Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Nolly on October 24, 2010, 12:48:34 PM
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Hi guys,
Prepare your eyeballs!
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh76/Nollythegreat/Daemoness%206er/Finished/IMG_0366.jpg)
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So, the specs are:
Dæmoness Cimmerian body shape w/contemporary carve option
Set-neck construction with custom thumb notch
Flamed maple top on a swamp ash body
Hot pink finish on top (gloss), natural satin finish on body and neck
3-pc birdseye/flame maple neck w/birdseye maple board
20" radius, angled scalloped frets from 15-24
Thin "Flatbacker" neck profile
Black binding on neck/headstock, side clock inlays (MOP)
Eye inlay design from my band Red Seas Fire's artwork
Bare Knuckle Pickups: Aftermath bridge, Sinner neck
Schaller Hannes bridge, Hipshot locking tuners
Needless to say this thing is an absolute beast. Dylan worked really hard to get it done in time for me to use it at my demo for Bare Knuckle Pickups at the Manson's Guitar Show in Exeter this weekend, and while it was nervewracking playing a show with a guitar less than 24 hours old, it came through like a champ.
Fit and finish is totally flawless, and all of the little personal details I requested have been executed exactly as I asked. The inlay of course came out beyond my wildest expectations, and continues to blow me away every time I see it. The pink is such an amazingly vivid colour, under direct white light it has a fluorescent hue that is pure 80s, but in different situations it can look closer to baby pink or even salmon pink (under yellow light particularly).
After working on many of my guitars and building me a 7 already, Dylan knows my preference for neck profiles, and he hit the nail on the head with this one. At 18.5mm it's very thin, but somehow it still has enough substance in the right places to feel extremely comfortable for chording. (I should probably say, I'm not a fan of super-thin necks like the Wizards that feel like playing a piece of paper - this is a very different vibe). The scallops up at the top end of the fretboard feel amazing, it makes grabbing bends so easy and secure - you can just get more finger right on the side of the string, rather than having to push it downwards into the fret to prevent it from slipping out from underneath your finger when bending.
I love the Schaller Hannes bridge to bits, I've wanted a guitar with one for a long time so it's amazing to have one now. It's so comfortable under the palm, but perhaps more importantly really improves the sound of a guitar - you can hear just how different the tone is unplugged, and plugged in it is just so direct and punchy.
The side block inlays are a revelation for finding your way around with minimal effort. On stage I found that the shiny mother of pearl reflects light very clearly, making them almost glow in the dark.
The Aftermath in the bridge is completely ridiculous, the guitar sounds SO aggressive and tight. It has a real 'percussive' sound to palm mutes that makes fast riffing on the low string sound like a machine gun rattling off. So clear and punchy, and at around 15k it's not compressed or overly saturated sounding at all.
The Sinner in the neck was also amazing. Initially I was worried about putting a true single-coil in the guitar and risking hum, but I'm completely sold now - the pickup is incredibly quiet, the change in noise is almost undiscernible when switching from bridge to neck, and the tone this thing puts out is just unreal. Fat, smooth, with that beautiful single-coil attack. It can shred and scream, but I tried it through some classic-voiced amps at the guitar show, and it totally nailed the fat single-coil Andy Timmons tone (especially through an H&K Statesman combo).
Anyway, that's enough typing for now, hope you guys dig the guitar as much as I do. I'll end this thread with a couple of pics from the BKP demo I did (vids of that to come!)
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Cheers!
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Really like the concept, beautiful color, look, it's " Out There "!. Congratulations!!!
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Thats beautiful!
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Jeepers! It's a folk band you'll be joining soon, Nolly???
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Lovely stuff Nolly
Dylan has made a real beauty there
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awesome :D
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Sweet!!! How you finding the 20" radius? Only other guitar I have seen with such an extreme radius is the Alan Holdsworth sig and the flat radius Shawn Lane sig
How does it compare to the blackmachines?
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I love that colour, I really do!
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Who said pink doesn't suit rock'n'roll?
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Awesome! :D
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Who said pink doesn't suit rock'n'roll?
Pink is fine for rock and roll. It's just not so fine for methulllz :)
I'm not sold on the colour (but hey, it's not my axe!), but the rest of it looks absolutely stunning!!! That inlay is obscenely good, and as far as your pics allow, the rest of the guitar does look sublimely made and finished.
Congrats :)
Roo
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Who said pink doesn't suit rock'n'roll?
Pink is fine for rock and roll. It's just not so fine for methulllz :)
I'm not sold on the colour (but hey, it's not my axe!), but the rest of it looks absolutely stunning!!! That inlay is obscenely good, and as far as your pics allow, the rest of the guitar does look sublimely made and finished.
Congrats :)
Roo
Finally metal gets some colour. I'm bored with all the black.
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Thanks for the awesome comments chaps!
Sweet!!! How you finding the 20" radius? Only other guitar I have seen with such an extreme radius is the Alan Holdsworth sig and the flat radius Shawn Lane sig
How does it compare to the blackmachines?
