Metal Guitar
polycounter lvl 9
Hey everyone, first actual asset posted here. I'm currently working on a guitar model that I plan on tossing into Unreal 3, got inspired by the Brutal Legend demo. I think I got the high poly to a good point, I wanted to get some C and C before I start working out the low poly and maps.
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/agree with fret spacing. Also consider moving the diamond plate around so it doesnt mess with the first set of pickups. The body itself seems a little thin but thats an easy fix. Keep it up! You gonna make a metal amp?
Pickups are normally floating a little higher but thats design I guess
smoothing errors on the machineheads?
the top of the neck where it meets the fret board normally has six grooves, one for each string to lay in
the actual plate the diamond plate pattern is on, doesn't look perfectly curved, its a bit wobbly. is that right or just res?
@imb3nt Yeah I was worried about the diamond shapes being really noisy around some of the objects. I'll have to take another look at that and see what I can come up with. Once this beast is done I'm thinking I might have to make a metal amp too.
@ImSlightlyBored I don't think it's a smoothing error on the machineheads, they look fine when I'm working on them but I'll take a second look. The pickups I agree, could be raised a bit and the metal plate might need some smoothing around the edges.
Thanks guys, I'll take all the feedback and polish it up a bit this week.
also the axe appears VERY thin.
I wonder what it would be like to play a thinner guitar like that, never had one myself.
I do agree with ImSlightlyBored (alex) and Rumkugel. I would like to see the headstock angeled downwards a bit, should give it a nicer profile as well (more interesting anyways).
a thin body, for my ears, doesnt sound as rich as a thicker body.
haha, don't want to de-rail the thread, looking forward to more updates.
Also I have never seen a guitar that thin. The Parker Fly is pretty damn thin even for an electric and that's probably even thicker than this. Guitars of this style especially would probably tend to have a body almost twice as thick as the current one you've done.
And those spikes near the neck / body join look like they'd really hurt when trying to play up on the higher frets
Dead, don't forget this. The strings need this piece or they won't lay properly along the neck. I know, it's an acoustic and yours is electric, but this picture shows how it should look: http://www.mikeagranoff.com/images/Guitar/Guitar%20Neck.jpg
It is looking good now, but it could be a lot better. Your errors with it make me think you're not using references. The thinness, the height of the pickups, the lack of nut (the thing with the string grooves), the lack of a pick guard, missing amp jack, no strap buttons, no toggle switch and the straight head: those just all scream "This is completely imaginary" to me.
You sort of have a Flying V feel to it, so I'd suggest taking a look at how a Flying V is laid out and make some adjustments to your guitar. You can still take it your own direction, but a lot of it just wouldn't be realistic right now. Here's a few good images I found with google, you can certainly find some more references and make this a really great piece.
http://shortbusmafia.com/photos/Bill_Flying_V.jpg
http://www.joesguitarshop.com/1983%20Black%20Flying%20V%20CU2.jpg See the difference in thickness between the body and the neck in these two? http://www.geocities.com/swordseminar2008/images/IMG_1186.jpg
pick-up switch?
Also I think the bridge needs a makeover because it looks like its fixed in there pretty well like an acoustic guitar (http://www.elderly.com/images/new_instruments/20N/FG700S_bridge.jpg)and it wouldn't be able to have a whammy bar
I did a few tweaks here and there and added the last few remaining things. Now to start on the low poly and what not.
Nice work.