Clearcut (design)

[Black Widow]

I like pointy guitars, but I like TASTEFUL pointy guitars...like Jacksons.

I think that it's a matter of taste I personnally prefer Moser than Jackson guitars, but a loooot of people won't agree with me on that point. BTW this loooot of people will prefer Gibson and Fender ;-)

[Ben...]

I like pointy guitars, but I like TASTEFUL pointy guitars...like Jacksons.

Like that King V you were peer pressured into keeping?

[Learn Guitars]

As a builder and designer myself, it is a tough thing to try to come up with a design that fit the masses. I think that is why the Strat is by far the most successful shape regardless of genre of music. It can be Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Country, and or Rock.
You obviously have created a design that will find it's small niche in the market. Don't be surprised by everyones reaction. It isnt that it is a bad design, it is that there will be a smaller margin of hitting the nail on the head with that design when it comes to pleasing the majority.
On an engineering aspect of it, the area around the floyd post and control cavaty need to be well thought out. Especially with the heavy bevels. The horns are a bit on the week side and the guitar risks being top heavy towards the neck. A heavier wood will help compensate a bit for the lack of mass in the body.
Tell Neal I said hello.

[Axewielder]

[Black Widow]

=)

[BeholdTheFallen]

cuts look kinda deep but definately better than the first design.
I like the "Omega". But this is just paper I have no idea how close you'd be able to transfer it to a piece of wood.

[hippietim]

hey, i am a teacher and meNtal, so i know it works!!

Corrected

[hippietim]

Black Widow - your initial V sketch you posted looks silly to me. I could see one of those dorky black metal bands using it though.

The last three you posted are better but still not something I'd go for. I think that many notches/cutouts/whatever on a guitar looks pretty bad.

Either way, good luck - I'm glad to see someone trying to come up with new shapes.

[hippietim]

I like pointy guitars, but I like TASTEFUL pointy guitars...like Jacksons.

Jackson has done some pretty awful guitars like the Warrior and Pablo's freakish Moser wannabes - this dudes designs are no worse than those.

[Axewielder]

The Omega's not too bad.

[Ben...]

"I'm digging that Lambda design."

[VitaminG]

I like those designs better, BW. I think the KingV/Kelly looks best, followed by the Rhoads/Kelly & the Explorer/Kelly (the roundness of the bout contrasts too greatly with the sharpness of the horns, to my mind anyway)

[Black Widow]

Thanks for your feelings about it guys. I've got pretty good feelings about these three designs.
My favorite one is the Alpha, then the Omega and then the Lambda ^^

[zeegler]

"I'm digging that Lambda design."

What's with the pic of Gregory House? :ROTF:

[toejam]

The Alpha reminds me of that Peavey Rotor Explorer from a few years ago.