Last week arrived a box

GuitarDoc · #1 07-30-2018, 08:19 PM

And it gave birth to a Guitar

wickedwahine · #2 07-30-2018, 08:20 PM

Ooh, I am so excited, living vicariously through you. What is inside!?

GuitarDoc · #3 07-30-2018, 08:22 PM

A beautiful baby Guitar

GuitarDoc · #4 07-30-2018, 08:25 PM

A 12 string beastie

GuitarDoc · #5 07-30-2018, 08:26 PM

I Love It!

GuitarDoc · #6 07-30-2018, 08:29 PM

Alistar,with Kevin’s intercession, created for me the first X 30 12.

wickedwahine · #7 07-30-2018, 08:42 PM

It is stunning, congratulations.

Captain Jim · #8 07-30-2018, 09:35 PM

Wow! That is a beauty! Congrats!

nuttyprof · #9 07-30-2018, 11:06 PM

Sweet!!!
What are your impressions?

GuitarDoc · #10 07-30-2018, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by nuttyprof

Sweet!!!
What are your impressions?

Cannon sound. I’ve bass in this 12 I’ve not had in my martin or heard in guilds I’ve played. (I come from a time before amplification and we hammered on our acoustics to fill a church)

The girth of the Guitar on paper disappears once you’ve set it on your lap. I was worried about this since I’m only 5’5” and had problems handling jumbos in the past.

The cut out neck is, no other word, AMAZING. I’ve a gxi and it is smoother than the CA. Just walk right up to your 22nd no problems.

Mark L · #11 07-30-2018, 11:48 PM

That is perhaps my favorite woody top to date.
What a great instrument, I’d love to hear it next to an x20-12.
Does it have a pickup system?

I all cases, congratulations.

121 · #12 07-31-2018, 03:31 AM

Very impressive.

What is the species of wood veneer ?

Long Road Home · #13 07-31-2018, 09:03 AM

That looks positively elegant. Enjoy your new beastie.

#14 07-31-2018, 09:07 AM

Holy Moly!! Just about the time we think we've seen it all, Alistair and a player come up with something new and astounding. Congratulations Doc! If you have the time and equipment, a sound track would be welcomed.

Earl49 · #15 07-31-2018, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark L

....I’d love to hear it next to an x20-12.....

I would be happy to sit down with GuitarDoc and compare his new X30-12 to my X20-12. But he is located in Virginia and I'm in Idaho, so it's not likely to happen......... Nice looking guitar there, Doc.