Snakeskin Project

[vector]

Just outta curiosity- what's the point of the tilted heel end of the fret board? Reminds me of the Hamer Californian.

[john.w.lawson]

In order to find a skin to cover the whole front of a guitar you would need a python a retic would look really nice!!I suggest you join a reptile forum.And start looking for someone who's snake has died. a berm would be bland and a rock also bland,,,retics have some really nice patterns.

[tomanyjacksons]

Any of the decals look pretty good and from what I've read they stay on pretty good. I would def ditch the pickguard it looks really out of place. I've thought about doing a couple of my guitars with the decals but the ones that need it have some chips in them so a repaint is more my speed. I used to work in a body shop when I was younger and that stuff came pretty easy to me.

[S1I2F3]

Just outta curiosity- what's the point of the tilted heel end of the fret board? Reminds me of the Hamer Californian.

I first saw it on one of Kiko Loureiro's Tagima guitars. I don't see any practicality to the angle other than the fact that it gives the neck pickup a bit of a higher position (better pickup placement) while allowing 24 fret access to the higher strings (27 fret access in the Tagima case!)

In order to find a skin to cover the whole front of a guitar you would need a python a retic would look really nice!!I suggest you join a reptile forum.And start looking for someone who's snake has died. a berm would be bland and a rock also bland,,,retics have some really nice patterns.

Dear god those retics can be huge! That would make for a great guitar cover, I'll definitely look into that if at all possible.

Any of the decals look pretty good and from what I've read they stay on pretty good. I would def ditch the pickguard it looks really out of place. I've thought about doing a couple of my guitars with the decals but the ones that need it have some chips in them so a repaint is more my speed. I used to work in a body shop when I was younger and that stuff came pretty easy to me.

I think the decals can look great and are super easy to work with. I used one before, and got pretty good results with it:

[tomanyjacksons]

Ah I remember that guitar, liked it too.

[VitaminG]

I remember someone posting a snakeskin primer a long time ago. They used an orange bag (the mesh bag fruit comes in) to paint the scales and because the bag is stretching to match the contours of the guitar, the scales varied in size. So it looked more natural, the scales weren't uniform. Once the scales are on the guitar, the bag was removed and detail added.

I also remember some discussion about Warren D's real snakeskin Performance guitar. Didn't covering the guitar in real snakeskin deaden the sound or something?

[S1I2F3]

I remember someone posting a snakeskin primer a long time ago. They used an orange bag (the mesh bag fruit comes in) to paint the scales and because the bag is stretching to match the contours of the guitar, the scales varied in size. So it looked more natural, the scales weren't uniform. Once the scales are on the guitar, the bag was removed and detail added.

I also remember some discussion about Warren D's real snakeskin Performance guitar. Didn't covering the guitar in real snakeskin deaden the sound or something?

I also heard something similar about Warren's guitar, but I don't see how covering it in a skin would be any different than having a clear coat over wood, so I'm not totally convinced. The guitar I put a big vinyl decal over sounds and plays no different than it did with a regular finish, so who knows. What I do know is that Warren's Performance guitars are pretty badass!

[Hamner1]

Pic 2 of yours. The copper/brown color & no pickguard. That one looks classy to my eye.

[Trem]

I'll probably be the one guy but i dig the first one, copper with pickguard.
Just looks different than everything else, has style.

[DonP]

Still can't decide. They all look cool to me, but ditch the pickguard.

One of the few axes I'd still be after is a copperhead soloist.

[RacerX]

Green, no pickguard.

[SIXER]

I like the 2nd pic. Def no pickgaurd.

[straycat]

NO PICK GUARD please that looks awful.As we all know pick guards rob tone.
I have used onion sacks to do the scales.Real easy to do.
Angled fret board kills it for me.
If you like it fine IMO it throws the lines of the guitar all off.