BigAlTheBird
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Before I commence with photographs, I want to first say that this guitar is inspirationally fantastic. The sound that emits from this is like nothing I've yet heard.
I'm not one to brag about how my guitars sound. They sound like guitars. I'd rather play, look at, fix, buy, sell, smell and taste guitars than hear them - generally. But this one is truly special. My girlfriend has complimented my tone less than 5 times, and last night I was playing along to some stuff (moving from Jazz picking to Elvis picking to Chet picking and even some Setzer stuff of course - and then on to sappy Beatles stuff), and she stopped and was like "wow that sounds really good."
Most acoustics don't sound great to me - we'll start with that. Even super expensive ones I've played, I've never touched or heard an acoustic in person that made me go 'wow.' The bottom sounds nice usually, but it's impossible to find one with a smooth top end. Those tiny strings cannot get the wood moving. And I hate bright acoustics.
Well on The '38, that problem doesn't exist. Those top strings (coming in at $3 each!!!) are happy to oblige you. Fingerpick right on the neck and those strings are as loud as the bass strings. It's pretty phenomenal. Sounds - wouldn't you guess it - like a world class jazz guitar. Funnily enough, I looked in the manual and this guitar is a jazz guitar! World class even! Now I just need to get my friggin skills up to snuff.
This little baby could get me through a lot of Jazz bars if I could actually play well.
So here's the first picture. More will come, but I was rushed tonight. Thanks for all the support guys! I'm not treating this solely as an investment - this is truly a great playing guitar. Matter of fact, I could easily see it taking nearly all of my time away from everything else - at least for now.
Oh, and I got offered $4,000 for it the other day. All in all a great week!
I'm not one to brag about how my guitars sound. They sound like guitars. I'd rather play, look at, fix, buy, sell, smell and taste guitars than hear them - generally. But this one is truly special. My girlfriend has complimented my tone less than 5 times, and last night I was playing along to some stuff (moving from Jazz picking to Elvis picking to Chet picking and even some Setzer stuff of course - and then on to sappy Beatles stuff), and she stopped and was like "wow that sounds really good."
Most acoustics don't sound great to me - we'll start with that. Even super expensive ones I've played, I've never touched or heard an acoustic in person that made me go 'wow.' The bottom sounds nice usually, but it's impossible to find one with a smooth top end. Those tiny strings cannot get the wood moving. And I hate bright acoustics.
Well on The '38, that problem doesn't exist. Those top strings (coming in at $3 each!!!) are happy to oblige you. Fingerpick right on the neck and those strings are as loud as the bass strings. It's pretty phenomenal. Sounds - wouldn't you guess it - like a world class jazz guitar. Funnily enough, I looked in the manual and this guitar is a jazz guitar! World class even! Now I just need to get my friggin skills up to snuff.
This little baby could get me through a lot of Jazz bars if I could actually play well.So here's the first picture. More will come, but I was rushed tonight. Thanks for all the support guys! I'm not treating this solely as an investment - this is truly a great playing guitar. Matter of fact, I could easily see it taking nearly all of my time away from everything else - at least for now.
Oh, and I got offered $4,000 for it the other day. All in all a great week!
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