Guitar build ideas

So, since a lot of people on this forum are gear scholars and know all kinds of crazy shit, I thought it might be really cool if we could have a thread about our own guitar designs. i often do this as a pastime, and it dates back to my high school days when I was bored in class. The website I use to generate the guitars is the Halo Guitars website and it's really good.

Personally, I'm infatuated with this design I made for a guitar. It uses the Ibanez "Super Strat" type body, and has two variations. Both come only in natural finish, with mahogany bodies, spalted maple tops and backs, baritone scale and set-neck construction. The first variation has an Evertune bridge, 6 strings and an EMG 81 in the bridge position. One vol, one tone, one-trick pony. The second has 7 stings, with EMG 60-7Hs, one in bridge and the other in neck. Floyd Rose trem bridge, 2vol and 2tone. More of a lead-oriented guitar..

WHAT SAY YOU, EB?

NOTE: Bass designs are more than welcome.

Years ago I thought about having a completely custom guitar built with my income taxes. I never did, but I still have the concept designs I made in Microsoft Paint.

http://i.imgur.com/g6v41dZ.png

http://i.imgur.com/IHvXVjZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Fu1AvzN.png

yeah, thats a really cool idea. its super metal and i like the cutaways. Halo Guitars takes custom body designs, and it usually doesnt affect the price unless you want an arch top :)

I used to use Halo's builder software to build ideas, but they charge a lot. If I ever do build a total custom, besides making a replica of my Carvin, I will make certain it has a few options.

1. Giant, exposed poles on 2, fat musicman style humbuckers with two master volumes.
2. Active/Passive electronics
3. Brass or stainless steal nut, bridge, and frets
4. Cable lock
5. Killswitch
6. LED Fret markers
7. Ebony or carbon fiber fretboard
8. runs on 18v
9. Slanted bridge to make it a 35 inch scale, but the fret spacing of a 34 inch scale
10. Super thin, flat neck.
11. XLR Direct Out, USB jack, and two quarter inch jacks that can be ran as one or two separate jacks.
12. Bolt-on Neck

not sure about those jacks (unless you call the company), but if you want an idea of what that looks like you can drool over it on that website. it sounds like a dream instrument :)

p.s. halo does not mix active/passive so you might have to gp somewhere else but hot dman thats one versatile abss

The only basses I've seen with a double jack is the Billy Sheehan Attitude series. He runs his neck pickup into an LH1000 with only bass turned up and the bridge pickup into a Hartke Kilo with only highs and mids dialed in.

http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/signature_models/att_ltdii_green/

Yamaha also did the USB jacks. I've not seen a bass with an XLR yet.

https://catimages.8thstreet.com/large/32935_HR2.jpg

https://youtu.be/3ERuhks3GNk?t=30s

So you're suggesting the bass be able to transfrm into a bug? That could be doable.

no no, I'm saying I don't get the USB jack which is like if the abss transformed into a bug....

I know, I was razzing you. I like the idea of the Swiss Army Knife. Whatever technology is at my fingertips, I want the option of using. The USB connection may allow for some really experimental sessions pending whats on the other end of the plug.

I guess if they're active pickus.... I just don't know I would trust their AD converter

The most important odd-ball jack on thsi dream bass would be the XLR so I can play straight into... well... anything.

the jack type is less important than impedance and voltage swing

I would prefer you not discuss my impedance openly sir.

snort

um, the XLR soudns like something really really interesting