ovlott
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Dat Heel.
Lady and Djents! The Bowes SLx7 #014!
I've had this one for a bit now but have been too busy playing the thing to get some proper pics and give'er an NGD. Long story short I ended up playing a little game of trade roulette with that Carvin TL70 I had.
I had made some good trades more or less but I wasnt fully satisfied with what I was ending up with, so just kept putting things up locally and snagging the first offers that came by that were reasonable. This also gave me some time with some other upper-end guitars such as other Carvins, USA Jacksons, and PRS. Until one day I got an offer from a lovely fellow (Thanks Sinned!) wanting to swap me this for what I had going on at the time!
Now to me this was huge, as I recognized the guitar instantly when I saw some pics. Almost bought it 3 years ago locally
I had been GASing for a Bowes since then too, and it had just happened to be this one!
I tried to capture the neck shape as best I could, but it's very difficult to photograph. One of those things you just have to understand by playing it. Neck profile is very comfy, and fits the shape of my hand almost perfectly. the reverse volute/whoopdy-doo is also awesome for getting those big first fret bends when you want too due to the leverage it gives you. also acts as a muscle memory kind of thing so that my hand knows where its at on the neck when im not looking.
This guitar is by far my favourite guitar I've ever played. The tones I can get out of it are unreal too! Might just be the CL/LF combo in it, but damn it's awesome. I honestly don't know where to begin on how great this thing is. It's light too, I think somewhere near ~6lbs? balanced very well though. The sustain goes for days, and you can feel the guitar ringing everywhere on it when you play a note.
Upper fret access. Access? No, I don't need to "Access" the upper frets on this beast. They are just there, unobstructed and open for the playing without worry of anything getting in the way. lol. And incase anyone missed it, yes, dat heel. Sometimes I just sit there and look at it just because I can.
Let's have some specs shall we?
Roasted Ash one-piece body
Figured European Ash bookmatched top and Headstock.
5 piece Masaranduba/roasted flamed maple neck With Asymmetrical profile and ebony heel block.
Ebony fretboard scalloped 12-25
26" scale with 24 Jumbo nickel frets
Hipshot hardware and all the other lovely details that Brian puts into his designs.
If anyone has any questions about this axe feel free to ask! Brian makes some wicked stuff.
Edit: Oh and apparently this was originally built for Wes Hauch of The Faceless
Dat Heel.
Lady and Djents! The Bowes SLx7 #014!
I've had this one for a bit now but have been too busy playing the thing to get some proper pics and give'er an NGD. Long story short I ended up playing a little game of trade roulette with that Carvin TL70 I had.
I had made some good trades more or less but I wasnt fully satisfied with what I was ending up with, so just kept putting things up locally and snagging the first offers that came by that were reasonable. This also gave me some time with some other upper-end guitars such as other Carvins, USA Jacksons, and PRS. Until one day I got an offer from a lovely fellow (Thanks Sinned!) wanting to swap me this for what I had going on at the time!
Now to me this was huge, as I recognized the guitar instantly when I saw some pics. Almost bought it 3 years ago locally
I had been GASing for a Bowes since then too, and it had just happened to be this one!I tried to capture the neck shape as best I could, but it's very difficult to photograph. One of those things you just have to understand by playing it. Neck profile is very comfy, and fits the shape of my hand almost perfectly. the reverse volute/whoopdy-doo is also awesome for getting those big first fret bends when you want too due to the leverage it gives you. also acts as a muscle memory kind of thing so that my hand knows where its at on the neck when im not looking.
This guitar is by far my favourite guitar I've ever played. The tones I can get out of it are unreal too! Might just be the CL/LF combo in it, but damn it's awesome. I honestly don't know where to begin on how great this thing is. It's light too, I think somewhere near ~6lbs? balanced very well though. The sustain goes for days, and you can feel the guitar ringing everywhere on it when you play a note.
Upper fret access. Access? No, I don't need to "Access" the upper frets on this beast. They are just there, unobstructed and open for the playing without worry of anything getting in the way. lol. And incase anyone missed it, yes, dat heel. Sometimes I just sit there and look at it just because I can.
Let's have some specs shall we?
Roasted Ash one-piece body
Figured European Ash bookmatched top and Headstock.
5 piece Masaranduba/roasted flamed maple neck With Asymmetrical profile and ebony heel block.
Ebony fretboard scalloped 12-25
26" scale with 24 Jumbo nickel frets
Hipshot hardware and all the other lovely details that Brian puts into his designs.
If anyone has any questions about this axe feel free to ask! Brian makes some wicked stuff.
Edit: Oh and apparently this was originally built for Wes Hauch of The Faceless
Would love to pick up a 6 from him in the future.
" and then "holy f**king s**t! This thing looks dangerous! 
