Diffidentia Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Very cool. I've been toying with the idea of a parker-inspired, super lightweight carbon cloth skinned guitar ever since I got a sample pack of carbon and carbon-kevlar cloth 8 years ago. Nice to see it's feasible. May have to move it up the list of 'things I want to build' It's time consuming work to get i really good, but it's well worth it, I feel. I've still got enough left for 4-5 similar guitar if I wanted to Here's a shot of the guitar coming together. I've sanded it down to 800 and then up again to 12000. No strings on yet, but you kinda get the idea I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 That. Is. Freaking. Sick. No Lie. I want one yesterday. It's simple yet complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le.meneghini Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 amazing guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldestroyerdennis Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 That white sustaniac looks great in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffidentia Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 That. Is. Freaking. Sick. No Lie. I want one yesterday. It's simple yet complex. Thank. You. I must admit though, that I'll probably never make another one. I'll leave that for Parker and rather focus on own designs from now on. I just had to have 1. amazing guitar Thanks! I'm eager to get some soundbytes up soon, and hopefully you'll think it sounds amazing as well. That white sustaniac looks great in there I won't disagree It is also the reason that the guitar is white. I might (probably) have changed my mind on the color if not for the Sustainiac. You can say it helped me stay focused. I hope it sounds as good as it looks. "They" say it sounds better than the Fernandes sustainer, let's hope it is so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arx Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 That white sustaniac looks great in there +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Very unique, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menapia Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 That's Amazing .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Fantastic build. Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffidentia Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Again, thanks for the kind words. I'm very humbled by the response both from established builders (from whom I've learnt a whole lot by watching bulid threads here on PG) and more inexperienced builders/newcomers (which is the category where I belong). I'm hoping to have some shots of the finished guitar up tomorrow. I've yet to test the MIDI due to the lack of a MIDI converter, but the rest is all done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffidentia Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Like I promised, photos of the finished guitar. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Awesome guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Very nice. Great looking guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffidentia Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I kinda felt the sepia toned pictures from last night were lacking, so me and the Mrs did a new session in daylight. Personally I think these show off the guitar much better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workingman Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 That they do. Very nice. How does the neck feel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Holy crap that thing just looks incredible man. FANTASTIC work all around. How heavy is that beast lol. Last carbon fiber guitar I did ended up wieghing as much as a les paul lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffidentia Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 That they do. Very nice. How does the neck feel? Thanks! The neck has that classic lacquered feel, just the way I like it. The shape is a thin U with good access to the upper frets. If I had been a fast player I might have said it feels fast... Holy crap that thing just looks incredible man. FANTASTIC work all around. How heavy is that beast lol. Last carbon fiber guitar I did ended up wieghing as much as a les paul lol. Thank you! It ended up weighing 2.1 kg, which should amount to about 4.6 lb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le.meneghini Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 amazing guitar,congrats dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukoffsky Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thank you! It ended up weighing 2.1 kg, which should amount to about 4.6 lb. 2.1kg !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thank you! It ended up weighing 2.1 kg, which should amount to about 4.6 lb. 2.1kg !!!!!! Nice...I think my lightest build to date is a left Kelly-like explorer, and that already weighs 2.15 kg without the floyd, tuning machines and pickups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thank you! It ended up weighing 2.1 kg, which should amount to about 4.6 lb. 2.1kg !!!!!! he forgot to zero his scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffidentia Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thank you! It ended up weighing 2.1 kg, which should amount to about 4.6 lb. 2.1kg !!!!!! he forgot to zero his scale Haha! And not that it would matter as I simply weighed me+guitar and then weighed and subtracted me. I even double checked! It is a light guitar indeed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukoffsky Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 anyway, the guitar looks fantastic... good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Haha! And not that it would matter as I simply weighed me+guitar and then weighed and subtracted me. I even double checked! It is a light guitar indeed... LOL! You're absurd haha. Spring for an accurate scale! Its useful for all kinds of things besides weighing guitars. (Spare me drug references please lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffidentia Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Haha! And not that it would matter as I simply weighed me+guitar and then weighed and subtracted me. I even double checked! It is a light guitar indeed... LOL! You're absurd haha. Spring for an accurate scale! Its useful for all kinds of things besides weighing guitars. (Spare me drug references please lol) Hehe, I make do with what I have at hand. It's an exact number though. I rechecked with a proper scale today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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