Final pictures of the BlackDroïd HufCaster - Page 4

hufschmid · 07-30-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Holy Katana

Damn, that is a gorgeous guitar. I love Teles, so it makes it even better. I noticed those pickups were made by Kent Armstrong. How would one go about getting a set of custom pickups like that?

The pickups are trully custom and I dont really want to make a business selling them because its a unique feature which I am very proud to offer on my instruments and also Kent would not have the time to mass produce them anyway since they are individually handmade by him...

However I do sell them occasionally to some musicians or some makers but I dont want to make a business out of it...

Also my 7 - 8 and 9 string pickups are not standard in dimensions, thats the way I designed them, the 7 strings do work in a standard 7 string guitar but they are slightly smaller in dimention, also my pickups are very deep so you need to route the cavity deaper if your guitar has a small route...

hufschmid · 07-31-2009, 01:29 PM

So I was finally able to take a pic of the luminescent dots, had to use a camera from a friend, mine did not work for that thype of pic

That pic is in the dark and no photoshop work, just the camera ISO

hufschmid · 08-08-2009, 09:40 AM

Got some new pictures here for your guys, pushing the limits of distressed pictures

New finish, so new pictures lol

Enjoy

MF_Kitten · 08-08-2009, 09:43 AM

wow! that really is pushing the boundaries of grungy distressed-looking pictures!

it looks amazing, man!

in fact, let me add my own distressed-to-hell telecaster (seems like a nice place to do so):

it´s a project i have going, but it´s moving really slowly. i took these pics just a few days ago, after the guitar had been laying in a damp basement for about a year. i had also just applied a dark red stain on it, to fill the cracks and dings, and really bring out the scratches. it´s laying there again now, and i´ll do a little more work on it next time i´m home. this will have a cream dimarzio x2n in the bridge (i have one that is older than me, and looks distressed enough for the job), and a really distressed strat single coil or something like that in the neck. i won´t put a pickguard on it. the next thing will be to fine sand the rough parts so it feels smooth-ish, and then i´ll wipe the dust off it and put a transparent finish on there to preserve it. then i´ll probably fine-sand that a little too, so it doesn´t look "new"

you can see the cracks in the wood on the front, and in the paint on the back, too, from the humidity and temperature differences in the basement

of course, my distressed look is more in the "beaten the .... up all the way to ....ing hell" than .........´s "industrial dirty/rusty/wet" look

hufschmid · 08-08-2009, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MF_Kitten

wow! that really is pushing the boundaries of grungy distressed-looking pictures!

it looks amazing, man!

I knew you would enjoy the style of my pictures

distressing forever

sevenstringj · 08-08-2009, 09:54 AM

Me likes the pickup design. That's super convenient.

caughtinamosh · 08-08-2009, 10:04 AM

This guitar becomes more and more godly with every refinish.

I think that it looks superb, Patrick.

Adam Of Angels · 08-08-2009, 10:10 AM

Patrick, I love the grain on that guitar - its very beautiful, and kind of reminds me of a tiger somehow, haha

It also looks very playable, and it must be very satisfying to enjoy playing an instrument you built yourself.

hufschmid · 08-08-2009, 10:13 AM

one of my customers has a massive zebra - like skin tatoo on his arm and its a perfect match with the instrument, I wanted to tak epics but the tatoo is not finished and he does not want to take pics yet untill its finished

hufschmid · 08-08-2009, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam Of Angels

Patrick, I love the grain on that guitar - its very beautiful, and kind of reminds me of a tiger somehow, haha

It also looks very playable, and it must be very satisfying to enjoy playing an instrument you built yourself.

hufschmid · 08-08-2009, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MF_Kitten

wow! that really is pushing the boundaries of grungy distressed-looking pictures!

it looks amazing, man!

in fact, let me add my own distressed-to-hell telecaster (seems like a nice place to do so):

it´s a project i have going, but it´s moving really slowly. i took these pics just a few days ago, after the guitar had been laying in a damp basement for about a year. i had also just applied a dark red stain on it, to fill the cracks and dings, and really bring out the scratches. it´s laying there again now, and i´ll do a little more work on it next time i´m home. this will have a cream dimarzio x2n in the bridge (i have one that is older than me, and looks distressed enough for the job), and a really distressed strat single coil or something like that in the neck. i won´t put a pickguard on it. the next thing will be to fine sand the rough parts so it feels smooth-ish, and then i´ll wipe the dust off it and put a transparent finish on there to preserve it. then i´ll probably fine-sand that a little too, so it doesn´t look "new"

you can see the cracks in the wood on the front, and in the paint on the back, too, from the humidity and temperature differences in the basement

of course, my distressed look is more in the "beaten the .... up all the way to ....ing hell" than .........´s "industrial dirty/rusty/wet" look

