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Yes, it is very interesting. The scale and neck
length on this guitar was designed after the Epi "Roadie" I have, which is why
we ended up with 50cm rather than a standard inch measurement, or 19 3/4".
The 12's seem to work well on the Epi, and even though I haven't played the new
guitar yet, Bobby says the neck is super fast and low action. That was one of my
requirements. He says the strings are almost touching the frets and there is no
buzzing. That's what you get when you pay for a hand made neck, I guess.
:) I stil may put 13's on it, though. We'll see.
You are right on with the comment on the sound.
Bobby says this guitar easily competes with the tone of a larger jazz
guitar. So yes, you have to wonder why more people don't play smaller guitars,
especially given the real estate you save in narrowing the fret distance...you
can play quicker and move around more efficiently.
Now, I have this 6 string mandolin that I play on
occasion, tuned an octave up from standard guitar tuning. I've been thinking of
installing a neck humbucker on that thing and seeing how it sounds...still thin
and like a mandolin, I suppose. It has 12s on it too.
Kris
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Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Update on my mini jazz
archtop guitar ("The Little Mammoth")
Very interesting. I've got a 485mm scale Breedlove
Passport strung with 13's, but it's also tuned a fourth higher. I've
also done a lot of playing on 610mm scale Larrivee parlor guitars, which
I also string with 13's at standard. The 12's it shipped with were a bit
slinky for an acoustic. And then at the other end of the range, there's
the 736mm scale Tacoma Baritone which goes from 17 to 70, a fourth down from
standard. It's interesting how dinky a regular guitar sounds after
you've gotten used to that, which emphasizes the somwhat arbitrary nature of
"standard" scale and pitch these days.
TH
On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Boise Experimental
Music Festival < khartung@cableone.net> wrote:
Sorry. String guage is 12s. The D'Addario
Chromes, flatwounds. However, I may go to 13s. The stiffer and fatter the
better.
Kris
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