LHR
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The jungle
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Posted on Apr 26 2009 08:40 PM
Stormtiger
morphball
Fair enough Stormtiger... hard to compete with those mad art skills, but I'll foolishly attempt it again...
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Hey that's much better, someone may try to plug into the wearer. I did like the concept of water coming out of the tank but that had too many colors. It could probably be made to work. Still, if someone didn't know what a reverb tank is it would make much sense. The design shouldn't rely on knowledge of the gear but should somehow say surf music to anyone, and at the same time be an interesting image. Sorry tdsurf, Teletubbies and Unicorns are perfect but again, too many colors.
That looks a bit like a wee graphic I did for the old SG101 Myspace page:
If you are going to use the "Reverb" part from the actual unit, then you will have to make sure the "More" part matches.
— SSIV
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morphball
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Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Apr 26 2009 09:35 PM
Hey, that does look pretty close! You're right about the font- I think I managed to track down a slightly better font and massage it a bit:
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I also changed the settings, and added a few more logos due to my indecisiveness. If this is still actually a contender, we'll just stick with the best one, whichever that is. (I think I like the first one.)
— Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio
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MissingLink
Joined: Jul 23, 2008
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Edge of the East China Sea
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Posted on Apr 27 2009 01:25 AM
The faceplate design is great. I prefer it with the settings at 10. It would be even better if they went to 11!
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LHR
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The jungle
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Posted on Apr 27 2009 04:23 AM
morphball
Hey, that does look pretty close! You're right about the font- I think I managed to track down a slightly better font and massage it a bit:
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I also changed the settings, and added a few more logos due to my indecisiveness. If this is still actually a contender, we'll just stick with the best one, whichever that is. (I think I like the first one.)
Yes that is closer. Aktuelle?
— SSIV
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morphball
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Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Apr 27 2009 05:03 AM
It's a fender.ttf font I found here, but the "e" was borrowed from the "Reverb" part. (That one came with no copyright info, but I'd have to double-check the logos.)
— Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio
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Brian
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on May 05 2009 07:49 AM
Okay, so which of these submissions are "real"?
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skeeter
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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Virginia, USA
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Posted on May 05 2009 09:40 AM
LHR
That looks a bit like a wee graphic I did for the old SG101 Myspace page:
I've always liked that graphic you did. I think it would make cool black shirt.
In fact, I think I voted for it last time.
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Atomic Mosquitos
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surferXmatt
Joined: Aug 27, 2008
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New York
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Posted on May 05 2009 09:43 AM
Black shirt in the warm sun?
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mom_surfing
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the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on May 05 2009 10:13 AM
skeeter
LHR
That looks a bit like a wee graphic I did for the old SG101 Myspace page:
I've always liked that graphic you did. I think it would make cool black shirt.
In fact, I think I voted for it last time.
the jewel color is WRONG 
just kidding, i like it also
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morphball
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Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on May 05 2009 10:26 AM
I'm still newish here, so I had no idea the reverb idea has already been kicked around so much... (pretty obvious now that I think about it) I'll throw my hat in the ring anyway since it's slightly different. I don't know how much overhead is involved in the print "stressing" process, but that's the look I was going for.
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Ruhar
Joined: Jun 21, 2007
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San Diego, CA
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Posted on May 05 2009 10:27 AM
Several very good designs. I vote for Trey's. So damn cool!
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surferXmatt
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New York
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Posted on May 05 2009 10:38 AM
I wore a dark shirt the other day in the sun and was reminded why I stopped wearing them. 
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Brian
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Posted on May 05 2009 11:01 AM
But would a design like that translate to a t-shirt? I mean the details like the jewel, the jacks, the switch, etc? Would that even work on a shirt?
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Ruhar
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Posted on May 05 2009 11:07 AM
Good point Brian, I think the colors would need to be moved to black/white only and the image altered for optimal silk screening.
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skeeter
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Virginia, USA
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Posted on May 05 2009 11:09 AM
Brian
But would a design like that translate to a t-shirt? I mean the details like the jewel, the jacks, the switch, etc? Would that even work on a shirt?
Absolutely, it would just probably need to be a little more posterized like morphball's version.
I like them both, but I think I like LHR's original one a little better with the SG101 in script font.
— Paul
Atomic Mosquitos
Bug music for bug people is here!
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Brian
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Posted on May 05 2009 11:25 AM
Just remember the design is going on a shirt. What looks good on the computer monitor doesn't necessarily translate to the shirt printing process.
That's why I like a nice clean design like Doug's:
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But we aren't voting yet. I just need a list of candidate designs. There are lots of straw men ideas in this thread. Which ones are still contenders? Do I need to start another thread? 
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surferXmatt
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New York
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Posted on May 05 2009 11:28 AM
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LHR
Joined: Aug 23, 2006
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The jungle
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Posted on May 05 2009 02:03 PM
Ruhar
Several very good designs. I vote for Trey's. So damn cool!
I am really flattered. However, as was the case with the last shirt, I am somehow included even though I have not really submitted a design. The image I posted was from the now-defunct myspace page. Sorry, man; hate to disappoint!
— SSIV
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davidphantomatic
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San Antone, TX
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Posted on May 05 2009 02:12 PM
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Stormtiger
Joined: Dec 12, 2006
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Posted on May 05 2009 02:24 PM
Thanks for the vote of confidence Brian.
No design will please everyone, I found that out the hard way doing freelance work since 1981 and I don't expect everyone here to agree with you. I also found that often a good concept doesn't always translate to a good image and I've had to do that many times. Personally, I really like the reverb tank idea but I don't know how interesting it will look on a T-shirt. It is a bit esoteric, most people outside this site will not know what a reverb tank is, let alone what the control panel looks like. I hate to think the essence of surf music boils down to a reverb tank because it is not about the gear. If that is the case we might just as well put a big Fender logo on the shirt.
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