FNG here: Need SS.org advice on builders/luthiers

[Steinmetzify]

So I've been lurking around here for awhile...joined last year finally and have been enjoying reviews and NGDs and stuff. I play riff heavy stuff, southern groove metal, and some occasional prog stuff, mostly straight into a 6505+ and an Orange 2x12...every once in a awhile I'll throw a pedal or two in, but not often.

Had a custom LP built for me last year because I couldn't find one I liked. Check it:

This thing is sick...BKP Holydivers, gold MOP inlays, ebony board and black binding, Sperzels and TonePros. Love it. BUT! After hanging around here for a while, I'm now jonesing for something super thin and shreddy, ala Blackmachine or Black Water...talk to Khoi every once in a while over on RigTalk and saw his Black Water 7, and that thing destroys....so I'm in the market...he gave me a glowing report on the build.

I've done some research on various guys, but every time I come here there's someone else.....wanna make sure I'm covering all the bases for this one.

So far I've got:

Black Water
Mercer
Skervesen
.........(interesting...this guy banned for some reason here?)
Sabre(maybe, their stuff doesn't grab me the way the above guys' builds do, but the reviews are great)

Anyone else I should be looking at? Keep in mind I'm looking for thin, light bolt-ons like this one:

Lifted this from a NGD on the main page...if this is in poor taste then please let me know and I'll remove it; not sure of the rules here yet, I just think it's so damn cool and illustrates very well what I'm looking for.

Anyway, figured I'd hit you guys up for advice rather than run rampant all over the internet hoping to bump into something cool.....you cats have your fingers on the pulse of new shit around here, it seems like.

Thanks for any replies, and thoughts in this matter.

Scott

 

[Electric Wizard]

Siggery is the other big name in BM-styled guitars.

RAN is evidently going to start making flat topped crushers as well, which is in the same vein.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

If you're happy with that custom LP-style guitar, why not go with the same builder?

 

[Steinmetzify]

If you're happy with that custom LP-style guitar, why not go with the same builder?

Homeboy is booked for another year at least, man. Looking to do this sooner than that. Otherwise I would; he killed it on my LP.

 

[Steinmetzify]

Siggery is the other big name in BM-styled guitars.

RAN is evidently going to start making flat topped crushers as well, which is in the same vein.

Much appreciated man. Checking into them now. Any idea on prices from them or is that frowned upon here?

 

[TheDepthsWillRise]

I've been talking to Aaron at Blackwater about a build, and he said his wait was about 11-12 months, but honestly from what I've seen and from talking to him, I think it's gonna be worth the wait.

 

[Steinmetzify]

I've been talking to Aaron at Blackwater about a build, and he said his wait was about 11-12 months, but honestly from what I've seen and from talking to him, I think it's gonna be worth the wait.

That kind of blows...don't really want to wait that long and he was pretty much my first choice. Good on him for doing stellar enough work that his wait times have gone up like that.
Thanks for the info though, and good luck with your build!

 

[Andromalia]

You're going to have some wait time with any reputable luthier, sadly, especially since the kind of guitar you want is in demand these days, as the BM-like market has been soaring this last year. Skervesen might be your best bet related to that side of the problem.

 

[s4tch]

Skervesen might be your best bet related

Certainly worth a shot, they might well be the quickest to build a copymachine.

 

[Polythoral]

Would suggest Skervesen as well. Haven't played one but they're affordable, have a quick turnaround, and do stuff similar to what you're looking for.

 

[Steinmetzify]

Sent emails for quotes to both companies. Thanks, guys!