The WŸTCH II: finally finished

Necromaster · 01-05-2012, 03:55 PM

IMG_2156 by paulpolsky, on Flickr

hand carved mahogany with tung oil and black dye finish, birds eye maple knobs and pickup rings, crocodile skin pickguard, floyd rose tremolo and bare knuckle warpigs, 24 fret ebony fretboard. I also made a studded crocodile strap for it, but it's not done yet!

Thanks for the help and answering all my stupid questions, you dudes!

Necromaster · 01-05-2012, 03:58 PM

IMG_2155 by paulpolsky, on Flickr

How big it looks compared to a full size strat. It fits my 6'2" 300lbs quite nicely though,

Captastic · 01-05-2012, 04:14 PM

Mmmmm..Red Lobster...

Wretched · 01-05-2012, 04:53 PM

Totally crazy concept! Like something from the ESP Custom Shop gallery.

exo · 01-05-2012, 06:20 PM

Either that, or the weapon from some Power Rangers Baddie....can't decide.

Like the paint job, though. cool.

Necromaster · 01-06-2012, 02:01 AM

there aint even a drop of paint on it! it's just a little bit of black die on the high points and tung oil. I was really surprised at how red it got. It is wet in the picture, it's a much more subtle earthy brown red now.

gs_waldemar · 01-06-2012, 02:50 AM

It looks so hairy! Its more like "Orc" than "Witch" with the croc pickguard and the hairy look

I really like the design of the body. I would also really like to see you play that thing, or at least "hold" it on some photo and hear some samples!

The one thing I have to criticize is that your headstock doesnt really match the rest of the guitar and the writing's screamin: "permanent marker"

Maybe you are willing to invest another 20$ in a nice sticker with a printed logo and another rag of crocodile to cover the headstock!

Croc On!

UnderTheSign · 01-06-2012, 08:34 AM

Just wondering, how did you fit the knobs onto the pots?

Necromaster · 01-06-2012, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderTheSign

Just wondering, how did you fit the knobs onto the pots?

It's just drilled to size and a little rubber ring is glued in there so it just slides on and doesn't move at all. I was going to put a tiny screw in each that could be tightened, but it's holding fine as it is.

Necromaster · 01-06-2012, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gs_waldemar

The one thing I have to criticize is that your headstock doesnt really match the rest of the guitar and the writing's screamin: "permanent marker"

Maybe you are willing to invest another 20$ in a nice sticker with a printed logo and another rag of crocodile to cover the headstock!

Croc On!

It's actually a fairly intricate wood burning up there, but the marks are so small that It doesn't really translate from a distance. I do have a bunch of extra crocodile and I was thinking of making a false truss rod cover out of it and inlaying it up there in some crazy shape. I really enjoy the woodburning, but I think you a right in that it just isn't working as well as it could for the piece.

I didn't think to cover the whole headstock in crocodile, that would look totally badass, and I just might go with that.

Another idea I had for fixing the headstock is to chisel out the logo and inlay some more mahogany there, and leave it slightly raised so I could carve the edges flush and then texture and finish it to match the body

MrGignac · 01-06-2012, 02:52 PM

this is awesome!!! how do the duncans sound in that thing?

Necromaster · 01-06-2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MrGignac

this is awesome!!! how do the duncans sound in that thing?

Those are bareknuckle Warpigs! but they sound awesome. It's my first time using bare knuckles, and I gotta say, it's worth the money. It's absolutely monstrous. Anything you play out of this, combined with the incredible dark boost you get from the mahogany sounds like Acid Witch and Electric Wizard. Pop that thing into an alter ego Damnation or a bm1 and you can raise the dead! It also sounds killer for the blues, as long as you like very sabbathy blues

BIG ND SWEATY · 01-08-2012, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Necromaster

It's actually a fairly intricate wood burning up there, but the marks are so small that It doesn't really translate from a distance. I do have a bunch of extra crocodile and I was thinking of making a false truss rod cover out of it and inlaying it up there in some crazy shape. I really enjoy the woodburning, but I think you a right in that it just isn't working as well as it could for the piece.

I didn't think to cover the whole headstock in crocodile, that would look totally badass, and I just might go with that.

