ah to even own a dusty les paul..;) have a Pro Aria II from back in the day, but it gathers dust, inside the case that's gathering dust, in the dusty storage locker in another county...grrr...;)

never heared of a Pro Aria II...anyway - as long as you don't sell it...

My last guitar collection was nine guitars (Ramirez classical, another Ibanez Steve Vai Jem, Les Paul, Fender YJM Strat, and assorted others), but financial problems caused me to sell them.  A new house, a second-mortgage (an interest-pay only and still going five years later), etc. and so on.  Things are getting better now, but I still purchase with some trepidation and try to use cash when possible to avoid credit cards.

Avoid credit cards is the secret to happiness. And remember to bend down and pickup the pennies when you see them on the sidewalk.

Quote:"Avoid credit cards is the secret to happiness. And remember to bend down and pickup the pennies when you see them on the sidewalk." amen, brother!

Just a quick W.I.P. Poser render to show I'm still working on this stuff ~lol~

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1334207

Looks great.  I would love to have a real pedalboard with those pedals in it.

Quote - Looks great.  I would love to have a real pedalboard with those pedals in it.

You and me both Dan.  That's the beauty of 3D modeling though, isn't it?  We can create loads of stuff we could never source, let alone afford. :laugh:

It would be cool to do an animation where somebody is playing guitar through the actual stompboxes in the soundtrack and have the virtual guitar player's moves match up to the boxes being stomped and notes being played.

do you guys know animusic? http://www.animusic.com/dvd-info-clips-1.html look for 'pipe dream' - center of this page - that's my favourite! i'm sure you'll like it...

It should also be low poly. No reason for something so simple to be so poly intensive. Use a reduce poly routine. This can be done in other 3D Packages. Since Rhino is NURBS oriented, it becomes difficult to reduce poly count unless you rebuild the structure.

**amacord I love animusic!! It is amazing!!

Quest you can use the Polygon mesh from nurbs object command with the advanced meshing options.  Then just undo the mesh command and start over with modified meshing options.  There is no need to rebuild anything.  When meshing in Rhino it is important to never check the refine mesh option and scale your model as large as possible in the viewport.
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Well even the more reason for not having a huge mesh object…thank you UVDan! I’m working off of Rhino 3. In 3D Studio Max I can even give more alternatives…up till 3DSM 5.1 (using Windowz Me and will not give it up for any reason, it works for me).

Here's how they look...pretty much finished now.  I'll be giving them away over at PlanIt 3D as a Christmas gift.
Many thanks for all the interest shown, and the equally interesting minor thread drift  ~lol~

Take a look

**Congratulations on a great job all around! **

My guitar pedals are "up" along with a few more exclusive freebies we've created as Holiday gifts.

You can find the link on the front page at http://www.planit3d.com

Membership NOT required, but appreciated.

They look so close to the 'real thing', how many hands for a bunch of 'yo-dude' players who buy them thinking they are getting the 'real thing'. ;)

Great work, slinger!

I know its nothing to do but, anyone can tell me where I can found a cool bass guitar? (not that Beatles model). Please!!!

Yeah... thanks for the goodies, Mr Code Monkey. ;) There are several bass guitars. Try Mystic Night's search engine: http://mystic-nights.com/directory/index.php?PHPSESSID=23564dbb78173af17daea1e3e36ebdac 3DValley.com Cinema4D User 3dpmr 3D Artists Community (Beatles) Void Studios bB

Thanks for all the freebies slinger!

heh..I have a Hammond and Moog there, looks like the band's gear is accumulating..;)
Oh, and there was a Rickenbacker Bass in Freebies, and 3dpmr has a whole band's worth of stuff...

kuroyume0161said -
"They look so close to the 'real thing', how many hands for a bunch of 'yo-dude' players who buy them thinking they are getting the 'real thing'. ;)"

Who says you can't do half decent renders in Poser? ;¬)

DarkPascual - I have just uploaded a bass guitar to the Member's Downloads forum at PlanIt 3D
I hope it's "cool" enough for you.  ~lol~

I have a question not even related to guitar effects pedals:

I'm currently looking at a Peavey Wolfgang EVH Archtop guitar with D-Tuna for, gulp, $2150 over on eBay!  Whatcha think about it?

Link to item.

I've been hankerin' for something smooth, quick, good tonal quality, and with the technical equipment (Floyd Rose double-locking) for some time.  The Music Man Axis is nice, but have not been so impressed.  Supposedly, these are impressive. :)

Thanks - and, no, Poser can't do decent renders (when I'm using it). ;P  Poser is getting better and better - I feel that P7 has really ramped up the overal usability for certain.

Robert

gad, I've got to get out more..I didn't know Peavey made guitars (I have several Peavey amps though)..;) For that kind of money, you could swing a Les Paul..;)

No, never!! :)  Actually, I have owned several Les Pauls - a less expensive Studio model (not the same) and 'the real deal' (can't remember if it was the Custom Plus or Standard Plus - about $2600 w/case).  Beautiful guitars, beautiful sound, smooth play... schreech... no double-locking tremolo system and weighed a ton.  The weight took a toll on my back as lower-back problems run in my family - and I wasn't spared.  As great as they are, I'm a 'technical' player.  I need a whammy bar on a floating bridge within reach or the sweats start. :)

The Music Man Axis or Peavey Wolfgang are sort of touted as the best alternative to Les Paul when you want that extra hardware but the same tonal quality/sound and playability.  I wasn't as impressed with the Axis - neck was a little too fat and the sound a little too muddy for my style.  Could be the same for the Wolfgang - will see.  I've only had a chance to hold and play a Wolfgang once way back in the early 90's when a friend purchased one.  But it was just a quick check, not plugged in.  It was his baby, you know what I mean.

The local guitar shop, unfortunately, only carries a very limited selection - mainly Fender.  I tried out a Hamer USA Artist (I believe, about $1400).  Smooth and amazing tone, but no hardware.  That's the problem with the local shop - only a couple of guitar with double-locking trems and they are mid-range Ibanez.  Already have a JEM to fill that slot.

**The auction ended eary with buy it now.  Somebody just couldn't wait to get their hands on a hot little guitar. 

Pakled I have owned several of the Peavey Classics in the fifty watt flavor.  They rocked hard!!!  I currently have a solid state transtube Envoy 110.  I am not quite so enamored with it and spend more time playing through my mixing board.  I love that tube sound.  Lately I have been working on a song with a "Cortez the Killer " vibe to it.  I play an Epiphone Les Paul and would love to have a genuine Gibson Les Paul or Les Paul Jr.  Leslie West used to make them Jrs look like little toys.**