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Got a couple of hours yesterday to flush sand the shell: I also traced the body shape on the spruce and Birdseye maple using a 1/8” washer to give myself some margin of safety. Because the...
To be honest, I don’t think I learned anything from that guy except that satisfied customers still consider buying from your competitors, but delighted customers do not. So the #1 rule of successful...
OP: recommend trying out both guitars. I did that recently and my ears liked '59 reissue better than '66(?) with the chrome tailpiece, which in turn was better than the gorgeous blonde 50s P90...
Chrome/nickel… has a lot to do with where you live. My barrier island life destroyed anything nickel. Chrome faired ok. Dave don’t fret on your one B in an MBA program. I was working for...
Curious what the Ibanez issues were? MIJs or other countries? ty jk
Thanks Dave :) It's definitely a better guitar than I am a guitarist! lol
Talking about compensation with somebody on the AGF I got an interesting idea. The typical archtop saddle is a lot thicker than the (bone) saddle on a flattop, meaning it can be cut to provide a lot...
Is chrome or nickel better I really don't know if there is a preference. Chrome wears better usually.
With almost any strings, the saddle has to be slanted to get decent intonation. That's just the way physics dictates it. Traditional saddles have the slant built in, to keep the base straight, some...
Well, its a bit magic, but hearing is believing. Try it, it will work for you as well, as it has for numerous of the jazz guitar greats
Sounds good to me. I always wanted one. Especially since I do a lot of direct recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkSc4_f_pSk https://youtu.be/glO4uM3k_ic
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