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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Nolly on December 21, 2009, 08:06:09 PM

Title: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Nolly on December 21, 2009, 08:06:09 PM: Hey guys, just wanted to show you this guy's work. He's in Bristol, which is pretty close to Bath where I live, so I've been and visited him a few times. He's a really nice bloke, his guitars are great to look at, play and hear, and are very reasonably priced.
His inlays and artwork are particularly exceptional.

(http://www.daemonessguitars.co.uk/gallery/hadian_ffVII/DaemonessHadian_ffVII_2.jpg)
(http://www.daemonessguitars.co.uk/gallery/hadian_ffVII/DaemonessHadian_ffVII_4.jpg)
(http://www.daemonessguitars.co.uk/gallery/hadian_antichrist/DaemonessAntichrist02.jpg)
(http://www.daemonessguitars.co.uk/gallery/hadian_skull_tb/DaemonessHadianSkullTB03.jpg)
(http://www.daemonessguitars.co.uk/gallery/atlantean_dm7/DaemonessAtlantean_dm7_1.jpg)
(http://www.daemonessguitars.co.uk/gallery/misc/DaemonessJoNcimmerian.jpg)
(http://www.daemonessguitars.co.uk/gallery/atlantean_ddd7/DaemonessAtlanteanDDD7_04.jpg)

Also, there's a video here: http://vimeo.com/5530740

Figured there are some metal guys on here that might find these cool. His website is here: www.daemonessguitars.co.uk (http://www.daemonessguitars.co.uk).
He hasn't tried BKPs yet, but I reckon they'd be a great partnership with his guitars.
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: MDV on December 21, 2009, 08:14:36 PM: They are pretty $%&#ing tasty!

No guitar gas atm though.
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on December 21, 2009, 08:44:39 PM: Thanks for the links
I have actually sold Dylan a few Earvana nuts before but didn't realise how lovely his guitars are...

Very impressed
Comes across on video like a nice chap as well!
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: bucketshred on December 21, 2009, 09:06:38 PM: Wow. I'd love to see what he could do with a traditional Explorer shape!

Paddy
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: nfe on December 21, 2009, 09:13:27 PM: the "about me" type part of his website reeks of the elitist pretentiousness that's disappointingly prevailent in the metal scene. But there look to be some cool guitars there.
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: dave_mc on December 21, 2009, 09:29:34 PM: sweet :D i like the v in the first picture.

deja vu, too :lol:
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Nolly on December 21, 2009, 10:08:38 PM: Glad you guys are digging the guitars.

Feline: that's cool to know, it seems most UK luthiers have some kind of link to you!

nfe: I haven't read that part, but I assure you he's nothing like that in person.

dave: Hah, yeah the same thread got locked and I got a warning on UG, it was spamming apparently :roll:
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: dave_mc on December 22, 2009, 12:08:32 AM: seriously? :(
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: MDV on December 22, 2009, 12:25:49 AM: Its UG. What do you expect?
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: _tom_ on December 22, 2009, 12:30:51 AM: I think they look pretty lame apart from the inlays which are nicely done :)
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Nolly on December 22, 2009, 02:40:12 AM: Cheers Dave, the US thread is unlocked and the warning removed :)
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: morgasm on December 22, 2009, 04:08:42 AM: tasty, particularly the inlay work
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: MrBump on December 22, 2009, 10:30:27 AM: Clearly see the mans jazz influence coming through in those guitars.
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Nolly on December 22, 2009, 10:33:45 AM: Quote from: MrBump on December 22, 2009, 10:30:27 AM
Clearly see the mans jazz influence coming through in those guitars.

:lol:
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Philly Q on December 22, 2009, 10:43:15 AM: Nice work, and a bit of originality especially in the inlays and artwork. Good luck to him.

Not my thing at all, though, and like nfe I did find all that True Metal bollox a bit offputting.
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: CaptainDesslock on December 22, 2009, 03:57:52 PM: who does the artwork?

Are they decals or are each hand painted?
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Nolly on December 22, 2009, 03:58:59 PM: Dylan does all the artwork and inlay by hand. He's a very talented artist :)
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Lew on December 22, 2009, 04:56:13 PM: Not keen on alot of the finishes but the guitars themselves look awesome, it was fun watching the vid too.
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: hunter on December 22, 2009, 05:30:08 PM: Seems like he is pretty good at what he does, very multi talented, too.

