My Rockbridge is here!
 

I had ordered a personal Rockbridge but had a miscommunication with Brian and Randall and got the wrong nut width. Hands never got used to the wider neck and I ended up selling it and re-ordering. The new one has slightly different specs...decided I liked natural top rather than the sunburst and went with maple binding this time around.

Slope D
Quilted Sapele/Red Spruce
Maple Binding
1 11/16" nut width
Ivoroid Waverly tuners

So without further ado, for anyone who cares, here's my dream/lifetime guitar:

http://www.guitarmatch.com/images/rkb14/rkb14a.jpg
http://www.guitarmatch.com/images/rkb14/rkb14b.jpg
http://www.guitarmatch.com/images/rkb14/rkb14c.jpg
http://www.guitarmatch.com/images/rkb14/rkb14d.jpg
http://www.guitarmatch.com/images/rkb14/rkb14e.jpg
http://www.guitarmatch.com/images/rkb14/rkb14f.jpg







It's got the Rockbridge sound, but it's also quite distinct from any slope D's that I remember coming through. Absolutely love the bass and mid range, need to break in the treble a little more. Really strong separation for flatpicking/fingerstyle but enough blend that it'll do the job for rhythm as well. Based on first impressions, I'd bring my '52 D-28 to a jam if I expected to be playing chords and singing most of the night, the Rockbridge without question if I was picking lead.

I'm one happy camper!

Very nice Andrew, that Sapele sure looks familiar to me, wonder why ?
LOL

Your comment about taking the RB to the jam for lead and another for singing really interests me. I always found my RB slope D was the best guitar I had for vocal accompaniment, but I always thought it was a touch on the "soft" side for serious lead work. And you are finding it just the opposite.

If I come back to the GP this year I gotta get a test drive. Even though I can't hardly play them skinny little necks.

It is a beauty. Congratulations on the new work of art.

I've seen/heard 4 Rockbridge guitars in person, and I liked them all. I noticed they still use a bolted dovetail neck joint. A few "experts" (who aren't sponsors) around here kept telling me bolted dovetails wouldn't work when they found out I used them on some builds.


Nice guitar Andrew:)

That is a beautiful instrument. Have fun with it.

Beyond gorgeous. Enjoy it.

Great looking guitar!

lovely guitar and I bet it sounds great as well.....congrats!!!!!

Nice guitar. I like the quilting and the Maple binding looks cool too. :)

Had the same thought myself. :lol:

Oh I know about Rockland's - figured this was the next best thing. The Rockland wait list has gotten up to 27 years or so, and I just couldn't wait.

Congrats it looks beautiful. Rockbridge builds a great guitar!!

Wow, that's gorgeous! I picked up a Slop D earlier this year and have to be careful about picking it up - I'll end up sitting there for hours. :D

Will do a NGD post soon. :guitar: