First build TL1
Grover Tuners and Tex Mex pickups. Really pleased I did this...few issues but solved with the help of the forum. Thanks guys. Hope u like the pics...Suggy
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First build TL1
Grover Tuners and Tex Mex pickups. Really pleased I did this...few issues but solved with the help of the forum. Thanks guys. Hope u like the pics...Suggy
Looks great, congratulations on getting it finished!
Love the name! Looks great too!
Classic Tele - looks fantastic!
Really looks good. Well done!
Looks awesome!
How does it sound through the acoustasonic? I have always wondered how they go with solid-body electrics.
The acoustronic no effects sound is very true but I think you need to use a pedal board too.
I mainly fingerpick these days as I use gel on my nails and the different sounds are nice for Christian music even the 60/70s pop stuff.
Mainly use Takamine and Martin acoustics.
No distortion on the amp.
Thinking of another amp...
looks great!
Thanks for that. Not surprisingly, it sounds a little like the flat and acoustic amp channels on my THR10c. They both give a clean and somewhat faithful reproduction, but are a little sterile with an electric guitar. Can make a good pedal platform though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suggynz
I fingerpick a lot too, but without any assistance from my natural nails. And they are typically clipped short so I largely play with fingertips. Mostly on electric these days. I find that careful use of a compressor helps even out the attack from different fingers.
I have two acoustics - a 40+ year old Kiso Suzuki steel string, and a Yamaha CG-100 classical. While the classical is fantastic for fingerpicking, I hardly ever take it out the case.
That must make fingerpicking a lot harder. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jugglindan
Fortunately I have long fingersQuote:
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
I too am a fingerpick guitarist. I have one finger shrunk and one other unplayable so I tune to DGDGBD use my good finger to bar and find my chords by picking the right strings. I use Ely’s chord finder for lap steel and it works for me. I also have the thumb, middle and ring fingers gelled every couple weeks and they make great picking. The wiessenborn in the original pic what was got me back into guitars again...you use a bar and now I use a finger for that job.
Jus added to my guitar collection to celebrate lockdown easing with my first Maton...bunya top Qld Maple back sides and neck....it’s fantastic and the 808 size is just right for me.
Nice, Maton make lovely acoustics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suggynz
My last acoustic purchased was an EBG808TE with a Sitka Spruce top but the same back, sides and neck wood. Nice guitar, Suggynz.
I love the Maton guitar and the 808 size is great....sold a lot of stuff online during lockdown including an Ibanez parlour with thermo treated wood. The Maton is the best acoustic I’ve ever owned.
Now quite a while on..guitar sounds great but neck too fat and it’s heavy.
Thinking of slimming neck to a “c” shape and reducing weight with a big belly cut or getting some routing on back done.
Anyone else done this
I know a few people here, McCreed for certain, have added a belly cut and a forearm contour (like on a Strat). If necessary, you can also rout (or simply drill out) some chambers below the scratchplate area.
Alternatively you could simply take a few mm off the back to make a thinner body. I did this to a home-made Tele body I was given. Just measure the cavity depths first to know how much you can safely remove and still leave some wood at the bottom of the control cavity.
I've re-profiled a few necks to improve the feel. I find that the 'shoulders' of the neck, where it meets the fingerboard, play a big part in how the neck feels. Even a small change in angle here can affect how your hand gets splayed out by the neck.
I'd try and avoid taking anything much off the very back, as the truss rod channel isn't that far below the surface. Stick to the sides and you'll be fine.