Official Bowes Guitars Thread - Works In Progress

[TemjinStrife]

I really like the offset. Well-designed and a nice departure from the RG.

 

[Prydogga]

Really cool design Brian, I always smile seeing this thread pop up in my sub box. Hope to see more work soon!

 

[drezdin]

The new shape looks great

 

[canuck brian]

Really cool design Brian, I always smile seeing this thread pop up in my sub box. Hope to see more work soon!

Credit goes to Darren on this - i think they'll turn out pretty slick.

I'm also going to try my hand at LMII's EVO fretwire.

 

[Pauly]

Good to see you back up and running. Also good to see more people using Rhino. NURBs are ftw for product modelling.

 

[Erick Kroenen]

new design's = good!!!!!

 

[darren]

Hopefully Brian will soon be posting something i just cooked up for him.

 

[TemjinStrife]

Hopefully Brian will soon be posting something i just cooked up for him.

Bevels?

It reminds me of an RG version of the original Petrucci model. Silhouette-style bevels would kill on that. Granted, I did just get that OLP MM5, with those bevels, so I might be biased...

But the transparent front view with the belly carve visible on the front looks really good.

 

[canuck brian]

And the carved top version!

Probably going to do 6 bodies at this point. 3 flat top and 3 carves.

 

[TemjinStrife]

That looks awesome!

Now one of them needs a hipshot trem...

 

[darren]

Brian happens to have a 7-string and a 6-string Hipshot trem on hand, so next time i see him i'll probably grab them and take measurements (CALIPERS!) and do up CAD templates for them.

 

[Hollowway]

Loving that carve top!

 

[TemjinStrife]

Brian happens to have a 7-string and a 6-string Hipshot trem on hand, so next time i see him i'll probably grab them and take measurements (CALIPERS!) and do up CAD templates for them.

I think that 6-string Hipshot was destined to be mine

Any chance you could do a 24.75" scale neck? Or is he still only doing 26" scale 25-fret instruments?

 

[darren]

Really? I thought your guitar was getting a Wilkinson.

 

[TemjinStrife]

Really? I thought your guitar was getting a Wilkinson.

Was it? I don't remember. I think Brian talked me into the Hipshot due to the bearing design

 

[canuck brian]

New spec sheet available to those interested. I'm hoping to relaunch come June/July with a small batch and hopefully taking orders by September.

Thanks again to everyone who's supported me thru the last 15 months.

 

[Durero]

Those new shapes are looking fantastic

 

[Prydogga]

I think I'll definitely be shooting you a PM Brian, I've been waiting to hear this!

 

[Erick Kroenen]

Great news!!!!!

 

[canuck brian]

Pic of the CNC machine we picked up over the weekend. Hoping to get things rolling soon!