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Simon D

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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #30 on: October 25, 2009, 06:04:17 PM »
I like that a lot MDV, it's going to be a beauty.

I'd love something like that, but with a thickish neck (Fender C) and a 12" radius board, because I love the look of a lot of shred-style guitars, but can't get on with very thin and flat necks. That neck 'heel' is a great piece of design too!
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2009, 06:19:51 PM »
Quote from: Simon D on October 25, 2009, 06:04:17 PM
I like that a lot MDV, it's going to be a beauty.

I'd love something like that, but with a thickish neck (Fender C) and a 12" radius board, because I love the look of a lot of shred-style guitars, but can't get on with very thin and flat necks. That neck 'heel' is a great piece of design too!

Thanks!

I didnt say what the neck dimensions are going to be! But your right :lol: Its gonna be ~19mm at 1st fret through to 20 at 12 and whatever gradient bob thinks best for stability through to the body. Whatever he does, by virtue of the design, is gonna be better than having a heel.

Alas some git (gutierez guitars, iirc) pre-stole the heel off me. Probably half a dozen people before that, too :lol: I saw some fairly minimally heeled through necks and asked bob to take it to its natural conclusion on a strat-based guitar, then I saw one on HC that had almost exactly what I asked for on it!! :mad:

Edit - I should clarify - pre-stole means when some SOB steals one of my ideas before I think of it. Usually applies to riffs, but it works here too.
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2009, 11:36:18 PM »
the bar-stewards on cribs pre-stole my idea of having two dishwashers. I don't actually have two, but I thought of the idea independently, dammit!
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #33 on: October 26, 2009, 04:29:43 PM »
Quote from: Simon D on October 25, 2009, 06:04:17 PM
I like that a lot MDV, it's going to be a beauty.

I'd love something like that, but with a thickish neck (Fender C) and a 12" radius board, because I love the look of a lot of shred-style guitars, but can't get on with very thin and flat necks. That neck 'heel' is a great piece of design too!

Well, bob has 2 other kickass cocobolo tops (of 3 that I had the choice of, plus an ebony one, but I think he wants that for something else now) that hes going to use for 2 more Auroras - since hes considering doing this design as his main type of/flagship guitar.

He's gonna build them regardless:  you could snag one of them and get it customised with any neck profile you like :D
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #34 on: October 26, 2009, 04:30:29 PM »
And why the hell do you need two dishwashers?
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #35 on: October 26, 2009, 04:35:25 PM »
Quote from: MDV on October 26, 2009, 04:30:29 PM
And why the hell do you need two dishwashers?

One for Clean and one for dirty.

You fill one up as you empty the other.. then reverse. Simples...
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #36 on: October 26, 2009, 04:40:14 PM »
Wait, no, start from the ground up

What do you need a "dishwasher" for?
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #37 on: October 26, 2009, 05:50:03 PM »
having a dishwasher saves effort- you don't have to wash the dishes. From that it's only a small step (in my case no step at all :lol: ) to, "if i can't be bothered washing them, why can i be bothered unloading them?"

Plus considering the cost of kitchen cabinets, a dishwasher might actually be cheaper than a kitchen cabinet. Granted you'd have to get the kitchen plumbed for two. But other than that...

I've thought it through. :lol:
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Dr. Vic

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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #38 on: October 26, 2009, 05:58:12 PM »
Good stuff MDV : the pieces of wood are very good looking.

The cocobolo top  :aww: show great "wood veins" whereas the indian rosewood fretboard is just awesome!

The overall looking of this guitar and body shape makes me think it has "some blackmachine in it".... 
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #39 on: October 26, 2009, 08:05:12 PM »
Cheers vic.

I cant wait to see how the fb and top work together; my minds eye tells me it should be awesome, and its been, oddly, reliable in the design so far..I suppose I'll have to wait and see!

The shape is RG, which blackmachine are also like ;) Maybe its the no paint thing? Hardly a blackmachine original, but that is, admitedly, where the idea first came to my attention.
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #40 on: October 26, 2009, 08:52:15 PM »
yeah it does look a bit like a blackmachine now you mention it. not sure why i couldn't put two and two together myself... :lol:
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #41 on: October 26, 2009, 11:19:37 PM »
at this stage it already looks awesome! i'm not entirely sure about the headstock, it would be great for a 7 strings axe, though...
can't wait to see the final product!
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #42 on: October 27, 2009, 03:14:30 AM »
It only looks as much like a Blackmachine as a Blackmachine looks like an anorexic RG.

Looks $%&#ing great btw, looking forward to seeing and hearing the finished guitar.
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #43 on: October 27, 2009, 07:43:03 AM »
the blackmachine shape is pretty much an RG with softened horns right?
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Re: Legra Aurora Build Progress
« Reply #44 on: October 27, 2009, 09:05:14 AM »
Quote from: MDV on October 26, 2009, 08:05:12 PM
The shape is RG, which blackmachine are also like ;) Maybe its the no paint thing?

Yes exactly : the highly figured natural wood (body and fretboard) is part of it.... Kind of agressive-neck-thru-B6-on-steroids  :twisted:


Quote from: dave_mc on October 26, 2009, 08:52:15 PM
not sure why i couldn't put two and two together myself... :lol:

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