Stupidly Large F-Hole - Julius' project completed! Pics on P7!

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Stupidly Large F-Hole - Julius' project completed! Pics on P7!

Post by Deed_Poll » Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:08 pm

I've been designing a Thinline for a forum member and thought I'd play with designing an f-hole for the Jupiter...

Whether it was the sugary coffee or the psychedelic cartoons that did it, I don't know... But I got very carried away! :freako:

What are your thoughts? Crazy enough to be cool? I always loved the huge f-holes on those Aria basses...

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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by kdanie » Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:11 pm

Crazy enough to be cool...

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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by mackerelmint » Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:20 pm

Yep, I like it. Which surprises me, not being a fan of the thinline look, but it's different enough and well enough set off by the other aesthetic choices in that design that it works.
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Post by HNB » Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:22 pm

Looks cool. I would be worried about losing a pick in there or something. LOL
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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by Larry Mal » Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:26 pm

Or my keys.
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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by sirspens » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:20 pm

You would absolutely loose a pick in there. But you'd know where it is, unlike most of the picks I have bought over the years.

Also, I really like unapologetic sound holes, especially ones that aren't apologetic AND aren't wide.
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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:57 pm

It would be even cooler if it were cut right through like these basses.
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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by Britfingers » Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:20 pm

I think the option to have the f hole on a solid would be an idea. Maybe to a depth of 50%…..i like f holes.
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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:05 pm

Dan, you're a madman! That's why we get along :freako: Love it!
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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by antisymmetric » Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:30 pm

Actually I think it's still a bit too small ;)
Seriously I really like it, I'd love to see that thing get built.
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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by epizootics » Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:40 pm

Hahaha, this is really, really cool!
I really dig your designs.

My one thought would be that the headstock looks a bit tame in comparison to the body now..? I don't think it needs to be too crazy since the body is quite mental, but maybe a slightly exaggerated line on the top would send it off-kilter in a really nice way.


Color-wise...Something like that seems to be called for:

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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by pad » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:35 am

id suggest for such a prominent f-hole a own shape, that just works with this design to have something like a rememberence mark or something. looks cool! :?
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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by Embenny » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:37 am

CROSS_guitars wrote:It would be even cooler if it were cut right through like these basses.
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I immediately thought of the Ampeg bass and the Eastwood derivatives...

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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:01 am

I like it.

Just thinking out loud, how would something like this look if it was done diagonally through the centre of the body?
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Re: Stupidly Large F-Hole

Post by Deed_Poll » Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:28 am

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:I like it.

Just thinking out loud, how would something like this look if it was done diagonally through the centre of the body?
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