ogisha007

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It's just so... wrong.

Eh, I give up. I can't make it look 'quite right', it's always a bit out of whack. I'll 'suspend' the idea of building this guitar for a while, maybe I'll get it right later on.

I'll probably just go with the original ESP shape, even that will be a sufficient headache for a first build.

Thanks for all the help

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