Don't do it. So I did.

[PS412]

Nice body shape, great finish. Too bad the design came up a bit short on the practical aspects.
Looks to be a great mod platform if it's cheap enough, though.

Like I said I like it but it has quirks. There is a less expensive version that has a hard tail, everything else is the same, I would have got that except you don't get the cool kid colours.
Now just playing armchair quarterback here, if I was sitting at the table with these guys, I would offer this X6 as a non tremolo version, ( I payed as much for this guitar as a expensive Epiphone at my big box store. ) and keep it at that price, perhaps different pickups and then bite the bullet, pay the fees, and build a hot rod version with an upscaled trem and pickups. I'm not sure what that would add to the cost but I think it could come in at a reasonable price point.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

I'm a little surprised that they didn't keep it headless, just using a wood neck rather carbon-infused rubber.
It's the same bridge, yes? So tuners & headstock aren't strictly necessary.
Of course headless guitars are out of fashion these days.

This body sure looks awesome in the metallic finishes.

Not a fan of aluminum-necked guitars myself. Haven't ever owned an aluminum body, other than a canoe.

 

[Mincer]

I actually quite enjoy aluminium guitars. I have been thinking of building a cast aluminium guitar, but thinking and doing are sometimes two different things.

I wonder if the body gets uncomfortably hot in bright sunlight....

 

[PS412]

I'm a little surprised that they didn't keep it headless, just using a wood neck rather carbon-infused rubber.
It's the same bridge, yes? So tuners & headstock aren't strictly necessary.
Of course headless guitars are out of fashion these days.

This body sure looks awesome in the metallic finishes.

Not a fan of aluminum-necked guitars myself. Haven't ever owned an aluminum body, other than a canoe.

Yep, their website has headless models and you can find them in other online places, and yep same bridge.
I actually want an aluminium neck. I have this and another aluminium body guitar and think an aluminium ( perhaps fretless ) neck would sound pretty neat.

I like canoes.

 

[PS412]

I wonder if the body gets uncomfortably hot in bright sunlight....

I haven't stood outside with my aluminium guitars for any length of time but they are pretty reflective and I would say no. A black finish on it would make much more of a difference in my opinion.

 

[Securb]

I wonder if the body gets uncomfortably hot in bright sunlight....

Do your guitars get hot in Florida? Do you have any black ones?

 

[Demanic]

Aluminum guitar deserves Aluminum pickups. Get some Lace Deathbuckers for that guitar!

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[PS412]

Aluminum guitar deserves Aluminum pickups. Get some Lace Deathbuckers for that guitar!

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You know, I've had that idea floating around for a little while. They may end up there yet.

 

[Demanic]

You know, I've had that idea floating around for a little while. They may end up there yet.

I put a set in an Epi Explorer years ago. They're still there. Some of the clearest hi fi sounding humbuckers and they can be split. But they are LOUD. And they don't mud or mush out, even with the tone turned all the way down.

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[Mincer]

Do your guitars get hot in Florida? Do you have any black ones?

I know metal stuff does. Like the handles on the PA cabinets. Metal stages get incredibly hot- no way you could go barefoot on them. No black guitars here.

 

[Demanic]

I know metal stuff does. Like the handles on the PA cabinets. Metal stages get incredibly hot- no way you could go barefoot on them. No black guitars here.

Pretty much the same in AZ if not more so.

 

[Clint 55]

So what is so unsatisfactory about this guitar? It seems good to me. I like the clean tone from the demos.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Yep, their website has headless models and you can find them in other online places, and yep same bridge.
I actually want an aluminium neck. I have this and another aluminium body guitar and think an aluminium ( perhaps fretless ) neck would sound pretty neat.

I like canoes.

The problem with my aluminum-neck Kramer back in the 80s was thermal expansion.
It heated up and went sharp under the stage lights. Could only play it for the first two songs in a set.
After that our stage tech would have to retune it so the singer could use it for one tune mid-set.
Can't even imagine what would happen under direct sunlight somewhere like FLA or AZ...

On the plus side, wherever that guitar may be today, I'm sure the neck is still ruler straight.

 

[PS412]

So what is so unsatisfactory about this guitar? It seems good to me. I like the clean tone from the demos.

I Like the guitar. It does what a guitar should do and its not a fight to play.
I know some guitarists are more finnicky than others so just pointing out some quirks.
The bridge does what a bridge should do but it could be better.
The pickups to my ear are on the thin side, if you like the lower end oomph, the stock pickups won't work well for you. To change the pickups will require modifying a standard pickup. ( Although it looks like pictures of other models they have drilled the screw holes for the pickups so a standard one will fit. )
The volume knob is a little closer to the strings and maybe if you are a pinky out player you could bump it.
The jack placement on the back may be awkward for some people.

Now, if somebody saw one of these and was scratching their chin humming and hawing about buying before trying it, they may have a little bit better understanding of the guitar.

 

[PS412]

The problem with my aluminum-neck Kramer back in the 80s was thermal expansion.
It heated up and went sharp under the stage lights. Could only play it for the first two songs in a set.
After that our stage tech would have to retune it so the singer could use it for one tune mid-set.
Can't even imagine what would happen under direct sunlight somewhere like FLA or AZ...

On the plus side, wherever that guitar may be today, I'm sure the neck is still ruler straight.

I may spring for one. I don't get under the stage lights too often to matter and I have choices for those situations. Besides when I pull of the " Hey look I'm a helicopter " move and swing the guitar around on a 10 foot by 10 foot stage, I need something that stays straight.

 

[GuitarStv]

Looks like a cool guitar to me. I'd play that.