My New Guitar

sk3ks1s · 11-11-2010, 08:46 PM

Took a while to get here... but I loved every minute of it.
Build thread can be found here...

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/lut...-8-string.html

Specs:
- ash body
- mahogany laminate
- wenge top
- 5 piece mahogany/wenge neck
- (somewhat) birdseye maple fingerboard (flat radius)
- Hipshot bridge
- Sperzel locking tuners
- BKP Miracal Man pickups
- Graphtec nut
- 1 volume w/ 3 way selector
- 27" scale

Well, there she is. Plays very nice. Very thin neck. Still working on making the action razor thin. The BKP's sound SAVAGE!!! Overall, a bright sounding guitar. And hopefully the first of many homemade creations.

JamesM · 11-11-2010, 08:51 PM

....ing INCREDIBLE. Just... ....!

scherzo1928 · 11-11-2010, 08:56 PM

incredibly glad you finished this!! cant wait to finish mine myself.
Hard to believe it's a home build, and your first onein any case.
Also, I couldnt agree more on using mahogany on a laminate. It's very rare to see it, but I think it looks beautiful, and should sound great.

So, congrats on such an epic guitar, and keep the builds coming.

Dark Aegis · 11-11-2010, 08:56 PM

That is so ....ing cool

JPhoenix19 · 11-11-2010, 09:25 PM

Sweet buttery bacon! That's a beautiful guitar!

TheWreck · 11-11-2010, 09:45 PM

What you did with the binding on the body is pretty cool!! Nice guitar Man!!

glassmoon0fo · 11-11-2010, 09:58 PM

if you ever feel like making another, or selling this one, you call me first. FIRST dammit! that is too awesome for words!

mhickman2 · 11-11-2010, 10:06 PM

Great job. I will say I hope that this doesn't become a trend here though. I see no problem in making a similar build to blackmachines, but I don't like seeing blatant builds. I can't say I blame people for considering this because Doug is slow as molasses at building guitars, but I do believe there should be a certain level of integrity and originality in new creations.

SirMyghin · 11-11-2010, 10:11 PM

Nice work, love the binding and reveal.

Beardyman · 11-11-2010, 10:15 PM

I can definitely agree with Mhickman on this one, but its a super cool build nonetheless!
Holy shit bro, your from St. Johns? I'm in Labrador currently, but hoping to move back to Johns over the winter. We'll have to hook up sometime!

metal_sam14 · 11-11-2010, 10:24 PM

I can die happy now

Danxile · 11-11-2010, 10:37 PM

sickest home build I've ever seen. Looks exactly like a blackmachine. Well done sir I tipy hat to you

sk3ks1s · 11-11-2010, 10:48 PM

Thanks for all the comments guys.
I know its a blatant BM ripoff. I don't plan on selling it or anything. I just wanted one so bad. I know this hunk of wood is nowhere in the league of BMs... but I figured if I'm gonna invest blood, sweat, tears, and the all mighty dollar into this... why the hell not make exactly what I want.
Next one'll be an original.

@ Beardyman... Sounds good bro.

@ sherzo... I had best be posting in one of your completed threads in the near future.

Hollowway · 11-11-2010, 11:03 PM

That's awesome, man! Job well done. I really like that. I personally have no problem with somebody making an exact replica of a guitar they can't get or afford. I think Doug would be flattered.

Waelstrum · 11-12-2010, 12:08 AM

Looks great! That headstock would make me nervous though. I know it's solid and won't break or anything, but there's something about headstocks where there is a gap between the nut and the tuner that makes me a little worried.

teqnick · 11-12-2010, 12:17 AM

Damn that is sweet man. Congrats on completing your build.

Seventary · 11-12-2010, 01:48 AM

Awesome guitar !!!

Thrashmanzac · 11-12-2010, 01:59 AM

that looks insanely good mate, i dont see anything wrong with the bm influence there are plenty of rg copies out there that look sick, and this guitar is for you only, and i bet your over the ....ing moon haha

Stealthdjentstic · 11-12-2010, 02:03 AM

Sick man!

