|
|
#1
03-11-2021, 12:02 PM
|
|||
|
|||
Tom Doerr Modified Dreadnought Build Thread
I'm excited, I got on Tom's build list and he started building me another Doerr Mod D. I've owned several Doerr guitars over the years including two new ones that I bought from Tom. I'm a huge fan of his work and I believe he's one of those builders that really puts together everything you'd want in a guitar into a total package. They are always incredible sounding instruments but they also look and play great too and the tone and responsiveness of his guitars is on par with the best Somogyi, Olson, Traugott, Kim Walker guitars I've played.
The first Mod D I bought from Tom was a very expensive and beautiful Brazilian Rosewood Swiss spruce Signature model, in fact it was the first Modified Dreadnought he had built. I've been able to compare with several instruments costing twice the money from a lot of different Somogyi Apprentices and its held its own very very well!! Several people I know that played that guitar went on to order one for themselves. This time I wanted to keep things a bit more simple and order a guitar I wasn't afraid to play out and use heavily. I ordered kind of a base Standard model (if is there is such a thing from Tom?). I ordered it in Kevin Ryan's favorite wood combination of Western Red Cedar and Indian rosewood. I also ordered it with a bevel and cutaway and with a K&K Pure Mini pickup system. Tom started building it last week and sent me some photos. I'm going to work towards posing them on this thread soon here.
__________________
High End Guitar Review Videos. www.youtube.com/user/rockinb23 My mom read in her diary when I turned 5 they brought me to Toys R Us to buy a guitar with my birthday money, I told my parents that none of the guitars had the right sound and I didn't want any of them. 
|
|
#2
03-11-2021, 12:18 PM
|
|||
|
|||
        
__________________
High End Guitar Review Videos. www.youtube.com/user/rockinb23 My mom read in her diary when I turned 5 they brought me to Toys R Us to buy a guitar with my birthday money, I told my parents that none of the guitars had the right sound and I didn't want any of them. Last edited by SuperB23; 03-11-2021 at 12:25 PM.
|
|
#3
03-11-2021, 01:06 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Happy for you - one of these days Tom and I are going to create a fine instrument together. Until then it's living vicariously through his customers here.
I'm way past due for a visit - been extremely busy at the studio, so I need to get out there soon.
__________________
"One small heart, and a great big soul that's driving" Charis SJ Koa/BC Sitka Mcknight/Poling GC Koa/Italian Loriente Clarita EIR/Engelmann Cordoba Solista EIR/Euro Spruce
|
|
#4
03-12-2021, 09:35 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Congrats, Bobby!! Heard from Charlie D. yesterday that this was in the works for you! Exciting!
Beautiful tone wood......this should be a stellar guitar. Say "hi" to Tom for me!  Best, Fred
__________________
1993 Bourgeois JOM 1967 Martin D12-20 2007 Vines Artisan 2014 Doerr Legacy 2013 Bamburg FSC- 2002 Flammang 000 12 fret ______________________________ https://soundcloud.com/island-guitar Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2iz6y5ESPg0Gga3btSh2nH
|
|
#5
03-12-2021, 10:23 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Jackpot!!! My review and video posts are forthcoming on the Doerr MD I bought recently from Tom. Couldn't be happier with cedar as a top wood.
__________________
Beneteau Concert cutaway Sitka/Maple 2009 Beneteau Baritone Sitka/Walnut 2005 Beneteau Concert cutaway Adi/Honduras Rosewood 2003 Beneteau Concert cutaway/bevel Euro/ABW 2016
|
|
#6
03-12-2021, 04:15 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Just one more...
Nice, Bobby!
Have fun with this one!!! Salud Paul
__________________
3 beloved John Kinnaird Customs R.T 2c 12 fret Custom 2016 552ce 12X12 R.Wilson Weissenborn A few choice 90s Taylors More... Still Too many, but "OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER, TOO YOUNG TO CARE!"
|
|
#9
03-13-2021, 12:28 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Awesome looking woods, Bobby--looking forward to seeing this one come together!
__________________
Brazzie (Rio Lava)--2015 Stehr Auditorium (Adirondack/BRW) Tigger--2013 Stehr Auditorium (Carpathian/Myrtlewood) Melee--Razo 19 OM (German/Malaysian) BevelBelle--Wilborn Ellie Belle (Old Stika/EIR) Dana--1999 Bourgeois OM (Sitka/EIR) Tres M--Malachite Machinga Meridian--2020 Baranik Meridian (Machinga/ Colorado Blue Spruce) Ariel--2020 Wilborn Arum (Cocobolo/Tunnel 14)
|
|
#10
03-14-2021, 03:58 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Congrats Bobby!
I remember watching your video demo of Tom’s first MD in Braz and fell in love with both your playing and his Modified Dread. I hope you will be mighty pleased w this one when it’s done. Cedar in a big body should sound really wonderful.
__________________
Collings OM2H Adi / Braz Doerr Legacy Swiss / Braz Franklin OM German / Braz Franklin OM Carpathian / Braz Goodall GC Italian / Honduran Goodall GC Italian / Braz Goodall CJC Italian / Braz Goodall CJC Italian / Afr. Blackwood McPherson 5.0 Full Koa McPherson 5.0XP Adi / Braz Martin D-28GE Adi / Braz
|
|
#11
03-14-2021, 01:53 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Nothing like going to bed at night dreaming of receiving the next custom build...!!!
 Wise man, Tom is awesome...!!!
__________________
onedayatatime
|
|
#12
03-15-2021, 10:49 AM
|
|||
|
|||
    
__________________
High End Guitar Review Videos. www.youtube.com/user/rockinb23 My mom read in her diary when I turned 5 they brought me to Toys R Us to buy a guitar with my birthday money, I told my parents that none of the guitars had the right sound and I didn't want any of them.
|
|
#13
03-18-2021, 01:00 PM
|
|||
|
|||
   
__________________
High End Guitar Review Videos. www.youtube.com/user/rockinb23 My mom read in her diary when I turned 5 they brought me to Toys R Us to buy a guitar with my birthday money, I told my parents that none of the guitars had the right sound and I didn't want any of them.
|
|
#14
03-18-2021, 01:02 PM
|
|||
|
|||
   
__________________
High End Guitar Review Videos. www.youtube.com/user/rockinb23 My mom read in her diary when I turned 5 they brought me to Toys R Us to buy a guitar with my birthday money, I told my parents that none of the guitars had the right sound and I didn't want any of them.
|
|
#15
03-18-2021, 01:04 PM
|
|||
|
|||
 
__________________
High End Guitar Review Videos. www.youtube.com/user/rockinb23 My mom read in her diary when I turned 5 they brought me to Toys R Us to buy a guitar with my birthday money, I told my parents that none of the guitars had the right sound and I didn't want any of them.
|
