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So if any of you remember i made a working electric guitar for my Majorwork last year, along with it i made a coffin shaped case to hold it and a guitar stand as well. I got 93/100 for the whole subject which means that the majorwork itself must have been pretty damn good.

To reinforce this, my job was one of 100 picked from a group of 3500, to be displayed in a woodwork show which displays 100 jobs out of the 3500 selected, showcasing them and whatnot.

I got a letter in the mail saying that my job wasn't selected, oh well, they're still putting me and my job in a powerpoint presentation accompanying the setup they're gonna have at the show ^_^

Also, today i picked up a workbench so i can get started on making more projects!

Also, seeing many community Newgrounds projects has given me the urge to make one myself. I may or may not make a Newgrounds guitar, but it'll be themed/all work will go towards you guys :3 If you approve, leave a comment and say so, and also tell me if you think my current job, shown below.

And how could i call this post finished without adding a picture of my work? This is the photo i sent out to show them my job has potential, what do you guys think?

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14 Comments

Feb. 25, 2009 | 12:49 AM PolishMatt says:

Congratulations on getting picked for your guitar project. An opportunity similar in nature, had happened to me recently as well. I got picked to represent my school for the photography department of some annual competition among all the schools in the district. Not as cool as your granted opporunity, but yeah.

Feb. 25, 2009 | 3:02 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Cheers man!

Representing your school is pretty awesome as well, if not, on par with what i have going for me, seeing as you know for sure that you're the one going out there for your school, whereas im just speculating that i may be one of the 100 people chosen.

Though, seeing as there was only 1 guitar last year when i went, hopefully all my stuff will seem to be an increased degree of difficulty.

Cheers once again, and congratulations on your achievement!

Feb. 28, 2009 | 2:00 PM Sir-Nuts says:

That guitar looks great, especially with that coffin as a case!

Did you build everything from scratch?

Feb. 28, 2009 | 8:15 PM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Indeed i did. Most people make the body, and then go and buy the neck. I carved the neck by hand, and machined the rest of it (headstock, and whatnot).

The coffin was also made from scratch, the only thing i didn't make myself was the electronics, which i stripped from another guitar.

Mar. 3, 2009 | 5:06 AM Life-Stream says:

Good job on the guitar man, it looks great. Hope your work gets chosen!

Mar. 3, 2009 | 5:56 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Cheers dude, im sending out my form + picture of my work tomorrow. Shall keep everyone posted when i get any news!

Mar. 3, 2009 | 9:25 PM TomFulp says:

I think you will definitely make it into the woodworking show, unless you're up against a wooden car and a wooden airplane! And I am VERY INTRIGUED at what a Newgrounds guitar would look like, it sounds awesome.

Mar. 4, 2009 | 12:02 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Cheers Tom, I don't think there will be any cars or planes around there, but hey, theres another idea if i get over the guitar thing, ill attempt carving the Newgrounds tank out of wood :P

As for what this Newgrounds guitar is going to look like, im tossing up between making the actual guitar shaped like a tank, and the neck left as the turret, or making the headstock tank shaped...though making the body 'tank shaped' would be difficult and cause it to be very fragile...

Thanks for the feedback Tom <3 Greatly appreciated, and if you have any ideas for designs/how i can implement Newgrounds into it, feel free to just say so!

Mar. 4, 2009 | 12:11 AM HTID says:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. That guitar is awesome. And to think you made it and its coffin case. Truly epic. Also, NG Guitar FTW.

Mar. 4, 2009 | 12:16 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

<3 Cheers for the support dude, shall start working on designing how im going to 'Newgrounds' this guitar tonight. Right after i finish my uni work.

Mar. 12, 2009 | 11:37 PM mo4form says:

gaaaaaaaytarded.

Mar. 13, 2009 | 4:44 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Said the noob, with no idea of the time and effort required for this job.

"Well, just looking at your poor excuse for a username...i can tell you that the effort i put into screwing the handles into the job took more effort and thinking then what you must have put into your username, hell, even your entire life!", said SMS.

"You...no...you...you speak the truth...i never have done anything with my life, except jack off to hentai...and troll people...dear lord, my life...it means nothing!", replied the noob.

"I suggest you stop wasting valuable resources, and go die in a corner if you would so kindly, you oxygen thief."

