NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:43 am

garyptaszek wrote:
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Looks great, what pickup are they?
These are Lollar Goldfoils- they are an upgrade option on their website builder/estimator.

They sound FANTASTIC.

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:33 am

Tafarel wrote:
Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:06 am
jakeisjake wrote:
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Nice! I paused looking at the bridge picture and my mind went blank for a second wondering if there was a missing string. Glad my brain was right. LOL
it always seems to be the g string that breaks for me...
Same. My XII has the same bridge and I've had to replace the G-octave string three times in two years.
I've dealt with that problem a LOT over my 3 decades of XII-slinging- I have several of mine fitted with a doubled-g, but I do prefer the sound of the octave pair. Most of my problems with it went away when I switched from .09s to .10s. (I like the D'addario XL 12-string set, but sometimes I bump that octave G up one notch in thickness- just that one string)

Also, when you're setting up or re-stringing, double-check for burrs or rough edges on the bridge saddle (or on the tuner post if the break happens there most often.)

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:55 am

Rockabilly69 wrote:
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Great looking guitar! Congrats!!! I live in Ogden Utah, and the last two guitars that were shipped to me got lost for a few days with Fed Ex! Glad you got yours:)
Utards, unite! I know Ogden and Orem don't usually mix much, but I'm glad to see a fellow beehiver here on OSG!

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by Rockabilly69 » Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:25 pm

I'm good with Oremites:) I've played quite a few private events there, and I use to play every Sunday day during the ski season at Sundance for about 7 years!

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:07 pm

.....annnnndd I sold it.

Put it on Reverb for $1K more than I paid for it, basically because that's how I talked my wife into extending my budget for the year.

Sold over Thanksgiving weekend. :'(

But DAMN. that is a FINE guitar. I'll probably always regret letting it go.

Hmm.... now my mind is itching for a Ric 12.

We'll see....

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by Jonesie » Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:12 pm

SignoftheDragon wrote:
Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:07 pm
.....annnnndd I sold it.

Put it on Reverb for $1K more than I paid for it, basically because that's how I talked my wife into extending my budget for the year.

Sold over Thanksgiving weekend. :'(

But DAMN. that is a FINE guitar. I'll probably always regret letting it go.

Hmm.... now my mind is itching for a Ric 12.

We'll see....
I'm not sure if you've messed with Dano 12's before, but I find them far easier to play than the Rics and I personally think they sound better too...

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:27 pm

Jonesie wrote:
Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:12 pm
SignoftheDragon wrote:
Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:07 pm
.....annnnndd I sold it.

Put it on Reverb for $1K more than I paid for it, basically because that's how I talked my wife into extending my budget for the year.

Sold over Thanksgiving weekend. :'(

But DAMN. that is a FINE guitar. I'll probably always regret letting it go.

Hmm.... now my mind is itching for a Ric 12.

We'll see....
I'm not sure if you've messed with Dano 12's before, but I find them far easier to play than the Rics and I personally think they sound better too...
Yeah- I've got my sights on a couple Danelectros that'll probably make an appearance here soon. I've played a LOT of them, but never owned one.

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by Nevets » Mon Nov 29, 2021 4:51 pm

Damn, that was one absolutely gorgeous guitar. Dream guitar territory for me. I'm sure that somebody will be very happy with it.

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Tue Nov 30, 2021 3:26 pm

Nevets wrote:
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Damn, that was one absolutely gorgeous guitar. Dream guitar territory for me. I'm sure that somebody will be very happy with it.
I'm missing it terribly already- should have listed it higher... :fp: (high enough that nobody would even think about buying it!)

I spent some time on the BilT site today dreaming about my ideal specs, but honestly I don't know if any of the other options/upgrades would make it any better than this one- color choice and pickups switch around in my mind, but I just don't see anything that would be a major improvement.

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by Loobster » Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:26 am

That's awesome. May I ask what kind of ballpark figure such a guitar costs? You can PM me if you'd rather not say it in 'public'.

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:31 pm

Nothing too private- here's the reverb listing:

https://reverb.com/item/45973549-bilt-r ... c-stunning

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by Loobster » Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:21 am

Super and not too bad a price for something so unique.

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by Jaguar018 » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:27 am

This is one of those guitars that has some really cool options but to me it's sort of like a fantasy football team or something. I mean, it is super unique... but you will need to have some specific needs/tastes to really PLAY this guitar. That is why I suspect this guitar has been bought and sold a few times in its short life.

I hope it finds a good home; it's damn cool.

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:43 am

Jaguar018 wrote:
Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:27 am
you will need to have some specific needs/tastes to really PLAY this guitar.
I do.

If [when] I was building a guitar specifically for me, it might [did] come out a different color but I would hope that it would play and sound as excellent as this one did.

My bespoke-built Texas Toast XII measures up! If I didn't have that to console me, I'd be severely depressed right now.

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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:39 pm

Loobster wrote:
Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:21 am
Super and not too bad a price for something so unique.
You should have seen what I bought it for!

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