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Originally Posted by BobD
Although for my more Scofield moments I have a Ibanez solidbody strung with roundwound 10's (AH10 from 1985) which I like a lot also so I'm well off really. The JP is strung with flatwound 12's so more of a straight ahead jazz box for me - and nice for chord melody playing too. So I admit I don't need another guitar, but like a lot of us, I just want one, and I haven't got a carved top so I hanker after one! But as you guess, I'm inclined towards a "smaller" one now - 16" or less body size. And I think I would still go for a body mounted humbucker as opposed to floating pickup - I just prefer the tone I think. Another preference is for a 25.5" scale length. And in a blond finish would be nice. Plus I do prefer ebony for the fingerboard. So all this does narrow it down a bit I guess. I saw a Heritage Sweet 16 in another thread which fits the bill quite well.
But anyway, the problem now is that these specs might not be as cheap as the Epi Emperor Regent I started with at the beginning of the thread! Time to start saving! At least it has helped me think about what I really want in a guitar though, which is good!
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09-18-2009 08:41 AM
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I know this doesn't quite meet all the features you list, but for a pure accoustic there is 'The Loar' (see the Thomann site) and:
Carved top from China and more responsive than the Godin, but non-cutaway, and acoustic only - unless you add a pickup.
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Originally Posted by RAQ
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09-18-2009, 12:09 PM #54Jazzarian GuestOriginally Posted by derek
It too would sell around 10 to 11 grand.
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Originally Posted by Jazzarian
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09-18-2009, 01:53 PM #56Jazzarian GuestOriginally Posted by derek
Triggs makes some fantastic guitars with his name on them. Very impressive. Gibson passed him the ball and he ran out of the stadium with it. Meanwhile Hutchins stayed in the backfield to block for Gibson. Hopefully he stayed around long enough to collect his Gibson pension.
I'd be envious of Triggs if I wasn't so paranoid around bandsaws. I needs all my fingers.
The idea of making custom tube amps has always appealed to me too, except the high voltage aspect. Sooner or later I always get shocked.
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