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Unread 05-16-2009, 11:20 AM   #1
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OK, this beastie has been on my list for a while...

I headed off to Feline Guitars in Croydon to pick this beast up last night.

Here we are, a shiney new Blackmachine B7:





These photos by Jonathan at Feline.

I collected the guitar from Doug after this photo session. A fun night was had, all told, Doug was as obsessed and entertaining as normal (he's skint after spending thousands on rare timber) and Jonathan is a very nice and highly knowledgable chap too. Builds shit hot guitars too.

I've had bad lighting conditions today, but here are some crappy photos of my own:







And the specs:

Body - quilt Sapele, cut from the same billet as the top on my B2, identical figure 5 tone chambers.
Top - Camphorwood burl
Body + top = 32mm thick
Neck - solid Madagascan rosewood
Fretboard - Cocobolo (Danish oiled)
Nut - Graphtech
No truss rod cover
24 6100 frets, compound radius
Neck and body Ivoroid bound
Gotoh 7 string bridge (discontinued, apparently)
Electronics - Volume, picup selection, tone, coil split miniswitch
Pickups - Bareknuckle AlNiCo Warpigs

Neck is a flat D profile, modelled on 80s Jackson carve. Plays ridiculously quickly, and I can't wait to plug it in to my live rig on Tuesday. Through my practise kit this is the thickest guitar that I've ever played. Good shit. This was a deliberate choice to fill out the precision of my Diezel.



I can't wait to see the upcoming guitars that Doug's got planned too. More GAS...

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Unread 05-16-2009, 11:23 AM   #2
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Rosewood neck with mahogany body?



that thing is gonna sound WARM
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that thing is gonna sound WARM
No... THICK AS ....! Which is what I wanted. The Warpigs are completely OTT and I love it!

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Sexy as hell but man....damn someone has stolen half of your headstock! Gawd I just couldnt live like that heheh,Grats indeed....thats some pretty wood.
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Thats amazing, congrats
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Absolutely lovely. I don't think I've seen a BM that didn't look first class. The only thing I don't like about them is the control layout and lack of trems.

How's the weight of it?

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That is probably nicest fretboard I've seen on a 7 string
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I love that fretboard.

Grats on this guitar.

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That's one of the nicest guitars I've ever seen. Congrats
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Omg.... That's one of the most beautiful BM I've ever seen. It's just awesome beyond words. Congrats dude!

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beautiful. love the top.
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That top is so gorgeous! Congrats!
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Supremely awesome guitar. I want a 7.....
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Nicest BlackMachine joint with Bulb's F8 and Nolly's B2, that is amazing!

One day...haha!
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Thanks everyone. It's a stunner, but sounds evil which is a contrast that I love.

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Dunno, haven't weighed it. Balance is fine, although the neck is very dense and body pretty lightweight in comparison. Actually, both of my Blackmachines are like that and it seems to work.

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Wow.

That is a thing of beauty - love it!
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I like how the guitar is "smiling" at me in the last pic. Excellent figure on that.
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Oh my god.

That thing is beautiful.
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Whoa! That is definitely one of the nicest BM's around
Do you happen to know if Doug is going to continue building the B6s?
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Whoa! That is definitely one of the nicest BM's around
Do you happen to know if Doug is going to continue building the B6s?
Thanks, and the answer is 'maybe'. 2 more became available last week (sold now) but I think that there'll be more details when his site's back up. He was more interested in talking about his recent timber acquisitions then anything!

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