zen ii

[thetruthguy]

As promised, here's the zen Charvel redo. I stripped the first graphic and repainted everything. I think the enso came out a whole lot better. It's just one stroke, which is how an enso should be. And even though I'm no expert calligrapher (sp?), I think the kanji looks pretty good. Opinions?

[Joe_Steeler]

I like it, I really do. What was the previous graphic?

Great job.

[ripley156]

I think it is pretty cool too! Now what the hell is an enso?

[surfdork]

I like that version MUCH better! Nice!

[skorb]

that is 100x better than your prior attempt

now lose that stupid thing on the headstock and you're set

[Grandturk]

Cooler. Looks good except for around the toggle switch.

[triplehold]

I dig it. Red, white and black- rock and roll colors!

[ulijdavid]

Does all of that writing say the same thing as the Warren Demartini "Frenchy" just in a different language??

Seriously, that looks awesome!!! You might want to trademark it.

[Newc]

Looks nice

[Newc]

that is 100x better than your prior attempt

now lose that stupid thing on the headstock and you're set

Yeah, cuz you know, there's a limit to individuality around here

[thetruthguy]

Thanks for the comments.

Yeah, I flubbed around the toggle switch because I put the guitar back together before the paint fully dried, and then I needed to move the toggle switch, which cracked some of the paint off. But to be honest, it adds a little character, so I'll just leave it the way it is.

That "stupid thing" on the headstock is a dragon pendant, which I like, so I'll keep it.

Enso - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enso

The writing comes from various martial arts I've trained in ... zen, chi (energy), nin (persaverance), t'ai chi, etc. A Japanese or Chinese person would probably find the writing laughable, but it looks good to me.

[Hellbat]

looks like you got some of the red paint on the carpet there...

[tcwil8]

Like it better than the first version. Thanks for posting.

[Robert Burns]

Looks very cool... as you can see (above the 3 EVH's) im into your
Chi' ! (Paul Chen) :-))

[fuel0707]

You know, I really like it, too. What's cool with the red on the top is how you work it in between the two pickups. Sometimes, graphics are a little harder to do on a 2-H guitar but your design works quite well with the pickup layout.

Well done!