NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

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NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by SignoftheDragon » Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:22 am

Came in yesterday after a harrowing journey via Fedex Ground... Make sure you insure your shipments folks- you'll never regret it.

(Basically the package disappeared from Fedex's tracking system for 6 days while it was on a truck between Kentucky and Utah)

anyway- here it is, fresh from eBay- I believe I am the third or fourth owner of this beauty:

BilT Relevator LS XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

B&B Maple neck with rosewood board, matchy-matchy headstock swoosh, and Lollar Gold Foil pickups! Here's some pics:

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WTF?!?! Only 11 strings? I believe I am cursed to always have to replace that one string...

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I think a change of strap is warranted- not digging the conflicting blues.

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OHSC, Baby! - a minor scuff on the outside of the case is the only actual flaw I can find- the guitar itself is pristine!

I haven't even had a chance to plug it in yet- looking forward to putting it through the paces this weekend!
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by ludobag1 » Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:25 am

woo nice Mr XII !
the headstock swope is gorgous
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by Tafarel » Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:31 am

That's gorgeous! I love the refinements on the headstock.

It looks Italian -- that's a good thing in my book.
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by GreenKnee » Fri Oct 01, 2021 10:08 am

What am absolutely stunning guitar, congratulations! Goldfoils are my favourite pickups as well, I use MOJO versions as I'm in the UK and I've never known anything as versatile.

Enjoy! I'd love to get a Bilt one day, but they're pretty scarce over here
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by HNB » Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:13 am

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

Post by Larsongs » Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:57 pm

How freakin cool is that! I dig it! I saw some Bilts at the last NAMM I went to.. I really like them!

I’d love to hear that one with those Goldfoils….
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Post by smjenkins » Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:10 pm

That headstock tho...
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by algeriet » Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:21 am

Crazy cool, I'm extremely jelly. Don't forget the compressor!
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Post by cestlamort » Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:10 am

That’s one classy guitar.
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by jakeisjake » Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:24 am

HNB wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:13 am
 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...

Congrats on the beauty!
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by CorporateDisguise » Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:45 am

Sexy AF!

Was this the catalyst for your big sell off? If so, it looks like it was well worth it.
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by Teebz999 » Sun Oct 03, 2021 7:05 pm

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

Post by Tafarel » Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:06 am

jakeisjake wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:24 am
HNB wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:13 am
 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.
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by garyptaszek » Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:28 am

Looks great, what pickup are they?
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Re: NGD- BilT Relevator XII in Ice Blue Metallic!

Post by Rockabilly69 » Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:37 pm

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:)
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