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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: HairyChris on May 16, 2009, 08:32:03 PM

Title: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: HairyChris on May 16, 2009, 08:32:03 PM: I headed out to Feline in Croydon last night to pick up my long in progress Blackmachine B7... Jonathan took shots of the guitar for Doug's site & records. It was nice to meet you, Jonathan, and that Mexican is rather good, isn't it? :D

Specs... Quilted Sapele body (cut from same billet as my other Blackmachine's top) with 5 chambers, Camphorwood burl top, Madagascan rosewood neck, Cocobolo fretboard. Pickups are AlNiCo Warpigs.

Plays fantastically, and with the Warpigs 'thick' is an understatement when describing the tone!

A few of my own cr@ppy pictures follow. I had bad lighting conditions today:

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2279/3536385290_9a28b07611_b.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3536386466_f7e41ee146_b.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3535572381_49d79186b9_b.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2129/3535573525_130524819c_b.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2365/3535574647_1fb39a4a04_b.jpg)
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: Zaned on May 16, 2009, 08:40:11 PM: Looks fantastic. And that's an understatement 8)
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: Jonny on May 16, 2009, 09:20:43 PM: As in SS.org, $%&#ing good fretboard and I love the smooth looking top. I prefer more decayed camphor though but for a Blackmachine it's awesome.
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: d1dsj on May 16, 2009, 09:34:08 PM: Beautiful craftsmanship indeed! Wow......
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Post by: Bradock PI on May 16, 2009, 09:40:01 PM: Very nice looks like you have many happy hours neh days neh years in front of you!
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Post by: dave_mc on May 16, 2009, 09:42:48 PM: that is awesome.
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Post by: hunter on May 16, 2009, 09:44:11 PM: Wow!
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Post by: Lew on May 16, 2009, 09:46:31 PM: HAWT!
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: hunter on May 16, 2009, 09:52:19 PM: Do you also have a pic that shows the whole guitar?

It's saturday night and my fiance is in the US, I need some pron :O)
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: HairyChris on May 16, 2009, 11:06:25 PM: Urrr maybe tomorrow, I'll do a B2/B7 family shot or 2.

And thanks everyone. It's really, really nice.... sounds like a thug, though! :D
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: Perandor on May 16, 2009, 11:59:59 PM: Finally a Blackmachine I like! Makes me want one now...
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Post by: Nolly on May 17, 2009, 12:10:11 AM: Wow, that came out absolutely f***ing awesome. Congrats dude!
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Post by: SG Thrasher on May 17, 2009, 12:23:00 AM: You'd better send it back, he's put too many string on.

She's a beaut.
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Post by: FernandoDuarte on May 17, 2009, 02:13:21 AM: :o speechless!
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Post by: Fikealox on May 17, 2009, 02:33:54 AM: :o :o :o
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: HairyChris on May 17, 2009, 03:24:41 AM: Thanks everyone. I'm made up to have such a beastie in my possession!
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: _tom_ on May 17, 2009, 09:35:16 AM: Looks awesome! I would love to have a go on a blackmachine some day just to see if they're as good as they look, would probably hate the neck though, looks pretty wide and flat!
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: JDC on May 17, 2009, 12:14:06 PM: I hate you!!! I want one :)
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Post by: noodleplugerine on May 17, 2009, 11:24:45 PM: Phwoooooooar!!!
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: ailean on May 18, 2009, 06:14:40 AM: What wood is the fret board?

Looks great by the way!
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: Gooby on May 18, 2009, 10:34:40 AM: A stunning guitar not to far from how mine will look.

It was very selfish of you to get this built, it's delayed my blackmachine lol

Martin 8)
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: HairyChris on May 18, 2009, 12:27:51 PM: Quote from: Gooby on May 18, 2009, 10:34:40 AM
A stunning guitar not to far from how mine will look.

It was very selfish of you to get this built, it's delayed my blackmachine lol

Martin 8)

If you put your order in before I did*, then I apologise.

:lol:

He was talking about some great timber that he's acquired. I really need to order another one!

* You didn't, btw ;)
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: HairyChris on May 18, 2009, 12:35:50 PM: Quote from: ailean on May 18, 2009, 06:14:40 AM
What wood is the fret board?

Looks great by the way!

Thanks! Fretboard's Cocobolo, and finished with Danish oil to prevent any problems with allergies.
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: FernandoDuarte on May 18, 2009, 02:03:23 PM: Moooooore pics :P
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Post by: Crazy_Joe on May 18, 2009, 05:05:23 PM: That looks simply amazing!
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: nfe on May 18, 2009, 05:28:35 PM: Quote from: HairyChris on May 16, 2009, 08:32:03 PM
I headed out to Feline in Croydon last night to pick up my long in progress Blackmachine B7...

Just how long in progress, out of curiosity?
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: HairyChris on May 18, 2009, 05:44:45 PM: Well, kicked off the order process March 2007. I told Doug 'as & when' which pretty much stuck.

I was the last person on his backlog list which didn't really bother me that much... let him finish other folks' instruments first, all good with me.

I changed specs from 6 to 7 strings at the end of that year, and decided on the body autumn 2008. There was also an issue with one of his timber suppliers 1st half of 08 which really helped screw the timings up.

The most stressful part was the last few weeks when I knew that it was close to completion!

FWIW he had cut the body to be a 6 string exhibition piece but hadn't assembled a guitar out of it. When I went round to pick woods I kind of fell in lust with it and snagged it when I found that it didn't have a buyer. This means that it's slightly thinner then his regular 7 string builds so I can't put really silly strings on it, but I don't anyway... Finding out afterwards that the body is cut from the same wood as my B2 was a bonus.

The B2, by the way, is the profile photo here: http://www.myspace.com/blackmachine You can tell that the quilt's identical....
Title: Re: NGD (and NBKPD)
Post by: Tellboy on May 18, 2009, 06:45:50 PM: That is one boootiful guitar!!