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End-on exploded view of the Ridgewing guitar, resembling a Klingon warship
End-on exploded view of the Ridgewing guitar, resembling a Klingon warship

If the Klingons had a guitar it would be the Ridgewing, which is designed for exotic rough-and-tumble situations. I remember those nose-on pictures of military jets with all their armaments arrayed in front, a full display of their power. The Ridgewing guitar derives its powers from its strong interlocking modules, shown “exploded” here, where they have somewhat the same visual effect.


I call this picture my “Ridgewing Klingon” as it has a bit of that slightly drooped and threatening nose of the Klingon warships. The headstock lever is partially deployed, like a long tongue, and the tuners display like teeth.  The set-screw hard-points in the neck pocket are visible, as are the blue frame-joining screws on the right.  The grills are shown in place with the fingerboard. The grill tendrils are rendered in gold and silver because, why not?


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Klingon Ridgewing

2017-01-06

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