Official Bowes Guitars Thread - Works In Progress

[Prydogga]

Sorry to steal the thunder Brian, but I have to:

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

I think brian's neck joint is too fucking cool

 

[canuck brian]

Wll, here's where nick's is at - need to wiring it and swap the bridge baseplate, but other than that, all done!

Tried to get a pic with the neck carve - not sure if you guys can see where it has the severe offset heel.

 

[kruneh]

That is amazing!

 

[GTailly]

Really stunning! I love this.

 

[axxessdenied]

Beautiful! I will hopefully be purchasing a guitar from you next year

 

[Valennic]

So excited to be getting this thing. Now if only Hipshot would get their shit together.

 

[Prydogga]

Tell me about it, the days I sat refreshing my screen in hopes of an update on PROPER tuners from Hipshot...

 

[canuck brian]

I'm really hoping that its just someone that didn't have their coffee that morning and not a complete retool of the bridge baseplates. Since I can't find anyone else online talking about it, i'm REALLY hoping it's just a one time thing.

 

[Valennic]

Well the staggering makes sense for intonation purposes, but that gives no good reason as to why just that ONE out of the lot is staggered, and the other isn't. If that's a new baseplate from them, you'd have to redo your CAD for the bodies wouldn't you?

 

[MetalThrasher]

WOW! I've been following some of these builds and they all look amazing! If another custom run deal comes up again in the future I think I'm going to be jumping on it. Are you doing 7 string floyd bridges yet?

 

[canuck brian]

Well the staggering makes sense for intonation purposes, but that gives no good reason as to why just that ONE out of the lot is staggered, and the other isn't. If that's a new baseplate from them, you'd have to redo your CAD for the bodies wouldn't you?

I talked to them - they're going to be still taking orders for the straight row of holes. Should have a new baseplate from them within 48 hours.

For intonation, the only thing they've done is stagger the holes closer to the treble side. The bridge itself using the new hole spacing will need to be relocated on the body....so i'm not going to be using that one.

Metal - Floyd's will be in the new year. I've got WAY too much on my plate right now to get Floyd 7's out the door with Fanned 8's being the next on the agenda.

 

[Valennic]

BUMP

Because my guitar was shipped out today, and I'm expecting her later this week.

Proper NGD when she arrives.

 

[Minoin]

Just wow! These guitars look made just crazy easy to play The woods and neckjoint complement each other perfectly, like it's 1 guitar instead of a neck and a body (if you know what I mean).

 

[canuck brian]

Here's the current status of the 30 incher!

aaaand Darren did this up for me. He's so nice.

 

[Valennic]

If Darren is going to make my wallet cry by creating these renders for Brian, then god dammit, all of you must weep with me

 

[mphsc]

damn it those scallops or that 30 incher would be mine! If not spoken for of course. I love everything, well almost everything about it and now the fanned. Still hate I missed the 7 run.

 

[canuck brian]

Christian's guitar in it's current state - installed the frets, need to level and crown them and sand the guitar to the right grit.

 

[bob123]

What's the back wood on that brian?

 

[canuck brian]

What's the back wood on that brian?

It's one piece walnut - but there just happened to be a huge spot of awesome figuring on it.