Pickguard material as fret markers...
- Deed_Poll
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Pickguard material as fret markers...
So I'm making a "fretboard" out of roasted ash for our good buddy Shadoweclipse13 to go on a lap steel / slide guitar he has in the works. We were puzzling over how best to mark the fret positions for slide playing, and I came up with the idea of using 3-ply pickguard material edge-on to create a high contrast double pinstripe look.
This is just the tester to make sure I'm cutting the slots just right, but IMO it looks so awesome I thought I'd share it here.
I definitely want to try this on normal fretted guitar necks to work as position markers, with a single stripe right the way across on the 3,5,7,9,15,17,19,21 and a double stripe on the 12th. That way they could double up as side markers too.
Let me know your thoughts!
Cheers!
This is just the tester to make sure I'm cutting the slots just right, but IMO it looks so awesome I thought I'd share it here.
I definitely want to try this on normal fretted guitar necks to work as position markers, with a single stripe right the way across on the 3,5,7,9,15,17,19,21 and a double stripe on the 12th. That way they could double up as side markers too.
Let me know your thoughts!
Cheers!
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Re: Pickguard material as fret markers...
Genius!
Vox had a similar idea with some of their inlayed necks....
Vox had a similar idea with some of their inlayed necks....
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Re: Pickguard material as fret markers...
I dig it. Similar to aluminum bars but easier to work with for sure.
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Re: Pickguard material as fret markers...
I dig it. Similar to aluminum bars but easier to work with for sure.
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Re: Pickguard material as fret markers...
Pickup Switching Mad Scientist
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
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TOTALLY in love with this. It's genius and looks fantastic, too!
Well done, gentlemen!!
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Very cool! Looks great!
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Re: Pickguard material as fret markers...
This is so awesome!!!
It reminds me those Hofner Galaxy necks I'm in love with...
This is a freakin' good AND simple idea.
It reminds me those Hofner Galaxy necks I'm in love with...
This is a freakin' good AND simple idea.
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Re: Pickguard material as fret markers...
^^raphael beat me to it- very Hofner-like, very cool. Do it.
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Yes! Hofner - I was searching for that name, but couldn't call it up! Thank you. I kept thinking... "nooooo, it's not Hagstrom... iiiiiiiiiiit's... _______"
But yes. Different, but similar in the best ways.
But yes. Different, but similar in the best ways.
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+1antisymmetric wrote:Do it.
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Re: Pickguard material as fret markers...
Looks killer!