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Hi Joe,
I had not been paying attention to your thread here. Now that I have checked this out, your photos and your sound files, I am very, very impressed! Wow! Great playing, beautiful sounding guitar, and gorgeous instrument! Congratulations Joe! - Glenn |
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I just found out I used the wrong camera on my iPad... LOL YouTube is cool. Posting a good video requires a lot of work though -- but I won't quit... Quote:
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I think I was most excited about the photos... I just put heavy gauge strings (14-59) on this guitar. I'll let them settle in for a day or two and then I'll post new sound clips. |
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I hope you're gonna be tuning down...!
I always have a guitar strung up with a set of 14 to 59s, but in CGCDGA, which works out at less tension than a set of 12s in standard. Indeed, I swap the 14 for a 17 as it's all the way down to A. Looking forward to what you do with it Joe. cheers, Steve |
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Check this out: http://soundcloud.com/syndicatedarts...e-kraut-om-brw |
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For now I'm just having fun so the Apogee MiC is perfect. |
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Joe, how is your guitar opening up now that it has been with you a while. How would you describe the change in tone since it first arrived. I am always interested to hear how guitars mature. This sounded so amazing when you got it that I am not sure how it could really improve.
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I don't think the guitar has changed at all. I personally believe that guitars slowly evolve over time. Very slowly. I always read stories about how someone's cannon turned loose last weekend with great skepticism. I was rather concerned that the neck would move ever so slightly once it adapts to my environment -- but I'm glad that playability is still top notch, with no buzzing anywhere. |
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In any case, the harmonics were noticeable after 24 hours, and the bass has become more noticeable after 48. I'd not say it has changed -dramatically- (it's the same guitar, no doubt), but I'm noticing subtle shifts over the first week of its life. That said, I do agree with you on the "my guitar became a cannon last night" or "I could hear it change in the middle of a song!" being hard to believe. -B
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Fresh strings suck. At least that's my perception... |
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Like any guitar fan, I hope that my guitars will sound "better" with time. And if you asked me how I would define "better", I probably couldn't. I guess I'd hope that my warm guitars have better note definition, and that my trebley guitars have more warmth. Or somewhere along those lines. I've got about ten acoustic guitars lined up here, ranging from 2 months to 15 years old. All were new when I bought them. To my ear and analysis, none of them has "blossomed" or "opened up" over time. On certain days, my guitar sounds so much "better" to my ears. If I had to conclude that it had "opened up", I would have to conclude that it would've shut down a couple days later. Through the typical life cycle of a set of strings, a guitar will have so many personalities. Other factors include how well a guitar is tuned, the relative humidity levels, the string action, and so much more. |
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Here's a quick video clip I just did using the iPad -- available in 1080p...
http://youtu.be/DHGfmv6x3RU |
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Excellent job with the video!
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