Aeon Guitars

[Aeon Guitars]

Hi Everyone,

We would like to announce that we are in the process of starting up a custom hand built guitar company. We have developed a website (www.aeonguitars.com) with design mockups in order to gauge interest and gather some feedback. If all continues to go well, we plan on building up some prototypes and eventually start taking orders. We ask that you come take a look and give us your input. Our goal is to build guitars with excellent quality and a lot of class. We also want to build guitars the way guitar players want, so this is your opportunity to tell us what that is. Feel free to comment on the pages or send us an email. We dont mind criticism but we do ask that please keep your comments as helpful as possible.

Thanks and we hope you like what you see.

www.aeonguitars.com

To avoid confusion I also post on here under the name possumkiller and have been a member for some time. So far this is planned to be a two man operation between myself and my bandmate Adam. He has an account on here under the name sirrance.

 

[Hollowway]

Hey man, good luck with the new venture. Those look like pretty challenging first builds.
Do you guys have lutherie experience?
I wish you the best of luck, but I will say that I would suspect most members on here will be relatively skeptical until there are a couple of completed prototypes. We've seen a lot of people over the past couple of years get a company logo, design a site, come up with specs for really cool guitars, only to never go on to produce anything. What would be a cool start is a build thread and keep the pace up so it looks like a serious venture.

 

[Thep]

All of the mockups look absolutely stellar, and I'd definitely be interested in the Titan model if the price was right. I'm not keen on the F hole however, but thats just me. I've been planning to purchase a PRS for a while, but would love to get a custom. But as Hollowway said, I'd be skeptical without reputable reviews.

Also, to be perfectly honest, I'd skip with the whole mythology gimmick. It just seems like you are trying too hard and I don't give a rats ass about Greek mythology. I wouldn't buy something just for a cool name....like Toyota Matrix. Thats a pretty badass name.

 

[JaeSwift]

Ok, some feedback:

1. I really like your guitar designs. They're unique but not too far-fetched, but I'de really need to see some actual builds instead of just photo shopped mock-ups (though I understand that will take time).

2. Your introduction post does not mention anything about your unique designs nor does it give us the impression that you're setting yourself apart from the competition. There is no mention of a Unique Selling Point (Semi hollow+fan fretted 8 strings, your the only ones doing them afaik) which is a shame.

3. The F-Hole is a stark contrast with your designs, it's overly simple and too small. I'de make it slightly wider or longer and maybe a bit more dramatic.

If you want any advice on an entrepeneurial level or communications management (I study International Communications Management with a special interest in entrepeneurship) then let me know. I could help with a business plan or atleast some communications pointers.

In short, you have a visionary statement (though it is MUCH too concrete) but not really a mission statement. A mission statement would allow both you and your partner to be more flexible in business as well as always having a clear reference point as to where you want your company to go. I have to say, I am rooting for you.

EDIT: I forgot to say, your website is visually speaking stellar and I dig the mythological background introductions on the guitars, though I would like to see a little more ''guitar talk'' there too.

 

[Empryrean]

Do you guys have actual prototypes?

 

[Meatbucket]

Oh my god. Those flying Vs. If I had money, I'd order like...10 of them.

 

[Aeon Guitars]

Right now we are just trying to see if anyone would be interested in these designs and concepts. We really dont want to build Strat, Tele, and Les Paul copies. We are very much into extended range and different scales.

Trust me we understand that we have zero respect or credibility until we have some wood and metal prototypes to show. We are working on that but we want to find out if we could sell these or if we would just be building guitars for our own use.

We dont have specs completely nailed down and probably wont until we get into the prototyping stage. With the Titan and Gorgon for instance. The design concept (that doesnt show very well with the mockup) we want a carved top and back. Think of the carved top on a PRS or LP. Then the back will be carved as well. The center of the guitar will be kept to standard thickness and will taper out to the perimeter getting thinner and then dishing out at the edge. Not as thin as an Ibanez S but a similar concept.


EDIT: Basically whats going on here is we are seeing if there is any market or interest in our design ideas. If we get a lot of positive feedback and suggestions we will disappear for a while and come back with prototype build threads. If those are well recieved we will invite people out for testing and get some local players to test them out and review them. If people dig it we will start taking orders. A very limited number of orders. We dont want to bite off more than we can chew and have our quality and reputation suffer for it.

 

[thrsher]

i like the pegasus

 

[Hollowway]

Generally speaking I really like the designs and the woods, etc. How the heck did you guys mock those up? That's pretty impressive.

 

[technomancer]

I like the look of the titan and gorgon designs

 

[darren]

That V is very unique and interesting, without being too ridiculous.

The headstock looks familiar.

 

[arkohors]

I like the look of the titan and gorgon designs

I 2nd this! The titan looks amazing!

 

[Aeon Guitars]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Generally speaking I really like the designs and the woods, etc. How the heck did you guys mock those up? That's pretty impressive.

I made them using Adobe After Effects.

 

[Aeon Guitars]

The headstock looks familiar.

We were already thinking about re-designing the headstock a bit so it doesn't look quite so "familiar".

 

[Daemoniac]

The Gorgon looks beautiful. I'm unsure of the F-holes, I think a finished guitar would probably quell my doubts about that though, but in general they look incredible.

 

[ILuvPillows]

Loving the looks of the Gorgan model (especially with the f hole).

Also the idea of violin tailpieces are cool and could definately hold some practicality in the sense of having fine tuners ect. Would love to see future prototypes, as well as some luthier based credentials (they may be on the sight, if so I apologise). I think that when dealing with your first customers that shedding some light on past experience will be vital, as customer reviews won't be available.

Anyways, some awesome designs. I hope you continue this venture and i'll definately be keeping my eye on developments in this thread.

 

[Nightside]

Nope we are not professional luthiers by any means. However, everybody has to start somewhere. Guitar builders are just as human as the rest of us so I dont think its impossible for us to build these. If any of you recall there was a man with no experience who built a quite nice RG7 neck through with even his own machined tremolo plate. Grimey was his SN I believe.

We dont plan on rushing any of this. We want to make sure that everything will be perfect. We also realise that nobody is gonna pay out the ass for a guitar nobody has ever heard of so our pricing will be pretty competitive.

 

[TheDeltaOrionis]

Wow, I really like these projects!
The "Titan" and the "Satyr" are my favourite ones \m/

Positive feedback for me

 

[thewildturkey]

If the price was right, I would be picking up a Titan.

Looking forward to seeing some prototypes!

 

[darren]

I made them using Adobe After Effects.

You used a video post-production and effects app for mocking up guitars?