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congratulations! Looks great!
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Safe landing....
I'm a bit of a nit, so just kind of enjoy this opening process with me! This sign's been up on the front door all day in case I was momentarily indisposed - Don't leave! Tomorrow will be freezing and snowy!
No external signs of damage: Then a quick check and look how lucky... no acclimation issues... Check internal temp (by hand) at each step of the opening process: Finally getting close.. this is a BAM case, from France, with the additional padded case cover. The case cover has a highly reflective pattern all over it - that's what's shining in the flash photo: Here's a photo without flash - this is what it looks like to the naked eye! Note the thickness of the padded case cover - it's like a form-fit gig bag! And, finally, drum roll.... here's Volcano (or Lava, as Mike named it) ready to come out, tune up, and play away! At this point I stopped taking snapshots, took it out, checked over carefully, tuned it up to A440, played a tune, and went back to work! I plan on trying some recordings and A/B with the brazilian CX. More soon! Thanks for joining me.. Phil |
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Wow, thanks for sharing your excitement this way! Looks like you'll have a lot of fun spending time with that beauty!
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Awesome, congratulations!
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now i hope you've already had enough time with this guitar before "the tree" baranik comes or your head might explode while deciding which guitar to play...
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Thanks Fliss, TPP, and t-man... played out a bit more... wandered through the BAM case, which has some nice features. Without the padded case cover it's light as a feather, while still having a solid feel to it. With the padded case cover I think I could drop kick it across the room without damage, but it adds a significant amount of real estate to the storage area. I'll take measurements sometime and post a review of the case itself. Mike has another one in hand for my Wanderer build.
I should be playing and recording rather than writing, but just a snapshot of the sound -- shimmery highs, rich mids, and soft but full lows. Not boomy - more on the mid/treb side but I haven't "dug in" yet to see if the bass emerges more strongly. I'm a light finger picker mostly, and I'm certainly getting all the bang for the buck I expected. The saddle and nut are FWI, and I wonder if that adds to the shimmer - it certainly did on my Taylors. More later. I'm going to try something I haven't heard of before with the Zoom H4n. I'm going to put one cable from the Highlander pickup, and another cable from an Audix VX-5, separate channels, and see how much difference there is. A headset and pan or balance slider / knob ought to show the difference very well. Cheers all, and thanks again. Phil |
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Great guitar, Phil, and great thread. Thanks.
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I love the way a grown man becomes as excited as a kid at Christmas when it comes to the arrival of his new guitars.
Not to mention that Mike makes a great instrument! Thanks for sharing this thread, Phil. I need to get in here more often because, threads like this are so much fun.
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Thanks Karl, Mary, and Keith! It's so much more fun opening "presents" with friends watching on. Imagine a Christmas morning and opening gifts with no one there... fast path to depression!
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I came from a big family so I love the organized chaos of Christmas. Each time any of my AGF family gets a new toy, I can hear the heart beats pounding all the way from Ohio.
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I personally was given no Mary McKnight love on Olson 1301...so I must not be family (though I did get a christmas card so maybe I am white trash fringe)
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Nooooo, no, no, no. You are "good" family.
I get so busy working that I tend to forget to lurk around forums. Phil knew where to find me to make sure I saw his link to his newbie guitar. Tell ya what, since I am easy to find, send an IM or an e-mail me so I can see your threads. Deal?
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