Olly. Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 There's not though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I actually like the fret dots on the DL-1. I'd love a DL-1R though, more so than any other production Manson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3adstar Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I'd love a DL-1R though, more so than any other production Manson. THIS Such an awesome looking guitar, can't wait to see the finished ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_2 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 There's not though... I know, the whole point of the post was reading far too much into a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Hopefully way before our jam, Lee! i think you're going to miss out mate.. stupid holidays!! I see a few of DL-1s without fret dots, kinda want Have you got a bigger picture mr bobbles? i wanna see how my baby was made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybobbles Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 so DL-1 owners for second run. How was the back finish? I hear they've tweaked that shit up this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL-1 Dave Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Here are some pics of mine, only had the iphone to hand. Not sure if the back paint is different from the other run but it still looks great. My baby is getting worn in slowly. This thread seems to have quietened down quite a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Nice. Paint does look a bit different from those pictures. That's the most worn in DL-1 I've seen - looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The paint on the original effectless prototype in the shop was always my favourite - they don't have it in there anymore so not sure whatever happened to that one - it was a really nice textured finish though - not really practical for batches of guitars I guess but I always loved that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The paint on the original effectless prototype in the shop was always my favourite - they don't have it in there anymore so not sure whatever happened to that one - it was a really nice textured finish though - not really practical for batches of guitars I guess but I always loved that. This one? http://www.mansons.co.uk/product/manson-dl-1-4654 It wasn't there earlier this year. Only saw the original prototype, which I'm pretty sure has the same paint as the double neck. I always thought that guitar without the effects was a random one they took a picture of. If I didn't know any better, the lack of effects would make me think it's Kev's but it has a different bridge pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Yeah I think it was that one - they had several DL-1 prototypes apparently but I always liked the textured paint on that one. I asked Adrian about it last time I was there because they had a newer one and I don't think he could even think what happened to the old one, haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Yeah I think it was that one - they had several DL-1 prototypes apparently but I always liked the textured paint on that one. I asked Adrian about it last time I was there because they had a newer one and I don't think he could even think what happened to the old one, haha! What is this textured paint though? It's not like on the first batch of DL-1s is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I don't know if they included it on the first batch or not - maybe not. It was like a sparkling silver grey but it was lightly textured so it was like...I don't know...not sandpaper or something obviously, nowhere near that course, but it just had a slightly rough but soft texture to it that I really liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I don't know if they included it on the first batch or not - maybe not. It was like a sparkling silver grey but it was lightly textured so it was like...I don't know...not sandpaper or something obviously, nowhere near that course, but it just had a slightly rough but soft texture to it that I really liked. Sounds different from what mine has. It's not sparkling, but it's fairly textured. Matches the top perfectly at least. I'll try to get a picture up later. What paint did your custom have for the cavities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Well, that paint on that DL-1 prototype was what I asked for, haha! I don't know what actually got used in the end though - doesn't really matter I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybobbles Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Kev's DL-1 was sparkly silver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Well, that paint on that DL-1 prototype was what I asked for, haha! I don't know what actually got used in the end though - doesn't really matter I suppose. Doesn't really matter? DOESN'T REALLY MATTER? I can't believe you just said that. We all know how well planned out you had this custom! right down to the paint in the cavities. I have to say I'm impressed with the amount of thought that went into it though. I've always ended up changing a number of things on mine. It wasn't this was it? http://www.mansonguitars.co.uk/#!untitled/zoom/c5gm/image19rw I think that's the same as "double neck silver" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Haha, nah, it wasn't a smooth matte finish, it was textured somehow that gave it this really sparkly look - it was what I wanted in the cavities but I don't think they did that in the end - it's almost the most minor of minor details though and something I'm only ever going to see a very small amount of so it's not something I'm massively bothered about, haha! Thanks though - I did find it interesting when I was talking to them about it at some point and they said they were kind of surprised that more people didn't plan that kind of detail out when ordering something like a custom at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Haha, nah, it wasn't a smooth matte finish, it was textured somehow that gave it this really sparkly look - it was what I wanted in the cavities but I don't think they did that in the end - it's almost the most minor of minor details though and something I'm only ever going to see a very small amount of so it's not something I'm massively bothered about, haha! Thanks though - I did find it interesting when I was talking to them about it at some point and they said they were kind of surprised that more people didn't plan that kind of detail out when ordering something like a custom at least. Really? I swear it had silver cavities, but then didn't take pictures of it because I was afraid you'd be angry SO I TOUCHED IT INSTEAD And I understand Matt isn't detailed at all when ordering new guitars. Though I imagine he had to have SOME input with the most recent ones as they're pretty different. I usually just send a detailed but not that detailed spec list. Last one was spec'd out while I was there and is basically a carbon copy of an existing guitar (you'll see why #soon). Might ask them to include that spec list if they still have it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 If I was getting a custom I'd spec it down to the tiniest detail, if you're paying so much for something then I think it's important to get EXACTLY what you want. I guess it doesn't matter so much for Marx though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB2ster Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Here are some pics of mine, only had the iphone to hand. Not sure if the back paint is different from the other run but it still looks great. My baby is getting worn in slowly. This thread seems to have quietened down quite a bit! I thought they were raw aluminium!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Aluminum top, the back and sides are paint that are closely matched to the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL-1 Dave Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I thought they were raw aluminium!! Top right corner of the fifth photo just shows the aluminium - paint join... its really quite subtle at a glance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybobbles Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Haha, nah, it wasn't a smooth matte finish, it was textured somehow that gave it this really sparkly look - it was what I wanted in the cavities but I don't think they did that in the end - it's almost the most minor of minor details though and something I'm only ever going to see a very small amount of so it's not something I'm massively bothered about, haha! Thanks though - I did find it interesting when I was talking to them about it at some point and they said they were kind of surprised that more people didn't plan that kind of detail out when ordering something like a custom at least. I asked for glitter silver in the cavities too, mainly because I remember seeing how scuzzy the E71 looked. That guitar show made me request two things: make sure cavities were painted so when you peer underneath the tremolo you can see the silver glitter finish and second sort the mirror headstock. Unfortunately specifying that kind of detail upfront isn't going to matter, mentioning it nearer the spraying part helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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