Jungle Soloist

[Cagey]

Yet another fantastic piece of work!

I gotta start saving my pennies and get in the schedule for one of these lovelies!

 

[Great Ape]

HA-HA-HAAAA!! I like that! And I truly appreciate the comments from you for whom I have the utmost respect.

 

[stratamania]

Fantastic detail... As always great to watch the progression of these artistic bodies.

 

[Great Ape]

...and some color...

 

[Axkoa]

That looks amazing. Can't wait for the final product!

 

[DocNrock]

Your talents never cease to amaze me, sir.

 

[Surf n Music]

That's what I was waiting for. Looking so good Ape! Can't wait till I got some free time to try some guitar art. Very inspiring.

 

[Great Ape]

Ummmm...d'ya s'pose it'd be correct to call this finish a ''Leopard Burst''?

 

[BigSteve22]

By any name, its still stunning! You have a rare talent Brother............

 

[DangerousR6]

You can't have a Jungle guitar without George.... :dontknow:

 

[Great Ape]

I can always count on you, Doug, to keep things firmly rooted in the ridiculous-RIGHT WHERE THEY BELONG!! :icon_biggrin:

 

[DangerousR6]

I can always count on you, Doug, to keep things firmly rooted in the ridiculous-RIGHT WHERE THEY BELONG!! :icon_biggrin:

:laughing7:

 

[rgand]

Definitely one of your best works. I'm awed at the beauty of this one.

 

[Great Ape]

And it's crawling toward completion. The cold weather has put a hold on any outdoor spraying, so the finish application is taking a bit longer than usual. Ordinarily, I tend to agree with the 'busy body, plain neck' school of aesthetics, but I'm gonna put that aside with this piece and go with a wild looking bocote-on-canary item that seems to fit the ''jungle'' thing pretty well...soon... 

 

[Surf n Music]

And it's crawling toward completion. The cold weather has put a hold on any outdoor spraying, so the finish application is taking a bit longer than usual. Ordinarily, I tend to agree with the 'busy body, plain neck' school of aesthetics, but I'm gonna put that aside with this piece and go with a wild looking bocote-on-canary item that seems to fit the ''jungle'' thing pretty well...soon...

I am really loving the bocote right now. I think that is gonna look great!

 

[Great Ape]

COMPLETE-Not 100% sure about the neck yet, but it's not too bad...

 

[Cagey]

Hmm... is it just an optical delusion, or is the string spacing awfully wide in the upper registers? Looks like a standard Fender bridge, so it should be right. Otherwise, she's a very pretty girl.

 

[Great Ape]

Gotta be an optical contusion--it is indeed a standard vintage-type bridge.

 

[vikingred]

I know you hear it a lot, Great Ape, but this is just insanely gorgeous.  These are legacy guitars, man.  Super cool.

 

[Great Ape]

Wow--THANK YOU!