stringkilla Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I guess by now you've all seen it, the Gieger topped guitar. Well where's the info. Been to the site and there isn't anything on it. So any guesses as to how the top is done. I'd like to see the back of the neck. What say you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 it's just paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I don't think it's paint Wes! I think that it is one of those "photo tops" like the one used to make fake figured woods. It will take too much work to make one of this guitars by paint to be sold at the price they do!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 The pickups look hella cool. Yes, I said "hella". I loved the early 2000's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanb Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 It is sandblasted through a template, then painted. The prototype at NAMM was Korean built, Japanese assembled, and the artwork looked pretty good. The production guitars are fully Korean built, and the quality of the artwork sucks compared to the NAMM guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 "hella" is early eightees,greg.read a metallica cd jacket sometime maiden...well,i have not seen one in person...but i think it would be pretty easy to lay down that sick grey as a base,then spray some black through a frisket template,and clear it funny thing...i ordered one when they first came out...but the store (online) dicked me around about the availability,so i canceled the order....so i almost had one to look at in person. reason i wanted it was not so much the art,but rather the fact that it was the cheapest neck thru mahogany bodied rgt available at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Ibanez comissioned artist H. R. Giger (of "Alien" fame) to create artwork for some guitars. I doubt that he would allow anyone to recreate his work freehand, there's little doubt that it is a large decal just like the photo-topped BC Rich's & IMO, equally as tacky. Geiger's work is amazing, the black thru-neck RG's actually look quite nice but airbrush graphics on guitars should be left in the 80's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 "hella" is early eightees,greg.read a metallica cd jacket sometime I must've missed it the first time around. It was used excessively in the hip-hop scene and throughout pop culture in the early 2000's. I guess I just didn't get to it until then. All my Metallica was on dubbed cassettes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postal Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 depends on the specific gieger you're reffering to. The "normal" ones you can buy are most likely a decal. The ones at NAMM were sand blasted through a mask to give it the 3D effect. The ones at NAMM were amazing. The one you can buy..... "eh...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another doug Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 "hella" is early eightees,greg.read a metallica cd jacket sometime I must've missed it the first time around. It was used excessively in the hip-hop scene and throughout pop culture in the early 2000's. I guess I just didn't get to it until then. All my Metallica was on dubbed cassettes! I missed it the second time around! I have been saying it based on a South Park episode where Cartman said it all the time, pissing everyone off. It didn't even occur to me that the word had a history; I thought they made it up. I'll have to start reading all my cd booklets and see what else I've missed out on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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