My Tyler Burning Water has company! Meet Fire and Ice.

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After getting the 2nd hand BW earlier this year, I got completely bitten by the bug. What I realised many years ago when I played my first Tyler, the fact that they were the best strats on the planet imho, was now clear, the BW totally blew me away and I hardly picked up any other guitar. Somebody here posted that he sold all his other guitars to get more Tylers and I totally understood that.

So then I got lucky twice. I had a nice bonus this year but it went into our savings account, then I also get a serious tax refund. My SO saw how much I loved that BW and much to my surprise, she ok'ed getting another one. I was close to getting a 2nd hand Landau Classic but that deal came not thru so I looked around what the different shops in Europe had in store. I actually wanted a Classic as the BW is SE so in the end it was between this one cool hollow SE and a Classic that I had been eyeballing for a year.

And so I decided in favour of the Classic. Here's what just got delivered to my house. There was a little issue at customs but it all was solved fairly easy and she is definitely worth the wait. Big thanks to Magne and Deb at Godlyd for the excellent service and quick responses to my mails.

Meet Fire & Ice, I just hope that Ice won't melt from being to close to Fire :lol: :lol:

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Specs are:

Tyler Classic
Alder body
Antarctic mint schmear
Maple neck with rosewood board
Suhr single coils and SD JB Trembucker
VS50V trem
Sperzel locking tuners

Had a quick test with the Carr and compared both guitars. The Classic sounds a bit more open, the SE is VERY balanced and even sounding, the Classic seems to jangle more for lack of better word. They have very similar specs although the single coils on the Classic could be V60 while the SE has V60LPs still they don't sound the same. Rehearsal tomorrow, gigging on Sunday, 2 Tylers, life is VERY good.
 
Thats sweet! Your avatar lately has haunted me so I just found this and snagged it.
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Congrats man, that´s also a great looking BW, I see you have it with a midboost bypass button. I´m getting a new pickup for mine as I want that button as well. I have the bypass wired to a push/pull but that does not work very well nor quick.
 
I've seen a few more classic finish styles but does he do a majority of his guitars in those swirlesque finishes?
 
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Beergoblin":dce3f said:
I've seen a few more classic finish styles but does he do a majority of his guitars in those swirlesque finishes?
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He does all kinds of finishes but the schmears are what makes a Tyler imho and most people tend to go all the way when they get one.
 
I want a Burning Water Tyler so freakin' bad its ridiculous. I hear he doesnt make lefties though. :cry:
 
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Telephant":f7341 said:
I want a Burning Water Tyler so freakin' bad its ridiculous. I hear he doesnt make lefties though. :cry:
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Are you sure? I swear I saw a lefty Tyler somewhere.
 
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Beergoblin":c91a7 said:
I've seen a few more classic finish styles but does he do a majority of his guitars in those swirlesque finishes?
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Yep I think these are really cool too but the BW is my fav.

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lordriffenstein":681c2 said:
Congrats man, that´s also a great looking BW, I see you have it with a midboost bypass button. I´m getting a new pickup for mine as I want that button as well. I have the bypass wired to a push/pull but that does not work very well nor quick.
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Yeah that button is a much better option IMHO. I played a Tyler about 2 months ago and loved it but didnt have the money to do it so I thought if I came across one that I liked when I had the coin Id go for it. After seeing your avatar for awhile now Ive been on the look out for one as its my favorite finish of all the Tylers. So thanks for the GAS! :doh: :D
 
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Telephant":f0108 said:
I want a Burning Water Tyler so freakin' bad its ridiculous. I hear he doesnt make lefties though. :cry:
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Im pretty sure you could have one made. It would be a wait but worth it IMHO.
 
awesome guitars Y!

i have had so many people digging on the tone of my guitar lately...playability aside, which is amazing in it's own right, the tone is what haunted me years ago and it's what thrills me to this day.

i'd like a maple neck jobber next...a bw with a matching headstock would be lovely!
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my happy feller... :D
 
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ejecta":9a56d said:
Thats sweet! Your avatar lately has haunted me so I just found this and snagged it.
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O.K....that one is SICK :thumbsup:

Color is cool enough to make me overlook the headstock :lol:

Steve E
 
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O.K....that one is SICK :thumbsup:

Color is cool enough to make me overlook the headstock :lol:

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LOL! Yeah me too. And that says alot about the finish because I agree. To me that is the FUGLIEST head stock ever. I played one a couple of months ago it played really sweet and had full open sound with the cool demeter mid boost built in which made it sound even fatter depending on where you set te middle knob. Im hoping this plays and sounds the same but if not I have a grace period to play send it back. The uber sick finish is the icing on the cake for me.

But back on track with a bump for the wicked ice guitar. :2thumbsup:
 
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LOL! Yeah me too. And that says alot about the finish because I agree. To me that is the FUGLIEST head stock ever. I played one a couple of months ago it played really sweet and had full open sound with the cool demeter mid boost built in which made it sound even fatter depending on where you set te middle knob. Im hoping this plays and sounds the same but if not I have a grace period to play send it back. The uber sick finish is the icing on the cake for me.

But back on track with a bump for the wicked ice guitar. :2thumbsup:
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Is that from Ray's guitars ?
 
Those guitars are nice but am I the only one who's annoyed by the headstock?
 
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