Kombi custom

[charvelsteen]

Volkswagen themed guitar for a customer. Daion mij strat

Here is a rough breakdown of a few stages before the final result.

The original mock ups i provided based of his theme and ideas.


The chosen plans.


Printed artwork


Glued, roughly trimmed and started sealing.


Finished with a Custom clear pr hance pickguard and cavity plate.

[charvelsteen]

Wow! thanks for all the kind words.

[straycat]

Thats actually damn cool I'm on board with the graphic.Good work.

[Matt_B]

Eh, the subject matter is typical of what we see around here so it probably doesn't get many people excited.

That said, I think the design would have come off better if the body was done with a TITE route and the input jack on the side. The clear pickguard does let more of the graphic come through but the electronics cavity and input jack eat into it (the graphic). It would also look better if it was a hardtail especially considering not a lot of people use non-locking trems.

Overall it looks well done.

[thebigz]

I don't know if I've ever seen graphics like that - I wouldn't call it typical.

Definitely interesting. Looks like you did good work!

[matt_gu3]

You've done some real cool stuff man, keep it up!
Where are you located?

[charvelsteen]

Eh, the subject matter is typical of what we see around here so it probably doesn't get many people excited.

That said, I think the design would have come off better if the body was done with a TITE route and the input jack on the side. The clear pickguard does let more of the graphic come through but the electronics cavity and input jack eat into it (the graphic). It would also look better if it was a hardtail especially considering not a lot of people use non-locking trems.

Overall it looks well done.

Typical? Please show me one other guitar that look slightly similar?

[charvelsteen]

You've done some real cool stuff man, keep it up!
Where are you located?

Australia. Thanks for the positive words.

[tomanyjacksons]

That's cool. Like me some old VW, had a 71 station wagon for a first car. Had a blast in it, until I sold it to a friend of mine. Had my life flash before my eyes several times in it after that.

[charvelsteen]

haha yeah i had a Peugeot 504 i almost killed myself in many times. Thanks for the sympathy replies for this ''typical'' finish lol

[leftykingv2]

I hate Volkswagens but that's a really nice paint job!

[NextInLine]

I am currently using a Volkswagen, the modern cars are nowhere near the old ones.. This is a very cool project, keep up the good work.

[Learn Guitars]

I hate Volkswagens but that's a really nice paint job!

Not really a paint job, more of a decoupage application. I like it as I am a big VW fan. Always have been. Still have a Squareback.

[charvelsteen]

Not really a paint job, more of a decoupage application. I like it as I am a big VW fan. Always have been. Still have a Squareback.

Hey it has paint on the sides haha. Yeah it is decoupage all my stuff is. I love doing it and learning new techniques.

[leftykingv2]

Not really a paint job, more of a decoupage application. I like it as I am a big VW fan. Always have been. Still have a Squareback.

Thanks for the knowledge brother!