That was a treat. most of my guitars are odd choices as at 76 and on a tiny government pension I must think of $400 as my top price. I tend to get old guitars that were comercially unsucessful because the shapes were usually inspred from 50'S defunct bulders. They are 15 to 30 years old, in excelent condition with excellent bones. At every gig I get cornered by players who admire my guitars. They all admit they were expecting to hear tinny thin scatchy tones when I can indeed take down walls with them thru my Plexi. I do indeed modify them with new PU's and new hardware but only where needed. Mods are always done to keep the instruments period correct. I have the work done by a semi retired luthier who is so private he virtually only uses mail, doesn't have a computer and only does work for those that are recomended from a handful of other international bulders he trusts. He primarly restores pre 1955 Martins and Gibsons etc. for those as famous as Clapton and Gilmour. I give him the guitars tell him what I want from the sound and he knows there isn't any time table. I get the guitars back looking like they came from the factory on day one with how they look. He does my guitars as his hobby and only because I do not ask for things like his clients to do things that he knows will not work. As he says, I am a guitar surgeon, my patients are guitars. Their owners are simply their family, not doctors so they should not tell me how to operate.
Love my kirn barn buster, I'm using his hand wound pickups and they sound killer :). Wouldn't mind trying the mare pickups. Where did you get yours? Thanks:)
Great overview, I particularly liked the Les Paul - the clarity and the 'weight' just seemed ideal to me. They're all terrific - the Heritage a lucky find for sure, and I remember the Monty's vid, that Tele has been transformed into something special! Lazy Sunday afternoon here in HK so FWIW my 3 personal favourites - still have them (feel free to fast forward at this point 😅). (1) My 1968 LP Custom. I bought it 3rd hand from a jazz guitarist friend in NZ in 1974 and it was my one and only guitar thru the 70s when our band was happening. I always liked George Harrison's approach to guitar and this one delivered the 'fat' clean and 'defined overdrive' that was a hallmark of later Beatles stuff. I did try some early Seymour Duncan Distortions in it but they only lasted 10 days - just wrong for what we were playing. (2) In 1981 Roland contacted me to demo their new GR 300 / 303 blue guitar synth pedal to musicians in Auckland and Wellington, NZ. (You can hear early proponents - Pat Metheny's solo on 'Are You Going With Me' & Fripp & Belew on King Crimson's 'The Sheltering Sky'). They gave me the synth and I chose the Japanese made Strat guitar that came with it and used it a lot live and in the studio thru the 80s. (3) In 1992 I read about the Roger Sadowsky Electric Nylon so I contacted Roger and bought one and also ordered his NYC S Style HSH and that has been my 'swiss army knife' studio and live instrument ever since. He is better known for his bass guitars but his 6 string electrics are amazing - Paul Simon, Prince, Walter Becker just some of his clients - Paul Simon bought several for the musicians on his 'Graceland' album and that sold me on this one. OK - sorry to rabbit on but I like this channel a lot and always enjoy reading comments so figured I'd drop in my two bobs worth! Cheers.
Hi Joe ! Apart from their headstock shape, the 2 guitars I liked most were the Gronlund and the Heritage. Two great sounding and resonating guitars where one can hear the dynamics, overtones and harmonics. Protect your ears Joe !! I developed Tinnitus by sitting (too) close to cabinets. Although the amp is just a 15W at 1/4 volume, the output was 80-85 db that ended up being an irreversible problem by playing it everyday for hours... If I only could get back ! I would have oriented the cab sideways and/or put a plexiglass panel in front and/or earplugs... Take care !
Now you have to do your 6 least favourites guitar in your collection Joe. That would be super interesting
That was a treat. most of my guitars are odd choices as at 76 and on a tiny government pension I must think of $400 as my top price. I tend to get old guitars that were comercially unsucessful because the shapes were usually inspred from 50'S defunct bulders. They are 15 to 30 years old, in excelent condition with excellent bones. At every gig I get cornered by players who admire my guitars. They all admit they were expecting to hear tinny thin scatchy tones when I can indeed take down walls with them thru my Plexi. I do indeed modify them with new PU's and new hardware but only where needed. Mods are always done to keep the instruments period correct. I have the work done by a semi retired luthier who is so private he virtually only uses mail, doesn't have a computer and only does work for those that are recomended from a handful of other international bulders he trusts. He primarly restores pre 1955 Martins and Gibsons etc. for those as famous as Clapton and Gilmour. I give him the guitars tell him what I want from the sound and he knows there isn't any time table. I get the guitars back looking like they came from the factory on day one with how they look. He does my guitars as his hobby and only because I do not ask for things like his clients to do things that he knows will not work. As he says, I am a guitar surgeon, my patients are guitars. Their owners are simply their family, not doctors so they should not tell me how to operate.
Wish i knew a guitar surgeon,, he sounds awesome! … loved reading your post..
Being an LP guy that honeyburst is my fave. Looks great, sounds great!
I only started learning how to play the guitar about six weeks ago & I'm documenting my entire journey on here so watching this was super interesting!
Love my kirn barn buster, I'm using his hand wound pickups and they sound killer :). Wouldn't mind trying the mare pickups. Where did you get yours? Thanks:)
Great overview, I particularly liked the Les Paul - the clarity and the 'weight' just seemed ideal to me. They're all terrific - the Heritage a lucky find for sure, and I remember the Monty's vid, that Tele has been transformed into something special! Lazy Sunday afternoon here in HK so FWIW my 3 personal favourites - still have them (feel free to fast forward at this point 😅). (1) My 1968 LP Custom. I bought it 3rd hand from a jazz guitarist friend in NZ in 1974 and it was my one and only guitar thru the 70s when our band was happening. I always liked George Harrison's approach to guitar and this one delivered the 'fat' clean and 'defined overdrive' that was a hallmark of later Beatles stuff. I did try some early Seymour Duncan Distortions in it but they only lasted 10 days - just wrong for what we were playing. (2) In 1981 Roland contacted me to demo their new GR 300 / 303 blue guitar synth pedal to musicians in Auckland and Wellington, NZ. (You can hear early proponents - Pat Metheny's solo on 'Are You Going With Me' & Fripp & Belew on King Crimson's 'The Sheltering Sky'). They gave me the synth and I chose the Japanese made Strat guitar that came with it and used it a lot live and in the studio thru the 80s. (3) In 1992 I read about the Roger Sadowsky Electric Nylon so I contacted Roger and bought one and also ordered his NYC S Style HSH and that has been my 'swiss army knife' studio and live instrument ever since. He is better known for his bass guitars but his 6 string electrics are amazing - Paul Simon, Prince, Walter Becker just some of his clients - Paul Simon bought several for the musicians on his 'Graceland' album and that sold me on this one.
OK - sorry to rabbit on but I like this channel a lot and always enjoy reading comments so figured I'd drop in my two bobs worth! Cheers.
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Hi Joe ! Apart from their headstock shape, the 2 guitars I liked most were the Gronlund and the Heritage. Two great sounding and resonating guitars where one can hear the dynamics, overtones and harmonics. Protect your ears Joe !! I developed Tinnitus by sitting (too) close to cabinets. Although the amp is just a 15W at 1/4 volume, the output was 80-85 db that ended up being an irreversible problem by playing it everyday for hours... If I only could get back ! I would have oriented the cab sideways and/or put a plexiglass panel in front and/or earplugs... Take care !
Love your content! Thank you!
Were does the Les paul junior single cut Rank ????
Torn between the pine Tele and the LP .... OK, I take both! 😅
Did you know that Goodwood era has nothing to do with wood, it's a last name that the era is named after