HeavnerGuitarWorks Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I need honest opinions about my new design. This drawing is the first concept and its already been changed a little. The body is a little more warped looking. The headstock in this drawing is not even close to the way it is supposed to look but will give a general idea. The one I have started building has a 1 piece ash back (chambered) with a quilted maple cap. The cap is flat, no carve whatsoever. It is going to have a humbucker and 2 single coils instead of the pictured 2 humbuckers and the knob placement has been changed slightly. I plan on using white pearloid binding with a white pearloid Les Paul style pickguard mounted flat on the face. I am probably going to finish it with a blue dye and Nitro clear coats. I have seriously thought about adding a f-hole on the top bout, but I don't know if that would be overkill or not. Yes.... I know it looks like a mix between a Les Paul and a Yamaha Pacifica.... I try not to build other peoples designs or anything too similar to other peoples designs so if you have seen something that looks like this let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcamp67 Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I like the body style, especially the lower cutaway "horn". I don't like the headstock at all. The only place those things should be is on a Fender. I would make some kind of "forward canted" design that would match the lines of that body. Great job on that desogn though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 i also like the body and i am not crazy about the headstock i think you need a 3 by 3 headstock to look right with that body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Actually, i would go 7 string for that bad boy, 4X3, it would look killer, unless you dont want a 7 string.. Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 The "tilted" look reminds me of a danelectro... I like it a lot! I would go with an Ibanez-esque headstock, or like a crazy, concave sideed parallelogram type shape. AMAZING design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavnerGuitarWorks Posted June 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I would go with an Ibanez-esque headstock, or like a crazy, concave sideed parallelogram type shape. AMAZING design! Thanks for the idea! I don't have a clue in the world why I didn't think of that myself. I guess I just focused too much on the body design. I saw a neck on ebay off of an old univox or something that had a similar headstock to the one in my picture and it is supposed to be less "Fenderish" and more droopy looking. I've already made the neck, but haven't cut the head yet. Thank God! I didn't really like the head either. So... Something concave on the sides, slightly tapering, and the tip of the headstock slanted at the same angle as the front of the body. 3 tuners per side. Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Looks a bit like the Starfield Cabriolet, though yours has more of an LP influence and the Cabriolet seems somehow more Tele to me: FWIW, I like yours better. More aggressive in the skewed nature of the shape, and the lower 'horn' is interesting on yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeli Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 What can I say, the bestest original desing I've seen so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalefish Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Nice.. Go with the 3x3 headstock as has been suggested.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Are you gonna do a carve top on this thing, i think that would be wonderful..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 hehe, the knobs and switch look kinnda like a sad smiley face.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Or a stoned frog... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strummer2k Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Hey Litchfield, what guitar did you post. I can't read the headstock. I like the body shape almost as much as the drawing that started the thead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 thats a really nice body shape but i dont care for the headstock much, to me it looks like a fender headstock where somebody made a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr_XD Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 love the shape, i don't see anything wrong with the headstock, but go for something crazy really love that body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codec Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 The bottom of the body might piss you off. It sticks down so far but if you like it go ahead. It's cool cause its pretty original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Looks awesome. I think it is very original, but has influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strummer2k Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Dude, I like the body shape for the same reasons as everyone else - it's different. It has a Jazzmaster meets a Tele/Paul kinda vibe to it. One thing, I wonder if that switch position is gonna be easy to get to with the knobs right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 hmm that body would look kinnda cool for a bass, with the carl tompson '10 million dollar bass' head stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlague Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 i don't know what to call it, but the spot where the upper cutaway would be on a double cutaway guitar looks too small to me. i like the general idea of the design, but i'd make that bigger. although judging by the responses so far, i'm in the minority on this one, so probably keep it the same. i like the idea of a 3x3 headstock too. i'd do something in the same style as a prs or schecter headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 c'mon, let's see some new headstock drawings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavnerGuitarWorks Posted June 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Workin' on em' right now... I'll try to get some pics of the new headstock design up later tonight or tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavnerGuitarWorks Posted June 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Here's the new head design. It's just a rough sketch, not actually correct in measurements and such, but just the basic concept. I'm not dead set on it so any comments are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 i like it much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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