shankyboy Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 My new guitar from Bilt arrived last week. Fantastic job on the Blue Sparkle finish! I gigged it last Wednesday. Plays great. Took me a while to dial in the sound. The combination of the Wide Range Humbuckers with a solid Alder body makes for a very pronounced mid-range. Overall, I am quite pleased. Waddya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I think I really like it. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Love it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Hellz YEAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby1970 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Blue guitars rule. Fabulous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I love sparkles! Combined with the mirrored sky on your guitar it looks like the milky way at night 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Hey, man! Can I borrow your guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Prof Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Love the body style and blue flake. Definitely not your average Strat-shaped guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shankyboy Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Biz Prof said: Love the body style and blue flake. Definitely not your average Strat-shaped guitar. This is a new model for Bilt. They wanted to do a Strat shape but keep it offset since that is what they are known for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Reminds me of a Fender Sixty-Six, which I amazingly don't hate: I also inexplicably like the Bilt headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shankyboy Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 52 minutes ago, MCChris said: I also inexplicably like the Bilt headstock. It took awhile for me to realize that the combination of the body shape and headstock reminds me of the Ibanez Roadstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Headstock looks like a Fender Starcaster to me... 25.5"? Nice guitar! Congrats! ETA: Pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew816 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Cool axe, my vintage Strathead Charvel is a blue sparkle beast, but I like the depth of this one a bit better actually! I like, enjoy in good health! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_S Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Groovy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjamiam Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Congrats on the sparkly new ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shankyboy Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 5 hours ago, DaveH said: Headstock looks like a Fender Starcaster to me... 25.5"? Nice guitar! Congrats! ETA: Pic. That is definitely what the headstock is modeled after. Bilt actually makes a version of the Starcaster called the Volare. The actually offer it with the original string thru body bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana_V Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Blue guitar - good. Blue sparkle guitar - even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 NICE!!!! That is one hell of a sparkle finish. What does Bilt call it? Reading the options on their website is kinda mind boggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shankyboy Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, tbonesullivan said: NICE!!!! That is one hell of a sparkle finish. What does Bilt call it? Reading the options on their website is kinda mind boggling. It is called The Merc. It's on the main page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Very nice! Alder is great tone wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shankyboy Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 19 hours ago, Dana_V said: Blue guitar - good. Blue sparkle guitar - even better! Dana, one of these days we gotta get together. I'd love to see all those Hamers in your collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 20 hours ago, shankyboy said: It is called The Merc. It's on the main page. Ohhhh. I mean the color, but that's ok. Also, I am guessing they snapped some photos before it shipped? As it looks identical to the one they have on the Merc Page: https://biltguitars.com/product/merc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shankyboy Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, tbonesullivan said: Ohhhh. I mean the color, but that's ok. Also, I am guessing they snapped some photos before it shipped? As it looks identical to the one they have on the Merc Page: https://biltguitars.com/product/merc/ Mine is that one on the Merc page. The color is called Blue Sparkle but I don't think that they have a fixed recipe for the color because I have seen a couple of others in Blue Sparkle that look slightly different. You can't really see it in the pics but, in the light, there is a hint of Aqua whereas some of the others are a darker Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana_V Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 3 hours ago, shankyboy said: Dana, one of these days we gotta get together. I'd love to see all those Hamers in your collection. Yes we should. You've got some pretty cool guitars yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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