Your next guitar?

[Dean Aka Nekro]

It looks good! I'll look into it

Here's one ready for you right now if you got $350 ready
http://www.haloguitars.com/store/SALVUS ... g-Red.html
See I promised they are a lot of guitar for little money! Wish I lived your side for 6 months with £10,000 to blow on the America stuff that I want for a fair price! Typical hey?

[tapper mike]

Re contour. My cheap furian has a belly and an arm cut. But you'd better be prepared for work. (replace neck, pups. wiring)

My LR Baggs Godin doesn't have a contour but it feels very comfortable nonetheless because of it's both thin and lightweight (hollow) body.


The L.R. Baggs was a predecessor to the acoustcaster and make no mistake It wasn't an acoustcaster or a fender anything or an acoustic in tone or playability and tone are amazing.

One day I'm going to find myself a nice luthier/tech to put a Wilkinson S90 and a voltage regulator in it. Even Kenny Burrell would cry at the tones coming out of it.

[fedexnman]

for Godin . Im interested in trying one of those Godin that are kind of a Gibson SG clone P90 pickups and all .

[Dean Aka Nekro]

Mike, I'm pretty sure that hibidy is talking about the neck heel contour and not the rear of the body's lack of sculpting.

The only two models in the 2013 catalogue that I am aware of which have a neck heel contour are the Fender Select Telecaster and the Fender Select Telecaster HH to quote the specs page of each, The Select states "Contoured Heel" and the Select HH states "Neck Heel Contour" on the unique features part.

I can understand wanting a decent comfortable body also but easily more important is a comfortable neck heel. Any good bolt-on ought to have that as standard in my book

[hibidy]

Yeah, here's an example

[ddnnqq]

Aw man totally the Gretsch White Falcon, those things are the sexiest gaddamn guitars

[tapper mike]

#Hibidy and Dean, My bad.

Gretch look great until you have to play them.

[hibidy]

#Hibidy and Dean, My bad.

Gretch look great until you have to play them.

Nothing bad, just letting you know. Many fenders DON'T have that little heel contour. It's a new thing. It makes a big difference. With my infant sized hands I ended up selling a perfectly good guitar because of that heel just being too hard for me to reach the frets. This still isn't "ideal" (ibby's are ideal) but it really helps. At least I can dig in on A and E blues stuff where as the charvel "pro mod" I couldn't really do that. Shame, it was a lovely guitar.

[rockstar_not]

A little report-in about my most recent guitar purchase - an Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Re-issue (probably 70 or so pages back I posted pix):

Two complaints amongst a bunch of love:

1. I cannot get the low E string intonation set so that it doesn't go sharp as I go up the fretboard. I've moved the saddle as close to the bridge as I can get it and still get noticeably sharp notes even as low as the 7th fret or so - very frustrating and I have no idea what could cause it.

2. I miss my strat's arm-cut on the lower bout. My right forearm muscle is not happy after a 20-30 minute set sitting on the sharp body.

Other than that, it's a tone monster, with so many different tonal varieties available from the pup and switch combos, I'm still experimenting.

-Scott

[hibidy]

A little report-in about my most recent guitar purchase - an Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Re-issue (probably 70 or so pages back I posted pix):

Two complaints amongst a bunch of love:

1. I cannot get the low E string intonation set so that it doesn't go sharp as I go up the fretboard. I've moved the saddle as close to the bridge as I can get it and still get noticeably sharp notes even as low as the 7th fret or so - very frustrating and I have no idea what could cause it.

2. I miss my strat's arm-cut on the lower bout. My right forearm muscle is not happy after a 20-30 minute set sitting on the sharp body.

Other than that, it's a tone monster, with so many different tonal varieties available from the pup and switch combos, I'm still experimenting.

-Scott

I have had hell with the Low E on many guitars. I'm not sure I can even come close to explaining what I've done. Usually, it's involved bridge height change and then readjusting. I don't know this model, so I have no clue.

@contour. I know that. I tried a MMSM in recent months and it had no contour. It wasn't REALLY bad, but I was definitely worried long run. Turns out it had a shitload of issues and I took it back. Doesn't help in your case, but just saying that it's kinda tough to get used to that non-contour type.

[tapper mike]

Replace the nut with an earvana.

[sebp]

Mayones Regius

[hibidy]

Mayones Regius

I hate you if you get that! Mayones are WAY out of my price range. But they are gorgeous!

[Peevy2000]

Mayones Regius

That is one lovely guitar!

I've been thinking about getting a 7 string lately but part of me's "saying what the heck just go fo an 8".

Here's another fantastic looking 8 string from Mayones:





As much as I'd love to get my hands on one of these, I'd probably have to sell most of my gear to get one
Besides, I don't think it'd be wise shelling out a bucket load of cash on a 7/8 string incase I don't get on too well with it.

[hibidy]

Guys over at SS get mayones all the time (little rich bastards! )

I think 6's start at about 2500 which I could swing if I sold a couple of axes but like you say, how do I know if I'd actually like it?

but they look great!