The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished!]
Very cool. I normally don't care for burst finishes, but I actually like the subtlety of this one a lot. I like the two pickguards as well. I would probably put both knobs on the small guard if it was mine. But it's cool nonetheless.
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished!]
Cheers! I must say I didn't even think about placing both knobs on the smaller plate, but that's a very good idea and it would bring a finishing touch of quirky to the whole thing I tend to place my knobs in these locations because they make violining effects easier for my hands, but since I'm going to be making some more scratchplates anyway, I will give it a try. I got some PVC sheet blanks through the mail and one of them is a nice light blue color that should work with the burst. I might also make some out of aluminum just for fun (and to justify the presence of an ever-growing stack of reclaimed materials by the flat's door).
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Second on hating bursts but really liking your work here.
It turned out beautiful. Great craftsmanship.
It turned out beautiful. Great craftsmanship.
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished!]
Very cool
Free to those that can afford it, very exspensive to those that can`t.
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
The BM is back on my bench...The pickguards looked untidy and the acrylic had already started to crack in places. I had ordered some A4-sized, 3mm-thick PVC sheet from a bathroom supplies store on eBay to see if they would work as pg material. Well, they seem to do the job; I didn't take much of a risk at £1.5 apiece anyway. I also changed the knobs and made a stupidly long tremolo arm as I like to pick close to the neck sometimes.
Next on will be the neck...
It is based on the Wandre Polyphon -
...but I'm thinking it might look better if I added a bit of wood to the headstock before shaping it to make it closer to the original, ie. bigger and a bit more bonkers. I will also see if a head plate made out of the leftover pickguard material works there.
Next on will be the neck...
It is based on the Wandre Polyphon -
...but I'm thinking it might look better if I added a bit of wood to the headstock before shaping it to make it closer to the original, ie. bigger and a bit more bonkers. I will also see if a head plate made out of the leftover pickguard material works there.
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
Great work on the scratchplates, any chance of a link to the ebay seller please?
Headstock looks suitably bonkers and will finish it off nicely....
Headstock looks suitably bonkers and will finish it off nicely....
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
It's actually £2.65 apiece, my bad...
Those are the ones I got:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-5mm-Solid- ... 0172259656
I got some in cream, green and blue, and I must say the colors are a lot nicer than they look on the pictures. This UPVC machines really well, but beware when routing the stuff, it'll send electrostatically-charged chips everywhere and they're a realy pain to clean up. Other than that, it's a lot less messy than acrylic.
Those are the ones I got:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-5mm-Solid- ... 0172259656
I got some in cream, green and blue, and I must say the colors are a lot nicer than they look on the pictures. This UPVC machines really well, but beware when routing the stuff, it'll send electrostatically-charged chips everywhere and they're a realy pain to clean up. Other than that, it's a lot less messy than acrylic.
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
Holy shit, that head shape and tuner mounting style is amazing!
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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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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
Really cool, and great to see it still evolving. I like where you're going with that headstock. Bigger + more bonkers = good
Watching the corners turn corners
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
Love the new pickguards. Looks great.
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
This is so cool, I really wish my brain could come up with designs like this. Very nicely done!
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
365 days later...
I spent the past year gigging the hell out of the original Bopmaster - it got hit with bottles, dragged across the stage, took a bad fall in a train station, but it remains my favorite - light, sturdy and mighty bright.
Looking at it now though I'm thinking it is a strange-looking guitar - everything I drew for a while had a really small body. Probably a reaction to making a 20-pound guitar two summers ago Anyway, I thought I'd spruce up the outline and make it more colorful. Just found out I had a graffiti paint store five minutes away from my place that stores a bunch of cool colors in quality spray cans.
Here's the plan:
(yeah, I was born in the 80s after all...I always really liked Adrian Belew's Mustang and wanted something cheesy in that vein)
Not set on the bridge & heastock shape yet, but that's a general idea. I'm thinking of keeping the Japanese trem unit / Staytrem combination from the original guitar. And, of course, there will be more stainless steel.
More soon...
I spent the past year gigging the hell out of the original Bopmaster - it got hit with bottles, dragged across the stage, took a bad fall in a train station, but it remains my favorite - light, sturdy and mighty bright.
Looking at it now though I'm thinking it is a strange-looking guitar - everything I drew for a while had a really small body. Probably a reaction to making a 20-pound guitar two summers ago Anyway, I thought I'd spruce up the outline and make it more colorful. Just found out I had a graffiti paint store five minutes away from my place that stores a bunch of cool colors in quality spray cans.
Here's the plan:
(yeah, I was born in the 80s after all...I always really liked Adrian Belew's Mustang and wanted something cheesy in that vein)
Not set on the bridge & heastock shape yet, but that's a general idea. I'm thinking of keeping the Japanese trem unit / Staytrem combination from the original guitar. And, of course, there will be more stainless steel.
More soon...
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
Pictures of wear and damage first.
And that is a nice looking guitar.
And that is a nice looking guitar.
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Re: The BopMaster... [Finished] [uh, maybe not yet after all]
That headstock is stellarepizootics wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:53 pmhttps://i.pinimg.com/originals/26/7d/bb ... 76b7f8.jpg[/img]
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