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Forbes
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Re: First Guitar
Congrats, thats a great looking guitar.
Congrats, thats a great looking guitar.
First Guitar
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Re: First Guitar
Well, I dropped by Nick Garrett's Studio last evening with my wife, kids and, oh yes, guitar. Nick has been following the progress and was eagerly anticipating the chance to play it. Check out info on Nick and his band here:
http://www.garageband.com/artist/NGB
After playing unplugged for a few minutes and getting tuned and comfortable, He plugged it into a small fender practice amp and started wringing it out. Man did it sound great. He played many styles, blues, classical, Incubus, Punk. With all three pickups on and amp on overdrive, the Incubus blew me away. He has some free time in his studio in a few weeks and we are going to get together for him to really put it through its paces and record a few things. I will post the sound clips.
In General, the guitar has lots of bottom and a kind of woody tone quality but plenty of sustain (despite all those magnets). The Phat Cat is great by itself or in combination with the others. The high notes really sing. .
Well, I dropped by Nick Garrett's Studio last evening with my wife, kids and, oh yes, guitar. Nick has been following the progress and was eagerly anticipating the chance to play it. Check out info on Nick and his band here:
http://www.garageband.com/artist/NGB
After playing unplugged for a few minutes and getting tuned and comfortable, He plugged it into a small fender practice amp and started wringing it out. Man did it sound great. He played many styles, blues, classical, Incubus, Punk. With all three pickups on and amp on overdrive, the Incubus blew me away. He has some free time in his studio in a few weeks and we are going to get together for him to really put it through its paces and record a few things. I will post the sound clips.
In General, the guitar has lots of bottom and a kind of woody tone quality but plenty of sustain (despite all those magnets). The Phat Cat is great by itself or in combination with the others. The high notes really sing. .
JacksonMIA
Lemur-buckerologist
Re: First Guitar
Awesome. I can't wait to hear those clips. It sounds like you were VERY successful on your first build.
Awesome. I can't wait to hear those clips. It sounds like you were VERY successful on your first build.
midnite_man
New member
Re: First Guitar
Nice, nice looking instrument there, 'bro! Congrats on the fine job!!
would love to hear some sound bytes when you get a chance.
....Bob
Nice, nice looking instrument there, 'bro! Congrats on the fine job!!
would love to hear some sound bytes when you get a chance.
....Bob
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DesertRose
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Re: First Guitar
Agreed. Good guitar there, i wished i would do something like that also
Excellent job
Agreed. Good guitar there, i wished i would do something like that also
Excellent job
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: First Guitar
Glad to hear it sounds as good as it looks! Any further feedback on the middle pickup being/not being in the way of picking? I don't mean to be a pest, but the information would be very valuable to me for my upcoming project.
Glad to hear it sounds as good as it looks! Any further feedback on the middle pickup being/not being in the way of picking? I don't mean to be a pest, but the information would be very valuable to me for my upcoming project.
Re: First Guitar
I had the pickups too high and it was in the way. I lowered it considerably and it still has the same great sound. I am not a hard picker though. You might try taking a piece of wood about as thick as your neck pickup is from the guitar to the top of the pickup and tape it in place in the middle.
ratherdashing said:
I had the pickups too high and it was in the way. I lowered it considerably and it still has the same great sound. I am not a hard picker though. You might try taking a piece of wood about as thick as your neck pickup is from the guitar to the top of the pickup and tape it in place in the middle.
