HuntinDoug

A little marketing MOJO...

IMHO, this build will look better than a traditional SG. I'm a sapele fan as well. I also have my eye on that big piece of burl in the background. What are your plans for that?

WOW! That top is killer! Very nice work!

Actually, I havent set pricing for these yet. Once I get these 2 prototypes done, then I can narrow down my cost, and set a price. I wont post the price here. But I will post when my website has been updated with info on these. It will have pricing at some point. Last night I finished the inlays on a distressed maple FB for these, just to see how it will look. It wasnt in the original plan, but my ziricote supplier is backordered, so I'm looking at other possible options. I'll have it fretted by Wed. I'll post pics to see what the "PG collective" thinks.

Yea...Seeing the color under the melted cover makes a difference. Now I can get the paint mixed to match the yellow on the pup. I HOPE to be painting next week sometime.

My pups are in. I have to say...Dimarzio is quick!

You guy's are KILLING me! Actually, that's the best idea so far IMHO. Of course it will have to be a flight case....maybe diamond plate

I already have picks for this run on order with Bert at In Tune Guitar Picks. I'm working on a matching hard case as well. Possibly a painted design on a black case.

Bryan England : http://www.custominlay.com . It's .125" thick

OK...after a couple days of "real work", my progress has slowed somewhat. I have the inlay done, and the neck fretted with Jescar EVO Gold Jumbo fretwire. I'm ready to do the inlay in the second neck. Then I will level & dress the frets on both necks. Here are updated pics: Nuke dot close up: http://www.parableguitars.com/ptnuke/ptnuke9.jpg

You need "Vreeble" I know it sounds strange, but it's the name of the crackle paint.: http://www.metalflakecorp.com/mod.php?mod=...&page_id=35 You apply the base color, then spray the Vreeble coat. The thicker you spray it, the wider the cracks get. It's cool to watch it dry. It takes a TON of clear to get it smooth.

Cool! I love the shape

I’ve been a member here for a while…This is my first GOTM entry: This is the Parable Padauk Flame PD-1 “Paradigm” Specs: Alder body ¼” thick one piece Padauk inlaid flames 1 hum, 1 vol layout Bolt on neck with ebony board & med jumbo frets Matching Padauk flame headstock “P” logo inlay Poly clearcoat Gotoh tuners Recessed TOM bridge String thru body Build thread: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...t=0&start=0 http://www.parableguitars.com/pdflame/PDflame14.jpg http://www.parableguitars.com/pdflame/PDflame16.jpg

That purple is sweet!

Ok...I've been fighting with this aspect of the build for a few days now. I've been working on the headstock art most of this morning. I'm useing an unfretted Allparts strat neck with no inlays for the first 2 prototypes. These are really nice necks, but I just cant get past the headstock shape. The actual run will have my HS shape, and will be painted. So, I decided to "melt away" part of the shape with leaking radioactive material. The green area in the mockup pic is a .125" thick clear inlay with an industrial strength glow material applied to the back. When charged with a light, it glows brightly for a good 10 min. I used this technique on an inlay I did for an October Guitars Doyle signature custom. I'll need to incorporate a good amount in the body as well. I could also use a thin glow material under the melted pup cover.....

Come on over Carl....It's only 6221 km. Yea...I'm not 100% done with the covers. I still need to try a torch on them. I like the rusty bronze paint idea. The bodies will have some airbrushed rust, so that makes sense. I'll probobly work on them more when I paint the bodies. The first 2 prototypes will have a rosewood board, so I needed the black in the inlay for contrast. With the ziricote boards, I could get away without the black. I wanted to use ebony on the black part of the inlay instead of plexi. But ebony doesnt cut as consistant in the laser. The thin outline around the yellow bars burned away. Here is a pic of the neck in the laser. I was cutting the rectangular 12th fret pocket. http://www.parableguitars.com/ptnuke/ptnuke6.jpg I forstenered out the pockets for the nuke symbol dots. I hope to get the inlays glued in tonight. Here is where I'm at:

I laser cut the 12th fret inlays last night. They are a black plexi box with the angled stripe area cut out. I made the inserts out of yellow pearlessence to match the dots. The material is .125" thick. This pic shows it setting on a rough fretboard.

Ok...I actually made some progress today. Here is one of the pup covers. I may hit it with a little clear to darken up the black areas. It should look good with the yellow contrast behind it.

Lookin good! I absolutely love walnut.

I ran the dots last night. They are .375" dia. The recessed areas will be flooded with black epoxy. Here is an extreme close up: I still have to run the caution bars for the 12th fret.

Well, the past couple days have been good & bad. So, I guess the customary "bad news first" then: I spent most of yesterday working on an inlay idea for this build, that in the end...didnt work. It's not the end of the world, but a day in the shop with no results to show for it is never a good thing. I may re-visit the idea on Saturday. On to the good then... I got my account set up with Dimarzio. I should have a dozen DP222 D-Activator-X pups with black magnets & yellow bobbins in a couple weeks. I also made some progress with the latout & other details. The first two pieces will have a B/O strat neck with a rosewood board on them to save time. Here is a quick mockup of the final neck design: The set neck will have a smooth heel. It will have 1" wide caution bar stripes the length of the neck. I have officially dubbed the relic'd version of these the "U-235". Thanks to Rohan (ae3) for his blessing on useing that idea. I'd also like to thank Carl (Prostheta) for his willingness to let me copy part of his biohazard build inlay. Carl designed his biohazard piece with the caution bars on the 1st, 12th & 24th IIRC. I laser cut the inlays for him. Mine will be slightly different as they only fall on the 12th. I am TRYING to wait for the pickups to get here before I paint. I want to match the yellow in the bobbins, so the body paint is the same shade. It will give me time to finish a couple other builds, and to concentrate on the inlay.

Thanks guys! I appreciate the positive feedback. Things are moving right along with these...even though I havent done any work on the prototype in the past 2 days. I've been working on inlay R&D, bugs in the CNC, and on getting my Dimarzio account set up so I can buy direct. Still waiting on the official verdict from Dimarzio. I think I have 2 more of these possibly spoken for. That opens up the door for a bass run, as well as a couple 7 & 8 strings (maybe) I'll post updates tomorrow or Wed...

Almost ready for paint:

Thats not a bad idea. I was going to try a blow torch first. I'm afraid it may leave the surface too rough on the edge of the melted parts. I'm going to have to "dirty up" the actual pickup where it shows as well. If I use a sand blaster, I could go back over the rough spots on the pup with some thinned out black paint....That may work good.

Pup mockup: