON, keep it very shallow, like the checkering on a gunstock. Then clearcoat. This way you preserve the natural beauty of the Mahogany but still add something unforgettable into the mix. Otherwise it's just another very well done example of a V clone. Not that there's anything wrong with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 I just realized I don't have any idea what your original plan for the finish was...I can't seem to find where you mention it. I bit the bullet and ordered a set of templates for a 67 V...if I wait to make my own I will never get to it and all of the wood is just sitting there waiting.I just can't look at your V anymore and not make one.I blame you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted November 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 >>darkshadow54321 Thanks! Do you mean a silver outline or the whole dragon? >>jessejames Thanks a lot! I’m not going to put a pickguard on it but that sounded kind of cool, maybe with white binding like on the truss rod cover… >>WAK Guitars Thanks! >MexicanBreed I’m keeping the back natural to match with the neck. All hardware will be black since I already bought all of it. Pickups will be black though… >Unrealize Thanks! >>Reinhold Even if it was all black? >DC Ross Thanks! >>westhemann Hehe, there is no real plan except that I was thinking of having the top black and the back natural… So get going on the V dammit! I want to see it! My “templates” were done this way: I had a drawing of a V, opened it in Photoshop, scaled it up to where it was the right size on the actual screen (measuring with a ruler on the screen… hitech!), put paper on the screen and copied it with a pencil. Then I taped the pieces of paper together. After that I made a full scale guitar on paper to put measurements on. When the pieces of wood were ready I transferred the drawing to the wood by using carbon paper. >>davtheknave Yeah, that could look cool. Maybe make the carving a bit darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 AhhhH!!!!! No dragon. Please. Just leave it. Maybe a few coats of lacquer in translucent black and scrape the binding. Anyway if you do do the dragon make sure it is reversible (ie: silver paint on black)... you can always carve it if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DogNate Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) My vote is no dragon, especially if you are doing something in a translucent. Graphics and wood grain are 99% of the time just plain Yuck together... If you must do the dragon then I'd do solid colors especially with the tattoo style graphic that you've got going on there. That's a good lookin' V you have going on... don't jack it up last minute. I went back and looked at your other builds.... you do clean work so I'm sure what ever you do will look nice. Edited November 29, 2010 by 3DogNate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) Or perhaps subtlety is the key to satisfying all ideas. How about a black on black finish, a la the "Black" album? Obviously, if you're clearing then it won't happen :-\ Perhaps masking the rest of the guitar off, and dusting the dragon with a light black pearl? I actually think that the organic browns of the Wenge would be compromised by a black body....a black headstock face would tie it up....would a black body/Wenge-veneered pickguard be a completely obtuse suggestion? Or maybe a trans black clear over pyrographed wood to maintain cohesion with the organic aspects of the neck? Shame pyrography would mess with the existing binding :-\ Work like this would look wicked under a tobacco/black trans clear: Edited November 29, 2010 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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