MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
I held and looked at Per Nilsson's sig at NAMM (he showed it to me and answered my questions, cool dude). In person I'd say it looks really really cool, very out there and nutty in a cool way! 
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jemfloral
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These are some quick and dirty pictures taken at NAMM 2014 by a friend.
You'll notice that the Nillson signature looks better in these pictures than in the ones used by AstralEXRSystems to promote itthey should really consider doing a re-shoot, to do the guitar justice.
You'll notice that the Nillson signature looks better in these pictures than in the ones used by AstralEXRSystems to promote itthey should really consider doing a re-shoot, to do the guitar justice.
MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
funny story: That guitar isn't really sold, it's just Per's personal guitar that they didn't want people messing with
Watty
Naturally Cynical
^^^ I would have thought that was common knowledge?
MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
ikarus
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why?
Because its his signature guitar and afaik the only one in existance. Its the proto for the production guitars...
Fiction
For Mod
Because it's his signature guitar that was only announced just prior to namm 
MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
That's only common knowledge if you know about that
StevenC
Needs a hobby
Here's a Singularity video:
Gosh, I want one of those!
Gosh, I want one of those!
Watty
Naturally Cynical
That's only common knowledge if you know about that
Not necessarily, I'd wager that most protos from companies like Strandberg are going to be the actual guitar the artist gets (at least initially). I'm not saying that you were stupid for not knowing or anything like that, but I think this is pretty common...
MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
well yeah, but for all I know there might be more than one of these. Know what I mean?
Syriel
owns a .strandberg*
Man I thought the Singularity had a tremolo, seeing as it's already an "out there" guitar with 27 TT frets that's a straight fretter ( not fanned I mean, the frets itself are crooked yes ).
Oh well, not my guitar so I can't talk. But 27 frets are awesome.
). Oh well, not my guitar so I can't talk. But 27 frets are awesome.
MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
yeah, the Singularity isn't fanned, just True Temperament. Allan Marcus's guitar, however, has both.
Antwill
Banned
does anyone have a custom Strandberg 7 for sale? I really want one asap before they are too hard to find. I hear that Ola only makes around 4-6 of them per year so I really want one before they become classics. I think that Strandberg is going to be the next "big" company in the next few years and his customs should probably be going up in prices so I want one now and will pay whatever you want. I want something unique I guess. a walnut top would be perfect. PM me if you have one. Thanks
TemjinStrife
Power Metal Cellist
underthecurve
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They were selling a few at namm if I can recall.
Watty
Naturally Cynical
Yeah, there were two up for grabs at NAMM. I emailed Ola about the 7 pictured above, but never heard back. Maybe a good thing....the top finish looks a bit weird. Could be the lighting, but I'd imagine he had to use some sort of epoxy on a burl like that.
That aside, has anyone here ever gone to Marty Bell for a stain job? I see that loads of people use him for solid refinish jobs, but I was contemplating buying a Boden 7 in natural and having him give it a refinish in a color I actually want.
That aside, has anyone here ever gone to Marty Bell for a stain job? I see that loads of people use him for solid refinish jobs, but I was contemplating buying a Boden 7 in natural and having him give it a refinish in a color I actually want.
arkohors
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The Burl on that 7 was not filled in at all....not sure why, but I wouldn't have spent the $4700 on that (but that's just me
)One thing i took away from NAMM was that the Washburn bodens are quite comparable to the custom shop strandbergs. Unless you need to have some crazy top wood, I'd say just stick to getting a production model. They are worth every dime, and any differences between those and the custom shops guitars are negligible.
narad
Progressive metal and politics
The Burl on that 7 was not filled in at all....not sure why, but I wouldn't have spent the $4700 on that (but that's just me
One thing i took away from NAMM was that the Washburn bodens are quite comparable to the custom shop strandbergs. Unless you need to have some crazy top wood, I'd say just stick to getting a production model. They are worth every dime, and any differences between those and the custom shops guitars are negligible.
Did you check out the natural 8-string there? If so, what did you think of it?
Yea, I'll just chime in and say that if you got the standard sort of Washburn stains via an Ola build, it'll cost a ton - it starts costing a lot when you move outside of the oil finishes. Meanwhile, exotic tops and things like that are cheaper than stains (you pay less in options, and the cost of wood is not likely to offset the cost of a stain + nitro + quilted or flamed maple) via Ola.
So something to keep in mind if you're debating -- I'm kicking myself for not going with some crazy koa or ebony top on my Ola build. But then again, the Washburn stuff didn't existence at that time.
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