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yep. in my eyes a snakeskin graphic does not justify more the double the price. now look at the recent graphics in the pro mods. the blue flame is only $150 more than the regular pro mods and thats a graphic paint. now that is what I call a good deal. but no way is the snake worth $2500. no way. its just a paint job. I would rather grab a new pro mod, and send the body to GMW or Mike Learn to be refinished in snake and still be way ahead on cash.
His signature axes are a bit different than the pro mods. The neck feels fatter. There's a German made floyd and a Duncan custom shop RTM pickup. Then there's the paint (if only it was real snakeskin like his performance). so a basic retail price on those is-
If I did it, I would just use a black guitar and do the front only. no sense in doing the rear and sides to me.
That got me thinking: wouldn't a top-only covering start to peel on the edge fairly quickly, especialy on the forearm contour? I can see why it's not a problem on headstocks, but might not work too well on a body?
The hard part is finding skins 12 in wide. There are a bunch of faux skins out there that are very reasonable for covering a guitar. This is why I spend the time researching and developing the technique shown here. http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102772
I have priced the skins myself. When lucky enough to find them big enough, it was several hundred dollars just for the skin.
yea, I found that as well. its upwards of $200 for a decent skin. I looked at some snakeskins on the warren dimartini fansite..... it looks to me like doing on in real snake skin would be a chore. as cool as it looks, it looks like it would be painstakingly difficult.
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