iankinzel Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Let's say hypothetically that you had the chance to design your own signature guitar. What would you come up with? If you want to create a visual, here are a couple sites you can try (feel free to suggest others). If you just want to type out a description, that's cool too. http://www.frankmontag.com/sc_guitar.htm <- LP-stylehttp://www.frankmontag.com/sg_guitar.htm <- SG-stylehttp://tctwp.com/kisekae/ <- Various (scroll down) I'm looking forward to seeing what people come up with! Here are two concepts signature Les Paul Custom models I've thought up: #1 - Mahogany Burst All-mahogany body, mahogany neck with ebony fretboard Gold hardware, including Grover tuners Pickups: Seymour Duncan Seth Lover set (neck & bridge); Phat Cat neck (middle position). Controls: neck volume, middle volume, bridge volume, master tone; you can switch between the neck & the bridge like a regular two-humbucker LP, and blend in the Phat Cat P90 as much or as little as you want. Gloss finish in transparent...sunburst? Tobacco burst? Tea burst? I dunno. Since the finish shows off the mahogany underneath, I call it the "Mahoganyburst." #2 - "Custom Deluxe" Mahogany body, maple cap, mahogany neck with ebony fretboard Nickel hardware, Grover tuners, Bigsby trem + roller bridge (though the website doesn't have a roller bridge option) Pickups: Gibson "Deluxe" style minihumbuckers (neck & bridge); Gibson vintage-style Firebird neck pickup (middle position). Controls: same as above - n/m/b volume, master tone; switch between n/b, blend in the middle. Matte finish in flat black. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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merciful-evans Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Though I'm not keen on the sound of an SG, I much prefer its looks to a LP. So since its aesthetics we are going for here, and SG it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 ok, with the help of PS, I got pretty close to the LP I like: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Oh, I do like the look of that one, m-e! No knobs, though? Controlled on the amp solely? Pip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) OK, This is pretty near what I would choose to have made to my specs; Or possibly something totally wacky like this; Or even a new version of the acoustic Les Paul; Yeah, I know. I'm so hard to please............ Pip. Edited June 24, 2019 by pippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 21 hours ago, pippy said: Oh, I do like the look of that one, m-e! No knobs, though? Controlled on the amp solely? Pip. Yes, I control volume using an expression pedal and have my tone set the way I like it (so I don't fiddle with knobs). Also I like the minimalist look, such as your 'acoustic' sig model at the end there. It reminds me of something else. I recall seeing the previous model of Line 6 variax and thought it looked very cool. No pickups! Well it did of course have the vital under-saddle digital pickup but that is entirely covert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 what I would like to have made isn't available option for this. I'd like a non-reversed Firebird (yea, the butt ugly one) in Seafoam green with standard 57 Classic & Classic plus humbuckers. a neck inbetween a 50's & 60's ... cream pickguard, aged/cream binding (with nibs), medium jumbo frets. block inlay on an ebony fretboard. and slightly thicker body than the standard non reverse. Steinberger tuners. the Doug Bounds signature Firebird ... copyright infringe that ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 56 minutes ago, merciful-evans said: Yes, I control volume using an expression pedal and have my tone set the way I like it (so I don't fiddle with knobs). Also I like the minimalist look, such as your 'acoustic' sig model at the end there. It reminds me of something else... I can see how a vol pedal arrangement could work well and the tone can be changed by different pick-attack. Nice solution! As far as the acoustic LP is concerned I always liked these things - although the 'board inlay is a bit 'full-on' on this example. I believe they were available sometime like 2001 / 2002?... Pip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 The NHTom Signature model... Light aged lemon burst, Hum/P90 combo, ebony board, fairly traditional specs on the rest. NHTOM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 2 hours ago, NHTom said: The NHTom Signature model... Light aged lemon burst, Hum/P90 combo, ebony board, fairly traditional specs on the rest. NHTOM That is sharp looking! I would swap out the placement of the pickups however. I'd rather have the P90 in the bridge and the hb in the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Not much a fan on bare guitars that look naked. I cant post a photo but I love the Bourgeois Advanced Acoustic guitar thats $8,703.00. Really love its tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisT Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I've always loved the es 335 and 339. But if I could design any guitar, it would be an es 335 made into a solid body, but chambered out, I love my heavy guitars. With an ocean burst or blueberry burst and solid black back and sides, 490t and 490r pickups w/o the pickup covers. Black hardware. Stopbar tailpiece, Nashville style bridge, locking grover tuners, black speed knobs with the thumb bleeders, a bottom mounted output Jack, like a les paul, the vintage bumble bee capacitors. Rosewood fret board with blue trapezoid inlays. The three way toggle switch in the same spot as a les paul on the top horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Mine would look a WHOLE LOT like this right here. 😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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