Wow, a big thank you to all that voted for me and for all the nice words! I’ve been out of town with no computer available, so I had to follow the voting via my cell phone. Ssssloooowww connection, therefore no previous comments from me, better late than never… Some really stiff competition this month, and it’s wonderful to see all the different styles of instruments on display. I also cast a null vote just because I was in the competition, if I hadn’t been I would’ve had big problems choosing which one to vote for!
scottyd: Really really beautiful work, both workmanship and choice of woods! I was actually thinking about having the back on my build satin finished too to match up with the oiled neck. How did you do that? There are no edges on your body to give a natural border between gloss and satin, but on your bass it looks great anyway!
Canuck Brian: The zebrawood top is really nice as well as the padauk neck, but I don’t really think their colours go together that well. A black headstock would have been my choice, maybe an ebony veneer? The padauk and mahogany on the back match up much better to me. And what is that inlay/nut material? Looks really cool!
zyonsdream: I found the pics on your website, I can’t see the ones in the GOTM thread. You write that you set out to make something wild that really meshed well with the board. I would probably have done the opposite to highlight that wild grain. The front looks a little to busy to me, different shades of red/brown competing with instead of complementing each other. All the woods are beautiful, it’s the combinations I don’t like.The back is much cleaner in that respect, I love the padauk/limba combination there. The non recessed covers look a little rushed…
djhollowman: This one is great, I love everything about it! A really clean look, that Jaguar colour is really classy looking. The headstock has grown on me, I didn’t like it that much at first but I’m starting to now. Can’t say much more about your guitar than: I want it!
RFR: Another classy looking guitar! It reminds me a lot of my dad’s Ibanez Artist, which is basically the same carve top LP to DC shape. You’ve managed to take a classic design and make it look modern but still retaining the classic feel. Does that make any sense? Beautiful work! Just one thing to complain about: More pictures please! Would love to see more details, headstock shape, back side etc.
eveguitars: The shape is not my cup of tea at all, I just don’t like when there are all those pointy bits (yours isn’t as pointy as an ESP though…) on what is basically an ordinary modern doublecut shape. I totally like the V’s, Explorers, Deans, BC Riches etc, but this one kind of gets stuck in no man’s land between classic and radical. That said, I would love to play it just to feel that incredibly smooth looking finish. Beautiful workmanship and woods too!
pukko: Pretty half decent looking guitar, but can you play it? Nah, didn’t think so…
jjucius: I’d really like to see clearer pics of this one as well as of the back of the neck. That maple looks great! Also, some more info on hardware/pickups/finish would be nice. I’m not very often a fan of gold hardware (black LP Customs are the exception) but it works well on your guitar. As previously pointed out, that neck pocket looks a little strange. What is the string anchor on the back, almost looks like a tremolo block or something?