CaptainDesslock's new guitar!

[WezV]

i cant say i am a fan of the finish, i agree with nfe... normal sparkle or solid colour would work better

but i like the details>

i like the fact you didnt feel the need to shove a fuzz factory in it and i like the fact its a more usable version of a manson/bellamy guitar that would suit more players than a straight up copy


and i like the fact you did something that would turn a lot of people off.... i felt similar about Roo's guitar in some respects- lots of great features but clearly it would never be for everyone!

[Bob Johnson]

Did you not guess this might happen????  :lol:

I guess it's the triumph of hope over experience; just goes to show that age is no insurance against naivety :lol:

[Philly Q]

Do you ever get that feeling? Like.....I wish I'd never started this thread :) Good night guys......I'm going to bed with a good book and a bottle of scotch!

It's a very "particular" type of guitar built to one person's specifications, so you can't be that surprised if it doesn't have a wide appeal. 

90% of us are going to say "I'm sure it's great, but it's not my kind of thing".  Sorry and all that! 

[Bob Johnson]

Do you ever get that feeling? Like.....I wish I'd never started this thread :) Good night guys......I'm going to bed with a good book and a bottle of scotch!

It's a very "particular" type of guitar built to one person's specifications, so you can't be that surprised if it doesn't have a wide appeal. 

90% of us are going to say "I'm sure it's great, but it's not my kind of thing".  Sorry and all that! 

I wasn't looking for peoples approval and no I'm not surprised by the reaction but I do this for a living and if anyone approached me with some very personal ideas about what they wanted out of a guitar then I would be more than happy to help them achieve it; the only proviso being that it was totally functional,  played well and sounded good. My response in quotes was meant to be somewhat lighthearted :D And now I really am going to bed; lots of timber to plane up in the morning. Thank you all for your honesty and humour. Goodnight :D

[blue]

i really like it! don't think i'd go for a Bigsby myself, but they do look great.  i may be the only one, but i love the finish :)

[Jonny]

Justin Hawkins should play one!

Justin Timberlake, more like...

What do you not like about the Tele? I want to personally know, I think I did read somewhere about the top horn going backwards (?) into the body wasn't pleasing for you, anything else?

[CaptainDesslock]

Hazzah,

This is coolness incarnate, whoever ordered this is obviously awesome :)

[Lew]

That's a tasty and even looking piece of rosewood  8)

[Nolly]

Well, I think it's awesome.

[FernandoDuarte]

Can't really say I think it's beautifull, but it looks very well built and I bet a paint it smokes any off the shelf guitar

[Johnny Mac]

It looks very well made and is probably a wolf in sheeps clothing. Possibly a sheep that an elephant used when she had arsenal playing at home.  :lol:

Roo that exorcist reference had me in fits!!  :lol:

Well done Bob you did your job well.  8)

[Tellboy]

I'm sure it's beatifully made and plays well but as I hate the Bellamy/Manson shape and Bigsbys I think it's butt ugly - sorry  :( :(
I think it's that carbunkle of a top horn that really puts me off these shaped guitars.

P.S. I AM a Muse fan (just hate the guitar)- have been a long time as they come from this part of the country and my son was a big fan long before they became well known. Mansons have the (broken) 'mirror' Bellamy guitar on display in the shop - just as ugly in the flesh as in the photos (always wince when I walk past it).

[Roobubba]

Do you ever get that feeling? Like.....I wish I'd never started this thread :) Good night guys......I'm going to bed with a good book and a bottle of scotch!

It's a very "particular" type of guitar built to one person's specifications, so you can't be that surprised if it doesn't have a wide appeal. 

90% of us are going to say "I'm sure it's great, but it's not my kind of thing".  Sorry and all that! 

I wasn't looking for peoples approval and no I'm not surprised by the reaction but I do this for a living and if anyone approached me with some very personal ideas about what they wanted out of a guitar then I would be more than happy to help them achieve it; the only proviso being that it was totally functional,  played well and sounded good. My response in quotes was meant to be somewhat lighthearted :D And now I really am going to bed; lots of timber to plane up in the morning. Thank you all for your honesty and humour. Goodnight :D

Bob, we can't very well blame you for someone else's poor taste! A job is a job, and as long as it fulfils your criteria for a build-worth-doing, then no-one can criticise you for doing it :)
We're just taking it out on the guitar instead :D

[The Mexican Pornstar]

Ive always been a fan of Bellamy/Manson creations just for the sheer madness of them.
I am quite a big Muse fan and have read several interviews where Bellamy explains why he avoids much more traditional guitars like Strats.  His logic behind it is that any time he picked up a strat he just wants to play Hendrix licks.  Understandable.

Anyway i think this guitar looks pretty funky.  If you're into something a bit unusual its the way to go.

[Fourth Feline]

Justin Hawkins should play one!

Justin Timberlake, more like...

This could sell in it's thousands as the 'Hannah Montana' Signature model !