I'm thinking of this idea for a guitar to make for my father-in-law. He is an incredible player, but a little bit crazy. He's really into things from space... aliens, the moon, etc. He used to do this show where he'd dress up as "The Man from Mars".
So this guitar would take up that theme. And seeing it in my head, it could be really really cool -- a work of art. Or it might just look stupid!
The idea is to be sort of like the surface of the moon or a planet, looking into space. But without being "a painting". The lower part (treble side) of the body is a bursted red-yellow, arcing across about half of the body. I see this as being like almost like a watercolor effect (which I don't know whether possible to achieve). Above that 'planet surface' is black, the blackness of space. Possibly there are some very small MOP or abalone inlays in the black representing stars (these would not be "star-shaped"!)
What do you think -- Cool or Fool?
If I decided to try this, one small obstacle might be the fact that I have no experience or skill to pull it off. :doh:
But I seem to be obsessing about it. So I think when (if!) I finish my current build, I am going to grab some scrap wood and play around with it.
So this guitar would take up that theme. And seeing it in my head, it could be really really cool -- a work of art. Or it might just look stupid!
The idea is to be sort of like the surface of the moon or a planet, looking into space. But without being "a painting". The lower part (treble side) of the body is a bursted red-yellow, arcing across about half of the body. I see this as being like almost like a watercolor effect (which I don't know whether possible to achieve). Above that 'planet surface' is black, the blackness of space. Possibly there are some very small MOP or abalone inlays in the black representing stars (these would not be "star-shaped"!)
What do you think -- Cool or Fool?
If I decided to try this, one small obstacle might be the fact that I have no experience or skill to pull it off. :doh:
But I seem to be obsessing about it. So I think when (if!) I finish my current build, I am going to grab some scrap wood and play around with it.