I've got my guitar and I have just had it for about 18 hours but I have already played it for about 5 hours....I think the first thing I notice about it is that it is very touch sensitive and responsive. I am sure the type of bridge has something to do with that, the wood, the pickups...but I have never played a guitar that was so dynamic and responsive. Excellent cleans through the little Red Iron amp I have been playing it through. Very thick tones as it overdrives.
Very comfortable and light...big neck which feels great...range of tones that I need to experiment with more. The controls have a great deal of range. This is a guitar that responds when you turn the volume and tone controls. I have had so many guitars in the past where there wasn't much subtlety as you turn the controls. This has it.....not so great at reviews.....and I need to get back to playing it. This is a really satisfying guitar to play.....it really seems to be outpacing my Warmoth Strat w/Lollars in the tone and responsiveness department by quite a bit.
I know about all the honeymoon stuff but I am going to play this guitar a lot in the near future. I am pretty much a one electric type of person so that guitar becomes my main instrument and I don't really keep any other guitars around.
I like the no frills design and look....I think the reverse tele control arrangement where the pickup switcher is down and out of the way is a great idea.
It's not the butternut body by any chance? (Not sure if the grain looks right?)
I've got a butternut bass that I love--very resonant, open, warm mids but not nasal--great stuff. I'm currently drying a butternut block for a Buttercaster I plan to love just as much as my bass.
Congrats (and thanks for the heads up on what looks like a very interesting luthier).
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It's not the butternut body by any chance? (Not sure if the grain looks right?)
I've got a butternut bass that I love--very resonant, open, warm mids but not nasal--great stuff. I'm currently drying a butternut block for a Buttercaster I plan to love just as much as my bass.
Congrats (and thanks for the heads up on what looks like a very interesting luthier).
1.75" Neck Width. Really fat neck. It is Honduras Mahogany rather than the Butternut.
This guitar is killer. Really outclasses my Warmoth Strat w/Lollars which is a very nice strat type guitar.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Rob Dixon of Prairiewood to build a guitar. His prices are very reasonable. $1475 base for the Midwesterner which is the model I have. Took about 4.5 months to get it ....he said 4-6 months when I ordered it.
Robert is a real guitar chef when it comes to mixing and matching woods, pickups, bridge, etc.
This is a really responsive and sweet sounding guitar. I also like the small touches like the placement of pickup switch. Out of the way. I like to work the volume control and it is right there close to the bridge pickup. I like the fact that he has very carefully chosen the pickups. The neck pickup is something I am not even sure is on Fralin's page. The other is a Wolfetone P-90 and Robert requested it to be underwound to match the guitar.
My wife saw me drooling while browsing the web site and immediately said no without me asking about it. Needless to say, I am jealous. Sweet guitar man.
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jarder wrote:My wife saw me drooling while browsing the web site and immediately said no without me asking about it. Needless to say, I am jealous. Sweet guitar man.
I didn't think I'd ever be able to buy a truly custom guitar other than something like a Warmoth but Robs prices are so reasonable and he has such a great rep it just made sense to order one from him. But of course it is still quite a lay out of money.
