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For the gig bag, Ive got the Journey roadtrip gig bag and love it. Cheers... Todd in Chicago 0 Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk |
#167
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Agree on the Road Trip bag. Its perfect if you do not need to break down the guitar.
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It's very cheap (under $30 at the store I get a discount from 'cause I'm a "professional" by the broadest possible definition of the term, and I go to that store a lot), and padding is thin. I would never get one for a wood guitar other than a Pacific Rim laminated wood student model. But it's a perfect fit for the Journey, and adequate for local use. |
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Journey OF660, Adamas 1581, 1587, 1881, SMT - PRS Cu22, Ibanez JEM-FP, S540, RG550, Fender Stratocaster Heil PR-35 : Audio Technica AE-6100, ATM5R : Beyer TG-V90r : Sennheiser 441, 609, 845, 906 : ElectroVoice ND767 HK 608i Friedman WW Smallbox, Marshall 4212 |
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I thought some Journey owners might be interested to see the OF660 with Gotoh tuners. Amazingly, the Gotoh 510 are direct replacement for the Grover minis that come with the Journey. No drilling needed. Easy.
I added ebony buttons to these Gotoh which are much lighter than the solid metal buttons. To my eyes, the black buttons somehow give the guitar a slightly more balanced look. The silver buttons gave me the impression the headstock was very small (it is), but with the Gotoh, it appears just a bit larger. Again, to my eyes. I like the look. It fits fine in the Journey backpack bag. The Grovers that come with it are nice working tuners but I like 1:21 ratio Gotoh--and they are very, very smooth. Here are some comparison photos. |
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It's amazing the difference different tuning pegs make. Looks really nice. Where did you get these ebony ones from? I'd love to change some on my guitars to wood ones, either rosewood or ebony. |
#172
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http://www.lmii.com/ has a number of variations for reasonable prices (except for shipping!)
I also have a set of the oval shaped ebony. Not sure which I like best yet. |
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Can you give me a link to the removable support?
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Belay that request.....I found it.
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#175
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Yes, it's Sagework, formerly Barnett.
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Hi OF660 fans-
I've been intrigued by what I've seen and heard of this guitar in YouTube videos, and today I finally was able to play one that my local shop has in its stock. I was impressed by how good it sounded fingerstyle, but disappointed by the strummed sound. The main issue was a too-loud 1st string (high E). I could readily adjust to it playing fingerstyle or even picking, but for strumming it really stuck out. I thought at first it might be a resonance (I was at first playing lots of key-of-E chords with the 1st string open), but playing the same notes on the 2nd string produced a noticably lower volume. If it were a "normal" guitar I would have attributed the issue to a quirk of the bracing, but I don't know if CF guitars even have bracing! 8-) I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed this, or if it might be a quirk of the particular one I played. If you've noticed it, was it something you could fix to some degree with a change in brand or gauge of string? Finally, @Johnny5 asked: > I have watched every single video I can find and I have yet to see someone play above the 12th fret (or even talk about the playability or access to upper frets) I was wondering about hi-fret playability myself, since some of my favorite tunes use chords beyond the 12th fret. The OF660 carve-out doesn't function like a cutaway; your wrist will still bump into the body. But you can tilt your hand to get some level of access beyond the 14th fret. I found I was able to play a favorite tune that has a 5/6 bar chord at the 14th fret [0 14 14 14 17 16]; it wasn't comfortable, but I could grab that chord without too much trouble. So I'd say it's a reasonable compromise given the need to support the fly-away neck joint. -Tom |
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The point is, Journey OF660s are shipped in their backpacks and then assembled in the store. If the nut is loose, it could slide out of place left or right causing sound issues. With the strings loose and all suddenly becoming tight at once, there can also be some not exactly where you want them to be on the saddle surface--though less of an issue. Another issue that I always need to check when reassembling or changing strings is that it is easy for one of the strings, especially the high e string, to rest on the top of the nut between slots, not in it's own slot. This also causes sound issues. I've had it happen a couple times and since then, always double check everything is in place before I tighten the neck back on. It's easy to assume they should be in place because there is a string guide with holes placed for each string--but it can easily happen. In a guitar store, it's possible it was assembled quickly and seemed OK, but these details could have been overlooked if they weren't aware of the possible issues. |
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RM ----------------------------------------------------- Taylor 856, Taylor GC7, Martin 00-28, Breedlove Oregon Concertina, Breedlove Jeff Bridges Signature, Guild JF55-12, Guild D212, Larrivee OM3, Eastman E20 OM, Farida OT22w, Cordoba Fusion 12 Orchestra, Blueridge BR-361, Pono 0-15 mango, Journey OF-660, Tanglewood TWJP parlor (Nashville tuned), Paul Reed Smith SE Custom. |
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@ac, @rmoretti49, thanks for those tips re: re-assembly of the guitar! Sounds like a good candidate for what I heard. Next time I'm by the store I'll check it out again; hopefully this is what was behind what I was hearing. -Tom
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