Everyone has to start somewhere...

[BigRedX]

If you're on Facebook you'll know who is responsible for these.

 

If not can you guess which now well-respected luthier made/modified them?

 

[fretmeister]

I know, so I won’t say.

 

But his stuff now is amazing.

[Rich]

There's no image to open.

[BigRedX]

I don't know why you need to "open" the image. It should be right there in the post.

 

Here it is again on the Basschat server:

 

Edited August 18, 2023 by BigRedX

[tauzero]

I'm on Facebook and I haven't got a clue who did them. MDP?

[Jackroadkill]

The one on the left looks like something Elon Musk would charge hipsters £24,357.47 for.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Yes, I know, but I won't ruin it either. The one on the left has elements that are still there on some models.

[ped]

LeFay? 

[crazycloud]

1 hour ago, Jackroadkill said:

The one on the left looks like something Elon Musk would charge hipsters £24,357.47 for.

And 24377.47 with some smashed avo toast.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Judging by the body shape of - well, the one with the body, I'm guessing Jens Ritter.

[tauzero]

48 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Judging by the body shape of - well, the one with the body, I'm guessing Jens Ritter.

 

Difficult to tell when you can't see if the neck joint has 23 screws in it.

[skidder652003]

Carl Thompson?

[fiatcoupe432]

Is that fender trying to attempt a new design after 80 years? 

[Maude]

9 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Judging by the body shape of - well, the one with the body, I'm guessing Jens Ritter.

 

That's what I thought. 

[BigRedX]

13 hours ago, tauzero said:

I'm on Facebook and I haven't got a clue who did them. MDP?

I wonder how long it would take before someone mentioned him.

[velvetkevorkian]

ACG?

[velvetkevorkian]

When will the answer be revealed, since it seems most people already know?

[BigRedX]

Jens Ritter

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

The tuner placement is a dead givaway. Jens Ritter is MDP's alter ego.

[Chienmortbb]

1 hour ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

The tuner placement is a dead givaway. Jens Ritter is MDP's alter ego.

I can’t see a tuner but the machine heads are at weird angles😀

[Cliff Edge]

7 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

I can’t see a tuner but the machine heads are at weird angles😀

Ha. Yes all those youngsters come along and change the names of things. Very annoying. 🙂