Another idea I had for fixing the headstock is to chisel out the logo and inlay some more mahogany there, and leave it slightly raised so I could carve the edges flush and then texture and finish it to match the body

that thing is a ....ing monster man

its definitely one of the most badass guitars iv seen on here

you should do some croc skin inlays for the headstock

Ironbird · 01-17-2012, 02:43 AM

Wow that...that is a weapon!

JPMike · 01-17-2012, 11:20 AM

It scares me...

vampiregenocide · 01-17-2012, 05:25 PM

It's a mix between ugly and really awesome.

I could see a bad like Gwar playing it. Certainly different! Congrats.

Jontain · 01-18-2012, 10:57 AM

Brutal defines this guitar pretty well, awesome work man.

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01-05-2012, 03:55 PM	#1
Necromaster New Guy Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 27 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The WŸTCH II: finally finished IMG_2156 by paulpolsky, on Flickr hand carved mahogany with tung oil and black dye finish, birds eye maple knobs and pickup rings, crocodile skin pickguard, floyd rose tremolo and bare knuckle warpigs, 24 fret ebony fretboard. I also made a studded crocodile strap for it, but it's not done yet! Thanks for the help and answering all my stupid questions, you dudes!

01-05-2012, 04:14 PM	#3
Captastic SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Phoenix Posts: 305 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Mmmmm..Red Lobster... ShadyDavey, Bigfan, Spaceman_Spiff and 1 others like this.

01-05-2012, 04:53 PM	#4
Wretched SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 547 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Totally crazy concept! Like something from the ESP Custom Shop gallery. http://www.hoskingindustries.com.au

01-05-2012, 06:20 PM	#5
exo SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2010 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 157 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Either that, or the weapon from some Power Rangers Baddie....can't decide. Like the paint job, though. cool. Necromaster likes this. it seems the internet is busted, we are about 20 posts deep in an In Flames thread and there has yet to be a "everything after Clayman sucks" post.

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01-05-2012, 03:58 PM	#2
Necromaster New Guy Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 27 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	IMG_2155 by paulpolsky, on Flickr How big it looks compared to a full size strat. It fits my 6'2" 300lbs quite nicely though,

01-06-2012, 02:01 AM	#6
Necromaster New Guy Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 27 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	there aint even a drop of paint on it! it's just a little bit of black die on the high points and tung oil. I was really surprised at how red it got. It is wet in the picture, it's a much more subtle earthy brown red now.

01-06-2012, 02:50 AM	#7
gs_waldemar ss.org Regular Join Date: May 2010 Location: GER Posts: 51 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It looks so hairy! Its more like "Orc" than "Witch" with the croc pickguard and the hairy look I really like the design of the body. I would also really like to see you play that thing, or at least "hold" it on some photo and hear some samples! The one thing I have to criticize is that your headstock doesnt really match the rest of the guitar and the writing's screamin: "permanent marker" Maybe you are willing to invest another 20$ in a nice sticker with a printed logo and another rag of crocodile to cover the headstock! Croc On! Necromaster likes this.

01-06-2012, 08:34 AM	#8
UnderTheSign SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: West Coast, The Netherlands Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 32 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Just wondering, how did you fit the knobs onto the pots?

01-06-2012, 02:52 PM	#11
MrGignac Sonderkommando Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Maine Posts: 178 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	this is awesome!!! how do the duncans sound in that thing?

01-17-2012, 02:43 AM	#14
Ironbird B.C. Rich Maniac Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: KL, Malaysia Posts: 1,369 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wow that...that is a weapon! Leave no stone unturned until I'm done.

01-17-2012, 11:20 AM	#15
JPMike Totally Random Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,955 Thanked: 37 Feedback Score: 9 reviews	It scares me...

01-17-2012, 05:25 PM	#16
vampiregenocide A Chap Called Ross Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hertfordshire, England Posts: 15,096 Thanked: 273 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's a mix between ugly and really awesome. I could see a bad like Gwar playing it. Certainly different! Congrats. My Photography Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/rosswildishphotography Dissonant Media - The news source for new alternate/progressive music! Check us out: http://de-de.facebook.com/pages/Sawbridgeworth-United-Kingdom/Dissonant-Media/126448677394107 http://www.youtube.com/user/DissonantMedia#p/a http://dissonantmedia.tumblr.com/

01-18-2012, 10:57 AM	#17
Jontain SS.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 1,103 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Brutal defines this guitar pretty well, awesome work man.

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