Official Daemoness Guitars Thread

[terran236]

This guy's stuff looks incredible http://daemonessguitars.co.uk/
His Instagram is full of awesome pics

Has anyone played one? The craftsmanship looks crazy good, wondering if they play as good as they look?

Any owners out there? What was the process like getting one made? How much?

Mines about $5700 before shipping. Probably $6000 after. It all depends on how intricate you want the inlay. I told them to go all the way, $1200 just the inlay work. still cheaper than a custom Jackson or ESP which you would be probably paying over 10,000 for something like this.

 

[Pat]

Mines about $5700 before shipping. Probably $6000 after. It all depends on how intricate you want the inlay. I told them to go all the way, $1200 just the inlay work. still cheaper than a custom Jackson or ESP which you would be probably paying over 10,000 for something like this.

Oh wow, this is probably naive of me but I had no idea custom shop stuff got up to that cost (the 10,000 quote) I thought the custom shop stuff would level off around 5/6000

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Oh wow, this is probably naive of me but I had no idea custom shop stuff got up to that cost (the 10,000 quote) I thought the custom shop stuff would level off around 5/6000

ESP Japan and PRS private stock can definitely shoot over 10k. Same with certain other builders like rick toone or ulrich teuffel which start at like 5-10k and can go over 15k depending on specs

Daemoness are pretty reasonably priced compared to those

 

[narad]

I'd say the difference between is that you really see where the money goes in the Daemoness.

With Uli you pay $10k extra for a ~$500-1k in fancy wood (+usual trans finishes). Some of the prodigy series come with a stand, but that hardly accounts for the difference.

And with ESP you presumably pay for admin, as the difference between an Original Series you like and the same thing without inlay (which is then considered custom shop) is an extra $2-3k. Less work can equal higher price in ESP CS world.

Every shop has their own thing, but I think Daemoness has a pretty reasonable setup. The base price is pretty fair considering UK living costs, most options are pretty cheap, and inlay is basically as good as it gets for a fraction of what Larry Robinson would charge. Difference is who your customer base is mostly.

 

[Flappydoodle]

I'd say the difference between is that you really see where the money goes in the Daemoness.

With Uli you pay $10k extra for a ~$500-1k in fancy wood (+usual trans finishes). Some of the prodigy series come with a stand, but that hardly accounts for the difference.

And with ESP you presumably pay for admin, as the difference between an Original Series you like and the same thing without inlay (which is then considered custom shop) is an extra $2-3k. Less work can equal higher price in ESP CS world.

Every shop has their own thing, but I think Daemoness has a pretty reasonable setup. The base price is pretty fair considering UK living costs, most options are pretty cheap, and inlay is basically as good as it gets for a fraction of what Larry Robinson would charge. Difference is who your customer base is mostly.

Totally agree. If you look at what a Jackson USA costs in the UK:

Jeff Loomis Kelly = £4,099. Misha's guitars are all around £3,200

Those are production guitars. Not even custom shop.

I put together a pretty simple Daemoness quote. Came out as just over £3,000

Even if I went nuts with an elaborate inlay, it might break £4,000

Yes I'm comparing a UK-made guitar vs an import, but at the end of the day it's the total price which matters. If Dylan will make you a totally custom guitar for less than a production model from a major manufacturer, I don't think anybody can reasonable say that's bad value.

 

[mastapimp]

Totally agree. If you look at what a Jackson USA costs in the UK:

Jeff Loomis Kelly = £4,099. Misha's guitars are all around £3,200

Those are production guitars. Not even custom shop.

The Loomis model is out of the custom shop. They put the custom shop logo behind the headstock.

 

[drmosh]

The Loomis model is out of the custom shop. They put the custom shop logo behind the headstock.

but loomis is loomis

but anyways, still waiting on my daemo, another 2 months passed

 

[terran236]

but loomis is loomis

but anyways, still waiting on my daemo, another 2 months passed

Is yours almost done? If so which one is it on the daemoness Instagram???

 

[EchelonXIII]

I've had the pleasure to play my friend's (older) Daemoness (the one with the absolutely massive skull and spear on the fretboard). Lovely guitar, but I would like to think that it absolutely pales in comparison to Dylan's newer work.

Given time and inspiration I hope I can get my own slot in. (sadly, my idea regarding a Slaanesh build was shot down at the time :'( )

 

[drmosh]

Is yours almost done? If so which one is it on the daemoness Instagram???

I think he posted a pic of it without hardware, it's the classic looking V with the sunburst

 

[Flappydoodle]

The Loomis model is out of the custom shop. They put the custom shop logo behind the headstock.

Gotcha. Ok, so Jackson custom shop is more expensive and Jackson USA production is similar to a Daemoness (in UK at least)

 

[Samark]

Headstock makes me weak at the knees

 

[IbanezDaemon]

Damn!! Check this out:

 

[MAJ Meadows SF]

Someone on IG pointed out how hard it must've been to sand those points! This is going to create some ferocious black metal.

 

[prlgmnr]

Someone on IG pointed out how hard it must've been to sand those points! This is going to create some ferocious black metal.

This is the one for Britney Spears's' guitarist.

 

[MAJ Meadows SF]

This is the one for Britney Spears's' guitarist.

LOFL

 

[Lorcan Ward]

Thats an extreme shape! I wonder who its for.

 

[jwade]

It would be badass to see that shape with the Dimebag blue lightning look.

 

[jephjacques]

Thats an extreme shape! I wonder who its for.

Post Malone

 

[MAJ Meadows SF]

Thats an extreme shape! I wonder who its for.

Aindiachaí, the live guitarist for Taake, Gorgoroth, and Ovate. I cannot begin to imagine how stoked Dylan is to build a weapon for this guy. The Daemoness artist roster is filled with metal chaos, and there’s more to come.