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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: FELINEGUITARS on February 13, 2009, 11:55:59 PM

Title: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on February 13, 2009, 11:55:59 PM: Was sorting some photos recovered from a backup harddrive that went bad on me (long story , lost lots of info ---GRRR!!)
I came across this - a Southpaw project I built about 10-11 years ago
It was a pretty intense project with a lot of specifics requested by the customer

I'm not sure if I have shown this on here before (apologies if I have)

It was based on a guitar that Jason Becker had used but we made the numbers out of alternating red and green abalone
It was pretty hard to look at without sunglasses on as well!!

It had a piezo bridge on it too (a Mike Christian one -popular at the time) which was controlled by the green knob

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/felineguitars/CUSTOM%20BUILT/southpawRG1.jpg)

Interestingly - this guitar was built around the same time
Loaded now with Nailbombs and a Slowhand
Still for sale at £799

(http://www.felineguitars.com/guitar_images/RG%20-%20Southpaw%20/SouthpawRG-Horiz-500.jpg)
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: FernandoDuarte on February 14, 2009, 12:02:24 AM: The bottom one is sunburst or trans-red?
Nice, but the top one is yuck PDT_047 Although I believe it shall be lovely to play if you're blind or on a dark room :D
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on February 14, 2009, 12:49:21 AM: Sunburst but the yellow bit is small
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/felineguitars/CUSTOM%20BUILT/PICT2157.jpg)
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: viking on February 14, 2009, 05:28:10 AM: It was made for a lefty?
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on February 14, 2009, 10:08:51 AM: Yep - the dayglo yellow one was made for a player in Turkey who is left handed.

The sunburst was a spare that we made at the time as we had just made the jig to make the yellow one.
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: Philly Q on February 14, 2009, 10:33:05 AM: I like the top one, especially the weird pickup arrangement. DiMarzios, I presume?
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: Ratrod on February 14, 2009, 11:00:37 AM: Sorry man, I have great respect for your work but that yellow one is UGLY. :lol:
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: gwEm on February 14, 2009, 11:26:59 AM: yellow one is pretty cool 8)

on the sunburst one, that neck pickup is pretty far forwards... any particular reason?
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: Madiac on February 14, 2009, 11:56:00 AM: Actually, i always found the yellow one a very cool build (ive looked at every guitar thats up on the feline site)! But im not lefthanded:)
I thought the number fret markers were pretty sweet and i like the colour scheme, but then again, i can be a bit weird, i like strange guitars! The bottom looks great aswell, though doesnt appeal to me in particular:)
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: Denim n Leather on February 14, 2009, 12:51:46 PM: The original colour scheme was taken from the wooden Playskool blocks.

Nice job, Feline!
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: noodleplugerine on February 14, 2009, 01:39:11 PM: Quote from: Madiac on February 14, 2009, 11:56:00 AM
Actually, i always found the yellow one a very cool build (ive looked at every guitar thats up on the feline site)! But im not lefthanded:)
I thought the number fret markers were pretty sweet and i like the colour scheme, but then again, i can be a bit weird, i like strange guitars! The bottom looks great aswell, though doesnt appeal to me in particular:)

Agree with all the above.
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: TheDev01dOne on February 14, 2009, 05:59:29 PM: Not usually very partial to super-stratty guitars but I like that one. It's got a perfect 80s look, if you're gonna do it it's good to go all out IMO.

The second one I'm not a big fan, it's just not wacky enough for me to see past the strat-ness.
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: headtheball on February 14, 2009, 06:12:53 PM: To shamelessly pimp for business...

If you're having data recovery difficulties of any stripe, Jonathan, I'm in the trade and will do it for a damned sight less than the big boys. No fix, no fee.
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: Rock Pig on February 15, 2009, 05:52:04 PM: The yellow one is by far the coolest thing I've seen in a while. ... actually, the last time I've seen something anywhere near that cool was when I saw the same guitar on the Feline guitars site :D

What are the pickups on it?
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: HTH AMPS on February 15, 2009, 07:52:26 PM: the yellow one makes me want to break out the spandex, tease my hair and play bad-metal riffs all night - not a pretty sight :lol:

the cherry one is quite slick actually, now I just need to find £800 and learn to play left-handed, ha ha.
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: Madiac on February 15, 2009, 10:27:26 PM: For some reason im starting to feel gas for an imaginary SG shape version with the exact same theme and colors, now thatd be something *drools*
Title: Re: Mad blast from the past (Southpaw Guitar)
Post by: roland_rat on February 17, 2009, 06:39:28 PM: Nice to see some guitars for lefties. Love the yellow one. The other one looks nice and at a good price too. Shame I not got £800 spare.