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Geek Culture / Designing and building a Guitar Hero controller - but what to colour it?

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 00:24 Edited at: 24th Oct 2008 01:21
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I decided a little while ago to build my own GH controller. I began by faffing with multiples of the Golden Ratio on paper and then got a nice shape together. I've got most of the electronics together for the mousewheel-strumbar and the USB interface PCB I got from an old gamepad. I've even printed it out onto A4 sheets and I think I've nailed the shape pretty much.

http://nexferret.deviantart.com/art/Ferret-Exoblaster-101008005

But I can't think of a colour/simple design that would work well without it being too much like the Red Special. I've considered spraying it white with out of focus blue clouds, black, silver, all sorts. But I just can't make up my mind and I'm sure someone out there has a great idea.

So I'm asking for ANY ideas, no matter how silly or bonkers they are, as to what design/colour should go on the body.

And yes, I know the neck tapers the wrong way. ^^ Any comments on the shape/proportions valued greatly. I took inspiration from the Gibson SG and the Red Special mainly.

Thank you for any ideas you might provide.

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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 02:21
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Tie dye. You can never go wrong with tie dye.


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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 02:43
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Quote: "Tie dye. You can never go wrong with tie dye."

PSYCHOBILLY FREAKOUT!

lol, I'd say follow Herman Li's E-Gen signature guitar ^_^. It's got hand-grips on one of the flames!

... Also, holy hell, how are you able to do this?

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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 02:43
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Borrowed from Matuka's post....

I think you should color it like this


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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 03:13 Edited at: 24th Oct 2008 03:14
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Hope you didn't mind me editing your original and re-uploading? Who am I kidding, when you realise how amazingly awesome my design is you'll be crying tears of pure guitar love...





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Congratulations - You've just made a guitar my (9 year old?) nease would love to play.

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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 03:24 Edited at: 24th Oct 2008 03:25
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Soapyfish wins. Twice. Although I like testicle mouth too.

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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 03:47
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Quote: "Borrowed from Matuka's post....

I think you should color it like this

<lion>"




GET IN THE CAR!!!!!!!!

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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 08:55 Edited at: 24th Oct 2008 08:57
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hmm... I was going for coolness.
I failed didn't I?

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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 10:52 Edited at: 24th Oct 2008 10:57
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I like your ideas; there's some nice wacky and unusual stuff there. I've decided to spray the front white, apply a Green Hill Zone decal that covers the whole front and then spray the back black.


Quote: "... Also, holy hell, how are you able to do this?"


Do what? I just made some boxes on paper all proportioned using 2^x or PHI*x, sketched a nice shape into it using pen, photographed it with a five year old camera, cleaned it up in Paint Shop Pro 4 and lined it all back up using Paint. Or did I just get the wrong end of the stick?
Oh, and it's awesome printed out onto A4 sheets. ^^
(See dA)

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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 12:42 Edited at: 24th Oct 2008 12:42
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Sorry to double post, stupid iMac won't let me add the image to another post. But hey, after nearly an hour in Illustrator and Photoshop, here it is!



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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 14:10 Edited at: 24th Oct 2008 14:12
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Quote: "Quote: "... Also, holy hell, how are you able to do this?"

Do what? I just made some boxes on paper all proportioned using 2^x or PHI*x, sketched a nice shape into it using pen, photographed it with a five year old camera, cleaned it up in Paint Shop Pro 4 and lined it all back up using Paint. Or did I just get the wrong end of the stick?
Oh, and it's awesome printed out onto A4 sheets. ^^
(See dA)"


I'm pretty sure he was referring to building the guitar controller/USB interface, not your proportional boxes!

http://toolmonger.com/2006/12/05/how-to-build-your-own-custom-full-sized-wireless-guitar-hero-controller/

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I don't care what image you put on it... It still looks like a cats head! lol!

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Omg...

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Quote: "Borrowed from Matuka's post....

I think you should color it like this
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JESUS CHRIST!!! ITS A LIIIOOOONNNN!!!! GET IN THE CARRR!!! rawrrrrr.... :3

anyway my vote goes for the lion one xD


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