Multi-laminate explorer scratch build

[rockskate4x]

i dunno, the wooden rings don't match. I like creme but black could work too...

chrome could be awesome too....

 

[OzziePete]

Not a fan of pickup rings for this project either, but I'd go for black rings if you must. Blend in with the pickups.

I mean this as a complement: your project design looks a lot like a Alembic bass guitar design, what with the purpleheart striping and particularly with the rounded edge you showed us just above. Alembic ran a John Entwhistle bass similarly designed to this guitar shape, and they just had the black plastic covered active Alembic pickups straight to the wood, no pickup rings.

 

[-CB-]

That is just looking sweeter and sweeter as time and work progresses... great great job

 

[bbl4ck]

Lookin' fine... :glasses9:

Normally, I would jump on the natural wood rings.  I always try to go natural if possible.
However, you got a lot o' woods going on there to try and blend.
I really think the black works best because it matches the pick-ups.
Maybe chrome, which you don't picture  ???
Ultimately, I agree with others that no ring would work best on this project.

Regardless, this is one bad mother and what ever you choose will be rockin'

:kewlpics: :rock-on:

 

[TonyW]

Black rings for me, they blend in better, too many different timbers with the wood ones.

Nice build

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

metal rings to match the Kahler.

 

[djf67]

Anybody know if metal rings interfere with the Sustainer?

 

[DangerousR6]

Anybody know if metal rings interfere with the Sustainer?

I know that shielding paint does. DocNrock had trouble with one of his builds that he put shielding paint in the pup cav routs.... :dontknow:

 

[Death by Uberschall]

I say no rings  :headbang1:

If you have to have rings, black or chrome. Don't add any more wood, let the body and neck speak for themselves.

 

[rapfohl09]

+1 to no rings, but I like the black ones best.


Or make rings that match the body :headbang1: :laughing7:

 

[NonsenseTele]

black mounting rings!

 

[chrisg]

I say no rings  :headbang1:

If you have to have rings, black or chrome. Don't add any more wood, let the body and neck speak for themselves.

+1 on no more wood - that will only confuse things.  Black for me

 

[MUYFUE]

I vote fo black rangs!

 

[texicus]

+10.  Black rings for sure.  This guitar's gonna kick ass like Donkey Kong in the old arcade games.

 

[Orpheo]

lovely, lovely guitar!!! kind of like my own favorite axe!

GIbson-shape: check!
exotic woods: check!
motherbucker: check!
kahler: check!

it really, really rocks!

 

[djf67]

Black wins!
Slowly progressing. All wired up with the SD P-Rails wiring option for the motherbucker (Ser/par/2 coils/other 2 coils) on 2 p/p pots. And sustainer. No pickup selector - I'm ignoring the option of using the sustainer as a neck pickup.
Neck headstock got a lightly figured birdseye veneer in the end. Just waiting for the neck screws that haven't showed up yet. Then I can string it up!  arty07:

 

[Xplorervoodoo]

Whoa...

This is quickly becoming my favorite build to date.  :icon_thumright:

 

[blue313]

This is the direction the "Zoot Suit" laminate should have gone.  Looking sweet!  :icon_thumright:

 

[rapfohl09]

Thoes pickups arent screwed in are they? :icon_scratch:

So on this build you can just turn the sustainer on/off and thats that? That sounds like a better idea than having it as a pickup.

 

[NonsenseTele]

Cool