The Creature v2.0

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What Color Option?

Poll ended at Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:21 pm

Olympic with White Guard
7
28%
Olympic with Black Guard
1
4%
Black with White Guard
3
12%
Black with Black Guard
1
4%
Sonic with White Guard
3
12%
Sonic with Black Guard
2
8%
Inca Silver with White Guard
6
24%
Inca Silver with Black Guard
2
8%
Charcoal with White Guard
0
No votes
Charcoal with Black Guard
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 25
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HNB wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:btw... make it your own, fuck this lot. Surely the circuit is what makes it Creature, but I also bashed that thing together with all the skill of a hyper active 3 year old so I'm not going to be too heart broken if it's made better than it was.
Thanks! I appreciate it. I like to try to keep it with a similar vibe, but I do want it to be mine. Might be as simple as cleaning off the guard and getting black pickup covers instead. I have a hard time planning a guitar without seeing it and playing with it to see if I am cool with it as is or different.
cur wrote:Black one ply guard?
I think it is three ply black. Not sure yet. :) Hopefully it will arrive soon so I can check it out and get some pics up. (Plus I need to get it prepped for paint and repaired.)
If it's the same guard it's 3 ply. BWB
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Rant Edited. Deep breathing.... Calming down... :)
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Aw. I liked the rant!
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HNB wrote:Rant Edited. Deep breathing.... Calming down... :)
NEED MOAR RANT!
dots wrote:society is crumbling because of asshoels like ends
brainfur wrote:I'm having difficulty reconciling my desire to smash the state & kill all white people with my desire for a new telecaster
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Well, I don't want to be a dick. (Even if I am pissed.) Trying to be understanding and all that..... :D
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Pretty sure dickdom is a respected attribute on this site.
dots wrote:society is crumbling because of asshoels like ends
brainfur wrote:I'm having difficulty reconciling my desire to smash the state & kill all white people with my desire for a new telecaster
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I suppose so. ;) I guess I am just a pussy. In all seriousness, I am not that mad. I just want to get to see the guitar. Now it sounds like it might be another week or more before I even get to see what it looks like. LOL
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endsjustifymeans wrote:
HNB wrote:Decided against using Fender on the headstock and am going with my own company name. I also gave credit to Cooterfinger who made the body and Dwarfcraft for the oscillation circuit built in. :)

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Creature by Eleventh Division LLC, on Flickr

I am still pretty set on Duplicolor Metal Flake Green.

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I approve of this entire post. :)
Likewise. I refrained from posting here because I just didn't like the idea of taking the uniqueness of the creature and making it look 'standard'...as with all such things my point is: go buy a standard one and don't remove a unique creation from the world. But this combination I think retains the spirit of the original nicely and would both honour it AND look TITS.
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I didn't have a problem with how it looked initially. It is red now. Once I get it, I can post pictures, but I am guessing it looks more standard as well. I am hoping to keep it looking different. :) I would like for it to stand out in a crowd.
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Picked up paint cans. :)

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almost the same as my sparkle green guitar.

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Nice. Looks like candy. :D
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Sadly (and I am really pissed) I won't be working on the creature. The guitar I traded arrived broken so instead I get to go to USPS and start an insurance claim. Hopefully that goes well. I haven't ever had a guitar take this long to arrive or get there broken so I am pretty pissed off.
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Surely it should be up to the sender to arrange some kind of insurance claim and refund ?

Was it packed well enough ?

I feel for you.

When I get in these situations like this & things turn sour, I just become content with what I have.

Some things are just too much hassle for what they're worth. Spend your time playing, instead of buying / selling. It's a vicious circle I tell you !!!
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Naw.. mixed it up a bit. The guitar I sent to trade for the creature arrived broken. (That is why it isn't being sent to me.) I did have the guitar insured, so I filed a claim with the USPS.
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OIC, that sucks just as much. Good Luck with sorting that out. :(

Not to make things worse but I know a lot of couriers wont insure instruments even if you have it. Don't know about USPS though.