Ordered A Custom Archtop
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Ordered A Custom Archtop
I'm very excited! It's being built by Victor Baker who builds some incredible instruments.
Specs are: 15" solid spruce top, solid flame maple back and side, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, handmade kent armstrong usa humbuckers.
I'm really excited! It's costing me a lot of money (hence selling my Eastman) but hopefully is going to be totally worth it.
Should look some along the lines of this:
His guitars are super cool and he's also an amazing guitarist.
http://www.victorbakerguitars.com/NYCLuthier/
Specs are: 15" solid spruce top, solid flame maple back and side, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, handmade kent armstrong usa humbuckers.
I'm really excited! It's costing me a lot of money (hence selling my Eastman) but hopefully is going to be totally worth it.
Should look some along the lines of this:
His guitars are super cool and he's also an amazing guitarist.
http://www.victorbakerguitars.com/NYCLuthier/
Nice.
But I thought that crazy big expensive jazz boxes were supposed to have floating pickups and such so that the top isn't compromised in any way? I don't see the advantage to having a guitar like this custom built compared to having it mass produced. Also what are the advantages to having flamed maple sides etc? The spec reads a bit like generic, high end custom guitar stuff.
I fully accept that I'm missing something here though, and that there is plenty about this guitar that I wouldn't be able to make use of. You are a much more capable guitarist than I am and if anyone on here can justify this sort of an instrument then I think it's you.
I just don't quite see why this guitar.
But I thought that crazy big expensive jazz boxes were supposed to have floating pickups and such so that the top isn't compromised in any way? I don't see the advantage to having a guitar like this custom built compared to having it mass produced. Also what are the advantages to having flamed maple sides etc? The spec reads a bit like generic, high end custom guitar stuff.
I fully accept that I'm missing something here though, and that there is plenty about this guitar that I wouldn't be able to make use of. You are a much more capable guitarist than I am and if anyone on here can justify this sort of an instrument then I think it's you.
I just don't quite see why this guitar.
Yeah I can see that. However these guitars are designed for modern jazz so have to deal with distortion and high volume hence the smaller body and reinforcement blocks under the bridge to fight feedback. These guitars aren't designed with acoustic volume as the main goal, hence the set in pickups. Also set in pickups work much better when running through pedals and that. In terms of the wood choice, I was going to order a laminate box, but I was offered a deal on a carved body for less money so jumped on it! Carved tops sound quite nice acoustically, like the Eastman I have currently, although the guitars aren't purpose built for acoustic playing, they tend to have a nice sound.
Also I am a sucker for flame maple...
Also I am a sucker for flame maple...
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