death metal?! no! sorry but no, i hate death metal, i'm doing what i like best, i love you guys' words of encouragement, well, i actually kind of like the cross better than the burst or the ray. the burst kinda too much of a vintage finish, which is cool, i like looking at vintage stuff, and i like vintage stuff on les pauls. But an SG is more of a modern guitar, although it was created half a century ago, it is still a modern looking guitar, and the burst would look out of place with the SG and the style of music that my band plays. the ray was kind of gay looking, it's like it was in between modern and vintage, like 80's, which im not into at all. so i went for a more modern look, with the cross, i guess you could call it "punk" or whatever you want to call it, but it's what i like best. I had actually been tossing around putting a symbol or logo of some sort in black in the burst idea, but i wasnt sure, and when i started to do the ray, i said, "f' it, im gonna do a cross." and no matter what anybody else says, im still going to like it, and think i did a good job, becasue in my eyes i did, you all might think differently than i do, but my opinion is my opinion, and your opinion is your opinion, and to your opinion, i say to each his/her own