i still hate how that explorer came out, but i don’t hate what i learned in the process. so it’s time to try again, and this time make something better.
after consulting someone who i suspect may have a slightly better eye for design than i do, the plan has been decided. SG style, cherry red stain, silver hardware… today i sourced and placed the first bits of part orders, so it’s happening.
i’m going to use the same locking tuners i put on the explorer, they were cheap AF and work amazing so far, so that’s a done deal. pickups… i would really like to go with P90s, but like the look of humbuckers better. so i gotta do some research on P90 style pickups in a humbucker format. i got time to get that sorted out though.
i have an idea for a design element as well that i want to copy from Jacob Fink. the bass guitar he uses in the foster the people tiny desk has a quote from plato written on it:
“music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything“
i really like that quote.
perhaps i know someone who has a knack for fancy hand writing or calligraphy and i could have them write it for me and then i could transpose that onto a decal or vinyl sticker or something. (hi a)