I know there are some good metal guitars. I have owned quite a few... But somebody actually thought it was a good idea to mass produce these guitars with aluminum bodies??? I love metal, but i will stick with wood.
I can't fathom why you'd want an aluminum body. Aluminum necks, though, I've always wanted to try one. I hear great things about them, and they look great, too
I remember when i first started back in the 80's seeing those aluminum neck guitars In the guitar store. kramers i think. I disnt know the difference back then between a brass neck and a balsa neck. I didnt pay alot of attention to that stuff. Could of also been it was way out of my price range. I was just a kid with an alcoholic father. I didnt know anything about anything now i look back at it. I thought i had it all figured out... I still dont. LOL
I think an aluminum body would be cool to try. Would definitely add another chapter to the whole tone wood discussion! But I agree, that one is ugly!
I honestly would not want that guitar if someone tried to give it to me. It would be handy in a street fight though. Sharpen that ugly thing up.
I just saw a site where they are cutting out guitar bodies on CNC out of titanium. They can make spider web looking stuff. Skeletonized. Anything i suppose.... I will stick with good ol wood.
I had a Kramer aluminum neck bass back in the day that I bought new at GC. I think it was their entry level model, around $400, and they had wood inlaid into the neck to make it feel more "normal". It was a really nice bass, but since I'm not a bass player, I think I traded it in on a guitar I wanted, probably a Strat. It was this shape, but I think it had a P/J pickup arrangement and a darker finish.
The few on Ebay are between $1000 and $3000. And, the Travis Bean ones are even much more. There's 3 on Ebay, for $6k, $8k, and $11k!
I don’t know, I can’t call it ugly, it’s better looking than Prince’s symbol guitar... well... the back IS ugly.... but who sees the back once you’re playing it?
Some of the very first electric guitars were cast aluminum and made in the 1930s, known as the "frying pan"guitars. Fender produced aluminum bodied Stratocasters. Here's a demo: Just because most guitars are wood doesn't mean other materials can't make excellent instruments. https://www.vintageguitar.com/1834/fender-aluminum/
Given the shape, the metal and carbon fiber construction, and the name "Koloss" I'd expect it to be a Klingon battle guitar.
Living here in the UK climate, an ally guitar would be permanently cold to the touch, and even in a warmer climate, how much expansion/contraction would be pulling on the tuning compared with wood?..
I have an aluminum body guitar. It's a Rogue Aluminator. The bodies were made by Jeff Abel of Abel Axe in Wyoming. It sounds pretty good and weighs about 7 1/2 lbs.
I would figure that Aluminum would not be a good choice for a Heavy Metal guitar... Yes, I went there. Not my cup of tea, but it most likely is someone else's. J
