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ToadLC · January 18th, 2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by OSFlank

PLEASE put a maple neck on that monster :)

Yep, maple neck and a single ply black pickguard.

ToadLC · January 18th, 2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Douglas Ingram

I appreciate it when something like this is pulled off well. Too often it's not. I like it!

I could see this in my mind's eye before I started and was hoping I could pull it off. I know it won't appeal to a lot of folks but I wanted to build something that I liked and was unique.

Tdot · January 18th, 2009, 02:41 PM

Pickguard??? NNOOOOOOooooooooo

ZTinman · January 19th, 2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tdot

Pickguard??? NNOOOOOOooooooooo

That was my reaction as well! If you have to have one, go with clear. Having said that, I will respect your decision.

Taipan · January 19th, 2009, 09:19 PM

I'm liking this ! Looks great !

WisconsinStrings · January 19th, 2009, 09:35 PM

That is really sweet. I don't think a pick guard would be bad. It would cover up the partial dragon and make it look more like a custom paint then a repeating pattern.

Please don't forget to post any further progress and the finished product.

mattdean4130 · January 19th, 2009, 11:08 PM

You'll loose a huge dragon under a black guard, I think a gloss single ply Perspex guard would look awesome!!!

boris bubbanov · January 20th, 2009, 03:56 AM

Looks fantastic.

Maybe a cut down pickguard of some kind?

ToadLC · January 20th, 2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by WisconsinStrings

That is really sweet. I don't think a pick guard would be bad. It would cover up the partial dragon and make it look more like a custom paint then a repeating pattern.

Exactly. That's how I laid it out.

stephent2 · January 20th, 2009, 07:43 AM

great work and very cool!

maestrovert · January 20th, 2009, 07:46 AM

Too cool !
an' much too nice to cover with a pickguard imho...a neck P-up ring or a clear guard would be my preference...

Colt W. Knight · January 20th, 2009, 08:47 PM

I didn't like it until I saw the blue ring and clear on it. Now I think it is freakin' cool as hell. Kudos my friend. Stay the course, and make your dragoncaster the best dragoncaster it can be.

RodeoTex · January 20th, 2009, 09:24 PM

That blue burst really set the whole thing together. Amazing.

Maybe a clear guard with the pickup hole dusted around with the same blue, ala the paisley guitars.

BeeTL · January 20th, 2009, 09:26 PM

I love these fabric finishes!

mrothacker · January 21st, 2009, 01:58 AM

Far out !!! I love it ! I am in the planning stages of doing something fairly similar , themewise anyway . So I will share an idea that I had to use with mine , I dont know if you will care to use it or not . In my case I am going to make my own neck so I was thinking of Yin and Yang inlays . That might go well with a dragon ?

Jack Knife · January 21st, 2009, 04:55 AM

I've seen a couple of the guitars that Jai has done, he hangs at the Reranch forum a lot. Pretty cool idea.

Yours turned out spectacularly! It's giving me some ideas for sure...

PS, you have to get the matching shirt!

ToadLC · January 21st, 2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mrothacker

In my case I am going to make my own neck so I was thinking of Yin and Yang inlays . That might go well with a dragon ?

That sounds great. I think it would go really well with the dragon theme. Look forward to seeing it.

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Originally Posted by Jack Knife

I've seen a couple of the guitars that Jai has done, he hangs at the Reranch forum a lot.

Jai was a big help to getting this done. He definitely made this project easier.

HoodieMcFoodie · January 21st, 2009, 09:00 AM

That is one seriously sweet guitar. I like the rear access cavity for the pots.

ToadLC · January 22nd, 2009, 08:46 PM

Now that the clear coat is done I wanted to see what everything looks like together. Here's a preview of how it will look after it assembled.

gayler · January 24th, 2009, 03:24 PM

Looks realy cool! I'd go without a pickguard.

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Tdot Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 6,835 55 Photos	Pickguard??? NNOOOOOOooooooooo __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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stephent2 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Georgia/Minnesota Posts: 5,336 20 Photos	great work and very cool! __________________ "They asked me for some collateral and I pulled down my pants." -Bob Dylan

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RodeoTex Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nueces Strip Posts: 4,407	That blue burst really set the whole thing together. Amazing. Maybe a clear guard with the pickup hole dusted around with the same blue, ala the paisley guitars. __________________ Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose.

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HoodieMcFoodie Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tamworth, 'straya. Age: 51 Posts: 7,794	That is one seriously sweet guitar. I like the rear access cavity for the pots. __________________ "The Beatles had the white hat, so what's left? The black hat!" - Keith Richards

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January 19th, 2009, 09:19 PM	#25 (permalink)
Taipan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western NY State Age: 54 Posts: 496	I'm liking this ! Looks great !

January 19th, 2009, 09:35 PM	#26 (permalink)
WisconsinStrings Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arcadia, Wisconsin Age: 42 Posts: 1,534	That is really sweet. I don't think a pick guard would be bad. It would cover up the partial dragon and make it look more like a custom paint then a repeating pattern. Please don't forget to post any further progress and the finished product.

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mattdean4130 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Coffs Harbour, Australia Age: 26 Posts: 1,431	You'll loose a huge dragon under a black guard, I think a gloss single ply Perspex guard would look awesome!!!

January 20th, 2009, 03:56 AM	#28 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Telefied Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 30,186	Looks fantastic. Maybe a cut down pickguard of some kind?

January 20th, 2009, 07:46 AM	#31 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 8,023	Too cool ! an' much too nice to cover with a pickguard imho...a neck P-up ring or a clear guard would be my preference...

January 20th, 2009, 08:47 PM	#32 (permalink)
Colt W. Knight Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 29 Posts: 18,923	I didn't like it until I saw the blue ring and clear on it. Now I think it is freakin' cool as hell. Kudos my friend. Stay the course, and make your dragoncaster the best dragoncaster it can be.

January 20th, 2009, 09:26 PM	#34 (permalink)
BeeTL Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oldsmar, FL Age: 47 Posts: 495	I love these fabric finishes!

January 21st, 2009, 01:58 AM	#35 (permalink)
mrothacker Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Asheville Age: 52 Posts: 402	Far out !!! I love it ! I am in the planning stages of doing something fairly similar , themewise anyway . So I will share an idea that I had to use with mine , I dont know if you will care to use it or not . In my case I am going to make my own neck so I was thinking of Yin and Yang inlays . That might go well with a dragon ?

January 21st, 2009, 04:55 AM	#36 (permalink)
Jack Knife Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Magdalena, NM, US Age: 57 Posts: 1,965	I've seen a couple of the guitars that Jai has done, he hangs at the Reranch forum a lot. Pretty cool idea. Yours turned out spectacularly! It's giving me some ideas for sure... PS, you have to get the matching shirt!

January 24th, 2009, 03:24 PM	#40 (permalink)
gayler Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lakin, Ks Age: 42 Posts: 135	Looks realy cool! I'd go without a pickguard.

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