[xwmucradiox]

Originally Posted by TripleFan

No, it´s most likely not.
The saddles of the wound strings sit usually further back than those of the plain ones. To acommodate that and make inserting the strings easier the string ferrules for the wound strings are often drilled further back as well.

The holes in the bridge are in a straight line and not staggered. That means that staggered holes in the back of the guitar would make inserting the strings more difficult, not less.

My blackmachine has the ferrules in a straight line so at the very least hes inconsistent in making restrings easier for his customers.

[sakeido]

Shut up about the goddamn ferrules already. If that is the only thing wrong with the whole guitar, and it looks intentional to me, and it is on the back side, fuck it. For all we know he also drilled out the baseplate on the bridge to accommodate the bigger strings easier as well.

[Edroz]

Originally Posted by sakeido

Shut up about the goddamn ferrules already. If that is the only thing wrong with the whole guitar, and it looks intentional to me, and it is on the back side, fuck it. For all we know he also drilled out the baseplate on the bridge to accommodate the bigger strings easier as well.

yeah, the nerve. how dare he point out flaws in the almighty Blackmachine!

[7 Strings of Hate]

Originally Posted by Edroz

yeah, the nerve. how dare he point out flaws in the almighty Blackmachine!

yea, no shit

[noodles]

Originally Posted by sakeido

Shut up about the goddamn ferrules already. If that is the only thing wrong with the whole guitar, and it looks intentional to me, and it is on the back side, fuck it. For all we know he also drilled out the baseplate on the bridge to accommodate the bigger strings easier as well.

Mind ratcheting down the attitude a wee bit?

FWIW, if I payed that much for a guitar, I'd be anal about attention to detail. The ferrules are off, which is plain as day, and in this price range, it is a fairly big oversight.

[sakeido]

Originally Posted by Edroz

yeah, the nerve. how dare he point out flaws in the almighty Blackmachine!

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[7 Strings of Hate]

it would be really annoying, about as annonying as waiting a year for a guitar that cost thousands of dollars only to find out a basic detail was fucked up on it

[sakeido]

Originally Posted by 7 Strings of Hate

it would be really annoying, about as annonying as waiting a year for a guitar that cost thousands of dollars only to find out a basic detail was fucked up on it

Considering the guitar is pure sex in every aspect except the absolute smallest one on the guitar, I don't think I'd care at all and would be pissed off at people pointing it out over and over and over

[Stitch]

Originally Posted by 7 Strings of Hate

it would be really annoying, about as annonying as waiting a year for a guitar that cost thousands of dollars only to find out a basic detail was fucked up on it

This thread is on a fast track to hell. With the exception of the most enlightened xmwucraidx or whatever th hell is name is, show me one person who was unhappy with their guitar. These guitars are built to be tone monsters...if you want it all to be the way you ordered then get a Carvin or something. People are buying these because they look plain yet badass and represent the epitome of tone.

[Uber Mega]

I've dropped him an email about this, i'll post his reply...but I don't see why anyone would say it's a "flaw" or bad craftsmanship...so you're saying that someone who can cut, build etc. a guitar to specific measurements of within a millimeter is incapable of drilling 6/7 basic holes the slightest bit straight, on nearly every Blackmachine in existence...seems a bit of a stupid thing to say. I am almost certain that the ferrules are drilled the way they are 'intentionally' on every blackmachine, he obviously believes it serves a purpose.

If not then, well, oh man...