MartyGrass Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 This guitar is a 2000 Roy Clark without the signature on the headstock. Since I don't have pix, you'll have to close your eyes to imagine it. It's a natural with a multipiece maple neck and a matching headstock veneer. The pups are HRWs. The back story is that this was custom built for the guy I'm getting it from. He makes the Heritage logo transfer stencils or whatever they are called that go on the H150 headstock and the signatures transfers for Heritage. Needless to say the Roy Clark headstock does not have a MOP Heritage on it. He did get some very nice premium wood though and selected the neck carve. I asked him about the absence of the Roy Clark signature on the headstock. He said he can put one on, no problem. So I'm thinking that he can probably put almost anything on the headstock. Hmm... I've pursued this guitar for over two years. Out of the blue he emailed me, a year since my last contact with him, and he relented. He's dropping it off on Friday.
skydog52 Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Great back story Mark. I can't wait to see this one. My imagination is working overtime! It would be nice to see if he'll do work for someone on headstocks.
bolero Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Great story , Congrats! Can't wait to see pics Roy Clark = 535 with a top bout?
GASguy Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 The Roy Clark is a model I've been curous about. I believe it has a floating center block. Is it similar to a H-576 with a thinner body depth?
silverbeard Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 I think it is like an Academy Custom. One of my my favorite gutiars (and my first Heritage)
schundog Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 If he can make the guitar ANYONE'S signature, I'd think you'd want the first and only Dr. Mark Goetting Signature Model!
pegleg32 Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 If he can make the guitar ANYONE'S signature, I'd think you'd want the first and only Dr. Mark Goetting Signature Model! I like it!!!! Could be the start of a new Heritage model.
DC Ron Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Really like mine. It is KINDA like a single cutaway 535 BUT with a floating block and the cutaway is a bit different (and I think deeper). Can't wait to see pics. Tho I like a good story too...
MartyGrass Posted January 23, 2013 Author Posted January 23, 2013 The Roy Clark is a model I've been curous about. I believe it has a floating center block. Is it similar to a H-576 with a thinner body depth? It has 22 frets, not 20. The neck is maple (newer RCs are mahogany). Otherwise it's a thinner H576 in gold with an ebony fret board. The cutaway is more aggressive than on the 535/555. That's a subtle difference that allows easier fret access all the way up. The Academy is similar but with a smaller body.
2bornot2bop Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 congrats...a 2 year wait...I can relate. Interesting, there was a headstock repaired HRC on feebay last week. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heritage-Guitar-Roy-Clark-CNSB-Acoustic-Guitar-/360561558782?pt=Guitar&hash=item53f324c4fe&nma=true&si=9VCMI8rQXHV9XHsZUKi9l1Y9F4U%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
MartyGrass Posted January 23, 2013 Author Posted January 23, 2013 I saw the one with the headstock repair. If that was a stable repair, someone got a good deal. The two year wait is not my style whatsoever. The seller has been ambivalent about selling this guitar for over two years. He doesn't read his email very often. In fact the most recent dialogue started a month after I sent him an inquiry, when he checked his email. It has taken a few days for him to respond to each of my messages. I was ready to do the deal Sunday but didn't hear back from him until Tuesday. He told me he wants to bring the guitar to my office on Friday because he wants to fully warm up his van and wrap the guitar case in a sleeping bag to protect the finish from temperature changes. He can't do that until Friday. Now that's someone who's more fastidious than I am about guitars.
Keith7940236 Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Congratulations, I've been curious about that model like everyone else. Not a very common guitar. I'm interested in hearing your impressions of it
dbetts41 Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 I think the current "roy clark" model is a premium wood 535 isn't it?
MartyGrass Posted January 23, 2013 Author Posted January 23, 2013 I think the current "roy clark" model is a premium wood 535 isn't it? Yeah, you're right. It went to the dogs for a while. That's the limited edition run of 25 that commemorated his induction into the Hall of Fame. Those are beauties. The current RC production is the single cutaway version. From a practical standpoint, the differences I noticed between the 555 and the RC are the lighter weight of the RC and the louder acoustical volume. I found no meaningful benefit in a single vs. a double cutaway. And if you like to hang out at the 22nd fret, the RC gets a slight nod. But if you are afraid of feedback, best to have a full center block. Since I usually play to an audience of one (me) and am often too lazy to plug in, the RC means to me that I can still hear my playing with the TV on.
DC Ron Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Since MartyGrass is short pics I'll show mine. In the first pick you can see the difference in the cutaway by the lack of pickguard wrap over the top of the neck pickup. On a 535 the pickguard goes all the way up like in the lower pic.
Gitfiddler Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 DC~ Man, that is such a cool looking Roy Clark you have!! What's the neck carve on yours?
DC Ron Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 DC~ Man, that is such a cool looking Roy Clark you have!! What's the neck carve on yours? Thinnest neck I own by far. Not uncomfy but super thin...
Spectrum13 Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Isn't the RC longer than the 535? The bridge is closer to the neck when looking at its intersection with the diamond center of the F-hole. Would that give better upper fret access and a longer body?
2bornot2bop Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 I saw the one with the headstock repair. If that was a stable repair, someone got a good deal. The two year wait is not my style whatsoever. The seller has been ambivalent about selling this guitar for over two years. He doesn't read his email very often. In fact the most recent dialogue started a month after I sent him an inquiry, when he checked his email. It has taken a few days for him to respond to each of my messages. I was ready to do the deal Sunday but didn't hear back from him until Tuesday. He told me he wants to bring the guitar to my office on Friday because he wants to fully warm up his van and wrap the guitar case in a sleeping bag to protect the finish from temperature changes. He can't do that until Friday. Now that's someone who's more fastidious than I am about guitars. given your tendency to land some of the most unique Heritage archtops it's fitting that you have an RC in the mix!
hinesarchtop Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Mark, Sounds like an interesting piece, but can you make the same faces that Roy did in the video you posted????? That was great!
DC Ron Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Isn't the RC longer than the 535? The bridge is closer to the neck when looking at its intersection with the diamond center of the F-hole. Would that give better upper fret access and a longer body? Great question, so I checked. Measuring from the tail strap button to the end of the fretboard, the RC body is about 1/2" longer. The RC also has a larger headstock than the 535, so the overall length of my RC is 1" longer than my 535.
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