Bionic Dave

Please ban me I've been trying for 3 days now.

I guess that's another place my wife has you beat mexi.

She's building a cigar box guitar. Taking her forever but still building something.

Maybe if you built something your boyfriend would take interest in what you do.

What do you do? Besides have a constant hard on for me.

Don't get upset wish me because I had to contact Brian to fix my posting.

It's not my fault you can't count fagget.

Oh know I guess I'll get band now.

Whoopdee doo.

Wow someone other then me thats stirring the pot. 2 thumbs up John.

How about looking at how a guitar is built, as a way of voting too. Is it built with care and carved by hand, or did the builder just but it on a CNC and push a button.

Because anyone can do that. AutoCad Mach 3 and a 4 axis CNC and you can do just about anything. Like make an intricate puzzle piece top on your guitar like this the Gotm winner Jaden.

Not taking away from the guitar, it was a very nice guitar. Thats why I entered mine into the contest against it. I want to beat the best. But thats not possible now is it. I don't get votes because I'm an a$$ for stating the truth about the voting in Gotm. I came in 4th out of 5 entries, and I'll state it there was only 1 other guitar in the contest against mine last month and it won. I got hosed and the PM's I got about it state it. I was like Avenger before last month I wanted my peers recognition but I now don't care as I realize that the peers on this forum are for the most part blind and jaded.

I will say it again Popularity contest. I don't know Scott French or his past work. His entry this month is nice but doesn't deserve the 20 votes he currently has. Thats my judgement of course, So as pointed out it most be from past work.

Thats why I will never enter again.

the UK guys all vote for UK builders thats how it goes.

Giver John.

Also as pointed out by D E S Your first post should be in the GOTM.

hold on a second - dont i remember someone pointing out that D E S was in fact you, or at least the same IP address?

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Same ip address different user.

and wasnt your point in that thread that a new members first post should not be in GOTM?

Yes I meant to type shouldn't I'm so sorry WezV.

I find myself coming over all confused lately

Great build. Nice to see progress pics.

Please re-post it in GOTM.

not every gotm entry is built by the person who enters in, it could be a custom build by somone off the forum or elsewhere, people are just trying to show off their guitars which i think should be encouraged.

It defeats the purpose of GOTM if you enter something you haven't built.

I'll go buy a PRS Dragon guitar and then enter that. It's built buy the custom shop part of Paul Reed Smith

people have bought guitars built by people from the forums then entered them into gotm, seen this before and its never been frowned upon.

Thats fine as long as the credit goes to the builder not the poster. Like in the case of ScottR when Someone entered a guitar he built for them.

This is going to be interesting. I say a 1/4" carve.

not every gotm entry is built by the person who enters in, it could be a custom build by somone off the forum or elsewhere, people are just trying to show off their guitars which i think should be encouraged.

It defeats the purpose of GOTM if you enter something you haven't built.

I'll go buy a PRS Dragon guitar and then enter that. It's built buy the custom shop part of Paul Reed Smith

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This may not be the place for it so mods remove the rant if it is out of line.

I think a lot of entries this past few months are missing the spirit of the forum by not taking part in anything other than the GOTM. I would like to see more involvement from the guys entering. A few entries mention how they have benefited from the PG forum. If you have gained so much what did you give? I have a hard time voting for guitars that just appear... no build thread... no discussions... no nothing.

I spend a lot of time detailing my builds in the hopes that someone can glean some info or help from them. I appreciate it when others do the same.

So I ask this question. What did you contribute?

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In my continuing quest to be more critical and give more usable feedback here is what I have. I mean no disrespect and offer these opinions as what they are opinions.

koelker12 - Nice paint job. I am not a fan of the headstock at all... doesn't flow with the iceman body. Everything else looks pretty good though I would suggest better pictures. No build thread.

feral smurf - Nice swirl. I like it however I think the rest of the guitar is a mystery. In the future please show more of the guitar. You need to take better pictures as I would like to see the modified headstock. I look forward to future swirl attempts.

osario - Very nice work. It was tough not to vote for this. I am disappointed there is no build thread.

brutal iv - Looks like a very well built guitar. I really would to have loved to see the Makore plain. I just can't vote for airbrushed guitars... can't wait to see the next one. No build thread.

geekmorris - I like the intention of the guitar and I hope your girl appreciates the work. Fair enough for first refinish. Not really a build though. No build thread.

