Ryan's EGC thread

[oinkbanana]

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so i'm totally jelly. that's the most beautiful guitar I've ever seen.
I was gonna email you but I assume I'm not the only one. I wanna know more about it.
have you named her?
what kind of pups you put in there?
what kind of strings do you have on there? thought about going even thicker?
how's that shine? is scratching it something you're worried about.

any special deets on getting them to canada? (I am adverse to paying taxes and duty, and would rather more of those dollars go to Dr.S pedals anyways)

wanna make us a demo clip?

[sylnau]

any special deets on getting them to canada? (I am adverse to paying taxes and duty, and would rather more of those dollars go to Dr.S pedals anyways)

You can get EGC from Axe and you shall receive here in Canada.

I'd like to know how you like it Ryan...
Is this worst than a black guitar for fingerprints, etc... you have to keep it shinny.

[dubkitty]

how does the fingerboard hold up? does it get scraped with string wear?

[AngryGoldfish]

On TGP in the EGC thread there, someone had bought one of Kevin's guitars and had found it a little bit too heavy on the neck (it was a V), and was quite sticky. What he did to remedy this was very lightly polish the neck. Now that he has done this he says it's a lot smoother and even better than before.

As regards the weight issues, neck-dive is something that many musicians have had to get used to. The Gibson SG and Yamaha SG's have been around for donkies and people still love them even though they're weighted. Really well-designed leather straps usually help both the overall weight and weight of the neck in relation to the body.

I'm still trying to decide what EGC to get. I won't be able to afford it until next year, but I'm definitely getting one some day.

[Ryan]

Haha sure Kev, let's talk EGCs! Let's just keep in mind what kind of guitar player I am though, right? I'm a palm mutes and power chords kinda guy, not much of a musician, and I only play sitting in a chair in front of a workbench...

Here's some more pics of her, The Reflect! (sung to the tune of Duran Duran's The Reflex)

what kind of pups you put in there?

It's got the custom EGC single coil pickups, I think people describe them as similar to P90s. They're medium output, very well balanced from low frequencies to high frequencies, very rich and full and clear, and since the guitar is all grounded they're really quiet too.

what kind of strings do you have on there? thought about going even thicker?

It came with .014 to .068 strings tuned to A, awesome size with great tension. Kevin says you can pretty much go as big as you want and it's got huge tuners on it. And yeah, I've thought about a little bigger strings and a little lower tuning...

how does the fingerboard hold up? does it get scraped with string wear?

I was wondering that too, I thought it would get really scratched up really fast but the strings don't seem to do much at all to it. I don't do a lot of bending and wiggling though.

Is this worst than a black guitar for fingerprints, etc... you have to keep it shinny.

I read on the EGC site that aluminum is pretty tough to scratch and if you do scratch it you can polish it out with billet aluminum polish and elbow grease. The other day I dropped a metal pot against the body of the guitar by accident and it didn't leave a mark. I'm sure I'll mark it up eventually though, it happens.

It does show lots of smudges after you play it lots, the neck and body get smudgey pretty easily, but you just give it a 2 second wipe with a soft cloth and it looks like a mirror again. I've had it about 3 weeks now and haven't polished it with anything except a dry cloth and it looks like a million bucks still, just dusty. It's dusty down here.

Here's what it looks like compared to something more familiar, you can see how big the frets are and the neck length.. it's definitely different feeling than a 25" scale. It's definitely heavier than that JM too.

On TGP in the EGC thread there, someone had bought one of Kevin's guitars and had found it a little bit too heavy on the neck (it was a V), and was quite sticky. What he did to remedy this was very lightly polish the neck. Now that he has done this he says it's a lot smoother and even better than before.

I think it's well balanced but I'm not playing standing up or with it strapped on so I could be wrong. I think it's really comfortable to play though... the frets are big but the neck is thin so it works out nicely. I don't move around on the neck too much either so I haven't noticed it being sticky but thanks for that tip Danny, I could see that mattering to people.

ny special deets on getting them to canada?

Syl's got it right, this guitar was already in Canada so I didn't have to worry about all the customs stuff etc but here's how it would go down for a Canadian to order one of these from the States. If it was sent by USPS it'd cost around $120 and you'd get a letter in the mail from customs asking you to go to your nearest customs office and pay the taxes on it, 5% GST plus your provincial rate for the full value. Then they'd release it and that whole process takes about 2 weeks plus the shipping time. If you had it sent by courier like UPS/FedEx it would cost probably $250 for fast service, arrive soon with no hassles, but then you'd get dinged probably another $200 from them for brokerage fees (GST, tax, plus their handling fees). So if you can get one in Canada already you'll save a lot of extra money and time!

wanna make us a demo clip?

