NGD Bowes Wenge-7

Nicki · 06-02-2012, 11:04 AM

If any of you guys have checked out the reviews section, you'll find a review for a guitar done by Bowes. He's a good friend of mine who's graciously given me a former build of his for only the cost of the hardware.

The guitar isn't in my possession yet, but will be sometime next week. The pickups won't be the same when I get it (the ones in this pic were transferred to another build), but I'll give a spec update on what Brian decided to put in this guitar when I receive it and take some pics with it at that time.

The guitar is extremely well build and I can't wait to get my hands on it again since the last time I played this monster was a couple of years ago.

Here's a picture of someone that some of you may recognize playing a Bowes guitar

mhickman2 · 06-02-2012, 11:22 AM

That thing looks smooth!

WillDfx · 06-02-2012, 11:44 AM

I love it!!! Congrats!!!

JosephAOI · 06-02-2012, 02:18 PM

Been following Bowes on facebook for quite a while. Fantastic work

HNGD!

SYLrules88 · 06-02-2012, 02:23 PM

LOOKS LIKE A ROTER!!!

both of them look quite nice. sorry i dont recognize, who is that in the pic?

Levi79 · 06-02-2012, 02:25 PM

Very nice. He does great work

broj15 · 06-02-2012, 02:38 PM

I have a feeling that the body is going to be pretty this (nothing wrong with that at all. I dig thinner guitars) so I'm really excited to see more picks. the look of wenge and maple together is, cosmetically, one of my favorite wood combinations. Also, is it just me or do the poles on the pickups in the first pic look way bigger than normal?

mudmonster · 06-02-2012, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SYLrules88

LOOKS LIKE A ROTER!!!

both of them look quite nice. sorry i dont recognize, who is that in the pic?

Guitarist from Aborted at the Toronto show a few weeks ago.

White Cluster · 06-02-2012, 06:57 PM

Ooh. I remember when Brian first built that one. Stellar score

Djentleguy · 06-02-2012, 09:18 PM

WOW! Beautiful as hell man! I wonder how she sounds

Happy NGD!

Empryrean · 06-02-2012, 09:23 PM

Fuuuuuck, that guitar made me wenge so hard

musikizlife · 06-02-2012, 10:00 PM

Damn looks almost identical to the E.T. Guitars Katana minus the fingerboard, but gorgeous nonetheless!
And that headstock its a damn weapon lol
Happy NGD dude

NickCormier · 06-03-2012, 07:42 AM

Probably my favorite guitar built by Brian, can't wait til I get to Borden in two months so I can come try one of his guitars some weekend.

Prydogga · 06-03-2012, 08:18 AM

I can't believe Brian is selling that! Congrats dude, that was the thing that started my love for his work. I think I should have my Mahogany 6er in my hands this month or next!

Nicki · 06-03-2012, 08:38 PM

Yeah Brian does awesome work and is just one of the nicest guys you'll ever have the pleasure of meeting. He and I go way way back to 2000/2001 when I first started playing guitar, he was my teacher at a shop in Newmarket. I was surprised that he offered it to me because I knew how much he loved it.

And for anyone who's STILL wondering after the post above, the guy in the picture is Eran Segal. When I met up with Brian last week, I got the chance to play the guitar he built for Eran, and it looks and feels incredible. It's got an asymmetrical neck on it so it was a little awkward for me to play since I'm used to D shaped necks, but the guitar was just completely solid and had such awesome resonance. You could probably just play that thing unplugged and people a block or two away would be able to hear it clear as day.

Anyone interested in more information can go to his facebook page:

Bowes Guitars | Facebook

nangillala · 06-04-2012, 04:39 AM

So how heavy is a guitar made of wenge? I thought about a wenge neck, but I think it's quite heavy and hard to work with, right?

Djentlyman · 06-04-2012, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Been following Bowes on facebook for quite a while. Fantastic work

HNGD!

Second that! Awesome work, what a great guitar

canuck brian · 06-04-2012, 11:37 AM

Hi guys!

I really dig the guitar and it really still does play well, but it's been sitting in a case for such a long time. There are things I wish i did differently on it and tiny little cosmetic things that started to drive me mad about it. Normally this would cause said guitar to have a meeting in my apartment parking lot, but I couldn't kill it - it still played well! The shedua 6 I had is also heading to another admirer for a song - I dont' really feel comfortable selling 4 and 3 year old prototypes that look nothing like what I do now unless it goes to guys that I know.

Nick got to see that guitar get built pretty much from the beginning and I'm happy it's going to get some use again! I should be putting all the parts back in it sometime today or tomorrow and cleaning it up.

The polepieces on the wenge 7's pickups were 1/4 inch wide ones - they're custom built nordstrands. The ones in Eran's guitar were 1/8 inch wide ones, but also Nordies. Nordstrand has had a bunch of management and employee changeover so I've pretty much just shifted to using Dimarzio and Bareknuckles from here in.

Levi - i've got your stuff all packaged up! Sorry it's taken so long!!

