First build (Pic Heavy)

[St3ngah]

Hey guys. Just thought I would share on my first build!

Body Style: Icefly
Scale: 25.5"
Radius: 12"
Strings: 7
Wood: Cherry neck, Poplar body
Pickups/hardware: Unsure ATM

Basically, I have always wanted an Icefly body style guitar, and now for quite a few pennies cheaper, I get to build myself one! That, and I don't have any 7ers at the moment.

More to come!!!

 

[Empryrean]

I think thats probably my favorite rendition of the iceman to date, well done mate

 

[Stompmeister]

Looking super awesome dude!
What kinda finish is going onto that beast?

 

[Black43]

That's insane! Truly incredible!

 

[St3ngah]

I am going back and forth between a Dark stain with a high gloss finish or a dip/swirl job. Any input?

 

[Black43]

Darkstain FTW! Itd look great with a nice gloss finish

 

[Hollowway]

Stain it of you want, but do NOT do a brown stain. When I think Parker or Iceman I just don't think the modern shapes work with a drab brown stain.

And I really love where this project is going! Awesome body. Not a huge fan of the HS shape. It's a little amorphous. Is that the final design?

 

[Levi79]

Coolio. Will follow.

 

[Necromagnon]

Nice design, great mix between parker and iceman!

But there's one thing on this build I'm afraid of, it's the neck.

On this picture, we clearly see a huge fissure on the neck, and also the heart of the tree, that's completely on the side of the neck... Not a good idea, imo... Heart is really subject to fissure and is very unstable. And this fissure you already got will be a problem aesthetically speaking (and probably mecanically also).

 

[St3ngah]

Nice design, great mix between parker and iceman!

But there's one thing on this build I'm afraid of, it's the neck.

On this picture, we clearly see a huge fissure on the neck, and also the heart of the tree, that's completely on the side of the neck... Not a good idea, imo... Heart is really subject to fissure and is very unstable. And this fissure you already got will be a problem aesthetically speaking (and probably mecanically also).

I certainly see what you are talking about! Thanks for the heads up! Think if I were to do a glue/sawdust mixture to fill it, and maybe a short piece of carbon fiber rod under the truss rod at that point would help? (its only maybe 2 2 1/2 mm deep) Also, that side will be under the fretboard, so I am not too critical on the aesthetics for that side.

As far as the headstock goes, it still has some shaping left to go,
And the whole thing needs a good sanding before I get too much further.
Thanks for all the input guys!

 

[BlackMastodon]

At first when I read icefly body I though, "Wtf is an icefly body shape? Is it a cross between a fly and an iceman? How the hell would that work?" Then I saw it and I gotta say it works fantastically. Very original design and I am very interested to see the finished product. I'm with Hollowway on not staining it dark, I don't think it will jive to well with the design, but I also don't think a swirl would be good either.

 

[Konfyouzd]

Looks kinda like an upside down fireman if you take the fireman's lower horn into consideration. I like to.

 

[skisgaar]

Yo, that body is fucking crazy like thing-thang wadda wadda SCCHHHOOOOOMM
Seriously though that carving is imense >

 

[MrHelloGuitar]

Nice nice nice! Looking forward to more!!!

 

[Farcry0092]

Dude that looks awesome! I actually built a guitar with the same shape a couple years ago lol I love it

 

[St3ngah]

So, I have really been looking into some cool paintjobs for the body, and I am now leaning VERY heavy towards a "Lagoon-Burst" job. It just looks so sexy.

 

[Papaoneil]

Really interested to see how this will turn out

 

[St3ngah]

UPDATE!
Thought I would share my progress that I have accomplished since my last posting. I hope I don't catch too much heat for the stain I put on the wood. I went with a dark walnut stain on the neck/hs and a golden oak on the body and fretboard.

 

[scherzo1928]

Stain looks cool, both on the body and the neck.

Do get more clamps for future builds though.

 

[AstonAston]

Cool idea, though upper horn is too thick IMO