Simon Fay Modern OM - Cocobolo & Sitka

[DamianL]

Ahhhh, i see...

Never have had the chance to play any Alessi tuners, maybe I would prefer them - who knows!

[Larry Pattis]

It's a small (but not trivial) detail, but Alessi agreed to make the tuners to a 21:1 spec (normal Alessi & RObson tuners are 18:1), and I find this rather helpful when dealing with the 24" scale length guitars.

Both gentlemen manufacture their tuners to a very high specification, and that's a good thing for anyone interested in this kind of highest-quality product!

Meanwhile, the guitar sounds pretty nice, eh?

[Tone Gopher]

Originally Posted by Larry Pattis

I have uploaded a video with a bit of reverb, and no EQ, located here:
Simon Fay Modern OM - at home

Here is a link to an in-concert performance with this guitar:
Simon Fay Modern OM - In Concert

Yummy guitar all 'round - those clips sound great and the build detail is mesmerizing.

As long as I have known you (almost 20 years now?), you have always had spectacular guitars in your hands. Too bad I didn't get to see this one when I last passed through your area.

All the best to you and yours.

[stuartb]

Beautiful sounding guitar, to both Larry and Simon. Lovely looking also.

Great playing also Larry.

best,

Stuart

[Steve Kinnaird]

Oh man, that is so nice--congrats both!
And I must comment on the top: what a lovely piece of wood.
Gotta love a really good piece of Sitka.

Steve

[Larry Pattis]

Thanks, guys...a slightly old-thread, but one heck of a great guitar...built by a great builder and a great guy...

[peteom]

Still for sale?

[Larry Pattis]

Pete,

This is not the "classifieds" area, so I am reluctant to get into that issue in this sub-forum.

If you have a question you can contact me via PM, or via email...I prefer email.

[geordie]

Interesting that I'm hearing the 'note quality' probably due to the reduced tension, which sounds like a steel strung equivalent of the tone / pitch classical guitar sound, reminiscent of Pat Metheny 'sound' but not as more extreme pitch modulation he uses with the chorus effect .

[Larry Pattis]

Geordie,

FYI, using medium gauge strings on the 24" scale gives a few pounds *more* tension than light gauge strings on a 25.5" scale.

I think what you're hearing is more the tonal qualities that Simon builds into all of his guitars.

[geordie]

Makes sense Larry, I'm glad to hear someone can produce an alternative voice that's attractive and usable.

[Larry Pattis]

Originally Posted by geordie

Makes sense Larry, I'm glad to hear someone can produce an alternative voice that's attractive and usable.

Wish you could hear it in-person and purely acoustic...it's quite impressive.

I had some friends over this past weekend, and we had Traugott, Matsuda, Claxton, Tippin...and the Fay.

Whew...great array of guitars, and the Fay more than held it's own.