Play, Keep or Wood Chipper?

Mincer said:
Those last 3 are complete design fails to me. Ick.
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I love the design of the ORION TERRA GUITAR

https://veraguitars.com/products/orion-terra-guitar-shou-sugi-ban-burst-1-the-purple-burst-1-of-1#

Specifications:
  • 1 Piece Curly Maple Body
  • #1 Shou Sugi Burst Finish (First in the series of 4 and 1 of 1 Purple Burst)
  • HollowCore™ Aluminum Guitar Neck - Nebula 3x3 UL Style
  • Locking Sperzel Tuners
  • Woven Carbon Fiber Fretboard
  • Jescar Jumbo Stainless Steel Frets
  • Bolt-on Brass Nut
  • Lollar Low Wind Imperial Humbuckers
  • 3-way Toggle
  • Aluminati Bridge w. Graphtech Saddles
  • 25.5” Scale with 22 Frets
  • 12” Radius
  • D Shape
  • Hand Wired and Finished
  • 500k Bourne Pots
  • 7 lbs Total Weight
  • Hardshell Case
  • Lifetime Warranty​​
 
Play the Campbell American (they are actually really good guitars, been eyeing one since the mid 2000s)
Keep the Orion just to have something different in the stable.
Chip the Impulse. If I wanted an Explorer, I'd get an Explorer.
 
Securb said:
I love the design of the ORION TERRA GUITAR

https://veraguitars.com/products/orion-terra-guitar-shou-sugi-ban-burst-1-the-purple-burst-1-of-1#

Specifications:
  • 1 Piece Curly Maple Body
  • #1 Shou Sugi Burst Finish (First in the series of 4 and 1 of 1 Purple Burst)
  • HollowCore™ Aluminum Guitar Neck - Nebula 3x3 UL Style
  • Locking Sperzel Tuners
  • Woven Carbon Fiber Fretboard
  • Jescar Jumbo Stainless Steel Frets
  • Bolt-on Brass Nut
  • Lollar Low Wind Imperial Humbuckers
  • 3-way Toggle
  • Aluminati Bridge w. Graphtech Saddles
  • 25.5” Scale with 22 Frets
  • 12” Radius
  • D Shape
  • Hand Wired and Finished
  • 500k Bourne Pots
  • 7 lbs Total Weight
  • Hardshell Case
  • Lifetime Warranty​​
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Yeah, I kinda like this one as well. Shape reminds me of the Ernie Ball St. Vincent a bit:
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GuitarStv said:
Yeah, I kinda like this one as well. Shape reminds me of the Ernie Ball St. Vincent a bit:
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The shape does not move me one way or another. When I say design I mean the specs on this guitar check a lot of boxes for me.I love the carbon fibre fingerboard and stainless steel frets on my Parker. The aluminum neck speaks to me. Locking tuners, brass nut, graphtech saddles, etc...this is a very well thought out guitar.
 
I don't mind that one in theory; it looks like the little brother of Glenn Tipton's Hamer. My real gripe with it is upper-fret access.
 
Sirion said:
I don't mind that one in theory; it looks like the little brother of Glenn Tipton's Hamer. My real gripe with it is upper-fret access.
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You would be fine. I am sure you could get in there with little effort

Aluminati-Fusco2-PurpleBurst-15_1800x1800.jpg
 
It looks like they might have changed the design subtly: on the blue guitar above, it looks like the neck and body join around the 18th fret; here we are almost down by the 20th. If it is a change and not an optical illusion, it is definitely for the better.
 
Sirion said:
It looks like they might have changed the design subtly: on the blue guitar above, it looks like the neck and body join around the 18th fret; here we are almost down by the 20th. If it is a change and not an optical illusion, it is definitely for the better.
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They are two different makes with simular body styles.
 
Securb said:
They are two different makes with simular body styles.
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Ah, yes, of course. How could I miss: the angle of the lower horn is completely different.

EDIT: I get it now. I jumped to the last page and didn't realize that the St. Vincent was NOT the original topic. Carry on, then.
 
Securb said:
I agree, very cool looking. I love the carbon fiber fretboard with stainless steel frets on my Parker. The bends are effortless and easier to control and intonate, as is vibrato.
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I have a carbon fiber fretboard on my Emerald, and I love it, too. I think it is still too expensive at this point to see CF fretboards on lower-priced models, although that would be cool.
 
Hmmm

Hm

Keep the Zaletelj Catalina because it fills in gaps in my collection
​​​​​​Play the Barlow Falcon because it's gorgeous
Reluctantly chip the Xylem Leviathan, even though it looks like the closest of these to what I'd actually gel with as a daily driver
 
Play the Leviathan - looks like something I could use and would be comfortable, but I don't really need it
Chip the Falcon - nice idea, not for me
Keep the Catalina - like the versatility, plus hollow plus acoustic pickup.
 
Keeping the Falcon, as it has 22 frets, and the neck pickup would sound the best.
Play the Catalina, and chip the last one that looks like a disease under a microscope.
 
Keep Leviathan - looks closest to something I could use
Chip the Falcon - Beautiful guitar but if I didn't gel with the pickups I would imaging replacement options would be very limited.
Play the Catalina - Too many toys in that guitar to pass up, piezo/midi ​
 
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