Drak Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 A few shots of little Blanco El Diablo so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Riffer Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 NICE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 I'm not sure how I feel about the cow head, as it doesn't really go with the metal shape you chose IMHO but I LOVE the wood and the carving you've done. I also dig the natural edge. What's that going to be like to finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 that cow head is begging for either two LED eyes or a switch in the middle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkyboy777 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Drak, Where in the world do you get all this great wood? I have seen some of the Conklin guitars use the same stuff and it is stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Drak, You're a sick bastard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Thats crazy!! I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Real nice! Damn nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 I wish I could take the credit, but I swear this guitar is building itself. A week ago, I couldn't have told you that it was going to have a steer head on it. Something popped the idea in my head and I just did it, I've never done anything like that before. Two days ago, I couldn't have told you it was going to have recessed control cavities. From somewhere came the idea to do it, and I just did it, I've never done recessed knobber-things before. It just kind of lets me know what it wants next and I just oblige it. There have been no plans at all for this guitar except I knew all I could get out of it was a Tele shape. Nothing whatsoever past that fact. Everything else just kinda keeps 'happening' as the days pass. Guitar-Zen at it's best I guess, because I'm just as surprised at what's happening to it as you might be. I have no clue what it's going to look like when it's done, but I know it's not done yet. I don't know what's going to happen with the steer head, it'll just let me know when it wants to I guess...I don't know where that's going If I'm lucky, maybe it'll play itself too? PS, Skibum, it's not really a metal shape, it's really just a Tele with a spiked horn on it, everything else is all Tele-country, from the natural-edge bark inclusions to the overall Tele shape to the Tele bridge to the Maple Tele neck...it's really just a Texas Tele with an attitude problem I guess? PPS, wood is from E-bay, as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truerussian558 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 the first time I saw it I thought the guitar was growing out of Diablo, but i just realized that the whole think is the guitar, wicked It looks like it will be one hell of an axe, and the head on the top horn makes it look like its branded, makes it have major attitude. How heavy is it by the way? and how many souls has it consumed also whats the difference between the pictures that make it look white and the pictures that make it look orange, is it the light or was it wet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 wow drak that truly is "el blanco diablo" i didn't know how beastly it would look but dang...........it......it.......just makes me want to it's so beautifull...........sniff....sniff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Yeah, the 'white' shots are dry shots, the orange-y shots are with water spritzed on it, some are natural light, some are with flash... It started out VERY heavy, too heavy really, at 7lbs+ when cut to raw Tele shape, but it's now down to 5 or 5.5, very nice now. PS, I've been taking shots of it since the very beginning, but all the preliminary shots were all lost due to a computer glitchy, so the first shot here above is where the story picks up pic-wise, there's nothing remaining from the beginning shaping shots. Thanks for all the nice words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 it's really just a Texas Tele with an attitude problem I couldn't have put it better! Now all it needs is a coat of black lacquer and no one will ever have to feel so inferior as they do right now! Seriously, though, don't dye it or ANYTHING. Clear, PLEASE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truerussian558 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 just make sure it stays that orangy color, a lot better then the white one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Whats the headstock on this thing gonna look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Somebody else already said it, but: "SICK"!! In a good way. Totally a tele with attitude. When I saw the steer's head, I thought it fit perfectly. As for the headstock... I have some ideas, but I don't even want to say them because I know whatever you come up with will make my idea look weak by comparison. As for the clear vs. dye option-- I think there are some really great options with dyeing that could make this thing look lethal, but clear would look OK, also. Me, I'm more thinking dye, but what the heck. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Drak, what tools do you use to dou the carving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 What an original and odd idea... I like the parts where it looks a little beat up.... That's going to be a wild guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Dye it black and red!! Very VERY cool variation on the tele theme with the sharper cutaway. You better load some real hot pickups in there. Oooooo and get a Mes Boogie Lone Star for more Texas vibe. Yeehaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalefish Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Wow... What wood is that again? I like the rear edge, man.. Talk about unique.. Where's the strap button gonna go, by the way? Just wondering... Good job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All the way to peoria Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 That body would look sick as hell with a warlock type neck on it. By the way man sick guitar I like that cow in it can't wait to see it finished. Chad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavnerGuitarWorks Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Very cool!!! I love the bark inclusions. Totally rocks! I once thought about using a cypress knot, like they make clocks out of, and trying to make a naturally shaped guitar out of a slab from it. Couldn't visualize it though. I know it's not the finished guitar in the pics, but its gotta have a rosewood fretboard. I think maple would push it overboard. And, I don't care for the traditional tele bridge. It covers too much of the top. What about this bridge: Bridge Pictures Mighty mite makes one that is almost identical but cost way less on the 'bay. Where did you get the wood from? I would leave the wife for grain like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyB7539 Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 I think it looks pretty wicked. You should find a way to give it a "leather" look... that would go well with the whole theme of the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Right On Tony! I had already decided to get this strap from El Dorado Guitar accessories for it in keeping with the western look. I have also been mulling over some sort of Turquoise piece on it too to help the southwestern flavoring of it, nothing concrete yet...like, a black steer face w/ turquoise eyes kinda thing... I 'wanted' to do this bridge, but it's just too expensive considering all the other stuff I got going on now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Maybe it would be worth waiting and saving some cash for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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