Is it true this new headless models are going in production finally. Everyone finally try a Blackmachine guitars
http://blackmachine.net/vi.htm
http://blackmachine.net/vi.htm
Blackmachine new headless models
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cardinal
Buys guitars, sometimes plays them
lol at the sustain block.
I'm sure the guitars are very nice.
I'm sure the guitars are very nice.
spudmunkey
Well-Known Member
Is the "and double ball end strings for toolless string changes" a concern for anyone? I'm hoping that's optional, because double-ball string availability is minimal (at best) and is a limitation for scale length and string count.
KnightBrolaire
SSO's unofficial pickup tester
so basically a steinberger gm4s
That output jack placement.
gunshow86de
Beef Jerky Time
The whole thing looks half-assed, like it was the initial prototype. The inevitable Grote ebay copies will look better.
spudmunkey
Well-Known Member
People shit on some of the modern headless guitars as "defeating the whole purpose" by having bodies that aren't also shrunk down to the smallest possible size, even though most of these guitars only make the bodies wider so they look more proportionate on a human person and it keeps the guitar just as portable since the length is the same. While i disagree with the sentiment...this has the wider body but then also adds what looks like 2-3" after the end of the bridge tuners, making the body much longer than most other headless guitars on the market. So, it's still shorter by the length of a headstock, but seems to then also lose any body-shortening advantage. That said, there are still some folks who thing that these modern "larger" headless guitars still look too small on them, so this might be right up their alley.
I am also on the side of thinking that this is a prototype, as the control cavity cover is surface mount, the binding looks like it's covered in file/rasp marks. Definitely not a fan of the 3 different pickup covers, either.
I am also on the side of thinking that this is a prototype, as the control cavity cover is surface mount, the binding looks like it's covered in file/rasp marks. Definitely not a fan of the 3 different pickup covers, either.
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BigViolin
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Yes, double ball is a superior system. Unfortunately, only for those of us at 25.5 in basic set gauges.
There's like 3 of us.
It's also why I prefer the j custom headpieces.
BigViolin
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Funny, with more headless designs available than ever I'd still take a Klein built to my specs or a Canton.
ThtOthrPrsn
Unconventional
I like it except for that lower cutout, it doesn't "flow" or work with the body like a lot of the other headless guitars out there do. It doesn't feel like it was designed as a headless guitar, if that makes sense?
diagrammatiks
Well-Known Member
That’s a nope from me
I agree with this sentiment. It looks like they took a blackmachine and said how could we make this a headless without changing anything else about it. I'm a fan of the wood choices of the body but the entire execution is poor. So I hope that this is a REALLY rough prototype.
KnightBrolaire
SSO's unofficial pickup tester
also shame on him for using madagascar rosewood, that stuff is highly endangered compared to other dalbergias.
The double ball ends are pretty much the only thing that's appealing about this to me. This is not a very elegant take on a headless IMO. RBM2 was the first thing I thought when I saw it, but this isn't nearly as cool.
xwmucradiox
sweep.tap.sweep
Double ball end is a questionable idea in 2018 and for his market specifically. Dramatically limits string choices. The clamp-style headpieces that take standard strings are what brought headless back to viability in the market. Using double ball end strings could lead to guitars essentially being bricked because of lack of string availability. Look at the Floyd Rose Speedloader guitars. They stopped making the strings so once they're gone the guitars are unusable without mods.
Lorcan Ward
7slinger
This ones been in the works for a while, it had 2 pickups originally, he wanted this guitar voiced differently to the B2 so adding another middle humbucked was another step. You can order these now from Doug, he's eager to get building again but you will pay a LOT. The headstock is one of the defining BM parts so it's a bit odd to see a headless.
Cool to finally see a floyd on one of his guitars.
Cool to finally see a floyd on one of his guitars.
In all fairness, who knows how long he's had his stockpile. These could be cuts of wood that he's had on hand for 10+ years for all we know.