I love this a lots

Problem is there is a specific market for this thype of finish which you usually see on fender reissues... any luthier who would build such an instrument (the exeption would be James Trussart) you can be sure that people would say ''it looks so bad quality, yuk, I will pass, this luthier has no idea what he is building....) and it may very well turn into a devries number 2 ....

However I plan to pore some liquid acid pretty soon on a new prodject of mine

BTW: now we know why Morten likes cats....

you like scratching them dont you?

MF_Kitten · 08-08-2009, 10:26 AM

haha! well yeah, but not THAT hard!

i actually threw the guitar body onto the road, kicked it around, smacked it into rocks, smashed rocks onto it, ground it against gravel, sanded it, smacked it with various objects... i did that for a whole day, before leaving it in the basement for a year

hufschmid · 08-08-2009, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MF_Kitten

smacked it with various objects...

MF_Kitten · 08-08-2009, 10:35 AM

ah, you know it!

also, what happens when you pour acid on wood? maybe if your "stained" the wood with something that reacts to acid, then poured acid on it, then you´d get an internal reaction that could make it look different.

be careful not to use the strongest acids though, you´ll end up with a lump of charcoal and not wood

hufschmid · 08-08-2009, 10:46 AM

thats why i love experimenting

Apophis · 08-08-2009, 02:07 PM

guitar looks so ....ing AMAZING

hufschmid · 08-08-2009, 02:25 PM

Thanks Seb

Skylark · 08-08-2009, 03:20 PM

Its an amazing piece of work
Looks totally sexy, even though Im not into Tele's, but you have created an awesome and great sounding Instrument.
Pure win.
Full stop.
Bow

And luminescent dots rock

(I know that...)

hufschmid · 08-08-2009, 04:15 PM

thank you sir

Daemoniac · 08-17-2009, 04:30 AM

How the .... did i miss this??? Huf, absolutely stunning work as always. That wood is just phenomenal

hufschmid · 08-19-2009, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demoniac

How the .... did i miss this??? Huf, absolutely stunning work as always. That wood is just phenomenal

thanks man

been very busy lately building so I did not get the time to check the forum that much

Daemoniac · 08-19-2009, 09:03 PM

It's just fantastic man, i wish i had the money to actually order one of your guitars

One day... *plots*

Andrew_B · 08-19-2009, 09:21 PM

Mischa lives under a rock

Kayzer · 09-10-2009, 08:45 AM

…an the sky is turning red…

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08-08-2009, 09:43 AM	#79
MF_Kitten Fully Ramblomatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 8,981 Thanked: 297 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow! that really is pushing the boundaries of grungy distressed-looking pictures! it looks amazing, man! in fact, let me add my own distressed-to-hell telecaster (seems like a nice place to do so): it´s a project i have going, but it´s moving really slowly. i took these pics just a few days ago, after the guitar had been laying in a damp basement for about a year. i had also just applied a dark red stain on it, to fill the cracks and dings, and really bring out the scratches. it´s laying there again now, and i´ll do a little more work on it next time i´m home. this will have a cream dimarzio x2n in the bridge (i have one that is older than me, and looks distressed enough for the job), and a really distressed strat single coil or something like that in the neck. i won´t put a pickguard on it. the next thing will be to fine sand the rough parts so it feels smooth-ish, and then i´ll wipe the dust off it and put a transparent finish on there to preserve it. then i´ll probably fine-sand that a little too, so it doesn´t look "new" you can see the cracks in the wood on the front, and in the paint on the back, too, from the humidity and temperature differences in the basement of course, my distressed look is more in the "beaten the .... up all the way to ....ing hell" than .........´s "industrial dirty/rusty/wet" look -------------------------------------- What will metal be doing in ten years? What ever Meshuggah will be doing in two. -Anthony

