Let me explain. I am helping build the guitar, but the guitar is not for me. It is for my buddy Donkus, who looks kind of like Hagrid but with a more blond hair color. REALLY into space rock and prog. He is the one who actually decided on this shape, and he loved it. I thought I would toss the idea out here to see if I am overlooking something. I accounted for the weight and balance of the thing both on strap and on the knee, the feel of the upper fret register, the strap button placement, where the strumming arm would rest etc. It seemed fully functional but I wasn't sure, maybe I was missing something. Offset upper horn was a good idea, maybe contour the body different rereverse the shape, all good ideas but not things that would change the core aesthetic. Functionally it seemed airtight to me, but nothing and nobody is above peer review. How cool the thing looks is totally subjective, wanted some good conversation though.
Besides with the popularity of guitars like the:
Dean Cadillac
Washburn/dean Dime shape
ZW SGV
Schecter's tele/les paul shape (that I personally hate)
And more, this isn't that farfetched. Frankly I think it would be the best looking of all of them.
Also the Strat was designed by committee of a bunch of different musicians and Leo himself.
When I was talking about validation, I mean't the looks. When it comes to function it is a different story. Maybe there are red flags I don't know about that I should watch out for? I mean this not to ignore or disrespect your post, but to shed light on what is going on. I would've put this in the OP but it would've been too long and taken too much effort which I have used here anyway.
