Such a beautiful guitar!
Where did you get the body from?
And if you don't mind me asking, what makes mini hb's better than hb's to you?
Such a beautiful guitar!
Where did you get the body from?
And if you don't mind me asking, what makes mini hb's better than hb's to you?
Thanks!Originally Posted by RocknRolf
The body is a totally stripped, heavily modified Epiphone LP Special II. Mahogany body is finished in acrylic lacquer.
Mini HB's are brighter than full size. Many describe them as between a HB and a single coil, which I think is good analogy.
I play SC's 98% of the time, so when I switch to a HB guitar, I typically find them too dark without totally readjusting the amp EQ (especially the neck pickup). I find the mini's closer to my SC tone so usually just a little bump in treble is all I need. Sometimes I'm happy with no tweaking at all.
Before anyone says it, I know there are a number of ways to combat the switching back & forth etc, but I'm just speaking in a general sense about my attraction to mini HB's.
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Cool haha, unfortunately there are not too many lefty's in Aus to pickup, otherwise it could be a nice platform to start from.
Was there a problem with the neck, or did you change the neck because as you said "too narrow" for your liking?
Thanks for explaining the mini hb's.
Yeah, the more I played it, the more it just didn't feel right. Mainly to narrow at the first 3 frets. I remeasured the nut width today and it was actually a smidge under 42mm. (41.72mm to be exact!)
Which was probably my own fault because I stripped the original finish and must have sanded more down than I should have.
Maybe I'll cut a new nut for it and use it for a 4-string Cigar Box Guitar!
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