windmill wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:40 pm
Looks fantastic.
Well done.
tribi9 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:27 pm
Hell yeah!!
volhoo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:46 pm
Beauty - well done
Thanks! It's nice to see a project come together the way you had hoped. I had absolutely no frame of reference for how this would look outside of my mind's eye, so it was a bit of a gamble that appears to have paid off.
GreenKnee wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:04 pm
I agree, the labels and clashing colours actually really work for me.
Congrats on an absolutely stunning guitar!
Unicorn Warrior wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:51 pm
Did not anticipate the color contrasting elements of the pg (the yellow and bluish green accents) to look so smashing with that finish. Sweet guitar!
DrQuasar wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:34 pm
It looks so great! I agree with you that the control labels should come off. If it were a straight black guitar I might consider keeping them but in this case it detracts from the finish.
Hah, I'll let you guys fight it out. But I'll agree that the labels look better than I expected, but I still don't think they fit the aesthetic. Firstly, they're on a protective plastic overlay that will start wearing as soon as I start playing, and secondly, even if they wouldn't wear, they kinda take it in a "cheap retro import guitar" direction, which is cool, but not what I want for the T-bird I just spent hundreds of dollars getting refinished in a pristine sparkleburst.
Jaguar018 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:26 am
Wow. Top class.
I find that most of my recent 'guitar projects' are like this. I've assembled a MJT custom finished parts Stratocaster and a parts Mustang. Plus my Rowyco-finished Firebird/Jazzmaster. I guess if I get bored enough I could sell them for a fraction of what they cost to build, but I love having something cool and unique. That Guild is awesome. Hope it sounds and feels as good as it looks!
I'll let you know once it arrives! I've got it on good authority that it plays well, so the only question is the tone. If the littlebuckers are a disappointment, I have two easy options available that I know I'll like - Filtertrons drop right in to the existing pickguard (and I even have a pair sitting in the parts drawer), and Firebirds fit the routs with a new guard. I love the tone of Filtertrons in a solidbody, and it's a set-neck mahogany guitar, so I know I'd love the tone of Firebirds in it, as well.
tribi9 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:49 pm
You know is going to be good when it even looks good on a crappy pic. I agree that the pickguard area looks pretty sweet.
RIORIO wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:51 pm
MOREEEEE PICSSSSSSS
Yeah, this is just a preview pic from Stike. I'll be sure to take plenty when I get it in my hot little hands!
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