Comboluxe body shape: love it?
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Comboluxe body shape: love it?
Should I keep it in the line or ditch it after I finish up the prototypes?
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Re: Comboluxe body shape: love it?
Holy cow. Beautiful stuff. I do love it.
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Re: Comboluxe body shape: love it?
Honestly I like the shape a lot, but that headstock is not my favorite. Maybe it’s just the black finish and the look of the truss rod cover.
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Thank you so much!
How about with a matching headstock?marqueemoon wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 7:18 pmHonestly I like the shape a lot, but that headstock is not my favorite. Maybe it’s just the black finish and the look of the truss rod cover.
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Interesting! I guess I'm just used to seeing black or matching headstocks on 2+2 and 3+3 designs, so natural wood looks odd to me. It's all what we're used to, right?marqueemoon wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 10:36 pmThis look isn't personally my thing, but it definitely works on the above shape.
I guess I just prefer a plain natural headstock on a bass most of the time.
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I'm into it minus the pointy BC Richenbacker headstock.
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No offense intended by the way. I love the body shape and overall look, just the headstock, while I get the Ric inspiration, doesn't do a ton for me.
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I love all these guitars, the only problem is they're all bolt-on and I don't like bolt-on necks.
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None taken and understood 100%. I really struggled with each of my headstock shapes and ultimately landed on what I felt was the best looking and most distinctive. That inevitably can be polarizing.
Thank you so much! I'm going through a hardware update so I plan to use renderings to show my current offerings with the updated hardware spec. Set-neck is not something I'm considering at the moment, but I never say never!cincinnatiharry wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 6:18 amI love all these guitars, the only problem is they're all bolt-on and I don't like bolt-on necks.
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For sure. A black headstock and prominent truss rod cover read as metal to me and this is not that kind of body shape in my mind.BeeTL wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 4:21 amInteresting! I guess I'm just used to seeing black or matching headstocks on 2+2 and 3+3 designs, so natural wood looks odd to me. It's all what we're used to, right?marqueemoon wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 10:36 pmThis look isn't personally my thing, but it definitely works on the above shape.
I guess I just prefer a plain natural headstock on a bass most of the time.
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I appreciate your perspective, and for what it's worth, there will be minor changes to the headstock. The production model will be zero degree with no truss rod cover and a bar-style string retainer, so these renders need to be updated. Because of all of the positive feedback here and elsewhere, I will be offering the following configurations:marqueemoon wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 8:43 amFor sure. A black headstock and prominent truss rod cover read as metal to me and this is not that kind of body shape in my mind.BeeTL wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 4:21 amInteresting! I guess I'm just used to seeing black or matching headstocks on 2+2 and 3+3 designs, so natural wood looks odd to me. It's all what we're used to, right?marqueemoon wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 10:36 pmThis look isn't personally my thing, but it definitely works on the above shape.
I guess I just prefer a plain natural headstock on a bass most of the time.
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Thanks for the feedback, all! The updated renders are on the website:
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