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Wednesday
 Post subject: Guitar concept
PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:31 pm 
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Would like some input for my Killer Whale concept.
Also, I want to make killer whale (black and white) inlays on the rosewood fingerboard.
What material can I use for them ?


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 Post subject: Re: Guitar concept
PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:43 pm 
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Thats way cool man. are you gonna do transparent black and transparent white for the body and the back of the neck?
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 9:18 pm 
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"killer whale" is not P.C.....please refer to them as "orcas".
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If yer going killer whale,
why not make the upper and lower horns look more like JAWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool idea,
even if you don't do that.
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You can use White MOP and for the black, you can buy recon stone - they make it in black - it all depends on what color fretboard you are going for. Rescue Pearl company carries recon stone.

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 Post subject: Re: Guitar concept
PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:56 am 
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If you're going to take it that far I think you should go for a string ray. :)
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Or a "Blues" fish

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Is it a lefty? It looks like Shamu might be upside down.

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Looks very cool. How about holly for the white and ebony for the black?
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You may want to use something lighter color than rosewood if you want both black and white to show up well. Coccobolo or bocote would work well. Or just a unfinished piece of especially light rosewood.
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 Post subject: Re: Guitar concept
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First of all "Orca" is a great name for the guitar (also the name of a pretty good trance muscian from Israel).
"Shamu"... not as much. Maybe if it was a kids guitar :P
Or it could be the nickname for it, depending if it comes out cute or badass.

Virgil, is Recon stone easy to work with ?
I knew, as the crazy inlay expert you would have something to add to the conversation.
BTW do you make custom inlays for sale ?

I have already got the rosewood FB which was also picked to match the sound I wanted.
It's a really nice piece I got from LMII which has some purple hints.
I might do a white contour around the inlay so the colour doesn't blend.

I need to see the materials infront of me in order to determin what the best corse of action will be.



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 Post subject: Re: Guitar concept
PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:14 am 
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Orca is "taken" as Nik Huber uses it for one of his models.
My first thought was a Victor Wooten, Fodera bass for inspiration,xtra points for Zach providing a nice pic.

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"taken" doesn't matter too much since I'm not a world wide musician.
The day I will be, I'll either have to find another name or a good excuse.

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