the telecaster kid Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 School's coming back, and I'm building a guitar for a woodshop class. I've got a tentative concept drawing already, but I want to see what some other people think about this concept. One word, "Red". Any of you artistic people getting any ideas? Any input would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Indeed! This comes to mind when I think of Red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Two words: Cabo Wabo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the telecaster kid Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Indeed! This comes to mind when I think of Red. I'm thinking darker, but light enough to see the grain. Good eye though, it's good someone's getting the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 eggplant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the telecaster kid Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 OK, that was a stupid question. I was jsut thinking red after I saw a bloodwood fretboard on ebay, and I have a 1/4" maple top set, so i figured it wohuld look cool if it were all red, with the red fretboard. Either a neck thru or set construction, (neck thru if i can get the proper piece of wood for it), and a humbucker setup, It's gonna be RG style, but, as my name suggests, telecasterized. Or an RGized telecaster deluxe, u can look at it either way. As i'm almost done with my poorly planned first attempt, I'm going to start drawing this out, PAINSTAKINGLY, to avoid the hideous complications of my first attempt, a bass. Other than that, the only real question I have is a taste issue. I'm going to use Dimarzio pups on this thing, and I know they come in red. Would that be dorky looking? Again, input is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Some very vague questions that you can definitely answer yourself! Do red pickups look dorky? Not if your design uses them in a cool way. Does it matter if anyone else thinks they look dorky? Prolly not, if you yourself think they look good. Start planning, having learned from your first project. Get some ideas together. Present your conclusions, and THEN ask if anyone notices any problems with the plan. You'll get a lot more constructive feedback that way. You're not showing enough planning time yet. First "red" and then "telecasterized RG" isn't really saying much. If you're any good with computer apps, you can even mock it up to see if you think you'll like the way it looks. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Contrasts! Red pickups with a white maple top with a Bloodwood or Padauk fingerboard would look sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 brian may! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdizzle Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 black cherry sounds like what you want, beautiful color, heres a random pic of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the telecaster kid Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Here's my rough sketch of my idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 So when you think "red," you think a matt belemy model Manson guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmarlin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 All red has been done and it was done really well. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...28048&st=90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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