Originally Posted by: PonyOne
I haven't seen Incidents Happen here for awhile but we suggested he get something custom, and he had these specs of a guitar that had like 20 knobs and switches and etc on it, made of wood that was so rare it might as well just have been dipped in the blood of an elf and had unicorn horn ground into the finish and pieces of the Jade Monkey as the fret markers... he eventually toned it down drastically but I don't know if he ever got it built.

Ah yes, I'm almost done saving for it; I have about $3500 so far- What I did tone down was the electronic complex, but nothing else.

the website is www.moriartyguitars.com

Matt doesn't update it very much, he's a busy guy.

The wood is Cocobolo, one of the (if not the) most luxurious and highly valued woods in the world for musical instruments. Cocobolo is more commonly seen on Alembic Basses, but i've seen a few Cocobolo guitars; The FX Bypass idea is phasing out, slowly getting away from effects (I use an Envelope Filter and a wah pedal, and that's it now). The reason I use the envelope filter is because it can at times simulate instruments like a flute, if played right. When I get MIDI, I just might drop the envelope filter.

I'm also considering getting a Mesa Boogie Mark I Re-Issue; they are suprisingly small, lightweight, and loud; They have very nice clean tones, as well as nice overdriven tones (if I ever decide that I like distortion!). They cost about $1300, but I won't have a problem paying that...:)

[U]Personal Rant[/U]
I've never liked distortion. I see distortion as "forced energy", and while sometimes it's okay, typically it's overused and abused. While I enjoy people like Dave Gilmour who layer effects like a stack of pancakes, it's just not me.
[U]End Personal Rant[/U]

I'll let you guys know when I get the custom.

~Incidents