Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

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Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by Kihtaristi » Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:47 pm

Info about these popped to my instagram feed:
https://biltguitars.com/product/rele-guitar/

Cool bodyshape, 24" scale, plenty of customization available, reasonable price for american built custom guitar. The headstock is not carved with painted swoosh like BilTs usually have it, but it can be had as an option.

I used to own really nice BilT relevator LS and tha's why I'm always curious to see what they do..

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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by skeletonsmith » Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:12 am

i prefer the original Mustang-Shape. These Bilt's look somehow wrong, for me the 'ass' looks way too round.

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Post by Fiddy » Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:14 am

The pregnantstang. :fp:

Looks terrible.

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Post by JSett » Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:46 am

skeletonsmith wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:12 am
i prefer the original Mustang-Shape. These Bilt's look somehow wrong, for me the 'ass' looks way too round.
BiLTs always just look like Fender clones that have skipped too many salads.
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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by GreenKnee » Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:51 am

I like it! More like a Jagstang than a Mustang, but yeah I'm in to it. Mustang bodies are too small for me though so I won't be getting one.

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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by BoringPostcards » Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:27 am

Hideous.
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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by simonhpieman » Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:22 am

It's like the Jagstang but equally bad in the opposite direction.

That fella from Retroroc is the only person to my knowledge who's improving the design at present.

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Post by dinosaurkale-> » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:48 am

i think it looks simultaneously cool and shitty
maybe it needs a floating trem or comp stripes to fill in some of that space on the rear

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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by smjenkins » Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:10 am

tribi9 wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:14 am
The pregnantstang. :fp:
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by supersonicjazzmaster » Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:27 am

tribi9 wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:14 am
The pregnantstang. :fp:

Looks terrible.
Yes, "Pregnantstang" is a good name for this.

For me it also looks like a terrible joke to Mustangs... :wacko: :-X
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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by JSett » Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:29 am

It always amazes me that these companies somehow don't fall foul of copyright laws as they're pretty blatant ripoffs. I know the Strat and Tele shape have long been declared as public domain but the Mustang, JM, Starcaster, etc clones they bumble out for wild money seem to be crossing the lines a fair bit. They've not even bothered to try and redesign the vibrato unit on this one, it looks just like a Hosco Mustang unit.

They also didn't even bother to come up with their own headstock, just ripped the Starcaster one.
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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by Embenny » Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:35 am

"I'd like a Mustang, but uglier, and I want to pay more for it than a vintage one, please."

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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by Larry Mal » Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:47 am

Sometimes people put up special run Fenders and I absolutely spend more time than necessary breaking down exactly why I think they are incredibly lame, lately I've been wondering if I am wasting energy being negative about stuff and if I should stop.

But reading this thread I realize that I'm not exceptional in any way. I don't actually have any feelings about this one, though. I mean I'm not going to buy one, but I don't have any interest in bespoke electric guitars. I am an off the rack guy I guess.
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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by Embenny » Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:25 am

Larry Mal wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:47 am
Sometimes people put up special run Fenders and I absolutely spend more time than necessary breaking down exactly why I think they are incredibly lame, lately I've been wondering if I am wasting energy being negative about stuff and if I should stop.

But reading this thread I realize that I'm not exceptional in any way.
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Re: Bilt guitars gets into Mustang game

Post by bubba899 » Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:28 am

Definitely in the minority here in liking these, plus I think the price point is impressive for a custom made USA guitar. This one in particular does it for me.

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