n8rofwyo Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 (edited) Hey fellas, been toying with this one for a month or so and was curious as to general opinion on the body/ headstock design. Have a look, say what you think. Edited May 6, 2005 by bluespresence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 I like the body but I could do without the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Well I like the body man it looks good but iam up in the air on tha headstock mabe if I could see them together can you get us some pics with the neck on? !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitman32 Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Very nice body. I am also iffy about the headstock. We could definetly give you more opinions after seeing it mated with the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 That upper horn not going to get in the way? Seems close to the neck. Other than that, it looks great. PS, I hope you'll believe me that I don't mean to be confrontational with this, and I'm not trying to provoke a fight or anything-- but I'd appreciate you not using the term "gay" in that manner in the future. Not sure if you can edit a thread title once it's been posted, as I've never tried. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8rofwyo Posted May 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 by gay i mean frolicking and all over the place.... is Grimace giving me the bird??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Grimace would never do such a thing. Just a coincidence of the way the pixels turned out when I resized him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 IMO the body works because the purpleheart is balanced by a wide expanse of light coloured body wood. On the head, there is no outer lamination of light wood to balance everything, so the PH looks overpowering. I'd plane off the ears, and glue on new ones, separeted by a 1/8" or less PH veneer, this will echo the colour choices at the body end, without making the PH to dominant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 I like the body but I could do without the headstock. Body is nice and pointy......headstock is kinda big and plumb. Something like this would have been better match... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 The thing is, your body's horns have a flame feel, but the head stock, well, leaves me cold (rimshot please!) If you started from the two humps on top of the headstock and cut down into the middle to give it more of a flame-ey feel, it would work a lot better. The body, by the way, looks amazing. What kind of finish is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 PS, I hope you'll believe me that I don't mean to be confrontational with this, and I'm not trying to provoke a fight or anything-- but I'd appreciate you not using the term "gay" in that manner in the future. I agree with this. On another point, I think the body looks great but the headstock looks kinda "queer" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmarch Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 maybe binding on it, or maybe even a veneer? you'd still see the signs of the construction technique on the back of the neck, but you'd have a blank canvas on the front to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pibrocher Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Like the body syle but it is hard to get a feel for the "asthetic proportions" without seeing the neck in place with the body. LIke the horns though. Would like to see it next to a carbon based life form to get a better feel for how it would play size-wise. The neck looks extremely thin in your hands there. Whats the width of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 body=cool headstock="frolicking" Not that the headstock is bad in and of itself, but it doesn't go with the body as much.. You have so much wood there you could probably alter the shape a bit without losing the work you did.. The outer "nibs" of maple don't do anything for me.. i agree witht he previous assessment.. the body has a flame vibe going for it and the headstock is just kind of nebulous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8rofwyo Posted May 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Great info guys, here's the pic of the assembled guitar. Thanks for the opinions, and I'll tone down the next thread heading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 The body is HUGE. It's really long. I like the horns, just on a smaller body. I also think the headstock looks kinda fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Hey I realy like that body it's like a strat that's burning at the top VERY COOL! but that head stock man I dont know man it just does not work, But you could MOD that head to something else that flows A bit more with that body design !!MATAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pibrocher Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 You sould try to mimick the body in the headstock. I think if you cut a taper out of the top making the headstock look like two licks of flame it would be sweet. Don't cut too much out, just make it look like the tuners are on fire kinda. You could cut downt he middle without weakening the headstock if you don't go down too far. Don't know if that makes any sence, I really like the flame body style. Definetly like all your laminations and color choices. Oh and the neck looks normal against the body, must have just been the way the picture was taken in the earlier shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8rofwyo Posted May 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Hey man I kinda dig that idea of doing the flame in the headstock. Originally (spelling?) I just kinda hacked away at the head till something looking like a gibson head appeared and then never really cleaned it up. Sorry for being lazy, somebody awhile back asked what the finish on the body is. Its just a shellac seal, but I have been kicking around a french polish for the final finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Beautiful work, and nice laminates. I can only hope to do work as nice. I must say that I'm not a big fan of the headstock. Just my opinion. Looks like a really evil SG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 (edited) Topic Title changed...... Remember if you have a problem in a thread just click the "report thread" button, fill out the form and it goes to all the mods. Steve On topic.....I dig the body and would "pointy up" the HS a bit. Take a small bit out of the top center and do the flame licking thing across the top of the HS to make it match the body more. IMO it's too round for the body style. Edited May 6, 2005 by bluespresence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splorge Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Topic Title changed...... Remember if you have a problem in a thread just click the "report thread" button, fill out the form and it goes to all the mods. Steve. ← gotta love that political correctness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Political correctness isn't always bad. The proliferation of "gay" as a synonym of "crap, horrible" is NOT the kind of statement some people are comfortable with. I have to admit, I have no personal beef with it (and I was quite fine with the way it was handled, with a sense of humour, hence my not reporting the thread) but I have a gay friend, and after she explained to me why using "gay" that way is still hurtful to the homosexual community, I decided to always be consistent in my attitude toward that word. Think about it. We're desensitized because it's so common, but once upon a time in my youth, we also used "Don't be such a Jew" to mean "don't be cheap," without even knowing what a Jew was. You'd be pretty hard pressed to find people using that phrase as an adult without knowing its implication. You wouldn't swap any other minority group for the word "gay" (ie. "That's so Indian" or "That's so Chinese"). 'Nuff said. Just in case it's been forgotten since the beginning of this post, my 'issues' with the word are more out of respect for my friends and other members of the gay community than out of any sort of personal injury, and for what it's worth I think the original poster of this thread seems like a good guy and a great new addition to the community, so no harm done and no offence taken. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8rofwyo Posted May 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Agreed I will be more carefull in the future. As to the intent of the original thread I have redone the drawing of the headstock to emphasise the body better. Here it is, as always all comments and or suggestions are very welcome. thanks again for the input fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 That looks much better IMO. I would suggest only to keep the "bumps" on the top so the flames are wider.....know what I mean? I'd keep a little more off them on the bottom too but I couldn't get my mouse to draw that very well.... My artistic talent with a mouse leaves a lot to be desired.....give me a pencil and paper any day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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