Post'em Up Offsets with Aluminum Necks

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Post'em Up Offsets with Aluminum Necks

Post by AlumNeck » Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:53 pm

Offset are just the best bodies for Aluminum necks.
The Red on his a Carved Top JM with Alef neck. The Green one is an Electravox Guitar Labs JM with Robot Graves Neck and the Burst mashup has an EGC neck.,
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Post by loveinathens » Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:41 pm

How would you compare the RGI to the Aluminati? I'm still on the fence since I keep getting sidetracked financially. The Robot Graves stuff appeals to me aesthetically (really hung up on the TB/EGC look), but I do think the Aluminati specs seem better on paper. Was thinking of getting an EGC at first but I've heard bad things from a bunch of touring bands about the consistency of their service.

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Re: Post'em Up Offsets with Aluminum Necks

Post by AlumNeck » Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:54 pm

loveinathens wrote:
Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:41 pm
How would you compare the RGI to the Aluminati? I'm still on the fence since I keep getting sidetracked financially. The Robot Graves stuff appeals to me aesthetically (really hung up on the TB/EGC look), but I do think the Aluminati specs seem better on paper. Was thinking of getting an EGC at first but I've heard bad things from a bunch of touring bands about the consistency of their service.
These all feel different and these are all solid aluminum. I think they are all really well made can't go wrong there, seriously they are all high end pieces. I like the feel of the Alef the best it's soft D/C shape. The Aluminati not pictured here is hollow and has a fretboard and they do feel more normal and is much lighter about the same as a wood neck, they are my favorite though I really like the solid necks as well.

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Post by loveinathens » Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:02 pm

Sorry I keep spamming you with questions. Do you have measurements for the Robot Graves neck? Like, how thick is it across the neck and what shape?

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loveinathens wrote:
Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:02 pm
Sorry I keep spamming you with questions. Do you have measurements for the Robot Graves neck? Like, how thick is it across the neck and what shape?
No problem there is not a lot of info available. All these necks are relatively thin, I don't have measurements but it's a thin D shape and I would say a smooth but aggressive D shape. The Alef is in between kind off a C/D shape also really smooth and the EGC is more of a thin Fender C shape.

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Re: Post'em Up Offsets with Aluminum Necks

Post by Kwyjibo » Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:32 am

Will posting mine soon. My aluminati neck is almost ready 8)

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Post by Embenny » Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:26 am

Those are some gorgeous necks. Which one has the least "shoulder" to it? Do any have a V to them? I like a smooth round C with no D or V shoulders or peaks, respectively.
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Post by loveinathens » Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:21 pm

mbene085 wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:26 am
Those are some gorgeous necks. Which one has the least "shoulder" to it? Do any have a V to them? I like a smooth round C with no D or V shoulders or peaks, respectively.
I hope it's nothing like an Ibanez Edge neck. I can deal with D shapes, but nothing like a real shredder as I'm used to either Fenders or my Dan Armstrong copy.

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Re: Post'em Up Offsets with Aluminum Necks

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mbene085 wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:26 am
Those are some gorgeous necks. Which one has the least "shoulder" to it? Do any have a V to them? I like a smooth round C with no D or V shoulders or peaks, respectively.
The Electrical Guitar company is the most C shaped of this group still relatively thin but feels more fender than shredder. The Aluminati not pictured is also round and in-between Fender and Gibson. Feels like a slightly fatter wider Fender neck.

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loveinathens wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:21 pm
mbene085 wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:26 am
Those are some gorgeous necks. Which one has the least "shoulder" to it? Do any have a V to them? I like a smooth round C with no D or V shoulders or peaks, respectively.
I hope it's nothing like an Ibanez Edge neck. I can deal with D shapes, but nothing like a real shredder as I'm used to either Fenders or my Dan Armstrong copy.
I feel ya on this, I like trying different shapes and radius they have their advantages especially with chords. I have grown to appreciate both thick and thin necks too usually with flatter radius. The Robot graves is the most like this shredder with a D shape it's smooth though but its a D. I really like the feel of the Alef its smooth and feels fast and is in between D/C shape. Aluminati or EGC is the most "normal feeling neck" aluminum neck I have tried.

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Re: Post'em Up Offsets with Aluminum Necks

Post by loveinathens » Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:13 pm

AlumNeck wrote:
Sat Feb 15, 2020 8:22 am
loveinathens wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:21 pm
mbene085 wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:26 am
Those are some gorgeous necks. Which one has the least "shoulder" to it? Do any have a V to them? I like a smooth round C with no D or V shoulders or peaks, respectively.
I hope it's nothing like an Ibanez Edge neck. I can deal with D shapes, but nothing like a real shredder as I'm used to either Fenders or my Dan Armstrong copy.
I feel ya on this, I like trying different shapes and radius they have their advantages especially with chords. I have grown to appreciate both thick and thin necks too usually with flatter radius. The Robot graves is the most like this shredder with a D shape it's smooth though but its a D. I really like the feel of the Alef its smooth and feels fast and is in between D/C shape. Aluminati or EGC is the most "normal feeling neck" aluminum neck I have tried.
This helps me a LOT. Thanks, bud!

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