Stephen Kinnaird SJ BRW/Italian Build just for me! Chapter 2...

[TomB'sox]

Nice piece guys...the shop looked real nice. Nice to see and hear from you guys on video like that. Shame that the best guitar in history wasn't there, but it still was pretty good.

[Nemoman]

And the elusive Ryan was also caught on camera!

[TuckerRE]

Originally Posted by Marcus Wong

TOM!! CONGRATS ON YOUR BEAUTY!! Sorry for the belated response as I've been (and still am) caught up with exams. I'm glad to hear that it sounds amazing too! And you have more photos on your FaceBook?? Think it's only fair you link us to it too )) hope you find the time in your busy schedule to enjoy this creation.

Marcus... You can find the site at 'Kinnaird Guitar Owners' on FaceBook.

[TomB'sox]

Have finally gotten some time to play....this guitar is pretty darned amazing. The sustain is forever, the tone even, the trebles crisp. My playing sounds better than ever (and that takes a lot) and I have already started to learn a fingerstyle song that I have been meaning to take on for several months and the Kinnaird SJ has prompted me to have at it.

Steve told me it would start to come alive with a few days of tension and it really has....it is taking on that orchestral feel.

[cigarfan]

Wish I could hear it live. Sounds wonderful. Happy for ya Tom. It's a great feelin' ain't it? Congrats again. Looking forward to Springtime.

[Aubade Acoustics]

Wow , that is a beauty. Great appointments and love the Koa Binding.

[TuckerRE]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Have finally gotten some time to play....this guitar is pretty darned amazing. The sustain is forever, the tone even, the trebles crisp. My playing sounds better than ever (and that takes a lot) and I have already started to learn a fingerstyle song that I have been meaning to take on for several months and the Kinnaird SJ has prompted me to have at it.

Steve told me it would start to come alive with a few days of tension and it really has....it is taking on that orchestral feel.

When you've played good guitars all your life, isn't it amazing when you get a hold of a great guitar?

[mikealpine]

Very happy for you, Tom!! Looking forward to additional reports as the guitar continues to break in.

[lizzard]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Have finally gotten some time to play....this guitar is pretty darned amazing. The sustain is forever, the tone even, the trebles crisp. My playing sounds better than ever (and that takes a lot) and I have already started to learn a fingerstyle song that I have been meaning to take on for several months and the Kinnaird SJ has prompted me to have at it.

Steve told me it would start to come alive with a few days of tension and it really has....it is taking on that orchestral feel.

PARTY ON, GARTH!!! So happy that you are happy.

Enjoy in good.

Chris

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Wish I could hear it live. Sounds wonderful. Happy for ya Tom. It's a great feelin' ain't it? Congrats again. Looking forward to Springtime.

I was thinking that earlier, we were what, 2 weeks off....It would have been fantastic to have all three of those guitars in the same room....we would have had quite a blast and the smiles would have been painful!!! I also am looking forward to a get together this spring.

Originally Posted by Aubade Acoustics

Wow , that is a beauty. Great appointments and love the Koa Binding.

Thank you very much, in person this guitar is just wonderful...the appointments are just right, it has just the right amount of bling for me, really pretty, but not over-the-top at all. In fact it is pretty subtle when taken in its entirety.

Originally Posted by TuckerRE

When you've played good guitars all your life, isn't it amazing when you get a hold of a great guitar?

So funny you would say that, as after a couple of hours of playing time this morning, that is exactly what I was thinking. I just emailed Steve and told him this very thing really. I am hearing things in my music that I have been playing for years, that I never heard before. And believe me, my talent level did not just improve magically!!!!

Originally Posted by mikealpine

Very happy for you, Tom!! Looking forward to additional reports as the guitar continues to break in.

I will continue to report in and you will get to play this in the future!!!

Originally Posted by lizzard

PARTY ON, GARTH!!! So happy that you are happy.

Enjoy in good.

Chris

Thanks, I highly recommend you keep that SKT in your future plans!!!

[nootis]

It's been a while since I've checked back into AGF. This guitar turned out absolutely gorgeous! Even though I horse traded my way into the SKT guitar family, I don't plan on ever leaving. Welcome to the family!

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by nootis

It's been a while since I've checked back into AGF. This guitar turned out absolutely gorgeous! Even though I horse traded my way into the SKT guitar family, I don't plan on ever leaving. Welcome to the family!

Thanks Nootis,

Appreciate the comments, it is really fantastic to play, the sound, ohh the sound.....

Been looking at your closet again lately....I now have quite a bit of $ in guitars now, been thinking that a closet is the way to go. I was thinking more of a free standing cabinet that I could move and take with me rather than a built in....gotta think some more.

[TomB'sox]

Hey everyone, just a quick update...loving the sound of the Kinnaird SJ. It is very responsive to the touch and I am getting so much more out of my playing!!! Love it!!!

I did a little fun test yesterday, had it in drop D tuning, struck the low D firmly with a pick, and 42 seconds later, I was no longer able to hear the sound, I am wondering if I should complain to the Kinnaird shop because one of the things I asked for was a lot of sustain....

[invguy921]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

I did a little fun test yesterday, had it in drop D tuning, struck the low D firmly with a pick, and 42 seconds later, I was no longer able to hear the sound...

ONLY 42 seconds???

Tell ya what, send it back and I'm sure somebody will take it off their hands out of sheer kindness ha!

Fact is Tom, I've never done a test like that before, and I can't even imagine a guitar ringing for that long. In fact, I'm scared to try that with any of mine for fear that I might be disappointed. You and the Kinnaird boys have set the bar really high! WOWSER!!

[mikealpine]

That's an amazing amount of sustain!! That low-rumbly drop D sound is awesome. Must have sounded like a gong!