NBD! Selfmade 6 string

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So I'm finally done and it survived the first gig without any new scratches (it already has a couple :( ). No big story, but here are some pics:
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And, as some of you might want to know:
- Scale length: fanned 35'' to 33.5''
- Fingerboard: Plum, no radius, 29 frets
- Body: Cherry, stained dark red/dark violet
- Neck: Cherry/Plum/Cherry, headstock "veneer" plum/cherry
- Selfmade bridge (single modified guitar saddles for each string)
- DIY Piezo in the bridge and neckpocket
- 2 EMG 40 HZ (with switch options single coil/parallel/serial)
- Controls: Volume for each PU (2 switches to turn of either the EMGs or the Piezos will follow)

Did I forget anything? Tuning: G C F A# D# G#
 

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hhoOOOOOooly shit. That is quite different. I have no other words to say hahaha
 

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Not a fan of the body shape but it's awesome nonetheless :] great job man!
 

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that is the ugliest guitar ive ever seen
"looks like something that fell off my dick in the war"
 

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It's ugly as sin, and well, let's just say "unpolished", but DAMN do I love the ingenuity and craftsman ship you put into it. :agreed:

I really dig the fan you gave it, as well as the Piezo in the neck pocket. The "melting" on the headstock is a nice touch as well.
 

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It's ugly as sin, and well, let's just say "unpolished"
I'm still trying to figure out how to do a decent finish... I tend to ruin it all the time at that point. Well, right now it's pretty much all practice for the instruments to come.
It's interesting to see that the reaction to the body shape is totally different to what I heard before, but I appreciate your honesty. I still love the shape :) And will use it more often.
 
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