NGD - EGC Baritone Aluminum/Acrylic 6 string

[ben_hurt]

HOLY NUTS I LOVE THIS GUITAR.

EGC Scott Kelly (Neurosis) Signature-based baritone 6 string. 2 EGC humbuckers, 30", 20 Frets, 1 Vol/1 Tone. The neck runs through to a resonator plate in the body where the bridge and pickups are attached. It weighs approximately 972 pounds, but I absolutely love playing it. It'll get it's live debut on Saturday. The neck really feels like nothing else I've ever played, and the sound is just incredible. I'll get a vid up soon.

 

[GRIZ]

man that thing has to sound BRIGHT

looks cool though

 

[ben_hurt]

It's a complex and very different sound. I gotta get a clip up. The acrylic actually projects a ton of bass and warmth. It can definitely be harsh if you want it to be, but it reminds me of somewhere between a Martin and a piano.

 

[ElRay]

Any photos of the back of the body?

Ray

 

[ben_hurt]

don't have one handy, but I'll take one tomorrow when I jam next. It has a plastic plate the same shape as the pickguard, unlike the backs of the armstrongs. You can see the resonator plate through the side of the guitar, too, though it's pretty well disguised.

 

[yingmin]

Acrylic and aluminum? They couldn't find some way to work depleted uranium into the design?

 

[xwmucradiox]

Its so weird that their 30" baritones seem to be short scale basses with 6 strings instead of guitars with long scale lengths. The 20 frets on a guitar just seems out of place but its how Mustang basses are built.

 

[Go To Bed Jessica]

That looks amazing! I've been seeing a lot of aluminum neck stuff online lately and I'm really starting to come around to it. The fretboard alone is a thing of beauty.

But holy crap, that thing must be seriously heavy. My shoulder is hurting just looking at it.

 

[BucketheadRules]

Oh man I love that. EGCs are dream guitars for me.

I don't envy your spine though.

 

[Dabo Fett]

thanks. after seeing this i had to go send in for a custom quote from egc!

beautiful guitar though!

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Very cool! Team Acrylic!

 

[simonXsludge]

Seriously, how heavy is that thing? Kickass and unique guitar, something you don't get to see every day, unless some bigger name Stoner/Doom band is coming through town.

 

[DeathChord]

30" way cool !

 

[noUser01]

Wow, that looks incredible! I imagine it sounds super unique. You're a lucky man, happy NGD!

 

[Slunk Dragon]

Dude, that guitar looks absolutely sick! Very nice!!

Though I know this will only be a dream, I bet an 8-string version of that -all the other specs the same- would kick some major ass. (Yes, I'm on an ERG kick, so sue me )

 

[Shimme]

Man that is a cool bass VI but I couldn't imagine using it on stage, that thing must weigh 20 pounds... Cool AF though!

 

[Carl Kolchak]

@ben hurt: Does it sound like a Dan Armstrong?

 

[ben_hurt]

@Carl - it's got a pretty unique sound. The bridge and pickups are all mounted directly to what is essentially the neck. The aluminum runs all the way into the body. The Armstrong's use a wood neck, bridge and fretboard unlike this one. There is no wood in this guitar. It's a very loud guitar and sounds almost acoustic when not plugged in. The aluminum brightness comes through if you hammer on it, and depends a bit on your amp setup, but it can make very rich and warm tones, too.

 

[Zsharp]

Does the neck cause tuning issues with temperature change? I've read that they can get a little wacky when going from cold to hot settings due to extra expansion of the materials, figured I'd ask an actual owner of one though!

 

[Black Mamba]

Nice!