Members GreatDane Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Dismal Ax Road Dog Explorer Up until now, the Road Dog series has consisted of Tele-style guitars with license plate pickguards, but when a request for an Explorer shaped ax with something interesting to fill the large expanse of body behind the bridge, the challenge was happily accepted by George at Dismal Ax. The body is Sassafras, with a one piece Poplar barnwood top, sanded down below the grey weathering. The neck is Maple and Walnut, with a Black Locust fretboard. The pickup is a Porter classic humbucker modified with an Alnico 2 magnet after deciding the Alnico 5 it came with was a bit too thin sounding in the lower range. The pickguard was made from a piece of aluminum sheeting that must have come from the inside of an old industrial cooler or freezer unit. The primary feature of course is a hood emblem from a 1958 Buick Special, set into a round recess in the body. The headstock shape was based on the one that was originally planned for the Gibson Explorer in the late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marko Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Good Lord that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BydoEmpire Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 I kind of like it... except for the headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kit_strong Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Not. In fact, I'd say it's a bit dismal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tone Deaf Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 "Points" for creativity, but not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Not. And the light-colored fretboard looks out of place on a design like this ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hardtdc Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 For some reason, I find that to be cool as {censored}! And I don't know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Hideous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marko Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 It would be more cool imo if the junk that was put on it made for some kind of a theme. Car emblem, freezer lining, whatever that knob is, they just don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Aside from the Explorer shape, not much to like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hubert Stumblin Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Hot. I think it's just about the coolest Explorer ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Like the concept but not the execution. Not hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Extremely. Not. Hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaytee123 Posted March 7, 2013 Members Share Posted March 7, 2013 UGH. Not my cup of tea. Though I have read that sassafrass is a pretty lively and stable tonewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allthumz Posted March 7, 2013 Members Share Posted March 7, 2013 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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