avenger - I voted for this one. John this is one of your better pieces. The craftsman ship on the neck is excellent. I think that the inlays came out very nice and the regular tuners look like they belong. The body shape and pickgaurd look excellent. Who doesn't love a firebird equipped with a Kahler? I still think you need to take a little more time on the details (the edges of the headstock look uneven). The burst is the only detraction. I think I would have done a tri-tone dark brown fade burst.

strandberg - Ola the blue doesn't work for me with the wenge top. The guitar is amazing otherwise and I think your craftsmanship has actually gotten better if that was possible. I really like the design and the bend on the armrest. The detail at the fretboard/body joint is really nice.Thank you for sharing in your innovations with us.

scott french - Incredible guitar. I feel your pain on shooting the black top. If you think shooting black is hard try shooting fluorescents. The wood choices are really fine. The heal plate is a wonderful touch. The string guide system is a very nice design. I have always been inspired by your take on modern guitars as they have a traditional feel with a modern design. Saying no to this was very hard. However this one is a bit too classic and II think I like your more progressive work better. I would love to see more contributions to discussions from builders with your experience. No build thread.

ragas - I understand the function. I do not like the design though. Please do not take all my comments as criticism but as a critique. Think "mostly Harmless". I feel that the guitar's proportions are off and it is missing a flow. The waist of the guitar is very high and the contours on the edges do not seem even. The horns point a bit strange for my eye. The headstock is too big and for this design I would use something very slim and sleek. I do not understand why you would go to such great lengths to design such a thin neck and follow it up with a huge headstock (but that is just me). As for sound I am not a fan of SS frets as they are too bright IMHO and I would think that a full stainless FB or neck would follow suit. No Build thread (understandable if you are seeking patents)

Great Rant

I agree 100%. If you don't have a build thread for your entry then it should be removed.

Also as pointed out by D E S Your first post should be in the GOTM.

My vote went to OLA

best guitar and he had a build thread and contributes to the forum. Hell he gave us his Bread and Butter.

Kudos to you Ola.

Peace

Wow. The Tortoise wasn't my best effort. What a joke. This is the other problem, tards being aloud to vote. I don't know who you are or what you've build but your clueless.

End of story.

PG will be better off without me. I won't be missed.

And the time I'll save posting pics and updates can be spent wacking off.

Peace out

Bionic Dave

Good to see some people like them.. I was thinking of pulling all my posts seeing there was no interest in them. Hell The Tortoise got hosed in GOTM 5 builds and it got 4th.

should have been between me a Jaden only. And his was build with a CNC, wow hard to do.

But Like I said before it's a Popularity contest and I'm not popular because I state the truth.

Peace out to my PG friends I think thats 4 of ya.

Bionic Dave

Started at last. Got the body cut and routed to template. It's a single cut now I changed my mind. Routed the wire channels. Glued top and trimmed to body. Also have the neck scarf done.

Thanks Paul.

I bought some green but didn't like the colour so mixed my own as usual.

Colour swatch.

Nice. Anything other than green in that?

Just the Black sands back. I still have another swatch to do but I'm sure this is the one I'll go with.

He called me yesterday. He wants another set of pickups same as the ones for this build.

Colour swatch.

That's why I'm called Bionic Dave.

just google fretfind their is still websites using it.

But to save you the time here is fret find 2-d

http://cigarboxguitars.com/fretfind/nonparallel.php

Dave

Well if their that good I might have to keep hem for myself.

Dave

more pics

Started the neck shaping today. Got it mostly done. just have to rough the heel in tomorrow maybe. I also got the pot holes drilled and the switch as well. and recessed them into the top.

Starting to look good. The customer is coming by on the weekend to take a look and give the neck a feel.

it's at the bottom of the main page.

Advanced support section

downloads and file sharing.

It's about time I donated again. will do so tonight me thinks.

Donate and get access to all the drawings in the supporters section.

Do it again. It looks you only dipped the bottom half. I would pay for it like that. I don't mean to come off as an ass. But would you buy a swirled guitar where all the swirl was hindden under the pickguard.

Dave

The only way to do the binding in wood is to cut and use miter joints.

The wood binding will not bend in that direction. At least not in the amount you need it to. Maybe 1 - 2 degrees at most.

But before doing this I would practice the miter joints on scrap.

Dave

Do it. It wasn't mine to begin with was a customers design. But I'm betting it would sound sweet as an acoustic. Might get some sweet lows from that ass.