08-08-2009, 10:26 AM	#87
MF_Kitten Fully Ramblomatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 8,981 Thanked: 297 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	haha! well yeah, but not THAT hard! i actually threw the guitar body onto the road, kicked it around, smacked it into rocks, smashed rocks onto it, ground it against gravel, sanded it, smacked it with various objects... i did that for a whole day, before leaving it in the basement for a year -------------------------------------- What will metal be doing in ten years? What ever Meshuggah will be doing in two. -Anthony

08-08-2009, 10:35 AM	#89
MF_Kitten Fully Ramblomatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 8,981 Thanked: 297 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ah, you know it! also, what happens when you pour acid on wood? maybe if your "stained" the wood with something that reacts to acid, then poured acid on it, then you´d get an internal reaction that could make it look different. be careful not to use the strongest acids though, you´ll end up with a lump of charcoal and not wood -------------------------------------- What will metal be doing in ten years? What ever Meshuggah will be doing in two. -Anthony

08-17-2009, 04:30 AM	#95
Daemoniac Rivethead Magnate. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Posts: 7,093 Thanked: 202 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	How the .... did i miss this??? Huf, absolutely stunning work as always. That wood is just phenomenal Daemoniac @ Last.fm Daemoniac @ Soundclick

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07-31-2009, 01:29 PM	#77
hufschmid Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: switzerland Posts: 9,089 Thanked: 284 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	So I was finally able to take a pic of the luminescent dots, had to use a camera from a friend, mine did not work for that thype of pic That pic is in the dark and no photoshop work, just the camera ISO

08-08-2009, 09:40 AM	#78
hufschmid Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: switzerland Posts: 9,089 Thanked: 284 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Got some new pictures here for your guys, pushing the limits of distressed pictures New finish, so new pictures lol Enjoy

08-08-2009, 09:54 AM	#81
sevenstringj Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ny Posts: 2,373 Thanked: 46 Feedback Score: 22 reviews	Me likes the pickup design. That's super convenient.

08-08-2009, 10:04 AM	#82
caughtinamosh Linguist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,775 Thanked: 55 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	This guitar becomes more and more godly with every refinish. I think that it looks superb, Patrick.

08-08-2009, 10:10 AM	#83
Adam Of Angels Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mount Pleasant, PA Posts: 5,907 Thanked: 89 $Adam Of Angels is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Adam Of Angels is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Adam Of Angels is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Adam Of Angels is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Adam Of Angels is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Adam Of Angels is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Adam Of Angels is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 73 reviews	Patrick, I love the grain on that guitar - its very beautiful, and kind of reminds me of a tiger somehow, haha It also looks very playable, and it must be very satisfying to enjoy playing an instrument you built yourself.

08-08-2009, 10:13 AM	#84
hufschmid Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: switzerland Posts: 9,089 Thanked: 284 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	one of my customers has a massive zebra - like skin tatoo on his arm and its a perfect match with the instrument, I wanted to tak epics but the tatoo is not finished and he does not want to take pics yet untill its finished

08-08-2009, 10:46 AM	#90
hufschmid Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: switzerland Posts: 9,089 Thanked: 284 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	thats why i love experimenting

08-08-2009, 02:07 PM	#91
Apophis Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 18,281 Thanked: 71 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	guitar looks so ....ing AMAZING

08-08-2009, 02:25 PM	#92
hufschmid Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: switzerland Posts: 9,089 Thanked: 284 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Thanks Seb

08-08-2009, 03:20 PM	#93
Skylark Giver of Names Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 81 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Its an amazing piece of work Looks totally sexy, even though Im not into Tele's, but you have created an awesome and great sounding Instrument. Pure win. Full stop. Bow And luminescent dots rock (I know that...)

08-08-2009, 04:15 PM	#94
hufschmid Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: switzerland Posts: 9,089 Thanked: 284 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	thank you sir

08-19-2009, 09:03 PM	#97
Daemoniac Rivethead Magnate. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Posts: 7,093 Thanked: 202 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	It's just fantastic man, i wish i had the money to actually order one of your guitars One day... plots Daemoniac @ Last.fm Daemoniac @ Soundclick

08-19-2009, 09:21 PM	#98
Andrew_B Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: sydney Posts: 1,501 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Mischa lives under a rock

09-10-2009, 08:45 AM	#99
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