My new 5th Avenue - Page 2

TNO · #16 12-20-2008, 01:14 PM

"The only think that I think could be better are the dots on the side of the neck. "

Godin finishes over the side dots, giving them that dark look. You can clean them up with just a little lacquer thinner on a Q-tip.

mcphersonnut · #17 12-20-2008, 01:18 PM

Congrats enjoy it .....

Taylorplayer · #18 12-21-2008, 12:31 AM

I like that model a lot. A super value for the money (IMO)!

best'
Bill

Ken C · #19 12-21-2008, 08:58 AM

Very nice!

What material is the top? Carved or bent? I should know more about these guitars but don't...now 1950 Kays and Harmonys, I know about them. <g>

Ken C.

rforman15 · #20 12-21-2008, 09:06 AM

I can't resist, since this is an archtop thread, Christmas, or Hanukah in my case, came a few days early this year. Photos of my Collings Archtop, wife is the model http://www.flickr.com/photos/14520418@N03/

Ken C · #21 12-21-2008, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewrg

I have read that to get the most from a small archtop like this is to ditch roundwound strings and fit flatwounds for an authentic, jazzy tone. Unfortunately flats sound dead to me unless amplified so I'd be inclined to go with something like PB's in 13 gauge.
That's a very pretty guitar and sorely tempting; trouble is I just know I wouldn't keep it beyond the honeymoon period!

The acoustic round-wound bronze strings would be a good choice and are what I use on my acoustic arch tops. John Pearse's strings. He told me he'd use the mediums if it was his guitar.

However, I have a couple of acoustic archtops with pickups and I don't always play plugged in, and I was told by a jazz musician I liked that for the best combination of plugged in or acoustic, to use T-I Jazz BeBop strings. These are round-wound nickel. I like these a lot and they do sound good both ways.

I heard some really great guitar work in the French Quarter in New Orleans last week and the guitarist was playing a beat up Kay, ply top, but the neck had been reset.

He had light bronze on it and he didn't know where the pickup came from but it was definitely a magnectic pickup and not made for bronze.

There are so many ways of getting wonderful music from these things...it just takes the right sort of guy.

I generally play straight bar chords on my acoustic arch tops -- and then I become 18 again and back playing in a south Texas honky-tonk -- that was advertised as a VFW hall.

Ain't guitars wonderful!

Ken C.

Glennwillow · #22 12-21-2008, 11:04 AM

Wow! That is a great looking guitar!

Congratulations! And enjoy it, as I'm sure you will.

- Glenn