Comboluxe body shape: love it?

[BTL]

Should I keep it in the line or ditch it after I finish up the prototypes?

[morrow]

I like that shape !

[BTL]

I like that shape !

Thanks! I hoped it might be well liked here...it has a bit of an LPJ vibe.

[Chris P.]

I like it a lot!

[gearHed289]

It's a cool shape. I like it with a single pup better than two.

[BTL]

I like it a lot!

Thank you!

It's a cool shape. I like it with a single pup better than two.

Me, too!

[ilan]

Great shape. Did you consider a pickguard option?

[BTL]

Great shape. Did you consider a pickguard option?

I'm a staunch "no pickguard/no plastic" guy, but I never say never.

[Pilgrim]

I like that shape too, and the black with chrome is cool.  Reminds me a bit of a high-end Gretsch with Showy hardware.

[BTL]

Thanks! A poster on another form referred to the headstock as a B.C. Richenbacker and now I love it even more.

[Alanko]

The body outline has a nice early Rickenbacker or 'catalog guitar' vibe. I don't think it entirely works with the chunky hexagonal pickup surrounds as they are so linear and angular? Maybe soften those to meet the level of curve in the body? The body shape is too nice to lose!

[morrow]

Thanks! I hoped it might be well liked here...it has a bit of an LPJ vibe.

It reminds me of the guitars Paul Barth designed , like the Combo 600 . He kept a similar shape on guitars he designed after leaving Rickenbacker .

[BTL]

Thanks and yes, this is 100% a riff on the Combo 600 shape, hence the name.

I'm going through a hardware update so I plan to use renderings to show my current offerings with the updated hardware spec. Bridges will be Hipshot B-style and the updated ring shapes are below. The control plate will be the traditional T-style hot-dog shape, but with three holes vs. two plus a blade and the holes are drilled to allow a switch to be mounted in the center or at one end. 

I'm very happy to hear that people like the design...one never knows with these things.

[slinkp]

Keep the comboluxe. It has a personality that feels both distinctive and balanced and classic. That's hard to do.

[ilan]

The burst looks amazing btw.