Design-wise, what do you think?

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:17 am

that looks awesome dude!

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:40 am

you guys made it over to apex?
that place is epic. i was just there yesterday, looking for switches.

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:47 am

bubbles_horwitz wrote:you guys made it over to apex?
that place is epic. i was just there yesterday, looking for switches.

MOST AWESOME PLACE EVER. The dude at the counter was surly as fuck, and most unhelpful, but we quickly got the jist [sp?] of the vibe.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:04 am

did you see all the airplane parts and missile shells out back?

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:07 am

bubbles_horwitz wrote:did you see all the airplane parts and missile shells out back?

YES I DID! dave wasn't toooo impressed, but I was!

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:36 am

Aug wrote:
bubbles_horwitz wrote:did you see all the airplane parts and missile shells out back?
YES I DID! dave wasn't toooo impressed, but I was!

It's not that I wasn't impressed, I just don't know if I wanna go back to that place..... What am I really going to do with a missle?

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:19 am

Guitar is looking good guys.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:01 am

i like it.
looks a bit small tbh.

euan · Post by **euan** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:17 am

Mark wrote:i like it.
looks a bit small tbh.

Thats just the gigantic headstock.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:28 pm

Everything but the headstock FTW!

It's just too clunky looking in my opinion. I think a smaller, univox/mosrite style headstock would have fit perfectly.

ludger · Post by **ludger** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:00 pm

bubbles_horwitz wrote:that thing looks nice. except for the headstock, which looks like a broken spatula. glad you're planning on changing it.

+1

luke · Post by **luke** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:23 pm

I don't like it, and don't really have much to contribute...

It just seems a bit, superhero-like, or just too cartoony for my liking. It's like you've crossed Fender build styles with Danelectro style looks, and taken out the innovation. The butt of the neck is a good start, but I await to see more cool "Aug special" additions to make your guitars a bit more unique in future. I'm sure that'll happen!

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:38 pm

Do not want. But hats off for doing it.

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:44 pm

UPDATE.

Headstock. I think we have a winner. I finally decided that the end of the headstock should look more like the pickguard and I slimmed it down, too.

euan · Post by **euan** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:49 pm

By the by, what was the innotation like with the hand made board?

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:50 pm

BETTOR

luke · Post by **luke** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:51 pm

Better, but I still think I'd prefer it if you got more original with the contours. It's very 2D. You could add some neat Hi-Flyer style contours, and that headstock needn't be flat and boring.

Still, this thing gets better and better with each carnation, like most of your work, so I think I'll bear with you.

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:51 pm

euan wrote:By the by, what was the innotation like with the hand made board?

dunno...I didn't bother to intonate because I was going to tear at all back down to paint today. I'll intonate either tomorrow or the next day...then, with the exception of a headstock decal, it will be 100% done.

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:58 pm

I've always been a "how hard could it be?

" kind of guy, but this undertaking has really humbled me. I've had to literally build this thing from an idea...and that's no small task. It's one thing to take a Fender body and copy it; it's quite another being the actual designer/builder. I've taken a few lumps along the way, and had to learn the hard way what does and doesn't work (design and function-wise).

Some lady in our building saw it this morning, as I was leaving and commented that the guitar reminded her of the beatles and the 60's. Say...isn't that what I was going for? Well, kinda...I was shooting more towards the 1920's-1950's, but whatevaz.

As for the comments (in both threads) about this guitar not looking completely original and whatnot, I say this unto thee: That's not what I was necessarily going for. I wanted something with clean, simple and reminiscent of another era. I think we've done that.

euan · Post by **euan** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:01 pm

Cool cool. I kinda get what Malik means, I think some concave relieve to the centre would be cool. You know Brian Moore style, or even Peavey Wolfgang.