Need opinions on my guitar design/shape!

[_tom_]

So today I decided to draw up the outline etc of the guitar I'd like to build. I basically traced the outline of my two guitars - strat and les paul, combined them, and shortened and rounded the horns a bit. Decided to add pickup outlines etc aswell. I need some opinions of the shape, I think it looks cool, kinda PRS ish. I will probably end up changing the pickguard shape as I think thats the only part thats not that great.

Oh and the colour scheme I think would look cool is dark red body, creme zebra pickups, black pickguard with a thin creme stripe around the edges, and creme knob/selector switch tip. I dont really want a tone pot as I never use em anyway  :lol:

Cheers!

[Ratrod]

Not bad at all. I like the bat wing influenced scratchplate.

[_tom_]

Not bad at all. I like the bat wing influenced scratchplate.

thanks! It wasnt really meant to look like a bat wing, but nothing else looked good. Oh and I plan to do a kinda PRS style headstock as I really like that aswell, maybe do it upside down though  :lol:

[Bainzy]

I like that a lot more than the PRS shape - if they looked like that I'd probably want one, but I find the PRS shape ugly

[_tom_]

^ oh right, cool  :P Would it be possible to wire it up so I have one push/pull pot which controls the split coil feature of the neck pickup only, I have no use for bridge singlecoils!

I basically want pretty simple electronics: A 3-way switch with either bridge, middle, or neck options. And a single master volume which i can push/pull to get single or humbucker sounds from the neck pickup only.. And ofcourse a jack socket!

[Davey]

kinda like it (pickguard too.. has an sg vibe to it)


but it reminds me of a dif guitar.. though i dont know which =P

[_tom_]

kinda like it (pickguard too.. has an sg vibe to it)


but it reminds me of a dif guitar.. though i dont know which =P

yeah, same  :lol: I think its kinda like a LP doublecut junior thing. I cant wait to get my wood! I think I'm gonna get a 1pc mahogany blank from Craft Supplies UK as its only around £45!

[TwilightOdyssey]

I think that's a cherry looking axe!
If you do it up in bright yellow with a black brushed aluminum scratchplate, let me know.

[_tom_]

I wont be doing it bright yellow, thats for sure  :P If it turns out nice TO I could make you one  :lol: I even have an idea for a singlecoil conversion surround to fit in the humbucker slot, simple and it might work ok!

[Davey]

kinda like it (pickguard too.. has an sg vibe to it)


but it reminds me of a dif guitar.. though i dont know which =P

yeah, same  :lol: I think its kinda like a LP doublecut junior thing. I cant wait to get my wood! I think I'm gonna get a 1pc mahogany blank from Craft Supplies UK as its only around £45!

that be the one.. a stratified LP doublecut =)

[_tom_]

yep  :P only in a deeper cherry color probably and with a different headstock  :lol:

[PhilKing]

kinda like it (pickguard too.. has an sg vibe to it)


but it reminds me of a dif guitar.. though i dont know which =P

yeah, same  :lol: I think its kinda like a LP doublecut junior thing. I cant wait to get my wood! I think I'm gonna get a 1pc mahogany blank from Craft Supplies UK as its only around £45!

that be the one.. a stratified LP doublecut =)

I think it is a lot like the Hayman/Shergold shape.  Of course many of you might not remember them   :lol:   The DC junior has a more symetrical shape with no offset.

[_tom_]

  The DC junior has a more symetrical shape with no offset.

You mean like this  :P :

[PhilKing]

  The DC junior has a more symetrical shape with no offset.

You mean like this  :P :

Like this:

[_tom_]

Yeah, I guessed, I was just doing a demonstration on my design  :lol: