Ruins
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i have finally decided to share some of my work. this is my first guitar carving project.
this is garbage dimavery
that i have got my self a year ago from ebay for 60 and by garbage i mean it is very badly made. it is impossible to bring the low B string in to intonation because there is not enough space to move the saddle back (even after removing the spring) not to mention it wasn't located straight. the neck pocket is full with lack and has many incorrect attempts to screw it down to body not to mention that weird uneven blocks in side the electronics cavity and dead spots on the neck.
so i have decided its going to be my test guitar.
here you can see very well that the bridge was mounted by unexperienced person.
i have milled out the neck single coil cavity in to humbucker size
i also ibanezied the headstock which also going to get some carving.
first sketch for an idea
3 days of work.
i haave decided to leave my first sketch and just let the work lead me and so far it goes great.
the hard part was to start it because it really loocked like i have ruined the damn thing but more and more work i have done clearer picture have started to appear and drive my imagination forward there is still much fine details to do.
this body officially made out of basswood which really doesn't look like or feel like its too soft its almost soft as balsa
by the way the flamed maple that you see on top is just a cheap print.
i know that when i will be done the guitar will look much more killer than what it will actually gona sound like but i knew what i was going for and as i said its my test guitar. and its a proof to my self that i can carve guitars too.
before you gona say something about i will say it my self, i was influenced by this guy who did the carving for Halo guitars and offcourse h.r. giger
being fan of him for several year now and drawing in his style as well the halo carved guitar was the final push for me to do it
i hope you like this picturs i will try to post more pictures the more i progress but it will take me some time this work requiers lots of time even with power tools (i am using carving knifs and dremel bore-machine )
this is garbage dimavery
so i have decided its going to be my test guitar.
here you can see very well that the bridge was mounted by unexperienced person.
i have milled out the neck single coil cavity in to humbucker size
i also ibanezied the headstock which also going to get some carving.
first sketch for an idea
3 days of work.
i haave decided to leave my first sketch and just let the work lead me and so far it goes great.
the hard part was to start it because it really loocked like i have ruined the damn thing but more and more work i have done clearer picture have started to appear and drive my imagination forward there is still much fine details to do.
this body officially made out of basswood which really doesn't look like or feel like its too soft its almost soft as balsa
by the way the flamed maple that you see on top is just a cheap print.
i know that when i will be done the guitar will look much more killer than what it will actually gona sound like but i knew what i was going for and as i said its my test guitar. and its a proof to my self that i can carve guitars too.
before you gona say something about i will say it my self, i was influenced by this guy who did the carving for Halo guitars and offcourse h.r. giger
being fan of him for several year now and drawing in his style as well the halo carved guitar was the final push for me to do it
i hope you like this picturs i will try to post more pictures the more i progress but it will take me some time this work requiers lots of time even with power tools (i am using carving knifs and dremel bore-machine )
any more pics??
