Author Topic: Blackmachine Guitars (Read 31594 times)

Nolly · « **Reply #60 on:** March 10, 2008, 12:31:47 AM »

Cool man, I'm sure the B6 will more than fill the gap.
Doug assures me that all conventional beliefs about Mahogany as a tonewood are completely wrong - it actually has a very pure, piano like sound, with exceptional clarity..

Oh, and Dez's B2 has a quilted mahogany top (!) with a snakewood neck. Gorgeous guitar.

temps · « **Reply #61 on:** March 10, 2008, 12:36:01 AM »

Quote from: Nolly

Cool man, I'm sure the B6 will more than fill the gap.
Doug assures me that all conventional beliefs about Mahogany as a tonewood are completely wrong - it actually has a very pure, piano like sound, with exceptional clarity..

Oh, and Dez's B2 has a quilted mahogany top (!) with a snakewood neck. Gorgeous guitar.

My SLSMG with a mahogany neckthrough/mahogany wings and slim body definitely supports that. Mahogany is my favorite tonewood in a slim body guitar.. so I really like my S7320 and SLS, but quite dislike Les Pauls.

You said you changed your B6 order to a B2? Did it take much argument? I'm tempted to do the same..

Nolly · « **Reply #62 on:** March 10, 2008, 12:39:42 AM »

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You said you changed your B6 order to a B2? Did it take much argument? I'm tempted to do the same..

Not at all, though he will stress very heavily that the wait time could be much longer (unless you do what I did, and adopt one of the special guitars he's building up for showcase purposes)

temps · « **Reply #63 on:** March 10, 2008, 01:14:42 AM »

Quote from: Nolly

Quote from: temps
You said you changed your B6 order to a B2? Did it take much argument? I'm tempted to do the same..

Not at all, though he will stress very heavily that the wait time could be much longer (unless you do what I did, and adopt one of the special guitars he's building up for showcase purposes)

Honestly longer wait times = better for me, makes it easier to save up the money. Especially if I order a B7 as well, I would want them to come in very far apart
Special showcase models? hmmm.... any details?

temps · « **Reply #64 on:** March 10, 2008, 01:23:25 AM »

Well I just sent Doug an e-mail about a B2 with a red top, like the snakewood guitars.. hopefully we can hammer something out, and I can find the extra few thousand I'll need ahaha

Nolly · « **Reply #65 on:** March 10, 2008, 02:50:50 AM »

Nice one mate. Unless he's found a buyer for it, he has a rather tasty burl top body waiting for a home. PM me if you want a pic - I'd rather not post it without his approval.

Pretty sure this is the piece of wood it's made from (taken from the "Timber" section of his website):

broken cord · « **Reply #66 on:** March 11, 2008, 08:12:23 PM »

I wanted the B2 before the B6 was introduced. I figure if I really like the B6 I can get Doug to build me a B2 as well. I am thinking the B6 will be my introduction to Blackmachine. The B2 will be on order if this guitar plays as good as it looks and as good as people who have played them say they are. I can hardly wait I have all the money socked away in British pounds.

temps · « **Reply #67 on:** March 11, 2008, 09:40:09 PM »

That's the smart move, especially for you being American ;)
I'm glad the CAD is doing relatively well against the pound right now. I'm still waiting to hear back from Doug and see what extra damage a B2 or B7 will cause compared to the B6... if I've heard right, its in the ballpark of over a thousand pounds more

Nolly · « **Reply #68 on:** March 12, 2008, 08:39:02 AM »

The base B2 is double the price of the B6, at £2100. You do get the little things such as covered BKs, locking tuners, coil-splitting etc included in that though.

I spoke to Doug last night, he explained that he's having major problems with both his internet and email account - he doesn't receive most emails and even then, any replies he writes are returned, having failed to deliver. If you want to get hold of him urgently, I'd highly recommend calling him, even at international rates. He is at Frankfurt for the MusikMesse until Sunday as of today as well, but I'm sure he'll still be reachable by phone.

On a side note, my B2 is 90% ready - just needs electronics and hardware put on, hopefully collect it next week!

broken cord · « **Reply #69 on:** March 13, 2008, 12:42:12 AM »

I can split the coils myself and I am thinking I may switch the tuners out for Steinberger straight pulls, I have them on my Gibby SG and I find them quite nice.

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #70 on:** March 14, 2008, 01:31:46 PM »

If you chopped the headstock off of them, I would like them a hell of a lot more. I think the guitars look absolutely stunning (never played one so can't comment on that), but I just don't think I could live with the headstock.

temps · « **Reply #71 on:** March 14, 2008, 09:41:35 PM »

The headstock is the best part!
I would think that the design calls for it somewhat. Thin superlight body and a heavy neck = ultimate neck dive unless you lightened the headstock.

broken cord · « **Reply #72 on:** March 17, 2008, 03:07:50 AM »

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The headstock is the best part!
I would think that the design calls for it somewhat. Thin superlight body and a heavy neck = ultimate neck dive unless you lightened the headstock.

Total agreement here. It's not a cookie cutter headstock it's somewhat unique. I guess it's a little like a Parker headstock but way nicer.

FernandoDuarte · « **Reply #73 on:** March 17, 2008, 03:28:38 PM »

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If you chopped the headstock off of them, I would like them a hell of a lot more. I think the guitars look absolutely stunning (never played one so can't comment on that), but I just don't think I could live with the headstock.

:?
I like so much the headstock that I would buy one 80% because of it... (I prefer thick body & neck, specially neck-thru... no big problem with weight here)

temps · « **Reply #74 on:** March 17, 2008, 07:01:53 PM »

I finally got in touch with Doug, he says its no problem to change my order to a B7 but it could be more than a year wait. He says he's only going to make six! guitars in 2009!