First off, a big hello to everybody, this site/forum is awesome beyond comprehension, I've learned so much in just a few days it's not even funny.
OK, so I've been busy drawing lately, and I devised a singlecut guitar shape, based off the ESP Forest GT:
(bad hand drawing, still figuring out AutoCAD, Sketchup and the like)
Nevermind the headstock, still a WIP. Also, the neck is probably a bit out of proportion, I'll try to fix that...
The guitar will be neck-thru, 28", maybe 29" scale, thinking about 29 frets, a single bridge pickup, Hipshot fixed bridge etc...
Currently, the potential problem I'm worried about most is balance. I don't have access to any singlecut guitars/basses around here so I can't test out how they feel at all. I was thinking about putting a heavy body wood like walnut so it balances out.
So what do you think, both from a designer's (looks) and a practical (weight, balance issues, spikes poking in the ribs) standpoint?
Peace