You see, just that very clever insult i came up with in 3 minutes, took more effort then both your username, and your comment. Learn to troll mate, im saving this for the sake of making you look like a right cockhead :)

Updated: Mar. 13, 2009, 4:45 AM

Mar. 14, 2009 | 12:22 PM Zacht3hking says:

Amazing. That's one of the coolest things I've ever heard of. Even thinking of the idea is made of win. I anticipate this a shitload.

Mar. 14, 2009 | 7:15 PM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Thanks man, i appreciate this shitload of motivation/support!

Mar. 15, 2009 | 8:10 AM ParadoxVoid says:

This sounds pretty neat actually, and a guitar shaped like the NG Tank with the neck as the turret sounds pretty neat, but you're right about it possibly being fragile, not to mention difficult. You could always go a normal styled guitar, but use the NG sunbeams as a faceplate, and have a greyed out tank as the pickguard, perhaps.

Mar. 16, 2009 | 3:02 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

I like the pickguard ideas, cheers dude!

Mar. 18, 2009 | 3:16 AM mwmike says:

I'd think that something like the sunbeam would work well, but I'm unsure whether it will be easy to create. Good luck with the project, anyway.

Mar. 18, 2009 | 3:34 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Yeah, its going to be tricky, and will require a lot of thinking. Cheers dude!

Mar. 18, 2009 | 11:52 PM Aci6 says:

Holy shit that sounds awesome :D

Mar. 19, 2009 | 3:28 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Cheers dude :D

Mar. 19, 2009 | 4:28 AM Tramps says:

I can't tell for sure without looking very closely, but that guitar looks like it could be sold for retail price of a standard Yamaha Fender. I'm surprised that for just a project, you built something so well. The body shape seems right, the electronics are all in the correct place, the fretboard (as I can tell) isn't skewed or twisted. Amazing job.

For a Newgrounds guitar, what would you be attempting to do? Maybe have a tank peering out the corner with the orange and yellow stripes emanating to the other far corner? Either way, good luck with the job, I'll be sure to follow.

Mar. 19, 2009 | 4:52 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Well, if you were paying for it just to hang it up on a wall, you would get your money's worth, but to play, well, the frets aren't all to lined up in some places, but they're reasonable enough to play a few decent songs/chords on, the next one i make will certainly be a lot better with playability being a plus. Other then that everything is straight and awesome.

This idea of a Newgrounds shaped guitar is starting to look more and more difficult as i think about it, the only thing i can narrow it down to now when i think about adding Newgrounds to it, is to have the back neck plate inscribed with the Newgrounds tank on it, and thats about it. I have an idea if i could get it done (not possible though unfortunately) to get the Newgrounds tank laser-cut into either the body or the fretboard. Bad thing is i know nobody with a CNC laser cutting machine or anything of the sort.

Nonetheless, even if it does get put together with absolutely no resemblence of Newgrounds whatsoever, the work i put in will be going towards one of the greater communities i have spent my time with for a long damn time.

Cheers for the support dude!

Mar. 23, 2009 | 5:55 PM skinnyeddy says:

I am [insert political name here] and I approve this post.

Seriously, it looks amazing and better than some guitars i've seen in shops. I reckon it will make it to the woodwork show.

Also, when I first saw the picture it made me think of Death Magnetic by Metallica (that's a complement by the way).

Mar. 23, 2009 | 11:25 PM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Thank you Prime Minister [name]!

There are quite a few better looking guitars out in the shops, but of the ones i have seen that are all natural not-painted sort of finish like mine, mine shits all over them, it just looks a lot better, can't say much about playability though.

And about the Death Magnetic album, i shit you not, 3 days after i had the plans set out and drawn up and started cutting the wood, they released the album art for Death Magnetic.

Cheers man.

Apr. 1, 2009 | 7:46 AM Coop83 says:

I have formed a new splinter group - The Tibetan Gentleman's Club, where we focus our attentions on the finer things in life - spirituality, philosophy, setting fire to oneself in protest at oppression.

Will you join us?

Apr. 1, 2009 | 7:48 PM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Here's hoping the whole China Rules (@pril F00ls) joke has gone and messed up your comment, i may as well join.

Jul. 25, 2009 | 11:54 PM CapnCrunchDaPimp says:

Very nice dude, it looks like it plays real nice and smooth, and that case is pure luxury.

Jul. 27, 2009 | 12:21 AM SpeedMetalSandwich responds:

Haha, cheers man, thats the problem, it LOOKS like it plays real nice and smooth, but really it plays terrible :P Thats my fault for not working the neck and cutting the frets properly though.