Goatchrist · 11-12-2010, 02:25 AM

Awesooooome! This guitar is ....in' sweet!

quaned · 11-12-2010, 03:42 AM

Wafer thin

scherzo1928 · 11-12-2010, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sk3ks1s

@ sherzo... I had best be posting in one of your completed threads in the near future.

im on it!

GuitaristOfHell · 11-12-2010, 07:48 AM

Dude...beautiful just beautiful. Nice job she looks like a fire-breathing beast! Got any videos of you playing her? Or possibly sound demos?

Napalm · 11-12-2010, 10:09 AM

Wow! That is some great stuff man!!! As everyone else said that is an amazing first build.

adrock · 11-12-2010, 10:36 AM

that sir, is perfection

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11-11-2010, 08:46 PM	#1
sk3ks1s Djeff Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St. John's, NL Posts: 720 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My New Guitar Took a while to get here... but I loved every minute of it. Build thread can be found here... http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/lut...-8-string.html Specs: - ash body - mahogany laminate - wenge top - 5 piece mahogany/wenge neck - (somewhat) birdseye maple fingerboard (flat radius) - Hipshot bridge - Sperzel locking tuners - BKP Miracal Man pickups - Graphtec nut - 1 volume w/ 3 way selector - 27" scale Well, there she is. Plays very nice. Very thin neck. Still working on making the action razor thin. The BKP's sound SAVAGE!!! Overall, a bright sounding guitar. And hopefully the first of many homemade creations. Thallkenbrack likes this.

11-11-2010, 08:51 PM	#2
JamesM The Armada Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 6,929 Thanked: 86 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	....ing INCREDIBLE. Just... ....! Cloudyhead. Facebook//Twitter//Bandcamp Watch:1,2,3,4,5 Debut Album, Abstraction out now!

11-11-2010, 09:58 PM	#7
glassmoon0fo Boats 'n Hoes Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: bossier city, la Posts: 1,753 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 16 reviews	if you ever feel like making another, or selling this one, you call me first. FIRST dammit! that is too awesome for words! "I think he actually means beach wood. As in driftwood. For a sound as huge as the ocean." - TomAwesome Most women just pretend that Men are the crazy ones. trust me. But when the new Dark Age arrives and they need food and shelter they will be lining up to lay down and please for a handful of blackberries and a deer skin hat. Good luck with you both and remember "it's 187 on an undercover cop" - Some Guy on Facebook

11-11-2010, 10:15 PM	#10
Beardyman Beardaholic. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 604 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I can definitely agree with Mhickman on this one, but its a super cool build nonetheless! Holy shit bro, your from St. Johns? I'm in Labrador currently, but hoping to move back to Johns over the winter. We'll have to hook up sometime! Good deals with: Enditol, itsallinmyh3ad, iliketoshred09, Hamatha, and many more on Rig-talk, HCAF, TGP and GC.

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11-11-2010, 08:56 PM	#3
scherzo1928 has wood for you Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mexico City Posts: 4,691 Thanked: 33 $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 0 reviews	incredibly glad you finished this!! cant wait to finish mine myself. Hard to believe it's a home build, and your first onein any case. Also, I couldnt agree more on using mahogany on a laminate. It's very rare to see it, but I think it looks beautiful, and should sound great. So, congrats on such an epic guitar, and keep the builds coming.

11-11-2010, 08:56 PM	#4
Dark Aegis Wolves Of Walnutport Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Walnutport, PA U.S. Posts: 453 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	That is so ....ing cool

11-11-2010, 09:25 PM	#5
JPhoenix19 PC rig poster boy Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Warner Robins, GA Posts: 2,344 Thanked: 28 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Sweet buttery bacon! That's a beautiful guitar!

11-11-2010, 09:45 PM	#6
TheWreck Grind Your Mind! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sherbrooke,Qc,CN Posts: 554 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What you did with the binding on the body is pretty cool!! Nice guitar Man!!

