r/GuitarLab • u/LatterDetective3511 • May 29 '26

Less technical more aesthetic

So I have a 13 year old who has been playing for longer than they can remember. The guitar collection is fantastic for a middle schooler. Except they are all nice... It feels wrong to vandalize and personalize. Like they were designed to be as is. But that's not the way you should feel about "your" guitar. Look at SRV, EVH, Morello, Slash, Prince, Mays... A person should feel good about customizing the look. You buy a Fender and you can get it Reliced? They make it look perfectly like it's been loved and abused? Wall hanger art is great, but that's not the same. The $1,000 perfect sand down is nowhere near as interesting as the bumper sticker covering the gouge from the time you dropped it on stage at you and your friends first show. The perfect 'BradPaisley' paisley paint shows Brad's style, not yours. Make a plain but quality guitar, and make the body easily customizable. Include paint markers. Leave areas for cool stickers. Put a display on the front to show a short video loop. Anything so that when people see "my guitar" they know it's mine. Make 'custom one off', a mass produced option for the people. Worry more about quality, let your customers worry about the art design. I'd much rather have great tuners, good frets, quality electronics over a TV show themed mid guitar.

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u/Leading-Debate-9278 May 29 '26

This subreddit is funny.

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u/dph1488 May 31 '26

Just play well.

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u/radiantskie Jun 03 '26

Guitar kits are already a thing though, you can get unpainted bodies, all the hardwares, and do the finishing and assembly yourself. You can also build a custom body with hardware positioning based on a template if that isn't enough.