My latest project

Jammy · #1 08-09-2007, 05:55 AM

Well I've not been on here for a long while! But after a little stint on the sevenstring.org forums I couldn't help but come over and see what's changed. Not much it seems!
Anyways, I'm now a trained luthier and am in the process of setting up business under the name Dark Matter guitars. My latest project is a fanned fret 7 string acoustic. I built this guitar as sort of a showpiece for the company. Here are some photos...

Please check out my website at www.darkmatterguitars.com
My next project is an electric 8 string, which may interest some of you guys a little more

mi2tom · #2 08-09-2007, 06:03 AM

Look at that fret! How does it play? Awesome job and it's beautiful!

Andelusion · #3 08-09-2007, 06:41 AM

StephenE from intermusic here, once again, great job

barbarelaxe · #4 08-09-2007, 07:50 AM

This is just beautiful. excellent craftsmanship. get ready for a ton of requests for replacement Jem bodies and necks

rbjammin · #5 08-09-2007, 08:15 AM

Beautiful work!

What woods did you use? What scale lengths did you use? How does it sound and play?

dickieboy · #6 08-09-2007, 08:20 AM

thats is beautiful, ..

GTR-MAN · #7 08-09-2007, 08:25 AM

That is awesome ! great work, can I have it?

I know better. Also like the name of your company too.

Aris_T · #8 08-09-2007, 09:55 AM

Really, really beautiful! I bet it plays as good as it looks!

Great job!

PS:How much are you going to ask for it?

Jammy · #9 08-09-2007, 02:24 PM

Thanks for the kind words guys. As for a price, the guitar's not really up for sale, but to make another similar instrument would be over £2k, it's a labour intensive process!

As for further specs... http://www.darkmatterguitars.com/showcase/dmg003/

TequilaKing · #10 08-09-2007, 03:02 PM

Outstanding work mate!

yoyo1299 · #11 08-09-2007, 03:18 PM

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Roland · #12 08-09-2007, 03:28 PM

Absolutely amazing. I've got a question, however. It's a bit of a noobish question, but this seems like the proper forum to utter it - especially pondering the result.
Is it possible to build an acoustic guitar which has individual saddles for intonation adjustment? Would it have a negative impact on the acoustic sound if so?

As far as the guitar - the angle at the bridge looks okay - but the angle at the nut looks insane! How does it feel to play? Also - I'd love to see a video of that thing.

LonePhantom · #13 08-09-2007, 08:57 PM

That looks fantastic, great work and good luck with the business.

David McCarroll · #14 08-09-2007, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roland

Absolutely amazing. I've got a question, however. It's a bit of a noobish question, but this seems like the proper forum to utter it - especially pondering the result.
Is it possible to build an acoustic guitar which has individual saddles for intonation adjustment? Would it have a negative impact on the acoustic sound if so?

As far as the guitar - the angle at the bridge looks okay - but the angle at the nut looks insane! How does it feel to play? Also - I'd love to see a video of that thing.

What we used to do was glue three bone saddles together and carve the wide blank into an intonated saddle using intonation secrets obtained by selling our souls to the Devil - the result was a saddle which accurately intonated, but which also retained the mass necessary to drive the top of the guitar.

What's your view Jammy?

the.godfather · #15 08-10-2007, 11:32 AM

Nice to see you again round here Jammy!

It's been a while.

I saw this over on sevenstring.org - very impressive matey, and there's certainly an opening in the UK/World market for this sort of stuff.