Sepultorture · 06-04-2012, 12:08 PM

That's awesome dude, congrats, i've seen that guitar sitting at Brian's many times,a dn have played it a couple times, great guitar, and this axe is the very guitar that had me calling Brian to find out more about his guitars and get my own custom. Been a long road from this beast to where he's at now, but everything is a learning experience, you gotta start somewhere.

this will always be to me the iconic guitar that wet the apetite for bowes guitars for many on this Forum.

and you dropped nordstrans eh, holy shit, that was the first company you were with, although you can never go wrong with Dimarzio's and BKP's

otisct20 · 06-04-2012, 02:06 PM

Jesus you could kill someone with the headstock lol. Gorgeous guitar man!

hairychris · 06-07-2012, 10:51 AM

Doggamn, every time I see one of these it makes me want to jump on the limited run that Brian's doing/done.

*shakes fist*

Valennic · 06-07-2012, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hairychris

Doggamn, every time I see one of these it makes me want to jump on the limited run that Brian's doing/done.

*shakes fist*

Stop thinking about it.

Do it.

When are you getting this thing TS? I want new pics

TheFashel12 · 06-07-2012, 04:00 PM

could stab someone with that headstock

hahaha

canuck brian · 06-07-2012, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheFashel12

could stab someone with that headstock

hahaha

Honestly, it's just the ESP headstock with a straight string pull....and a tiny bit more wood for extra pointyness.

t0ad · 06-08-2012, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canuck brian

Honestly, it's just the ESP headstock with a straight string pull....and a tiny bit more wood for extra pointyness.

Don't be modest. Your headstock is way more awesomester than ESP's!

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06-02-2012, 11:04 AM	#1
Nicki SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 161 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NGD Bowes Wenge-7 If any of you guys have checked out the reviews section, you'll find a review for a guitar done by Bowes. He's a good friend of mine who's graciously given me a former build of his for only the cost of the hardware. The guitar isn't in my possession yet, but will be sometime next week. The pickups won't be the same when I get it (the ones in this pic were transferred to another build), but I'll give a spec update on what Brian decided to put in this guitar when I receive it and take some pics with it at that time. The guitar is extremely well build and I can't wait to get my hands on it again since the last time I played this monster was a couple of years ago. Here's a picture of someone that some of you may recognize playing a Bowes guitar Randy, canuck brian, Sepultorture and 5 others like this.

06-02-2012, 02:18 PM	#4
JosephAOI do u evn djent fggt? Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,969 Thanked: 31 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Been following Bowes on facebook for quite a while. Fantastic work HNGD! If you own an RG1527m, SELL IT TO ME "Your picking hand scares me, Joseph" - My friend Pete "If you can't enjoy one Meshuggah riff looped for three hours straight, you're doing it wrong." -prh "Having technical prowess is like masturbation: it's pretty cool and it might please you, but there is still no emotional connection between you and your hands." - broj15

06-02-2012, 02:23 PM	#5
SYLrules88 I play drums! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,526 Thanked: 18 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	LOOKS LIKE A ROTER!!! both of them look quite nice. sorry i dont recognize, who is that in the pic? Agile AL-727 EB Carvin V3 Avatar 2x12 w/ Celestion G12K-85s

06-02-2012, 02:25 PM	#6
Levi79 SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta Posts: 1,679 Thanked: 22 Feedback Score: 30 reviews	Very nice. He does great work Check out my Soundcloud!

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06-02-2012, 11:22 AM	#2
mhickman2 The Abiding Dude Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 582 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	That thing looks smooth!

06-02-2012, 11:44 AM	#3
WillDfx SS.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Rockland, PA USA Posts: 629 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 16 reviews	I love it!!! Congrats!!!

06-02-2012, 02:38 PM	#7
broj15 SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: The middle of a corn field, IN Posts: 1,443 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I have a feeling that the body is going to be pretty this (nothing wrong with that at all. I dig thinner guitars) so I'm really excited to see more picks. the look of wenge and maple together is, cosmetically, one of my favorite wood combinations. Also, is it just me or do the poles on the pickups in the first pic look way bigger than normal? "At least Deathcore was heavy as shit when done right, this new stuff sounds like if meshuggah and taking back sunday had a homosexual he/she creature when bred together." -- Some dude on youtube

06-02-2012, 06:57 PM	#9
White Cluster Gives Life Meaning Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ct Posts: 1,443 Thanked: 20 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Ooh. I remember when Brian first built that one. Stellar score I use Elixirs because they're easier to clean the blood off. --chiba from TGP

06-02-2012, 09:18 PM	#10
Djentleguy SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Akko, Israel Posts: 350 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	WOW! Beautiful as hell man! I wonder how she sounds Happy NGD!

06-02-2012, 09:23 PM	#11
Empryrean Haahh!? Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Merced, CA Posts: 4,076 Thanked: 54 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Fuuuuuck, that guitar made me wenge so hard [ry_z] 4:17 am: You looked tiredness in the face, flexed, and canceled it.

