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Millimetric
« on: November 01, 2021, 04:56:37 AM »
I just came across a builder from Montreal , doing things a little differently . Mostly guitars although there is a bass model . I like the bridge design . Some have a clear cover over the control cavity so you can see inside . Simple clean design .
He’s taking orders again .
https://www.millimetric.ca/

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Re: Millimetric
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2021, 09:59:14 AM »
Yeah I love the shapes and simplicity.

We've discussed them before, but I just can't find the topic.
So thanx for starting a new one.

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Re: Millimetric
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2021, 10:29:34 AM »

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Re: Millimetric
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2021, 10:35:13 AM »
Look like instruments Devo would play.
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Re: Millimetric
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2021, 11:42:16 AM »
Apparently his fretwork and attention to detail is exceptional .
I like his overall approach , but he’s positioned himself in the top end of the snack bracket . He just started taking new orders again last Friday . It must be working .

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Re: Millimetric
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2021, 11:51:36 AM »
To be fair to the guy, he's created a unique but consistent, clean look to his instruments. Some builders get trapped building Fender/Gibson-adjacent designs or Fender/Gibson-adjacent designs with a gaudy art deco feel, etc. This guy is building instruments that look like they should be on a space station, albeit a 1970s space station. They have that sort of bravely-making-progress look to them that '70s Shergold guitars had.

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Re: Millimetric
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2021, 01:50:29 PM »
I love his work, I'm a fan.

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Re: Millimetric
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2021, 02:12:07 PM »
To be fair to the guy, he's created a unique but consistent, clean look to his instruments. Some builders get trapped building Fender/Gibson-adjacent designs or Fender/Gibson-adjacent designs with a gaudy art deco feel, etc. This guy is building instruments that look like they should be on a space station, albeit a 1970s space station. They have that sort of bravely-making-progress look to them that '70s Shergold guitars had.

Agreed!  They don't do it for me, but I'm sure they do for others.
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Re: Millimetric
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2021, 10:34:00 PM »
I give him credit for not making yet another J or Strat, but I find his designs unattractive. To each his own.

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Re: Millimetric
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2021, 03:20:34 PM »
He’s no longer taking orders , he sold out his 2023 work in two hours on Friday !
He’s doing something right .