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Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:46 pm
by AiRdAd
Hey guys,
I'm going to get some guitar bodies made up. They'll be something that can fit a standard tele or strat neck.
Instead of going for a straight tele, jazzmaster, strat, super strat shape - are there any guitars that you can think of that are sort of based on these shapes but a bit different? Or something that is just a bit different, but would work well with a bolt-on tele or strat neck.
Here's one of the shapes I've chosen:
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:47 pm
by AiRdAd
I also like this shape, but would do with normal pickups
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:49 pm
by Kris
Gibson Rd! But I'm probably just projecting my own awful taste:)
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:52 pm
by bender
A firebird with a jazzmaster trem is definitely on my gas list.
I like the Deimel shapes too- kind of a slimmed down non-reverse Firebird.
Reverend shapes?
Some cool old teisco and harmony shapes too
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:53 pm
by AiRdAd
I've looked at the non-reverse firebird/tele's and they look a bit 'off,' so I'll check out the Deimel ones
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:58 pm
by AiRdAd
Kris wrote:Gibson Rd! But I'm probably just projecting my own awful taste:)
I 'just about' like the RD's - I'm going to look into them a bit more.
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:01 pm
by AiRdAd
bender wrote:A firebird with a jazzmaster trem is definitely on my gas list.
I like the Deimel shapes too- kind of a slimmed down non-reverse Firebird.
Reverend shapes?
Some cool old teisco and harmony shapes too
Hell yes - they look fantastic!!!
That's shape number two locked in.
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:18 pm
by Starfire
I quite like the Wolfgang shape but as a Telecaster, ala this ebay seller:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alder-1-pc-Wol ... :rk:9:pf:0
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:22 pm
by AiRdAd
Thanks Hamish - I really like that one too!!!
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:39 am
by jeremyb
Telemaster?
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:58 am
by kdawg2a
Teisco SS-4L but with a rosewood Tele neck. That would butter my parsnips.
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:00 am
by kdawg2a
Don't forget, the heal of a Strat neck is more rounded than a Tele so they're not always swapable.
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:15 am
by mrmofo
the ESP potbelly is a great looking guitar
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:24 am
by Single coil
Prs custom 22 shape or the Santana shape ... which is just an arch top lp junior double cut
Re: Bolt on guitar shapes
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:51 am
by mrmofo
Single coil wrote:Prs custom 22 shape or the Santana shape ... which is just an arch top lp junior double cut
we will never see eye to eye on this but mate, the 24fret PRS are so much better looking