11-11-2010, 10:06 PM	#8
mhickman2 The Abiding Dude Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 562 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Great job. I will say I hope that this doesn't become a trend here though. I see no problem in making a similar build to blackmachines, but I don't like seeing blatant builds. I can't say I blame people for considering this because Doug is slow as molasses at building guitars, but I do believe there should be a certain level of integrity and originality in new creations.

11-11-2010, 10:11 PM	#9
SirMyghin The Dirt Guy Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Anywhere but here. Posts: 7,163 Thanked: 41 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Nice work, love the binding and reveal.

11-11-2010, 10:24 PM	#11
metal_sam14 Tard Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Posts: 3,084 Thanked: 46 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I can die happy now Check out my solo stuff: http://samlocke.bandcamp.com Australian Instrumental Prog!

11-11-2010, 10:37 PM	#12
Danxile ss.org Regular Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wantagh, NY Posts: 182 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sickest home build I've ever seen. Looks exactly like a blackmachine. Well done sir I tipy hat to you http://www.soundclick.com/DanHenig

11-11-2010, 10:48 PM	#13
sk3ks1s Djeff Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St. John's, NL Posts: 720 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks for all the comments guys. I know its a blatant BM ripoff. I don't plan on selling it or anything. I just wanted one so bad. I know this hunk of wood is nowhere in the league of BMs... but I figured if I'm gonna invest blood, sweat, tears, and the all mighty dollar into this... why the hell not make exactly what I want. Next one'll be an original. @ Beardyman... Sounds good bro. @ sherzo... I had best be posting in one of your completed threads in the near future.

11-12-2010, 02:03 AM	#19
Stealthdjentstic Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canadia Posts: 19,984 Thanked: 338 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Sick man!

11-11-2010, 11:03 PM	#14
Hollowway SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 6,232 Thanked: 105 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	That's awesome, man! Job well done. I really like that. I personally have no problem with somebody making an exact replica of a guitar they can't get or afford. I think Doug would be flattered.

11-12-2010, 12:08 AM	#15
Waelstrum All Fourths Advocate Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks great! That headstock would make me nervous though. I know it's solid and won't break or anything, but there's something about headstocks where there is a gap between the nut and the tuner that makes me a little worried. I'm not a hipster, I just act like it ironically. Learning is metal as ..... - SchecterWhore

11-12-2010, 12:17 AM	#16
teqnick The Juggernaut Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,698 Thanked: 51 Feedback Score: 24 reviews	Damn that is sweet man. Congrats on completing your build. EBMM JPX7 Fractal Audio Axe FX

11-12-2010, 01:59 AM	#18
Thrashmanzac plays in 69/42 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne, VIC Posts: 3,770 Thanked: 53 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that looks insanely good mate, i dont see anything wrong with the bm influence there are plenty of rg copies out there that look sick, and this guitar is for you only, and i bet your over the ....ing moon haha ...Each guitarist has an evil fat 40 year old blueswankler trying to get out, If you give in to temptation you'll be sitting next to a fender playing john lee hooker while trying to keep your combover in place. -Desecrated being black and enjoying watermelon, i think this thread needs more watermelon. budda

11-12-2010, 02:25 AM	#20
Goatchrist Jebus Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Baden, CH Posts: 1,640 Thanked: 19 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Awesooooome! This guitar is ....in' sweet! You must unlearn what you have learned.

11-12-2010, 03:42 AM	#21
quaned SS.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Perth Posts: 137 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Wafer thin

11-12-2010, 07:48 AM	#23
GuitaristOfHell The Optimist Prime. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Long Beach or Saugerties Posts: 4,137 Thanked: 129 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Dude...beautiful just beautiful. Nice job she looks like a fire-breathing beast! Got any videos of you playing her? Or possibly sound demos?

11-12-2010, 10:09 AM	#24
Napalm ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 226 Thanked: 3 / 1 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Wow! That is some great stuff man!!! As everyone else said that is an amazing first build.

11-12-2010, 10:36 AM	#25
adrock long ball larry! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: austin, tx Posts: 1,009 Thanked: 22 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	that sir, is perfection

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