06-02-2012, 10:00 PM	#12
musikizlife TCM Softhands Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monmouth, NJ Posts: 702 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Damn looks almost identical to the E.T. Guitars Katana minus the fingerboard, but gorgeous nonetheless! And that headstock its a damn weapon lol Happy NGD dude S906#4!! http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sta...at-am-56k.html My Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/you/tracks

06-03-2012, 07:42 AM	#13
NickCormier Carvin User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Moncton/Halifax Posts: 4,981 Thanked: 90 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Probably my favorite guitar built by Brian, can't wait til I get to Borden in two months so I can come try one of his guitars some weekend.

06-03-2012, 08:18 AM	#14
Prydogga Giddyup. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Apartment 5B, New York (Vic, Australia) Posts: 10,505 Thanked: 81 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I can't believe Brian is selling that! Congrats dude, that was the thing that started my love for his work. I think I should have my Mahogany 6er in my hands this month or next! M E M O I R S Music from myself and Kurkkuviipale! http://soundcloud.com/m-e-m-o-i-r-s I also do graphic design, both freelance and for label Myriad Records.

06-07-2012, 10:51 AM	#21
hairychris Hairy Old Bloke Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,063 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Doggamn, every time I see one of these it makes me want to jump on the limited run that Brian's doing/done. shakes fist GADZOOKS AND ODDS BODKINS!!!!! Not a hipster: Blackmachine, Jaden Rose, Paul Reed Smith, Fender, Ibanez, Jackson, Boss, Diezel, Marshall, Framus, VHT, Ampeg, Electro Harmonix, Korg, Alesis, MFB, Doepfer.

06-03-2012, 08:38 PM	#15
Nicki SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 161 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah Brian does awesome work and is just one of the nicest guys you'll ever have the pleasure of meeting. He and I go way way back to 2000/2001 when I first started playing guitar, he was my teacher at a shop in Newmarket. I was surprised that he offered it to me because I knew how much he loved it. And for anyone who's STILL wondering after the post above, the guy in the picture is Eran Segal. When I met up with Brian last week, I got the chance to play the guitar he built for Eran, and it looks and feels incredible. It's got an asymmetrical neck on it so it was a little awkward for me to play since I'm used to D shaped necks, but the guitar was just completely solid and had such awesome resonance. You could probably just play that thing unplugged and people a block or two away would be able to hear it clear as day. Anyone interested in more information can go to his facebook page: Bowes Guitars \| Facebook canuck brian likes this.

06-04-2012, 04:39 AM	#16
nangillala SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 133 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So how heavy is a guitar made of wenge? I thought about a wenge neck, but I think it's quite heavy and hard to work with, right?

06-04-2012, 11:37 AM	#18
canuck brian Bowes Guitars Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,618 Thanked: 42 Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Hi guys! I really dig the guitar and it really still does play well, but it's been sitting in a case for such a long time. There are things I wish i did differently on it and tiny little cosmetic things that started to drive me mad about it. Normally this would cause said guitar to have a meeting in my apartment parking lot, but I couldn't kill it - it still played well! The shedua 6 I had is also heading to another admirer for a song - I dont' really feel comfortable selling 4 and 3 year old prototypes that look nothing like what I do now unless it goes to guys that I know. Nick got to see that guitar get built pretty much from the beginning and I'm happy it's going to get some use again! I should be putting all the parts back in it sometime today or tomorrow and cleaning it up. The polepieces on the wenge 7's pickups were 1/4 inch wide ones - they're custom built nordstrands. The ones in Eran's guitar were 1/8 inch wide ones, but also Nordies. Nordstrand has had a bunch of management and employee changeover so I've pretty much just shifted to using Dimarzio and Bareknuckles from here in. Levi - i've got your stuff all packaged up! Sorry it's taken so long!! AxeHappy and Nicki like this. www.bowesguitars.com Bowes Guitars - Builds In Progress

06-04-2012, 12:08 PM	#19
Sepultorture Murder Machine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oshawa, ON, Canada Posts: 4,585 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	That's awesome dude, congrats, i've seen that guitar sitting at Brian's many times,a dn have played it a couple times, great guitar, and this axe is the very guitar that had me calling Brian to find out more about his guitars and get my own custom. Been a long road from this beast to where he's at now, but everything is a learning experience, you gotta start somewhere. this will always be to me the iconic guitar that wet the apetite for bowes guitars for many on this Forum. and you dropped nordstrans eh, holy shit, that was the first company you were with, although you can never go wrong with Dimarzio's and BKP's BEARDS: They Instantly Turn Any Man Into A Badass, It's Like Having Machine Guns On Your Face

06-04-2012, 02:06 PM	#20
otisct20 SS.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 601 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Jesus you could kill someone with the headstock lol. Gorgeous guitar man!

06-07-2012, 04:00 PM	#23
TheFashel12 ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Here Posts: 146 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	could stab someone with that headstock hahaha

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