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dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:37 pm

Free Ugly Guitar Day...

Sorted a book at works guitar and he gave me this as a thankyou, as he knows I like to mid stuff... Peavey Raptor special

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:40 pm

You could cut down the horns a wee bit and it'd look quite tidy.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:53 pm

Like this?

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:18 pm

Perfect.

I meant more Jaguarish.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:17 am

It's not even the shape that's so bad. It's just a funny shaped strat, so it looks dumb. Like it was supposed to grow up to be a Stratocaster but made all the wrong decisions in life.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:25 am

A lot of Cort guitars suffer in the same way.

markleton · Post by **markleton** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:16 am

One of these was my very first guitar. I kinda liked it even after I upgraded to an Epiphone Les Paul. I even liked the wonky 'offset' stylings

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:39 am

"Okay guys we need a strat copy. Designer Doug, how are you set up to give us a recognisable but non-trademark infringing strat copy?"

"HYUK HYUK GUIZE, I'LL JUST DRAW AALLLL THE WAY OVER HEYA, AND THEN GO WOOGLY BOOGLY HEYA, AND THEN WE GO ALL WEEEEE WHERE THAT BITS SUPPOSED TO BE."

"... Goddamnit, Doug... Fine, whatever, who gives a shit, it'll probably end up Â£75 at Cash Converters anyway."

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:06 am

Oh sweet, The Shinning in guitar form.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 1:24 am

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:01 am

So, what's the plan?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:22 am

I am unsure, selling isn't an option as I've had it on ebay since I got it and no one wants it. It isn't a bad guitar it makes decent Strat noises, it's just small weirdly shaped and rather ugly, and I'll never play it.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:00 pm

That headstock looks pretty cool though, it would fit really well with a v or other pointy shape.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 3:07 pm

Black pickguard with just bridge and neck p'ups might turn 1 or 2 heads.

With humbuckers (if routed for them) and the bulbous black body it could be an Ultracure Jr., though w/Latin antonym in place: the Infracure.

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dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 6:47 pm

That's not a bad idea, wouldn't look as bad blacked out... Even black knobs and pickup cover would make a difference.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 1:26 am

dezb1 wrote:That's not a bad idea, wouldn't look as bad blacked out... Even black knobs and pickup cover would make a difference.

It would look cool black'd out or Gilmour'd (just a black pickguard and leave everything else as is) but bear in mind that does mean finding a new pickguard for this model in black which might be a pain, or just plain pricey. I was always fond of that "International Color" look on a run of early '80s Strats.

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:56 am

It looks like a normal strat melted in an oven.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:10 am

I think this body shape took the place of more dead-on strat copies at some point (presumably for legal reasons though I thought all bets besides the headstock were off, so who knows) sold under both Raptor and Predator model names. They seem to have yet another body design each now, and the Predator has gone all top-routy and double EMGbuckerish.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:51 am

paul_ wrote:
dezb1 wrote:That's not a bad idea, wouldn't look as bad blacked out... Even black knobs and pickup cover would make a difference.
It would look cool black'd out or Gilmour'd (just a black pickguard and leave everything else as is) but bear in mind that does mean finding a new pickguard for this model in black which might be a pain, or just plain pricey. I was always fond of that "International Color" look on a run of early '80s Strats.

This is most likely what's getting done as I can't find a black guard and a custom one would be ore than the guitar is worth...