Current State of the Arsenal.

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6stringerguy said:
My wife lives in Maryland while I’m at University in the U.K. , I’m moving to Maryland in the next two years, got married there, and I simply love the state.
The Rightmost blue one is an Aristides 060 FR which is my best guitar while being a wedding present from my wife.
Aristides are a Dutch Company specialising in modern guitars that are completely devoid of wood.
They use a mixture of Carbon Fibre, Fibre Glass and a Proprietary composite known as Arium.
It was purchased used on Reverb for $2700 from a guy based in the Baltimore Maryland Area (new this spec would cost about $4000)
It’s by far the most expertly crafted and most inspiring I’ve owned despite not being the most comfortable for my personal tastes.
Specs:
One Piece Vacuum Molded Arium Neck and Body
Richlite Fretboard
24 Stainless Steel Medium Jumbo Jescar Frets
Bareknuckle Aristides Custom Pickups (based on the Holydiver and Emerald set)
12-16 inch Compound Fretboard radius
25.5 inch scale length
Hipshot Non Locking tuners
Thin C shape Satin Neck
Original Floyd Rose
Schaller Strap Locks
Luminlay Side Dots
5 way switch with zero load tone circuit
Gloss Deep Blue Sky Sparkle Finish
Setup in D Standard with D’addario 10-52

Absolutely Killer instrument with tons of low end thump while remaining crystal clear and aggressive.
It’s a keeper and I’ll never sell it.

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Thanks!! All that is great, I looked at that one and said wow there's something about it
 
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nice collection! got a better pic of the natural one far left? also... what the hell are on the headstocks of a few of em?
 
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jeremy said:
nice collection! got a better pic of the natural one far left? also... what the hell are on the headstocks of a few of em?
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The natural with the Floyd?
Also the things on the headstocks are Jimmyclips which are behind the nut string mutes.


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yes, that one. gotcha, i assumed they were something like that. never heard of a jimmyclip but seems like it would do the trick. do you get a lot of noise up there? especially with the floyd nut, id think there wouldnt be much at all
 
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Killer guitars! I miss my old Ibanez SZ. How do they stack up to the higher end guitars?
 
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jeremy said:
yes, that one. gotcha, i assumed they were something like that. never heard of a jimmyclip but seems like it would do the trick. do you get a lot of noise up there? especially with the floyd nut, id think there wouldnt be much at all
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It removes a little bit of noise and with the amount of level boosts and gain I use I need noise reduction in anyway possible.
Sure man, it’s a Custom Made Daemoness Atlantean by a bloke called Dylan Humphries down in Bristol.
Specs:
Ash Back, Walnut Center and Burl/Flame Maple Top
3 Piece Set Flamed Carpathian Maple Neck (thin D shape.)
Ebony Board
Rosewood Headstock Veneer
24 non Original Stainless Steel Frets
Schaller Floyd Rose with Schaller Sureclaw Adjustment System
Hipshot non locking tuners
Non Original Seymour Duncan Black Winters
25.5 inch scale length
Unknown on the Fretboard Radius but feels like a 16 inch radius.
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6stringerguy said:
My wife lives in Maryland while I’m at University in the U.K. , I’m moving to Maryland in the next two years, got married there, and I simply love the state.
The Rightmost blue one is an Aristides 060 FR which is my best guitar while being a wedding present from my wife.
Aristides are a Dutch Company specialising in modern guitars that are completely devoid of wood.
They use a mixture of Carbon Fibre, Fibre Glass and a Proprietary composite known as Arium.
It was purchased used on Reverb for $2700 from a guy based in the Baltimore Maryland Area (new this spec would cost about $4000)
It’s by far the most expertly crafted and most inspiring I’ve owned despite not being the most comfortable for my personal tastes.
Specs:
One Piece Vacuum Molded Arium Neck and Body
Richlite Fretboard
24 Stainless Steel Medium Jumbo Jescar Frets
Bareknuckle Aristides Custom Pickups (based on the Holydiver and Emerald set)
12-16 inch Compound Fretboard radius
25.5 inch scale length
Hipshot Non Locking tuners
Thin C shape Satin Neck
Original Floyd Rose
Schaller Strap Locks
Luminlay Side Dots
5 way switch with zero load tone circuit
Gloss Deep Blue Sky Sparkle Finish
Setup in D Standard with D’addario 10-52

Absolutely Killer instrument with tons of low end thump while remaining crystal clear and aggressive.
It’s a keeper and I’ll never sell it.
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I've been curious about those Aristedes for awhile. It certainly is pretty! I know the build quality on them is generally acknowledged to be great, and the molded ceramic of the bodies is formulated to be toneful.

A few further questions:
Is the body resonant when you play it; do you feel it vibrate much or does it keep most of the energy in the strings & neck?
Necks are wood, right? How lively is this one - singing or relatively stiff? Does it have a few hot spots like most do?
What does the guitar weigh? and does it balance well?

Thanks.
 
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