killemall8 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Round 3! Mahogany body, Zebrawood veneer. Neck will be 5 piece- Mahogany, walnut/maple veneer, rosewood, walnut/maple veneer, mahogany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Settled on the design then eh, Luis? I would say that this would have been a far superior choice of shape for ESP to have adopted post EXP lawsuit rather than that awful EX shape. Peavey got the idea better which says a lot for how bad the EX was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Love zebrano. doing 2 acostics with it just now. It should look excellent on the front of this thing. YOu gona colour it or leave it natural ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Pros, Yessir, I am am extremely happy with this design and the way it feels and plays. You would have thought that ESP could have thought up something better than their horrible take after the lawsuit. Paulie, I am thinking about coloring it. I will have to see once i get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaced_ghost Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 so metal it hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCRoadie Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 I can already hear the monster heavy riffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Been getting some work done on it slowly. The headstock I just have to decide what i am going to use for the fretboard, and it will continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I really like your explorer design. A nice take on a classic design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Headstock done. I am gluing the fretboard on right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Although I think this new design is an very well-realised development on the Explorer design, the headcap niggles me a little. I don't think that the underlying laminations look very good being revealed over the bevel. A thicker Zebrano headcap which encompasses the entire bevel and leaves about another 1mm flat on the side seems more graceful. It makes the headcap look like a "weaker" design feature and the laminations the "strong" element which is backwards way on given which faces they occupy. Whilst I know the thickness of the Zebrano is in keeping with the way the body is carved, this seems like the only way you could truly improve this design. Not detracting or criticising, especially since this isn't anything that can be "fixed" at this stage....just pointing out that this is damn near perfect! That is the only thing I could even consider altering. Fingerboard? My head screams "self-bound Ziricote with a pinstripe that reflects the contrast in the Zebrano such as Maple". Yes, my head often screams long descriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 At least the joins are clean, even, and repeat the pattern at a rate that doesn't make it look like an afterthought. I'd say it doesn't detract from the look on stability of the headstock as much as it would have had it just been haphazardly stuck on there without any sort of repetition of pattern in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I sort of agree with both of you. It's not a deal killer or anything, but it does feel excessively busy to me. On the other hand we are looking at individual pieces and not the whole picture so to speak. Once it is all put together it may look like a brilliantly designed cohesive unit, with each feature balanced by similar elements elsewhere. .....the last one certainly did.... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Wow, that was definitely one thing i didnt think would be so visually distracting to everybody. I liked it, and was kind of the reason why i did it like that. But when 3 of 3 people say NO!, i guess its more than just opinion, haha! I guess i could have put a 1/8" piece of mahogany on first, then put the veneer on that. Now i kind of have a feeling this one wont have nearly the same overall flow and match that the last one did. Pros, I thought about ziricote. I probably should have just gone with that. What i went with isnt going to match very much. Still deciding on whether or not i want to use binding on it. We shall see, we shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Louis, remember all we have are these two close up pictures to base our opinions on. You can see it in its entirety and have a much better feel for how it looks than we do. If you like it, then it is good. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Well you'll have to build more of these then Luis! :-D No, I think it is great as it is however I always looks at these things as a set of balances. Revealing laminations can work really nicely and it does in many ways on this one however it detracts from the weight of the face. Only my opinion anyway. This is your baby. I suggested binding purely as an opportunity to add in a pinstripe to tie up those in the laminations and to provide a visual parallel to the grain colour contrasts in the Zebrano. Ziricote is sexy all the time anyway though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Wow, that was definitely one thing i didnt think would be so visually distracting to everybody. I liked it, and was kind of the reason why i did it like that. But when 3 of 3 people say NO!, i guess its more than just opinion, haha! I guess i could have put a 1/8" piece of mahogany on first, then put the veneer on that. Now i kind of have a feeling this one wont have nearly the same overall flow and match that the last one did. Don't mess with it. I like it. And I do things like that all the time. I have a good idea what the finished project will look like and it will look right when it is all done. Trust the vision... or if drinking cover one eye and trust that vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I was actually defending it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I completely get all of the suggestions and observations, and i agree with them. I think i just got a little carried away with too many different ideas all in one guitar. The last one was relatively simple, with some complex twists, which is why i think it came out so well. This one, i think i just tried to combine too many ideas. I had planned on doing binding from the beginning. Hopefully i can pull it all together. If not, then i definitely know what NOT to do for the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I think i just got a little carried away with too many different ideas all in one guitar. I think we all fight that urge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I think with finish on it, it wont end up as distracting as it seems. The last one was identical, the only difference being the maple veneer in the neck blank. My dad is still using the garage, so i wont be able to get any work done yet. Hopefully tomorrow or within a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 So, I got the neck fretted and im going to carve it today. I have been thinking about the finish. I have a crazy idea, and hope if i do it wont be too over the top (more) I was thinking of doing the top and headstock trans red, with a black burst. I LOVE this zebrawood so much. It looks great by itself. I have some time to decide before i am to that stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 I'm a big fan of trans red and black bursts. (I don't remember if you were coming around when I did my last one that way)......but it's one of my favorite combinations when choosing to add color. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Neck carved. About to start routing! The sun is right above, so it washed out most of the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 HS cap goes nicely with the body....... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 HS cap goes nicely with the body....... SR What is HS?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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