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FUGD
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:37 pm
by dezb1
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
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:40 pm
by Thomas
You could cut down the horns a wee bit and it'd look quite tidy.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:53 pm
by dezb1
Like this?
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:18 pm
by Thomas
Perfect.
I meant more Jaguarish.
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:17 am
by jcyphe
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.
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:25 am
by Fran
A lot of Cort guitars suffer in the same way.
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:16 am
by markleton
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
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:39 am
by ekwatts
"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 £75 at Cash Converters anyway."
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:06 am
by paul_
Oh sweet, The Shinning in guitar form.
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 1:24 am
by robroe
NO
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:01 am
by ultratwin
So, what's the plan?
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:22 am
by dezb1
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.
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:00 pm
by Fakir Mustache
That headstock looks pretty cool though, it would fit really well with a v or other pointy shape.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 3:07 pm
by ultratwin
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.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 6:47 pm
by dezb1
That's not a bad idea, wouldn't look as bad blacked out... Even black knobs and pickup cover would make a difference.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 1:26 am
by paul_
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:56 am
by JJLipton
It looks like a normal strat melted in an oven.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:10 am
by paul_
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:51 am
by dezb1
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...
