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Design-wise, what do you think?

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3rd sketch, I'm really interested in the pickguard style...and not married to the headstock at all.

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make it symmetric
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PG is tits..maybe mosrite style HS..That guitar could only be bright red with white PG...YES! DEW IT!
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bassintom wrote:PG is tits..maybe mosrite style HS..That guitar could only be bright red with white PG...YES! DEW IT!
I'll take one!
yes! white pg with a bright vintage color on the body is exactly what I was thinking.
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Vintage fretwire and 24" scale are both FTL.

Long scale, medium jumbo.
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slant one or both of the pups.
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Post by Billy3000 »

The pickguard is awesome, the body shape is pretty cool, and the headstock has got to be changed! It just needs to be shaped a little more interestingly considering how cool the body and pickguard look.
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Shadow is wrong. Vintage fretwire FTW.

Personally though, I think the upper horn should be refined a little.

Also I think the pickguard would look a little better if it were just the bottom horn, like a firebird. But then again, it wouldn't be as original.

What kind of switching is it going to have?

What you mean tremolo under pickguard?
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that's cool aug, i like that body shape, it's like the jag-stang's lazy couch potato dad that inspired only the angstiest grunge. lipsticks are a cool choice, keep it looking classy and streamlined. keep working on it, i'm intrigued. i know you'll probably play with the headstock a bit, i do like the idea of a 3+3 on a vintagey fendery shortscale neck though. can't wait to see the prototype, with the speeds you're churning out shortscales we never know how soon it'll be.

side-mounted jack or haven't decided yet?
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Post by luke »

Your neck pocket is like an inch big.

That body is totally out of proportion, it's enormous. I don't like the top horn, or the bottom horn for that matter, they just don't go. The pickguard shape is potentially good, but the weird horns just don't suit it.
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Post by tremlock »

i like it...got that melody maker type head-stock...pick guard is great...top horn may need slight revisions....
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Post by Thom »

That's cool so far. Like has been said - think that the top horn needs a bit of tweaking.
Not sure about the pickguard. I certainly don't dislike it - would probably grow on me.
Stick with vintage wire and 24" scale.
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I like the arrow shape of the pickguard. It's almost there. Pull the bottom of the top horn in a wee bit further and it'll be all cool. Slanted lipsticks are what is needs though. Keep the 3 a side headstock and refine the shape a little to make it a bit more interesting. Don't make it angled though. That just ain't cricket.
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Post by kim »

the pg kinda has a vox-vibe to it, not sure why, the body is kind of like the lower horn of a stang and the upper horn of a firebird.

headstock-wise i think it's nice you wanna go for a three/three config instead of the six on one side type, ric 360 style headstocks are plain and classy.
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I'm not a fan of the shape or pickguard to be honest.
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Post by Aug »

something like this perhaps?

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Definitely like that better. Good work.
You decided what you're doing with the headstock?
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lamp wrote:Definitely like that better. Good work.
You decided what you're doing with the headstock?
I'm still brewing on it. But, I certainly prefer the 3+3
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Post by Mike »

Aug wrote:something like this perhaps?

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That is WAY better. Perhaps give the headstock a finish at the end to echo the horn contours - not violently so but just a hint perhaps?