Random guitar and amp pairings
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Nuuska
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I wrote about it - about two years ago - can't find it anymore - so here goes.
Back when I was younger - I wanted to have a solidbody 12-string with 24 frets free of body - why? - do not ask - anyway - I have this friend who is building guitars - http://www.flyingfinnguitars.fi/f_front.html - so I designed that would meet my needs - one of them being it would fit in Les Paul Protector case - because I had one . . .
So I started with piece of carton and cut it to fit the case - then I placed tuners to shape the headstock - then I measured the place of bridge - and I wanted a vibrato tailpiece in Fender style - when all parts were in I finally draw the outline. Because of limited space and 24 frets free there was only one single-coil pickup. But that was all I needed. One good sound - why change it . . .
I brought the carton template to his workshop and he hung it on his wall to wait. Eventually I got my guitar - only to find out 35 years later, that it went to a gig with another guy before I ever saw it - he had another made - still uses it. My guitar - I used it some - but still not as much as acoustics - and eventually it was left behind in MN - I have tried to write to Pete @ Lavonne Wageners - but he never answeres.
Back to Finland - when the carton model was hanging on the wall - some of Matti's customers were looking at it and wanted to have 6-string versions with two humbuckers. So he made some - turns out to be 3 - learned that about year ago - he shifted the neck more towards the body to accomodate space for two pups - and he changed the headstock to his then regular shape.
I first saw this guitar in a good but somehow a bit wonky musicstore maybe 15-20 years ago. It was hanging on the wall with other guitars. I did not pay too much attention, because I thought by then, that there were lots of those around.
Then on october 10th 2018 I visited that musicstore again - saw the guitar there and started to talk with the owner - we knew since forever - so I told him about the background of this guitar and he was thrilled - I took it outdoors and took some pictures on the lawn with autumn leaves.
Two days later I took some pictures here at home - and put one - or more? - here on LTG.
Now to why I call his store a bit wonky - when you go in and see something that interests you - you normally ask how much it is - but instead of answering straight he goes into this "how much would you pay?" - or other similar - naturally not with basic stuff like strings, stands, etc. But there are some neat guitars - like the Yamaha "Doctor Who Model" . . . And they have been there for decades. So it is very hard and/or complicated to have business with him, when it comes to anything that's not an everyday item.
So I brought in my D125 with hard shell case and proposed a trade - after all this Nuuska/Matti had been unsold over 20 years - not likely to move fast. He allowed me to take the guitar home - but he is still contemplating. Meanwhile I can not really do anything I'd like to change on this guitar - some fine tuning would propably be ok - but I detest the looks of the bridge, and would like to have something more elegant.
Long story - finally some pictures.
Back when I was younger - I wanted to have a solidbody 12-string with 24 frets free of body - why? - do not ask - anyway - I have this friend who is building guitars - http://www.flyingfinnguitars.fi/f_front.html - so I designed that would meet my needs - one of them being it would fit in Les Paul Protector case - because I had one . . .
So I started with piece of carton and cut it to fit the case - then I placed tuners to shape the headstock - then I measured the place of bridge - and I wanted a vibrato tailpiece in Fender style - when all parts were in I finally draw the outline. Because of limited space and 24 frets free there was only one single-coil pickup. But that was all I needed. One good sound - why change it . . .
I brought the carton template to his workshop and he hung it on his wall to wait. Eventually I got my guitar - only to find out 35 years later, that it went to a gig with another guy before I ever saw it - he had another made - still uses it. My guitar - I used it some - but still not as much as acoustics - and eventually it was left behind in MN - I have tried to write to Pete @ Lavonne Wageners - but he never answeres.
Back to Finland - when the carton model was hanging on the wall - some of Matti's customers were looking at it and wanted to have 6-string versions with two humbuckers. So he made some - turns out to be 3 - learned that about year ago - he shifted the neck more towards the body to accomodate space for two pups - and he changed the headstock to his then regular shape.
I first saw this guitar in a good but somehow a bit wonky musicstore maybe 15-20 years ago. It was hanging on the wall with other guitars. I did not pay too much attention, because I thought by then, that there were lots of those around.
Then on october 10th 2018 I visited that musicstore again - saw the guitar there and started to talk with the owner - we knew since forever - so I told him about the background of this guitar and he was thrilled - I took it outdoors and took some pictures on the lawn with autumn leaves.
Two days later I took some pictures here at home - and put one - or more? - here on LTG.
Now to why I call his store a bit wonky - when you go in and see something that interests you - you normally ask how much it is - but instead of answering straight he goes into this "how much would you pay?" - or other similar - naturally not with basic stuff like strings, stands, etc. But there are some neat guitars - like the Yamaha "Doctor Who Model" . . . And they have been there for decades. So it is very hard and/or complicated to have business with him, when it comes to anything that's not an everyday item.
So I brought in my D125 with hard shell case and proposed a trade - after all this Nuuska/Matti had been unsold over 20 years - not likely to move fast. He allowed me to take the guitar home - but he is still contemplating. Meanwhile I can not really do anything I'd like to change on this guitar - some fine tuning would propably be ok - but I detest the looks of the bridge, and would like to have something more elegant.
Long story - finally some pictures.
ruedi
Senior Member
Cool story Nuuska, thanks for sharing! Hope the owner of the "wonky" shop will give in soon, so you can get this baby back home and modify it to your gusto.
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mellowgerman
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Starfire and AGC Bonham. The magic pairing!
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I have a Legacy Will Ray! I have to get used to the b-bender though.G&L ASAT S-3 and Soldano
GGJaguar
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If I ever get a Will Ray Sig model, I'd pull the b-bender. I only want one for the skull inlays and over-wound bridge pickup.
