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I just saw ISIS at the SBH in Wellington last night and all three guitarist were playing EGC http://www.electricalguitarcompany.com/ guitars at different points in the night... all baritones I think and had an awesome sound.

Anyone ever played an aluminium or aluminium neccked guitar before? Impressions?
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Cool - looks like a few bands I like are using them.
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I've always wondered about aluminium necks too... gotta be great for stability and strength etc, but they'd feel funny wouldn't they? Cold hard metal rather than oiled or laquered wood? Hmmm
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Yeah I think wooden is best, go old skool brother!
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I played an aluminium necked Kramer at a shop once when I was a kid. It was out of curosity mainly. All I can remember is the neck felt cold to touch.
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You could put it in the Recycling when you get sick of playing it ;)
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Those are the ugliest fucking guitars I've seen in my life.
Not a fan
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The Tokai Talbo is a great alu guitar.
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I have a hollow body aluminium strat - its probably only been played 10 times :roll:
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I think they look cool. 8)
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Yikes..Gallagher and Turner both? I thought they pretty much only played vintage deluxe telecasters these days...interesting.
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Wouldn't wanna be playing one of these at an outdoor gig during the Christchurch winter
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Wouldn't temperature do funny things to it?

I like the innovation but I don't know if I like the tone - clips are rubbish though to be fair.
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Hollowpoint wrote:I just saw ISIS at the SBH in Wellington last night and all three guitarist were playing EGC http://www.electricalguitarcompany.com/ guitars at different points in the night... all baritones I think and had an awesome sound.

Anyone ever played an aluminium or aluminium neccked guitar before? Impressions?
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Two things have hindered previous aluminium necked guitars (Travis Bean, Peavey, Kramer et al):

~They feel cold to touch
~They have tuning stability problems due to absorbing heat from your hand and from stage-lighting etc.

Maybe these guys have solutions to those probelms.
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