08-28-2019, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: wyoming
Posts: 42,556
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gitarro
How does Jim Olson individually voice his tops?
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Hi g
He voices them quite well!
I've never had a technical discussion with James about voicing. Olson guitars consistently sound incredible from guitar to guitar, unlike Martins, Taylors or Gibsons. However he is doing it, it seems to be working well above average. For me as the player, it's about the results he gets.
Olsons are superior in the areas of responsiveness, projection, sustain, attack, resonance, feedback to the player, balance across the string bed, and dynamic range. I don't believe James approached guitar building from a tradition-based foundation. Whatever he's doing, it's working.
I've never played a 'dud' Olson (and I've played a lot of them).
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