psw Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Simply beautiful...love that neck thru look and choice of woods, shape and the headstock...controls seem a little crowded fro mine...but who cares...lovely! pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead28 Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Thanks alot guys. Yeah, I'm partial to a pretty tight control layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead28 Posted September 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Well it's finished and supremely playable! I'm not at all liking the zebrawood pickup rings or truss rod cover that I made. I'm going to make some new ones out of something else - I just don't think it looks right at all. Maybe walnut. Here are some pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 The rings don't look right to me because the grain goes opposite of the wings. I can't define why the TRC doesn't look right, but I agree with you that it's a little off. You're right too that walnut for these pieces would look good. Maple wouldn't be bad, but walnut is probably the better choice. It'd match up well with the stripes in the zebra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 i dont think i looks too bad. but i think black (being wood or plastic) would be the way to go. i really really like this shape, and you built it very cleanly. how much does it weigh? do you know if it balances well yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 It should balance well I assume, generally on a shape like that if the trap button is near the 12/13th fret area it should balance just fine. Looks awesome btw I like everything on it except the pickup rings and cover like you stated. Walnut would have been better IMO. But kick ass build none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Looks great...i'd vote for maple on the rings...lighten it up a little with the black pickups on there...very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim290280 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I actually like the look of the guitar so much that if you hadn't pointed out the pickup rings and truss rod cover I wouldn't have noticed. Having said that a darker wood would probably look a bit better. Like avenger said I think it is the grain orientation that is off not the choice of wood itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae3 Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Great work! I like to see a unique take off a common guitar. My 2 cents about the pickup rings: Get rid of them all together and directly mount the pickups. It'd look very clean like the rest of the guitar. Just a thought anyways, nice guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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