I love the 20" radius, it's pretty much perfect for me. The B2 is right around the same radius (if not flatter) so I feel right at home. I've played a couple of flat radius guitars but they weren't to my taste.
As for how "metal" the colour is, I would proffer that a guitar is as metal as it sounds ;)
Also, here's a load more pics for y'all:
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Pink is fine for rock and roll. It's just not so fine for methulllz :)
What about power metal?
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The more I look at it, the more I like the shape. The bindings are way cool. The back looks great too, as does the contoured heel. I just wonder if the switch isn't an obstacle when playing. Personally I would favour the volumeknob to be closer to the bridge. Easier to reach for swells. But there are pedals for that too.
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The more I look at it, the more I like the shape. The bindings are way cool. The back looks great too, as does the contoured heel. I just wonder if the switch isn't an obstacle when playing. Personally I would favour the volumeknob to be closer to the bridge. Easier to reach for swells. But there are pedals for that too.
The control layout is a fairly personal preference, I can't stand guitars where the volume knob is next to the bridge - I'm constantly hitting it with my picking hand unless I alter my technique uncomfortably. The selector is far enough forward that it's out of the way, but close enough that it's within reach just by opening out my hand, absolutely perfect for me!
For what it's worth, the standard layout Dylan does is much more conventional:
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I just said ''personally''. Doesn't mean everybody likes the knob close to the bridge. With a tremhandle I would not want it to be too close, cause the handle would cover it half.
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Steady on, I didn't take offence :lol: I just thought I'd clarify why I chose the layout I did :)
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I can't express how nice that it... It's lovely. :o
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I can't express how nice that it... It's lovely. :o
Makes you yearn for a custom Vandebberg guitar in the same colour?
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I can't express how nice that it... It's lovely. :o
Makes you yearn for a custom Vandebberg guitar in the same colour?
:( oh yes... :(
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Steady on, I didn't take offence :lol: I just thought I'd clarify why I chose the layout I did :)
I you took my reply that way, I'm sorry. It's maybe cause I'm from Holland and my English is limited and I write sentences in a Dutch way of speaking. Of course I understand your point and preference. Have fun with the pink axe. :D
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I you took my reply that way, I'm sorry. It's maybe cause I'm from Holland and my English is limited and I write sentences in a Dutch way of speaking. Of course I understand your point and preference. Have fun with the pink axe. :D
Aha, all good chap, no bad blood here! :D
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I you took my reply that way, I'm sorry. It's maybe cause I'm from Holland and my English is limited and I write sentences in a Dutch way of speaking. Of course I understand your point and preference. Have fun with the pink axe. :D
Aha, all good chap, no bad blood here! :D
:D
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Love the shape, woods, inlay, craftsmanship, pickups (;)) control layout (I see what you did there, volume location and switch location), nut and bridge choice
Loathe the colour.
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Love the shape, woods, inlay, craftsmanship, pickups (;)) control layout (I see what you did there, volume location and switch location), nut and bridge choice
Loathe the colour.
'Attaboy! If at least some people didn't hate the colour then I'd know it wasn't lurid enough :lol:
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Was good to meet you on Saturday Nolly, we were next door to you on the Vanquish stand.
I must admit, I didnt take in all the detail on this guitar at the show, the photos really do it justice, its a beast for sure.
Looking forward to hearing more of your stuff
Marcus
Vanquish
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Awesome, cheers Marcus, yes was great to meet at the show! I was incredibly impressed with the Vanquish guitars, you need to get some pictures of your H-S-S guitar up on the website (and also get some BKPs in it too!)
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Cut and paste link into brower guys. Totally different beast to Nolly's but another example of the quality coming out of small UK custom builders at the moment.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=633866348#!/album.php?aid=37628&id=116427705073977
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(http://www.rocknrollstuff.co.uk/t-shirts/bravado_little_britain_want_that_one_red-white.jpg)
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I've been googling far too much guitar stuff again looking at neck profiles and radius, any idea how the neck profile would compare to my Jackson RR3? It's also 18.5mm, think it's exact same neck as Pete's Jackson if it's a Dinky, to me the Daemoness looks a bit flatter in the middle
What's the body thickness?
Cheers
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I've been googling far too much guitar stuff again looking at neck profiles and radius, any idea how the neck profile would compare to my Jackson RR3? It's also 18.5mm, think it's exact same neck as Pete's Jackson if it's a Dinky, to me the Daemoness looks a bit flatter in the middle
What's the body thickness?
Cheers
I would need to have them side by side to give you a proper comparison, but yes I'd describe the shape as more D shaped, with the binding providing a vertical edge on either side. It's far more comfortable than it sounds on paper!
Of course, it was a custom neck profile, Dyl normally aims for 20mm at the nut more or less, which gives a rounder shoulder feel and reduces the feeling of flatness.
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awesome guitar, and the inlay is glorious.
but...
hey!
it's PINK.
gosh.
:lol:
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Pink is metal. If it wasn't, the genre would be seriously limited. :lol: