The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset [finished!]
- antisymmetric
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset
Love the no grain fill. And the colour. Awesome.
Watching the corners turn corners
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset
10/10 classy and hipster in equal parts
so by extension 0/10 it's got a Floyd but no copious amounts of rainbow barf splatter paint or neon crackle?
I jest, I jest, that looks sweet and it's gonna be a hell of an player when it's done.
so by extension 0/10 it's got a Floyd but no copious amounts of rainbow barf splatter paint or neon crackle?
I jest, I jest, that looks sweet and it's gonna be a hell of an player when it's done.
- Amon 7.L
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!
it's pure geometric art!
it's pure geometric art!
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset
...and...we're done.
Pretty pleased with how the finish worked out, that matte Molotow top coat feel really comfy. And not having to pore-fill that ash was definitely a plus. I can see why more and more builders are going for it
I think I deepened the string guide a tad too much, I'll have to make another one of those, but it plays really nicely. This is my first guitar with stainless steel frets and I like them very much. Not much harder to work than nickel silver, but they definitely feel slicker.
The whole thing came out on the heavy side - that Floyd Rose weighs about a pound. I haven't weighed it but I'd say it's easily an 8 1/2 pounder. I'll try and keep that in mind in the future
Pretty pleased with how the finish worked out, that matte Molotow top coat feel really comfy. And not having to pore-fill that ash was definitely a plus. I can see why more and more builders are going for it
I think I deepened the string guide a tad too much, I'll have to make another one of those, but it plays really nicely. This is my first guitar with stainless steel frets and I like them very much. Not much harder to work than nickel silver, but they definitely feel slicker.
The whole thing came out on the heavy side - that Floyd Rose weighs about a pound. I haven't weighed it but I'd say it's easily an 8 1/2 pounder. I'll try and keep that in mind in the future
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset [finished!]
Great job. Guitar builders take note. This is what designing a guitar is all about, not just copying and distorting something to call the design your own.
- Amon 7.L
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset [finished!]
I'll repeat myself: this is pure geometric art.
Top notch work. Truly inspiring.
Are you going to put a decal, a chromed badge or your signature on the headstock?
I reckon something in yellow would be the icing on the cake
Top notch work. Truly inspiring.
Are you going to put a decal, a chromed badge or your signature on the headstock?
I reckon something in yellow would be the icing on the cake
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset [finished!]
This. So many times. Though I believe that it's probably not really what most people want, so it's not where the money might be available...
Jazzmaster project (got a body, placeholder neck, some pickups and ideas)
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Blake Mills-inspired Strat project w/ Gold Foil and slide pickup
Tokai Telecaster Thinline with Creamery Pickups Filtertron and Tapped Tele
Blake Mills-inspired Strat project w/ Gold Foil and slide pickup
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset [finished!]
This is fantastic. And yeah, big slabs of ash, not light.
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset
I missed this when you finished it in March. It's awesome. I love everything about it.... except the Floyd Rose.epizootics wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:48 pm...and...we're done.
Pretty pleased with how the finish worked out, that matte Molotow top coat feel really comfy. And not having to pore-fill that ash was definitely a plus. I can see why more and more builders are going for it
I think I deepened the string guide a tad too much, I'll have to make another one of those, but it plays really nicely. This is my first guitar with stainless steel frets and I like them very much. Not much harder to work than nickel silver, but they definitely feel slicker.
The whole thing came out on the heavy side - that Floyd Rose weighs about a pound. I haven't weighed it but I'd say it's easily an 8 1/2 pounder. I'll try and keep that in mind in the future
Awesome build!
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset
glad you bumped this, i would've missed it!
the floyd rose isn't my favorite either, but it doesn't look bad. overall, this is very similar to guitar i've wanted to build for years (color, shape, pickup choice... even the fret markers), and i'm very much a fan. excited to see what those bobkat builds wind up looking like too.
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Re: The HairMaster - a Floyd Rose-afflicted offset [finished!]
This looks fantastic. It's good enough to be a production instrument. Feels totally original.