Design-wise, what do you think?

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:47 am

a darker mint green, red and another color or two, but I can't remember right now...I'm detoxing from work.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:57 am

dodgedartdave wrote:
jcyphe wrote:
The Mercury will be much different then this guitar when it's done. This thing looks like crap, I think. The mercury is already done in my head and the lines and flow is real smooth (I think).

Roffles, DDDave you're mental.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:07 am

hahahaha

JOEWN'D

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:15 am

Aug wrote:what the fuck is wrong with you? we're new to this and doing something you aren't, we are trying. Ease up, man.

DDDAVE talked a lot , he got ahead of himself, that's all i was pointing out. That you are new to it. I don't really see where I clowned your guitar in a mean way or said anything bad, so CHILL THE FUCK OUT.

If you're new to the game, take the constructive criticism and start acting like it, you and DDDAVE were dissing an established builder like Koll and his design that is clearly more thought out and realized.

I hope your designs get alot better. the bottom half of that guitar doesn't even flow with the rest of the guitar, it's way too round and the top horns are too sharp.

I shouldn't have even bothered with this thread but people keep sending me links to it, my bad. I won't comment further.

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:18 am

jcyphe wrote:I won't comment further.

Thank God.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:19 am

IMPORTANT OBSERVATION - the guitar is actually reverse-offset. I can see now why it looks a little awkward. In your original design, the two contours were just about even, but the upper horn sort of migrated the contour behind the bottom.

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:25 am

Nick wrote:IMPORTANT OBSERVATION - the guitar is actually reverse-offset. I can see now why it looks a little awkward. In your original design, the two contours were just about even, but the upper horn sort of migrated the contour behind the bottom.

+

I always shot for a reverse offest. It's offest by exactly 1". To compensate and make the lines flow more, I'll have to alter the general shape abit, and I'm currently working on that.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:35 am

Aug wrote:a darker mint green, red and another color or two, but I can't remember right now...I'm detoxing from work.

Color #3 was going to be a creamy yellow. We're open to suggestions.

Thanks everyone for the postive input. We're really stooked about the project!

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:12 am

I like the way it's shaping up

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:17 am

dodgedartdave wrote:Color #3 was going to be a creamy yellow. We're open to suggestions.

If I were to suggest 3 colours to add to the mix, I'd go for something close to the old favourites of Shell Pink, Daphne Blue or Competition Orange.

Rikki · Post by **Rikki** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:52 am

daphne is always a winner dude

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:37 am

Aug wrote:ack!

that looks amazing. I really really love it. I'd totally buy one like that t but im currently nowhere near the price range. Best of luck dudes.

roachello · Post by **roachello** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:49 am

Green! What a pleasant surprise! I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE the color!!! <3 Looking awesome Aug!

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:37 pm

Some sort of Orange color should be in order, there aren't enough orange guitars in the world, something like orange sherbert.

JordanD · Post by **JordanD** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:46 pm

I really don't like that but props for being able to make the things.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:44 pm

wow.
i mentally barfed when i saw the initial pictures but it turned out looking great!

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:43 pm

Mark wrote:wow.
i mentally barfed when i saw the initial pictures but it turned out looking great!

Wow! Thanks man! That exactly the kind of compliment we are looking for.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:44 pm

More Cowbell wrote:Some sort of Orange color should be in order, there aren't enough orange guitars in the world, something like orange sherbert.

We've been debating about some type of burnt orange, allong the lines of Nissan X-terra.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:23 pm

JD wrote:I really don't like that but props for being able to make the things.

+1

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:29 pm

It's a prototype, and a good one. A sketch, if you will.

My constructive comments are that the tail end needs a slant to match the horns. I also clipped the horns so that it doesn't look too Fender. I like the reverse offset because it balances better with long horn long tail. I have no idea about how it fits the hip and shoulder--you'd have to play it to see if it feels right. I am mental about margins, so I would like a slightly smaller guard to allow for thicker green edges.

Of course it now looks like a bird eating a worm. Well, it's a thought.