Aristides Guitars

[jephjacques]

They posted my guitar yesterday, so I suppose I need to show some proof it's actually in my possession ;p


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I'll tell you, it plays like a dream and she looks quite stunning.

this was in my instagram feed and i was like "oh shittttt," good job speccing that fucker out

 

[Reet]

They posted my guitar yesterday, so I suppose I need to show some proof it's actually in my possession ;p


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I'll tell you, it plays like a dream and she looks quite stunning.

Goodness that thing looks amazing. Congrats dude, the paint is sooooo sick.

 

[riverrat13]

Wondering if any 8 string owners have put a real fat low E string on the bottom and if they are finding the neck to hold up ok without warping. My current 8 string Ormsby neck is warping on the bass side due to the tension of my the heavy string and I'm thinking of upgrading..

 

[riverrat13]

For instance could the neck cope with an 11-90 string gauge combination and hold its flatness on both sides?

 

[MSS]

What radius is available other than the 12 to 16 and do I just put that in the comments section when ordering?

 

[Stuck_in_a_dream]

Have anyone ever achieved good results except for chugging metal scenes？I searched for jazz and among the few posts there are one complaining about too much sustain. Will a pickup change make it more capable for jazz cleans in some way? Gonna stretch my hands on a 080 with original BKPs and I’m curious about versatility of these guitars

A workable jazz tone is easy to achieve on any guitar. If pickup too hot, play with the pickup height, dial down the volume knob. Dialing down the tone knob and/or amp settings help a great deal, choice of amp model helps as well. Finally, put some flats on, night and day difference, even on a jazz box.

 

[JimF]

Wondering if any 8 string owners have put a real fat low E string on the bottom and if they are finding the neck to hold up ok without warping. My current 8 string Ormsby neck is warping on the bass side due to the tension of my the heavy string and I'm thinking of upgrading..

Is your Ormsby a hand made one or a production Far East model?

 

[riverrat13]

Is your Ormsby a hand made one or a production Far East model?

Think its the latter..

 

[JimF]

In that case I’d say the superior quality of the Aristides should handle it

 

[riverrat13]

In that case I’d say the superior quality of the Aristides should handle it

Thanks I've shot them off an email in regards to this.

 

[cardinal]

For instance could the neck cope with an 11-90 string gauge combination and hold its flatness on both sides?

I'd input your gauges into a tension calculator and see how even it looks compared to a more typical set.

A guitar neck just needs to be flexible to an extent so that the rod can adjust the relief. If the tension is vastly uneven, you might need something that uses two rods to adjust the twist out, which I doubt Aristides does.

 

[riverrat13]

I'd input your gauges into a tension calculator and see how even it looks compared to a more typical set.

A guitar neck just needs to be flexible to an extent so that the rod can adjust the relief. If the tension is vastly uneven, you might need something that uses two rods to adjust the twist out, which I doubt Aristides does.

That makes a ton of sense thanks.

 

[ikarus]

What radius is available other than the 12 to 16 and do I just put that in the comments section when ordering?

there are no other options.

 

[A.JohnHayes]

there are no other options.

I've seen the occasional one with 20" radius. I presume you just put a request in the comments on the form, and there's probably an upcharge.

 

[hjmp]

Aristides just announced a tremolo for their multi scale no no headless guitars.

 

[jyym]

Trems are now available for S series.

 

[jyym]

Some other details: not double locking, so more like the hipshot contour, price is 190 euros.

 

[rifftrauma]

Some updates picks from Pascal!

 

[MaxOfMetal]

That's a really really good crackle.

 

[jephjacques]

the way the crackle outlines the body indents is chef's kiss