Joel Rainville Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Here's #2. Same basic shape, with a pickguard this time : Dressed in white, with #1 : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supplebanana Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 both look good - but I much prefer no.2 sb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted May 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 We're making slow but steady progress on #2 : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael.Speer Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 looks pretty sweet one small sugestion (they might ahve just been in for a mockup) but the pots u used on the first model i dont really like think u should find some nicer quality ones. small thing, but just something to consider keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Love the look of the blonde one w/ P-90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 This is growing on me. My initial thought was "It's a cross-brand hybrid... so what". After seeing it for a while, the design is slowly growing on me. #2 is a lot better in my eyes than #1. It has a PRS/LPjr look to it. The pickguard and finish changed everything. The slightly off-kilter bottom end is starting to appeal to me as well. I guess this proves it to a certain degree. The old, classic, proven shapes are some of the most comfortable and visually appealing designs available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 It looks a lot like a Fender Lead II to me. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 It looks a lot like a Fender Lead II to me. Yeah, there are some similarities. It kind of has the same vibe as mine. Someone on another forum posted a few other guitars that are similar in look : http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/index....82099#msg182099 Of all 4, the Travis Bean TB-500 is the one that strikes me as being very close to my design. Especially the pickguard : I love the look of that TB-500 guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddW Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 I like it, but the glue line on the body bothers me. Since it can't be hidden, do you think it might look better if you put a binding strip there that matched the headstock facing wood? Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 I like it, but the glue line on the body bothers me. Since it can't be hidden, do you think it might look better if you put a binding strip there that matched the headstock facing wood? Todd That's a pencil line down the middle... An eraser should take care of that before I stain the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 (edited) The pickguard and finish changed everything. Thanks, but there's absolutely no finish on that guitar. It's not even prepped for finishing yet. I still have to do a slight tummy cut, cleanup the transition area between the 1/4" radius roundover and the 1/16" roundover on the bottom horn side. I'm also gonna carve out the lower cutaway, folowing the pickguard line. And erase that pencil line down the middle. FYI, the glue line is visible at the bottom end of the guitar, about a 1/2" to the right of the pencil line. The neck/pickup/bridge axis was rotated 1 or 2 degrees thanks to a suggestion from a forum member. It makes a big difference in the overall balance (both look-wise and weight-wise) of the design. Since that body was already cut-out before the axis issue was brought up, the glue-line doesn't coincide with the middle line. That'll be fixed for the next one. BTW, did anyone notice that the pickguard is almost right up to the edge of the body on the lower/right side? I didn't get many comments on that. I was trying to keep some of the elements of #1, and the pickguard was to roughly follow the lines of the top plate's binding from the first guitar... Here's a pic with a few explanations of what's going on : Edited May 27, 2008 by Joel Rainville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddW Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I like it, but the glue line on the body bothers me. Since it can't be hidden, do you think it might look better if you put a binding strip there that matched the headstock facing wood? Todd That's a pencil line down the middle... An eraser should take care of that before I stain the body Sorry, my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirge for november Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Love both of them! I think #1 has a very original look in scratchplate and finishing! Cool fretboard on #2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted June 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 A little more progress on #2 : Not the easiest color scheme to photograph! : And work started on #3... : ...which is actually a lefty in real life, mocked up with a flipped over righty pickguard and a rosewood fingerboard : And #1 plugged in and ready to rock (I need to come up with a truss rod cover fast), with my G&L Legacy (God I hate that MOP pickguard) : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael.Speer Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 wow ur really pumping these out looking real good though anything diff about no3. apart from lefty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted June 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) anything diff about no3. apart from lefty? 3 lipstick single coils, maple fretboard, 5-ply BWBWB pickguard, rib and tummy cuts, but that's about it. It's for my brother, he picked up the specs, within limits. I had to push the 25" scale and convince him not to go with a zero fret. I spent all that time learning how to cut nuts properly, might as well use the experience! I don't like the looks of a zero fret anyway... #4 is also started. It's getting a flame maple "top plate" (see guitar #1), and I'm thinking of making it semi-hollow, with a small f-hole within the top plate area... I'm gonna start experimenting with sunbursting. Because a semi-hollow needs a nice sunburst and PAFs or mini-humbuckers, nothing less IMHO. Edited June 9, 2008 by Joel Rainville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I really like this body shape, it's stylish and understated but looks really classy. it reminds me of my old PRS EG IV and something about the lower horn says a little bit of rickenbacker, but at the end of the day it's unique and it works well. Now natural blonde + P90's has me salivating. Good luck with the builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael.Speer Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 had to push the 25" scale and convince him not to go with a zero fret. I spent all that time learning how to cut nuts properly, might as well use the experience! I don't like the looks of a zero fret anyway... yeah see i figure ive never cut a nut and dont hvae the tools so a zero fret is just perfect for me guitars are looking real good though how many of these are you planning to make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 how many of these are you planning to make? #3 through #6 are already planned out, and I've had requests for a couple more... We'll see if there's still some interest after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 anything diff about no3. apart from lefty? #3, wearing its loaded pickguard (no real camera is available this week-end, so bear with me!) : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Made a couple of videos today of #1 and #2 in action. The image is crappy and dark, the sound is mediocre, but it still gives you an idea of how it'd sound through a wall of Marshall stacks... not really, but they're videos so watch 'em, ok? #1 : #2 : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Dude, the P-90 guitar sounds amazing! I like that sound with the tone pot down. Very warm and smooth. P-90's kick the booties of all other pickups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 What was the amp/pedals used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rainville Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 What was the amp/pedals used? You're listening to the clean channel of a tiny Roland Cube 15, at moderately high bedroom volume level. The distortion is from a Tech 21 Tri O.D. pedal. All this through the tiny integrated microphone of a 5 year old Canon P&S camera, hence the hifi clarity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I love the p90s and the collective soul tune! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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