CTN builds a Star
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kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: CTN builds a Star
Yeah ctn your the best ever! haha. hey what about the mini abbo boomerang? whats your thoughts on that?
Yeah ctn your the best ever! haha. hey what about the mini abbo boomerang? whats your thoughts on that?
CTN
The Drama Dude
Re: CTN builds a Star
Cheers man! Glad you're enjoying it so far. I'm having lots of fun and learning a lot as well, even though this is my 4th build. Every time brings along new experiences and new challenges. Shouldn't be too much longer until it's done now.
lol I like the riser. I mentioned before, that I made a larger, pointier version which tried to follow the lines of the top and bottom rear bouts, but it just looked so huge, out of place, ugly and awkward that I decided to trash that piece. Small, low profile seemed to be the ticket.
As for the boomerang. I had one when I was a wee lad. It wasn't a real abbo boomerang though. I'd throw it, and it'd just fall down far away from me instead of returning
Cheers man! Glad you're enjoying it so far. I'm having lots of fun and learning a lot as well, even though this is my 4th build. Every time brings along new experiences and new challenges. Shouldn't be too much longer until it's done now.
lol I like the riser. I mentioned before, that I made a larger, pointier version which tried to follow the lines of the top and bottom rear bouts, but it just looked so huge, out of place, ugly and awkward that I decided to trash that piece. Small, low profile seemed to be the ticket.
As for the boomerang. I had one when I was a wee lad. It wasn't a real abbo boomerang though. I'd throw it, and it'd just fall down far away from me instead of returning
TheLivingDead
Dawn Of The Shred
Re: CTN builds a Star
OH.
MY.
GOD.
You are the ****ing greatest. That guitar is the ****ing greatest.
I feel greater for having seen it.
OH.
MY.
GOD.
You are the ****ing greatest. That guitar is the ****ing greatest.
I feel greater for having seen it.
DankStar
Her Little Mojo Minion
Re: CTN builds a Star
sick man. I'd seriously consider buying one of those off you if you're ever so inclined.
I think the bee's knees would be to have the riser fabricated out of chrome as well.
looks like a great compact axe ready to rock but with some versatility.
sick man. I'd seriously consider buying one of those off you if you're ever so inclined.
I think the bee's knees would be to have the riser fabricated out of chrome as well.
looks like a great compact axe ready to rock but with some versatility.
TheLivingDead
Dawn Of The Shred
Re: CTN builds a Star
Just saw this was mentioned in the SD newsletter in my email.
"CTN builds a metal machine"
Niiiiiiice.
Just saw this was mentioned in the SD newsletter in my email.
"CTN builds a metal machine"
Niiiiiiice.
CTN
The Drama Dude
CTN
The Drama Dude
Re: CTN builds a Star
Haha if you're totally serious, I'm sure that can be arranged...I should have some time this summer.
Also, what you said about chrome gives me an idea...I could just paint it with "chrome" paint. Probably not gonna bother with that as it adds extra time and effort on my end and I wanna have it done in a few weeks, but yeah...not outside the realm of possibility.
Lol how about we design a headstock together? or I could show you some of the other ones that didn't make it to final approval if it might help stir up some ideas.
about the boomerang. That explains a lot. I always threw it like a frisbee :\
On a side note, my suspicions were confirmed today. Since I gotta now disassemble and prep for paint, tonight's band practice featured my SG instead of the Star. All the guys said the Star sounded better (well...obviously, it WAS purpose-built for metal). SG still sounded good with the A8 '59, but was very crisp and clean, didn't have the oomph and grind of the JB8.
On another side note...lookie what came in the mail today!!
Haha if you're totally serious, I'm sure that can be arranged...I should have some time this summer.
Also, what you said about chrome gives me an idea...I could just paint it with "chrome" paint. Probably not gonna bother with that as it adds extra time and effort on my end and I wanna have it done in a few weeks, but yeah...not outside the realm of possibility.
Lol how about we design a headstock together? or I could show you some of the other ones that didn't make it to final approval if it might help stir up some ideas.
about the boomerang. That explains a lot. I always threw it like a frisbee :\
On a side note, my suspicions were confirmed today. Since I gotta now disassemble and prep for paint, tonight's band practice featured my SG instead of the Star. All the guys said the Star sounded better (well...obviously, it WAS purpose-built for metal). SG still sounded good with the A8 '59, but was very crisp and clean, didn't have the oomph and grind of the JB8.
On another side note...lookie what came in the mail today!!
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CTN
The Drama Dude
Re: CTN builds a Star
I think of it more like a swept back sharkfin or sand dune kinda thing than sawtooth or lightning bolt. But the inspiration for it came from two sources. one is something like this:
The other is my buddy Mat's (from Augury) guitar. It's custom made, and I have no idea who the luthier is, but the headstock is so cool.
I think of it more like a swept back sharkfin or sand dune kinda thing than sawtooth or lightning bolt. But the inspiration for it came from two sources. one is something like this:
The other is my buddy Mat's (from Augury) guitar. It's custom made, and I have no idea who the luthier is, but the headstock is so cool.
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CTN
The Drama Dude
Re: CTN builds a Star
but I don't need more under the hood. I have the bridge bucker wired in series and the neck bucker wired in always-on parallel, and honestly, I really really don't need any other sounds for metal. I've got the tone knob just for sh!ts n giggles and a tiny bit of adjustment range in case i'm playing through someone else's amp/cab and need to trim off a bit of treble or whatever.
Simplicity is the name of the game here.
I can't imagine why I would need a hum-laden coil split on top of gobs of gain. When I play metal, the pickups HAVE TO BE hum cancelling.
but I don't need more under the hood. I have the bridge bucker wired in series and the neck bucker wired in always-on parallel, and honestly, I really really don't need any other sounds for metal. I've got the tone knob just for sh!ts n giggles and a tiny bit of adjustment range in case i'm playing through someone else's amp/cab and need to trim off a bit of treble or whatever.
Simplicity is the name of the game here.
I can't imagine why I would need a hum-laden coil split on top of gobs of gain. When I play metal, the pickups HAVE TO BE hum cancelling.
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CTN
The Drama Dude
Re: CTN builds a Star
Today, I discovered that cutting styrofoam is pretty much the worst thing in the history of history.
Worse than getting eaten by a sabretooth cat, worse than the ice age, worse than the black death.
Anyone want a styrofoam guitar?
Very tight fit right now, but I can fix that pretty easily.
So that's the bottom half pretty much complete. Still gotta attach the hardware and whatnot. Also I wanna make a little compartment under the neck between the two middle supports
Today, I discovered that cutting styrofoam is pretty much the worst thing in the history of history.
Worse than getting eaten by a sabretooth cat, worse than the ice age, worse than the black death.
Anyone want a styrofoam guitar?
Very tight fit right now, but I can fix that pretty easily.
So that's the bottom half pretty much complete. Still gotta attach the hardware and whatnot. Also I wanna make a little compartment under the neck between the two middle supports
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kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: CTN builds a Star
looks rad man. Just don't pour petrol on that Styrofoam....ha
looks rad man. Just don't pour petrol on that Styrofoam....ha
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