But he's gonna start using BKPs to get really the most out of his creations tone wise.

8)
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: CaptainDesslock on December 22, 2009, 06:21:32 PM: Quote from: Nolly on December 22, 2009, 03:58:59 PM
Dylan does all the artwork and inlay by hand. He's a very talented artist :)

I just finished watching his video, was interested the whole time through. The guitars are of exceptional quality....I would be interested one day just having him paint up a strat for me....alas so many ideas so little money.
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Nolly on December 22, 2009, 08:05:15 PM: Yeah, the video is definitely a cool watch, shame about the audio/video quality degradation.

Quote from: hunter on December 22, 2009, 05:30:08 PM
But he's gonna start using BKPs to get really the most out of his creations tone wise.

8)

Working on it! :)
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: HTH AMPS on December 22, 2009, 08:51:33 PM: they look very tasty indeed - not really anything I'd play myself, but the quality seems top notch.

goes to show, the standard of work from UK custom guitar builders is very high and deserves to be supported. I fully intend my next (serious) purchase to be a custom build (sadly, thats not likely to be any time soon as I'm always skint).
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: dave_mc on December 22, 2009, 10:09:42 PM: Quote from: MDV on December 22, 2009, 12:25:49 AM
Its UG. What do you expect?

was just a misunderstanding, there have been a lot of advertising threads recently, and the mods just assumed this was another one. :)

Quote from: Nolly on December 22, 2009, 02:40:12 AM
Cheers Dave, the US thread is unlocked and the warning removed :)

great news, glad i could help :)
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: FernandoDuarte on December 22, 2009, 10:15:28 PM: Quote from: Nolly on December 22, 2009, 03:58:59 PM
He's a very talented artist :)

In deed he is... I'm really impressed!
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: MDV on December 22, 2009, 10:25:51 PM: Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL on December 22, 2009, 08:51:33 PM
they look very tasty indeed - not really anything I'd play myself, but the quality seems top notch.

goes to show, the standard of work from UK custom guitar builders is very high and deserves to be supported. I fully intend my next (serious) purchase to be a custom build (sadly, thats not likely to be any time soon as I'm always skint).

Yes. Very much so. We have a lot of very, very talented builders doing some really cool things in the UK. Not much in the way of big brands, but our custom guys slay.
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Nolly on December 22, 2009, 11:53:07 PM: Quote from: MDV on December 22, 2009, 10:25:51 PM
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL on December 22, 2009, 08:51:33 PM
they look very tasty indeed - not really anything I'd play myself, but the quality seems top notch.

goes to show, the standard of work from UK custom guitar builders is very high and deserves to be supported. I fully intend my next (serious) purchase to be a custom build (sadly, thats not likely to be any time soon as I'm always skint).

Yes. Very much so. We have a lot of very, very talented builders doing some really cool things in the UK. Not much in the way of big brands, but our custom guys slay.

Agreed, we do have a wealth of excellence here, though I fear it's extremely difficult to make a living as a luthier at the moment.

I came across some pictures I hadn't seen before on facebook, I thought this inlay was particularly amazing (not so much the subject matter as the craftsmanship):

(http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs278.snc1/10516_286591690401_752800401_9065007_3852107_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on December 23, 2009, 12:52:00 AM: That inlay is pretty damn cool!
I want to do more inlay work but time pressure and running the operation here sometimes gets in the way
Last special one I did was this last year on "Frankie" - a guitar I first built in 1989/90 and recently made a new neck for.

But it's nowhere as complex as What Dylan has done - I take my hat off to him!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/felineguitars/CUSTOM%20BUILT/felinefrankie.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/felineguitars/CUSTOM%20BUILT/bootsinlay.jpg)
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: Nolly on December 23, 2009, 05:36:05 PM: Yeah Jon, yours are impressively neat inlays too.
It would seem Dylan makes his inlays the visual centre-point of alot of his guitars, I've not seen many other luthiers that do that level of intricacy other than perhaps Ken Lawrence.
Title: Re: Awesome UK luthier building metal-specific guitars (picture-heavy)
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on December 23, 2009, 08:54:54 PM: Yes - his inlays are great
They are not unlike Larry Robinson or Grit Laskin's style - although they have a more macabre theme

Here is some Grit Laskin
http://www.williamlaskin.com/gallery2.php (http://www.williamlaskin.com/gallery2.php)