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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: fhn_lopes on August 21, 2013, 03:28:23 PM

Title: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: fhn_lopes on August 21, 2013, 03:28:23 PM: hey guys, I'm planning to start a P90 guitar project and I can't decide on which body/neck style to go trough... I don't plan to buy a finished guitar (like a fender for example), but to build one... would buy a finished one only if it is a very good deal...

The thing is, I don't want it to be a standard guitar (such as an SG, LP, Tele, etc)... I want something different (but not too weird) so any suggestions will be apreciated!

This axe is going to be a fixed bridge with BKP supermassives... I want to get those grunge/hard rock modern P90 tones that the supermassive seems to do well.. think of a mix between some Rage against the machine tones, soundgarden, mudhoney.... nothing vintage, really hard stuff and sometimes droped D tuning too.

As it is a peculiar tone, it deserves a peculiar guitar... so I'd like to know what come to your minds when thinking of a peculiar looking guitar shape...... Actually I plan to do an art paintjob on it, but not decided yet...

Looking foward to hear your ideas!

Cheers
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: gwEm on August 21, 2013, 03:42:59 PM: you could try a tele-master
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: Philly Q on August 21, 2013, 04:12:41 PM: Maybe something like a Fender Musiclander, unless you are a large person (they are pretty small bodies)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTQzWDE2MDA=/$(KGrHqN,!o0E9cz)Z3E7BPfMNc7GE!~~60_1.JPG?set_id=880000500F)
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: gwEm on August 21, 2013, 04:43:25 PM: Quote from: Philly Q on August 21, 2013, 04:12:41 PM
Maybe something like a Fender Musiclander, unless you are a large person (they are pretty small bodies)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTQzWDE2MDA=/$(KGrHqN,!o0E9cz)Z3E7BPfMNc7GE!~~60_1.JPG?set_id=880000500F)

hot hot hot!

Philly is right about the body - I tried a boutique Japanese clone of one in Tokyo. I wanted it to work, but it was just too small (I am 6'2)!
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: Philly Q on August 21, 2013, 05:37:27 PM: Quote from: gwEm on August 21, 2013, 04:43:25 PM
hot hot hot!

Philly is right about the body - I tried a boutique Japanese clone of one in Tokyo. I wanted it to work, but it was just too small (I am 6'2)!

Whereas I am 5'6", and I intend to build one (at some point)! I don't really like the arrow headstock though, I think I'd probably use something more Stratlike.
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: fhn_lopes on August 21, 2013, 05:39:21 PM: Thanks for the answers.. I think the Musiclander isn't going to work, I'm 6'1 and have been a bit lazy lately, witha few extra pounds :P :P :P :P

I dug the tele-master though, I think it's something like that ... but I want bolt-on pups (no pickguard) and a different headstock maybe?? frankenmaster :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: fhn_lopes on August 21, 2013, 05:42:12 PM: In time, what do you guys think of a 7 stringer with p90's?? Maybe it's a way to go too....
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: Philly Q on August 21, 2013, 05:45:09 PM: This thing looks pretty cool, I don't know what it is but I found it when looking for Musiclander pictures. It's like a more modern/futuristic take on the Telemaster:

(http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/voyager.jpg)
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: fhn_lopes on August 21, 2013, 07:16:56 PM: Phlly this one is sexy!! Looks like a prototype or something... look at the carved Fender logo at the pickguard... sick... Even though I don't want a pickuguard, that particular one looks very cool indeed...

that body shape is apealing, I liked the arm contour too, looks confy... Maybe a different brdige style, strig-thru the body and a cool paintjob...

What about the headstock? I don't want the usual fender headstocks (either strat or tele)... they make the guitar look too sober for what I want... I like the Ibanez Talman headstock style...

A really ugly guitar with a freaking awesome tone... that's what I think I'm going to end up with :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: Dave Sloven on August 21, 2013, 09:59:39 PM: You could try something similar to Pig Champion's mutilated Iceman shape.

(http://sp4.fotolog.com/photo/52/50/108/chilisexyfat/1230108925259_f.jpg)

Not sure why he sawed off the horn. Probably more comfortable to play without it.
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: Kiichi on August 21, 2013, 10:30:57 PM: I recently am really diggin the Yamaha SG shape, basecally the cool doublecut LP. That as a semi hollow would be so cool and amazing with P90s imho.

Now of course the others are a matter of taste (the iceman variant has something to it, though not something I´d play), but the other two really are not my type, so much so that I would prefer this to them I am sorry to say (this is of course very personal. I even donßt like the jazzmaster style, although it works when certain people play it).
(http://mimg.ugo.com/201104/2/4/7/184742/cuts/wangcaster_480_poster.jpg)

Anyhow, something I came across:
(http://www.guitarbulldog.com/Music%20Gear/Gibson/Gibson%20Reverse%20Flying%20V/images/Gibson%20Reverse%20Flying%20V%208.jpg)

Oh and about weird shapes looky here:http://www.google.de/imgres?start=178&um=1&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&channel=fflb&hl=en&biw=1920&bih=914&tbm=isch&tbnid=6HDrFgk5zgTFWM:&imgrefurl=http://www.guitarforum.co.za/guitar-gear/contraceptives-gfsa-style/&docid=ZGWnQBOC0rADFM&imgurl=http://www.jerrock.com/66/system/files/Image/Guitare/Gibson/Gibson_guitares_general/Gibson_Moderne_reissu_1982_naturel_big.png&w=800&h=350&ei=yzAVUrSQD4WThQfz-YGgCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=4&vpy=478&dur=2406&hovh=148&hovw=340&tx=153&ty=171&page=4&tbnh=145&tbnw=290&ndsp=61&ved=1t:429,r:78,s:100,i:238 (http://www.google.de/imgres?start=178&um=1&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&channel=fflb&hl=en&biw=1920&bih=914&tbm=isch&tbnid=6HDrFgk5zgTFWM:&imgrefurl=http://www.guitarforum.co.za/guitar-gear/contraceptives-gfsa-style/&docid=ZGWnQBOC0rADFM&imgurl=http://www.jerrock.com/66/system/files/Image/Guitare/Gibson/Gibson_guitares_general/Gibson_Moderne_reissu_1982_naturel_big.png&w=800&h=350&ei=yzAVUrSQD4WThQfz-YGgCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=4&vpy=478&dur=2406&hovh=148&hovw=340&tx=153&ty=171&page=4&tbnh=145&tbnw=290&ndsp=61&ved=1t:429,r:78,s:100,i:238)
That is some strange stuff there.

Guess I am a tradiationalist in a way. =)
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: Telerocker on August 22, 2013, 12:28:21 AM: Something Explorer-esque? I like that shape, better then V's actually.
Title: Re: P90 guitar project - need some advice!
Post by: fhn_lopes on August 22, 2013, 12:33:51 PM: Kiichi the "c--kcaster" isn't my type of guitar :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Elton John would love it though if he was a guitar player.. I knew someone would throw this arround, but I was expecting to be Eric Hellstyle.... :lol:

Telerocker, I'm looking after the explorers too, actually I'm trying to blend the explorer and the telemaster.... I dug the telemaster shape but didn't like the tele neck on it... the hard part will be to find someone to build that axe when I finally decide :lol:

Thanks for all the insights