MartyGrass Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Umm...Willie Nelson's gitfiddle? It's what's left of it. I'll bet it smells like smoke, too.
NoNameBand Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 It's what's left of it. I'll bet it smells like smoke, too. I heard if you leave it out in the Sun until the bridge comes unglued, the smell goes away. I don't see the harm in that with Willie's guitar. I wonder if Martin ever thought about a Willie signature model exactly (aged/worn) like the one he plays?
MartyGrass Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 The Willie Signature model comes with a roll of duct tape, chrome or gold. Here's the winner of a duct tape prom. Looking at these costumes makes me believe that some duct tape would be a helpful upgrade for the Willie.
DetroitBlues Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 It's what's left of it. I'll bet it smells like smoke, too. I bet some of that funny smelling smoke too!
NoNameBand Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 The Willie Signature model comes with a roll of duct tape, chrome or gold. Here's the winner of a duct tape prom. Looking at these costumes makes me believe that some duct tape would be a helpful upgrade for the Willie. Especially, the colored tape. Looks good. I don't think Willie would even notice.
sheetsofsound Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 This very helpful, I often wondered what a standard measurement from the strings to the finger rest on an archtop was. Is the 1/4" what you usually see after you just purchased the guitars or is it usually higher or lower than 1/4"? I almost always have to raise them. On a Les Paul it's probably close to 1/4" by default because the neck is set deeper into the body because of the tuneamatic but on an archtop, the bridge is much taller because of the way the neck sits on the little fingerboard platform. Because of that, most archtops have a bridge sitting close to the body. My luthier glues small dowels to stabilize the pickguard and get the high to where I like it.
MartyGrass Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 I almost always have to raise them. On a Les Paul it's probably close to 1/4" by default because the neck is set deeper into the body because of the tuneamatic but on an archtop, the bridge is much taller because of the way the neck sits on the little fingerboard platform. Because of that, most archtops have a bridge sitting close to the body. My luthier glues small dowels to stabilize the pickguard and get the high to where I like it. You write in your book that it is undesirable to anchor to the PG. This implies that you use it as a landmark and float your hand on it. Correct?
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