my 8 string custom in progress!
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CapoFirstFret
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that is lookin totally sweet dude! can't wait to see it finished
what kinda pickups you having made for that thing and how do you plan on playing it? normal style of chapman stick style?
that is lookin totally sweet dude! can't wait to see it finished
what kinda pickups you having made for that thing and how do you plan on playing it? normal style of chapman stick style?
JB_From_Hell
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Ooooh.... is the back of the neck rosewood?
Ooooh.... is the back of the neck rosewood?
Zerberus
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CGord
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I'm in the same boat. It looks cool, but seems a little Spinal Tappish. Will the knobs go to eleven?
frankfalbo
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It's also a great choice for extended range instruments. That whole guitar was a great wood choice, and it's beautiful, although I can't get on with that elbow crescent. I think it would have been a fantastic shape without the elbow cutaway, but you must have wanted it, which makes it the perfect shape for you, and my opinions are irrelevant. :laugh2:
I'm with Zerb on the fretboard grain, but it is pretty, and hopefully that Wenge dictates the neck movement more than the board. The extra wide 8-string neck also means more wood to stabilize, unless you have a dramatic mismatch in tension from low to high strings.
Seriously it's a gorgeous guitar, and you should be proud.
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It's also a great choice for extended range instruments. That whole guitar was a great wood choice, and it's beautiful, although I can't get on with that elbow crescent. I think it would have been a fantastic shape without the elbow cutaway, but you must have wanted it, which makes it the perfect shape for you, and my opinions are irrelevant. :laugh2: I'm with Zerb on the fretboard grain, but it is pretty, and hopefully that Wenge dictates the neck movement more than the board. The extra wide 8-string neck also means more wood to stabilize, unless you have a dramatic mismatch in tension from low to high strings.
Seriously it's a gorgeous guitar, and you should be proud.
bulb
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hey thanks guys!
first off the neck is actually a 7 piece neck with sides of wenge, maple, bloodwood, and a center piece of flame maple, and its built to be very strong.
I dont think the fretboard's stability will be much of an issue cuz i told my luthier to do whatever he could to make it look beautiful but that durability was my main concern too!
Its going to be a low F.
And as for the "sharkbite thing" yeah not everyone would be comfortable with that, but i will. I designed the guitar shape with him, and the headstock shape since he will build anything you want, so you could get ANY design you want from him. I put that cutaway there cuz thats where the input jack will be. This way i can coil the cord around the strap without twisting the cable, and accidentally removing the cable even if its not coiled will be less likely! PLUS IT LOOKS COOL haha!
hey thanks guys!
first off the neck is actually a 7 piece neck with sides of wenge, maple, bloodwood, and a center piece of flame maple, and its built to be very strong.
I dont think the fretboard's stability will be much of an issue cuz i told my luthier to do whatever he could to make it look beautiful but that durability was my main concern too!
Its going to be a low F.
And as for the "sharkbite thing" yeah not everyone would be comfortable with that, but i will. I designed the guitar shape with him, and the headstock shape since he will build anything you want, so you could get ANY design you want from him. I put that cutaway there cuz thats where the input jack will be. This way i can coil the cord around the strap without twisting the cable, and accidentally removing the cable even if its not coiled will be less likely! PLUS IT LOOKS COOL haha!
Nite_Maresz_25
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Bulb, dude, that looks like an awesome guitar! I've listened to some of your stuff on myspace and I've gotta say, It's superb!
Bulb, dude, that looks like an awesome guitar! I've listened to some of your stuff on myspace and I've gotta say, It's superb!
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