rockabilly69 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 What gauge of strings for the C# tuning, and is it in normal intervals like this (C#, F#, B, E, G#, C#)? What got you into this type of tuning? And you must have a pretty full range amplifier to reproduce the C# clearly!
bsck1 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Oh man, how exciting. The in-process photos are so beautiful, the finished instrument is going to drop dead gorgeous! Can't wait to drool over the next set of pics. Congratulations.
barrymclark Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Stunner! Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk
Genericmusic Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 It's a looker. Can't wait to hear what is sounds like.
jimsoloway Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 What gauge of strings for the C# tuning, and is it in normal intervals like this (C#, F#, B, E, G#, C#)? What got you into this type of tuning? And you must have a pretty full range amplifier to reproduce the C# clearly! I depends on the guitar and strings. With my plank guitars, I use 12 to 54 (GHS Brite flats with a GHS Nickel Compund for the low string). With an arch top, I use a standard set of Thomastik Infield Swing Series flat wind 12's (12 to 50). I've been playing almost exclusively solo jazz finger style for almost 20 years and I think that tuning down makes it sound warmer and fuller. For many years I played a 7-strng with an added low A string so when I went back t 6-string I missed the added bottom end and began experimenting with tuning down. I settled on C# because it's as low as I can get a guitar to go with a 25.5" scale length without having to serious bulk up the strings. I plays a bit looser than you would expect from a typical set of 10's tuned to standard pitch on a 24.75" scale length (so very loose for a jazz setup) but I also play with a super light touch. My volume is pretty low most of the time and because I'm playing so light most amps will handle it without too much trouble. Right now I;m plugged int a VHT Special 6, a 6 watt single ended 6v6 tube amp with 1 10" speaker. It amazes me how well it;s handling things.
DavesNotHere Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Beautiful Jim! It's great to see the in process shots through to the finished instrument.
Spectrum13 Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Looks like something built in 1957 to me. Are you sure they did not put a new finish on something they built 55 years ago and found in a back room?
Gitfiddler Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 NICE! That 575 has that vintage, old school look that Heritage does so well on their new archtops.
jimsoloway Posted February 7, 2014 Author Posted February 7, 2014 In real life, it's going to be a really interesting blend of vintage and modern. Obviously the finish, the single pickup and simple appointments have a vintage look but it also has locking tuners, a 25.5" scale length with big frets, a DiMarzio 36th Anniversary PAF. Hard to know for sure until it's in my hands, but have a hunch this going to be just a wonderful guitar and with so many of the features and specs chosen specifically for my personal needs and wants, my hope is that it will feel like an old friend right out of the box.
pegleg32 Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 That is just a fascinating guitar and concept. Your explanation of how you got there makes perfect sense. Hope this guitar fits the bill for you. One thing for sure, it sure is pretty!!
Redsand Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 That is just a fascinating guitar and concept. Your explanation of how you got there makes perfect sense. Hope this guitar fits the bill for you. One thing for sure, it sure is pretty!! Agreed. Thanks for the thread, explanation and inspiration! Enjoy that one….It's amazing!
Spectrum13 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 I can't get over that this guy who designs and builds top shelf guitars gets just as excited as the rest of us HOC "consumers" over a new Heritage build.
jimsoloway Posted February 13, 2014 Author Posted February 13, 2014 I can't get over that this guy who designs and builds top shelf guitars gets just as excited as the rest of us HOC "consumers" over a new Heritage build. Hey, it's a guitar built to my exact specs. We built somewhere around 400 guitars but that's still the most exciting thing I know of.
jimsoloway Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 On the truck for delivery to my mail box in northern Washington with delivery expected by around noon. I'm headed down to pick it up this afternoon and should have the first photos and maybe even a recording by this evening.
jazzrat Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Very exciting Jim...can't wait to see and hear this guitar!
Spectrum13 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 At last!!!! Hope you get it back over the boarder without them looking too close at the rosewood.
jimsoloway Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 Good point. I think I'll tell them that it's ebony
jimsoloway Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 and with that, I'm off to the border!
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