The Retro Rocker
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Hey guys, just a tone question about a guitar that only a few of you have played. It’s kinda rare because it was only made for a few years, and not a big seller! I think it was a guitar that answered a question that no one was asking! LOL! It’s my G-41.
It’s the jumbo-sized dread (17” lower bout, 5” body depth) with the long 26.4 scale, spruce top, mahogany back and sides. Just by its dimensions I figured it would be a boomer! Nope.
It’s plenty loud, but just I just can’t get that warmth and big lush tone I was hoping for.
it’s got TONS of midrange! Really cuts through in acoustic jams and plugged in with the band, but I guess I’m spoiled by my Rosewood back and sides F-50 Rs.
I know that some standard sized dreads can even blow away jumbos in the bass department...but not this one. I’ve used 3 different sets of strings... Martin Sp, D’Addario EJ16, and just last night put on some Eric Clapton sig Martin’s. All PB and all 12-54.
I had the nut and saddle changed to bone, have it set up with .09 relief and 5/64 low E at the 12th fret and 4/64 high E. Straight edge across the length of the fretboard ends right at the top of the bridge base, although the base may have been sanded down a bit by a previous owner, nothing drastic, but it’s thinner that the bridges I have on my jumbos.
I have nothing against normal sized guitars, but I’m tall guy and they just look and feel tiny on me, so I go for the super jumbos. And when I heard about this guitar, I thought YES, a ME-SIZED dread!!! LOL!
So, any ideas how to warm up this big mid-range monster?
It’s the jumbo-sized dread (17” lower bout, 5” body depth) with the long 26.4 scale, spruce top, mahogany back and sides. Just by its dimensions I figured it would be a boomer! Nope.
It’s plenty loud, but just I just can’t get that warmth and big lush tone I was hoping for.
it’s got TONS of midrange! Really cuts through in acoustic jams and plugged in with the band, but I guess I’m spoiled by my Rosewood back and sides F-50 Rs.
I know that some standard sized dreads can even blow away jumbos in the bass department...but not this one. I’ve used 3 different sets of strings... Martin Sp, D’Addario EJ16, and just last night put on some Eric Clapton sig Martin’s. All PB and all 12-54.
I had the nut and saddle changed to bone, have it set up with .09 relief and 5/64 low E at the 12th fret and 4/64 high E. Straight edge across the length of the fretboard ends right at the top of the bridge base, although the base may have been sanded down a bit by a previous owner, nothing drastic, but it’s thinner that the bridges I have on my jumbos.
I have nothing against normal sized guitars, but I’m tall guy and they just look and feel tiny on me, so I go for the super jumbos. And when I heard about this guitar, I thought YES, a ME-SIZED dread!!! LOL!
So, any ideas how to warm up this big mid-range monster?