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jason from volo wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:45 am

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:35 am I already own this thing and it's not too far off...

How does this thing come into existence?

"Well, we didn't have any good ideas for a shape and just wanted to make a guitar that was easy to manufacture, so here it is: a box."

Or, was it: "Well, we have all of these wood planks left over. What should we do with them?"

I actually like the look of the cigar box/Bo Diddley guitars.

boilermaker wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:00 pm

jason from volo wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:45 am

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:35 am I already own this thing and it's not too far off...

How does this thing come into existence?

"Well, we didn't have any good ideas for a shape and just wanted to make a guitar that was easy to manufacture, so here it is: a box."

Or, was it: "Well, we have all of these wood planks left over. What should we do with them?"

I actually like the look of the cigar box/Bo Diddley guitars.

I'd love to see this shape really pimped out. Super nice piece of wood with a striking finish. Maybe even binding or a meticulously smoothed out edges, arm and tummy cuts, but still a rectangle. That would amuse me so.

tommy wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:06 pm

boilermaker wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:00 pm

jason from volo wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:45 am

How does this thing come into existence?

"Well, we didn't have any good ideas for a shape and just wanted to make a guitar that was easy to manufacture, so here it is: a box."

Or, was it: "Well, we have all of these wood planks left over. What should we do with them?"

I actually like the look of the cigar box/Bo Diddley guitars.

I'd love to see this shape really pimped out. Super nice piece of wood with a striking finish. Maybe even binding or a meticulously smoothed out edges, arm and tummy cuts, but still a rectangle. That would amuse me so.

It would be funny if it also had a treble-side access cutout that was itself just a plain rectangle shape.

PRF group guitar build?

Y'all are coming close to just ending up w/ a Travis Bean TB3000 Wedge shaped guitar!

Pickguard cracks me up.

tallchris wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:52 pm Y'all are coming close to just ending up w/ a Travis Bean TB3000 Wedge shaped guitar!

Combine it with the fry guitar for... the Potato Wedge

Soorry

I like the potato wedge joke.

tommy wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:06 pm I'd love to see this shape really pimped out. Super nice piece of wood with a striking finish. Maybe even binding or a meticulously smoothed out edges, arm and tummy cuts, but still a rectangle. That would amuse me so.

hahaha. I'll add carved maple cap, flamed of course.

twelvepoint wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:46 pm

tommy wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:06 pm

boilermaker wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:00 pm
I actually like the look of the cigar box/Bo Diddley guitars.

I'd love to see this shape really pimped out. Super nice piece of wood with a striking finish. Maybe even binding or a meticulously smoothed out edges, arm and tummy cuts, but still a rectangle. That would amuse me so.

It would be funny if it also had a treble-side access cutout that was itself just a plain rectangle shape.

PRF group guitar build?

I do like those rectangle guitars, but this is actually a good idea for coming up with designs. Get a big block guitar to start with and play it for a while, then modify it one step at a time for ergonomics and functionality. The down side is you eventually create something that looks like a Parker Fly guitar. Still, I'd like to try and scrap build a guitar from a few fence posts a little like the old Devo log guitar.

twelvepoint wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:46 pm
It would be funny if it also had a treble-side access cutout that was itself just a plain rectangle shape.

And a rectangular belly cut.