I do wanna! I wanna make you a demo clip with the EGC and the stereo Cosmi, I just haven't got set up to do that yet. I don't really have a way to do a killer demo just yet, I'm still pondering that. Come on over and check it out though, Quebec to Alberia is a short drive... you can pick up Syl too!

Really cool guitar though and I'm really happy to have it! I love how it sounds, super badass, and the trade situation was awesome, it just went down really well and I feel pretty lucky about it. I've talked to Kevin about putting a 27" aluminum neck on that JM too, I'm hooked on the aluminum sound and feel!

[D.o.S.]

That is one hot guitar.

[theavondon]

GOD, I can't wait to get mine.

[D.o.S.]

Now get an SVT and a fridge.

[tarpitcarnivore]

every day i wake up, i hope to see an email from kevin with new pictures of the progress on mine. yours is a beaut. would love to see/hear a demo.

[oinkbanana]

I wonder if the body is hollow (or too thin @ 1½") in a way that they couldn't make a rib cutout or an angled forearm rest on that body.
I know the guitar is hollow, but how thick is the actual layer of aluminum?

I used to have a kramer aluminum neck... it had great sustain, but I never liked the pickups. should have changed the pickups instead of selling it entirely.

neck dive... I'm always gonna have times where I'm reaching for the synth and I just can't have a guitar that neck dives. I hope it's not worse on the baritone, maybe I can ask him for a heavier body??

so many extra wants for a guitar already $$$$. I better keep saving up.

[sylnau]

There's one in the B/S/T.
Here a pic of the inside of the body.
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=24560&start=15#p425825

[Ryan]

Can't wait to see yours, Donny! You've been pretty tight-lipped about it!

Pretty cool how the pickups are attached to the neck like that, the sustain and depth of sound is really awesome. I don't know about neck dive though...probably need to play standing up to experience that hey. I don't think you can do cutouts/rests on this body style... were you thinking of getting a standard though, Kev?

[oinkbanana]

one exactly like yours. maybe 32" scale .080" low string in G.

but my lady just got me one of the new tele baritones for my birthday this year, so I should wait.
I do really like the tele but an EGC guitar would be total sex. and then i'd be sad about not playing the tele anymore
I can't do that to my special lady - the tele is a total player already.

my major holdup is a bigger need for some better synth ampage. guitar and bass stacks still leave much to be desired.
I should just buy a dumb JBL 2X15 2000w powered sub.

[oldangelmidnight]

I wonder if the body is hollow (or too thin @ 1½") in a way that they couldn't make a rib cutout or an angled forearm rest on that body.
I know the guitar is hollow, but how thick is the actual layer of aluminum?

I've got a custom order in with EGC and we talked about that very issue. I was concerned with overall weight so this is what he said:

Also one catch, doing the reliefs on the body is possible, but they tend to add weight. doing carves like that on the outside of the guitar are easy, but you must do the same carve on the inside too which gets tricky. If we have to, is a slab style body ok with heavy radius on the edges? Weight is going to be an issue on all this.

And he can make the neck hollow to prevent neck dive.

[jskadiang]

On TGP in the EGC thread there, someone had bought one of Kevin's guitars and had found it a little bit too heavy on the neck (it was a V), and was quite sticky. What he did to remedy this was very lightly polish the neck. Now that he has done this he says it's a lot smoother and even better than before.

As regards the weight issues, neck-dive is something that many musicians have had to get used to. The Gibson SG and Yamaha SG's have been around for donkies and people still love them even though they're weighted. Really well-designed leather straps usually help both the overall weight and weight of the neck in relation to the body.

I've noticed this on my EGC standard a lot, I don't see how an even larger neck will make it any better though I think increasing the size of the body just isn't an option or it could get unwieldy. My standard also weighs in at 11lbs which is pretty insane compared to say, my other guitar, a Jaguar. Not exactly back-breaking, but not light by any measure, and the neck dive can get annoying until you grow accustomed to it. I use a Couch deadstock strap with it, so it has a decent amount of grip, and that coupled with slinging it pretty high makes it more manageable. I wouldn't recommend going all punk rock on it and playing at your crotch, you'll probably get a slipped disc.

And he can make the neck hollow to prevent neck dive.

I wish I had known this!!