It is a shamefully cheap knock-off. My first electric I got while I was studying :)

Awesome job! Very well done :). I would recommend getting some rubber feet for it though. it would prevent it from tearing up your floor/carpet, and it gives the stand a nice touch as it makes it kind of float. Otherwise great job :)

Papercrete sounds like a cool idea :) I would ask if you know what the density of the material is, but I'm guessing the answer wouldn't be metric, and I would be lost. I found a site saying it's roughly 25lbs/CF, but it's far to late right now for me to break out the calculator and start converting :) I will consider looking into it more if I get started on a similar project another time though. Thank you for the suggestion.

I'm not really sure what the padding is called exactly. it's a special kind of foam-rubber I bought at an architectural model-shop at my school. I've tried adding a sketch of how I did the mould. I'm not sure if it's readable. I'll try and get a proper scan if it's not. Basically, I glued two sheets of wood together to get a 4,5 cm (bout 1,8 inches) thick plate. I then placed my guitar ontop, using blu-tack to secure it from moving too easily. I taped a pencil to a right angled ruler and traced the guitar. I then added about 1-1,5 cm (about .4-.6 inches) to the outline as the plate has to be subsequently angled and there has to be room for the padding. The plate is then cut out. a regular jigsaw should be sufficient for this. I then sanded down an angle. So far as I can remember this should be about 5 degrees or more to allow the concrete to detach. I used a sanding machine (dunno what they're called in english), and a rough file for the concave curves that the machine couldn't reach.Be aware though that the edges that are to touch the edges of the mould should not be angled. Essentially you then just attach the shape to a plate which goes into the overall mould. I've traced out a rough outline of the pieces required to assemble the mould. The top should be left open as this is where the concrete is poured in. All the surfaces of the wood that will come in contact with the concrete should be treated with a layer or two of wax to ensure that the concrete does not bind with the wood. You should try to ensure that the concrete gets into all the corners and crevices. banging the mould with a stick to help air-bubbles escape is also a good idea. I hope that helps :) lemme know if you have any other questions Then basically just attach

I'll look forward to hearing how it turns out :) I've sketched an outline on how to do a much simpler wooden version below if you're interested. You'll need a power-router and table-saw, but if you have access to those tools, this could be made in a couple hours rather than a couple days. Basically the procedure is somewhat similar to making the mould, but rather than carve out the positive shape of the guitar you've outlined, you use a power-router to remove the material directly from the wood. I've done some very basic math for the angles which should be correct, but you might want to double-check it if you intend to use this approach instead :), basically angle A is however much you want the stand to slant. The math for angle B is merely to ensure that the slant is consistant on all surfaces (unless you decide to alter the design ofcourse). The surface-area between the two pieces should be large enough to be glued together, but you could strengthen the structure be using dowels screws. I plan on making a couple of these (or something similar at least) for my guitar-hero guitars :) Hope this helps, and good luck with the project

aah. forgot the sketch. Here you go

I'm glad you like it :). I'm working on making some illustrated instructions on how I did the mould. I will probably do some of how to build the stand using wood instead. In the meantime, if you have any questions about the project, feel free to ask :)

Basically I attached a pencil to a right angled ruler (not sure what it's called in english) to trace out the guitar on a piece of wood with the right height, then used a jigsaw to carve out the rough shape and a sand it down at an angle of about 10 degrees to allow the concrete to detach easily. This piece of wood was then screwed onto the insides of the overall shape of the stand which was basically just sheets of wood screwed together to form the outsides of the shape you see up there. The wood needs to be treated so the concrete wont bind to the sides of the mold. I can't remember what oil/lubricant was used, but maybe a quick search on instructables can help you clear that up :). I poured the concrete in from above as the critical points in the shape were the two "handles" sticking out at the top right, and I didn't want to risk there being any air-bubbles to weaken them. The mold needs to be pretty rugged as you'll need to tilt it and pound it a bunch of times to allow any air bubbles to escape from the bottom (especially the foot) An idea that I didn't have the time to implement was engraving some graphics or text which could easily be done using cardboard glued to the inside of the shape. If you intent to build something like this as a b-day present, that could maybe be an idea :)