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first 25 years as a bad player last 5 years trying to learn to be a musician ---- current quiver ---- 1969 Yamaha FG-150 1987 MIJ E Series Telecaster 1972 Gibson SG-100 (eat your heart out!) Halcyon #261 SD45 (highly customized) a "beater" Johnson resonator significantly altered cone Kanilea ST-1 Premium (tenor uke) Kala Concert and Soprano ukes |
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Thanks for the comment on the Tele. It is an amazing instrument. I'm not an electric guitar guy by any means, but when I picked this up at Scott's house, I knew it was coming home with me. He's a great luthier. His electric builds are teles, strats, and les paul shapes. Always with high-end hand made electronics and beautiful woods. He doesn't build guitars for a living, and never advertises. He builds guitars on commission, and also builds lots just out of personal interest, to experiment with woods/body shapes/electronics, etc, so at any time he usually has 12-15 guitars in his place.
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Can't seem to edit the photos in the post here are some better ones of the Ted Thompson T2IMG_20201202_132008783.jpgIMG_20201202_131848567.jpgIMG_20201202_131836912.jpg
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You can have all your uber expensive mahogany dreads - I'll take my Webber every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
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My Larrivee PO 3 W.
Spruce top with walnut back and sides . Label is signed by Jean Larrivee. |
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I have a Larrivee L-05 with depth 4.5" that is tricky to play owing to the depth (4.25" I find perfect). Because the NL-00 is a smaller guitar, do you find the depth doesn't pose much issue?
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I keep hearing great things about Halcyon. Really good things.
Northwood, too (also served under Larrivee). Anybody compared Northwood to Halcyon? I understand Webber are meant to be just fantastic (but no longer making guitars), and Boucher get a good name. The Canadian builders are my absolute favourites.
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I’ve a Morgan DM acquired last year. Bought through this forum, so unable to play it beforehand, but having played several Morgan’s at a now sadly defunct local dealer, I was familiar with the brand.
It’s a terrific instrument, the build quality is pretty much flawless, with a fantastic neck profile. - I’d heartily recommend a test drive, I doubt too many folks would be disappointed, as a bonus, it’s built close to where I live !
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The C-05 on the right is a Vancouver production guitar.
To say I'm enamored with it would be an understatement.
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I have a guitar built by Michel Pellerin in Quebec. Pellerin Guitars. Michel is also a forum sponsor.
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Northwood is brighter and fancier but either are excellent.
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I have a Larrivee OM and a Northwood 000, and I love them both. But the Northwood is the best acoustic I own, especially for finger style. Extremely responsive, and the trebles sing like no other.
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Nice to see this old thread revived and it gives me a chance to post about my Canadians...
I have: Boucher, Larrivee [2], Crosby, Halcyon, Webber, Thompson and Lone Tree. The two most recent custom builds are by Steve Doreen [Lone Tree] and Ed Bond [Halcyon - I now have 2 by Ed] https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...21576258906587 Not sure if that link will work but it is to FB post about the most recent Halcyon, a 000, 12 fret, Lutz/Walnut. |
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Hey Rolly, I booked my build in 2020 and just got it! However the wait was well worth it.
You are comparing different sized guitars there. The bigger the body, the bigger the sound/volume in general. Both of my Halcyons, in fact most of my guitars are 12 fret, 000's and I play mostly fingerstyle. For me, that is the best size. I asked Ed to build on the basis of a balanced sound and that is what I have. While this new one still needs time to settle in, it sounds great to my ears now and the neck is extremely easy to manage. Ed typically builds with a 'thin' neck and that works great for me. Ask him about what YOU want to hear from a guitar based on how you play it. You won't be disappointed. |