March 25, 2005
Shiny shiny pretty pretty -- I want one!!!
And I don't even play the guitar. Metalcarver: Fine Handmade Aluminum Guitars From their website:Welcome to Metalcarver Aluminum Guitars
I use manually controlled machine tools to carve these guitars out of solid billet aluminum, hollow them out, and use ornamental engine turning to decorate the tops. They are built one at a time and hand polished to a luster and shine unique to this metal. The patterns dance and shimmer with changing light in a way that I simply cannot show with still photography.
The best part of these guitars is the sound. Regardless of the pickup configuration the tone is rich and full, with a very wide tonal palette. I wire the humbucker models with a coil tap so that you have the choice of traditional humbucker sound or that of a very wide single coil. The result is a very good balance between the pickups and really wide choice of tones. The single coil pickups end up being quiet and clear with what amounts to be the ultimate in shielding. Just because it's made of metal does not mean that it sounds like a resonator style guitar. It's more of a hollow body sound with much more sustain.
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Comments
We love these guitars-ours a little different looking-more of a classic look-with Chrome and Copper Plating. Aluminum Guitars have several advantages over wood-lightness, natural grounding(quiet when plugged in) and the bodies are impervious to many of the humidity factors that effect wood bodies-OH yeah-and they look pretty stunning!
Posted by: Terry Little at July 4, 2008 10:13 AMthose guitars are F*****g sweet
Posted by: Cody at December 20, 2007 7:52 AMHow much is it to buy one of these?and also to ship it?
Posted by: Piotr at March 11, 2006 1:53 PMhow much would it cost for you to make one for me?
Posted by: Marcus Velzen at November 29, 2005 9:09 PMI want 1 of those aluminum guitars!
Posted by: Chris at August 24, 2005 9:49 PM