My new Black Lotus 7

[emperor_black]

meh! I've seen better guitars...
















in Borat's voice "NOT!"

 

[AfroSamurai]

That quilt is unbelievable. You're going to get a sweet guitar

 

[NikNik]

Wow, pretty.

Oh, and I'm a big fan of the band, too, especially the last two discs. Excellent stuff!

Thanks for the good words!
Listen to your Myspace - great!

 

[PyramidSmasher]

Literally the best guitar ever built, and you own it!!

 

[NikNik]

Hi!
Good news! There is some progress on the Lotus!
Watch and protect your eyes guys!)

Only Vik "traditional" headstock 4:3 and Gotoh 510 is convient for me!!!
Do you see that? - It's a perfect!

We'll use one piece one way truss rod, adjusted from the body side of the neck.
BTW, this is actually the way how it has to be placed (it has to be angle).

So, next step is some woodgraffics!
For this neck we use beautiful AAAAA bird's eye maple!

Time to route the truss rod channel. The rod is placed with an angle to compensate 7 string tension.
To glue in the truss rod with ebony insert.

Bindings, to glue fingerboard, and here we go!

Glue in some fancy "glow in the dark markers" with white outer contour, so they look a way cooler than just glowing dots.

Looks great!!!

Lights off, and Cosmos is here!

So you see all this things!
It's all news for today!
To be continued!
Be happy!!!!!!!!

 

[technomancer]

Looks great

 

[BlackMastodon]

Super jealous. Also that's a zero fret on there right? With zero frets do you need a nut or would you be able to slot the fretboard and use the angle of the headstock as a sort of nut? Just seems to me like there isn't room for a nut on there.

 

[Kamin]

Wow. This is looking quite amazing. My jealousy is gaining momentum.

 

[ryantheyetti]

when i saw the pics of that stain i was literally speechless (not to say the rest of the guitar isnt just absolutely stunning) i NEED to know what kind/brand and the exact color of that stain, i completely love it

 

[Xibuque]

OMG!!!!!!!!! Amazing! Congrats!

 

[jay133]

Good work, man!!

 

[Mendez]

That top looks gorgeous!!!

 

[Jontain]

ah man wow! Love the attention to detail on this beast!

 

[Mindcrime1204]

Maaaaan, how the hell did I miss this? I'm always on this bitch, lol.

Guitar is looking WICKED, dude! But everything I see from Vik is so far...

 

[toiletstand]

love viks work. trans black is on a different level. look great!

 

[JeffHenneman]

Totally awesome, this guy never stops amazing me

 

[BlackWidowESP]

I love that headstock! Very clean!

 

[Andromalia]

the headstock really is exquisite.
One question though, I thought most luthiers routed pickups and trem areas before paint/stain ?

 

[scherzo1928]

the headstock really is exquisite.
One question though, I thought most luthiers routed pickups and trem areas before paint/stain ?

I dont know why exactly he does it in any particular order. BUT, when I was finishing mine (french polished), I kept thinking about how easier it would be without all those routes getting in the way. They just keep getting in the way of your pad, and it's tough to get an even finish.

 

[nostealbucket]

I LOVE THAT COLOR!!!!!!!