So... i was thinking, what's a really silly thing to do?

[spannerman]

Hi all, i'm Ed. Long time reader, first time writer.

So i'm building a guitar... you may have already guessed it's going to be a telecaster. But if i wanted a tele I hear they started selling them in shops and stuff so that's hardly original enough for someone as wierd as myself with all this time on my hands. So, like the rest of you, I've decided to make one myself to give it that "personal" feel.

To start with I'm gonna paint it my own way, right now i'm thinking this one's gonna look like this:


i know, ooh la la, arty and everything. If I could post this as a sound clip I could even pronounce "mondrian" with a lovely fake french accent so you'd REALLY dislike me. (I rock at dinner parties tho)

sorry... i got sidetracked there. Anyway, the point is i'm never satisfied with being only ambitious so I had a look round at some of the wackier works of guitar-art on this forum and I've had an idea...

...an in built tuner? like on a moderately/very expensive electro-acoustic?

trouble is, I have an electronics GCSE and I never encountered this on the course lol, just wondering if anyone's even heard of this idea before, or even better, if anyone has any advice for me? (my mate already said "give up" so anything more constructive than that pls)

ta very much in advance

[cknowles]

You know what they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder".
I'm not big on the color scheme, but that's just me, do whatever floats your boat.

Now the built-in tuner on the other hand....

A few guys I know have a clamp on tuner that they put on the headstock during a gig, and just leave it there. Looks kinda goofy.

A built in one that's permanently wired to the output jack and has a switch so you can turn it on at will, with a display where the player can see it, now that's cool.

hmm you got me thinkin' on that one...

Chris

[jkingma]

You making that for yourself, or Adrian Belew...?

[guitarbuilder]

I'd add some bright secondary colors. I was thinking of that same guitar of Adrian's too.

[Scooter91]

Mondrian, eh? I was thinking it was based on the Partridge Family's bus...

[spannerman]

Originally Posted by Scooter91

Mondrian, eh? I was thinking it was based on the Partridge Family's bus...

i was trying to pass myself off as arty and sophisticated... busted :(

ta for the input, i like the colours less and less every time i look at them lol, that's why i did them first so that by the time i have to paint it i'll be sure i like it.

I also thought of plastering newspapers over the wood like paper mache and then lacquer over the top? Dunno if that would work on wood tho, just a thought.

I also wondered (as i wrote that last sentence) about the wierd little mousepad doo-hickey matt bellamy (of muse) has at the bottom of his guitar under the bridge... that's pretty nifty, anyone made one of those b4?

[Suttykins]

how about sticking a N-Tune on there

I hear they're pretty good and it'd be well disguised

oh and they're true bypass as well!!

http://www.ntune.com/

[spannerman]

that's a nifty little bit of equipment, little bit expensive tho, see i was hoping to cannibalise a bog standard LED tuner and route a little hole for it in the side of the guitar like electro acoustics have them

[Suttykins]

Originally Posted by spannerman

i was trying to pass myself off as arty and sophisticated... busted :(

ta for the input, i like the colours less and less every time i look at them lol, that's why i did them first so that by the time i have to paint it i'll be sure i like it.

I also thought of plastering newspapers over the wood like paper mache and then lacquer over the top? Dunno if that would work on wood tho, just a thought.

I also wondered (as i wrote that last sentence) about the wierd little mousepad doo-hickey matt bellamy (of muse) has at the bottom of his guitar under the bridge... that's pretty nifty, anyone made one of those b4?

you know.. when I saw the initial design for that guitar of yours I had a feeling you'd be a muse fan

you're not a franz fan as well by any chance, are you?

and the thing he has is a korg kaoss pad (like so..)



it'd be quite possible to b**tardize one into a standard guitar



although not entirely useful if you ask me.. just annoying noise

[spannerman]

Originally Posted by Suttykins

although not entirely useful if you ask me.. just annoying noise

didn't say I'd use it lol, I don't use a tuner i can do it by ear but i'd love to show it off :P

i'm also considering (after a bit of playing and a very unique situation presenting itself) replacing the tail strap button with a bottle opener.

am i a moron? am i a genius? am i just really bored after an appendectomy and i'm left to create stupid things to put on my guitars? who can say for sure.

[Joefaity]

Bottle openers have been done, but if you're going to go for a bottle opener I would definetly reccomend a bottle top catcher on the amp. This HAS to be as classy as possible. :)

[Warren Pederson]

I guess it's an alright idea. You were posting for feedback, weren't you? You won't be expending too much cash or time in this project, will you?

[spannerman]

Originally Posted by Warren Pederson

I guess it's an alright idea. You were posting for feedback, weren't you? You won't be expending too much cash or time in this project, will you?

well... i'm a student right now which means i have all the time in the world but none of the money. I have a job though which leaves me with a bit of cash to work with, i hav a poplar body blank and a fairly good maple neck that i'm going to sort out a little.

In all, I'm not looking to throw lots of money at this but i'm aiming to come out of it with a good enough guitar to use instead of my (beautiful, love of my life) strat

[Kornelius]

What about something really new, like butterscotch blonde wiz a black pickguard?

[Westerly Sunn]

Doesn't that mean "Give way and prepare to be boarded" or sumpthin' like that?