What does your play pen look like?

[marcellis]

Here's mine:

My main guitars (beloved Antique Burst F65ce & the world-famous Marcellis-brand arch-top.)

Not shown, (D60 by my bed & an excellent Mr. Binh a/e nylon-string cutaway in the case).

 

[capnjuan]

Mighty fine Marc; I know your internet access is a little spotty so you might have missed this recent thread where members posted pics of their studios [term used loosely]

What's the score on the mold in the D60 these days? I think you're the only member with his own line of guitars!

 

[marcellis]

Mighty fine Marc; I know your internet access is a little spotty so you might have missed this recent thread where members posted pics of their studios [term used loosely]

What's the score on the mold in the D60 these days? I think you're the only member with his own line of guitars!

Maybe I'm just getting senile & forgetting these threads.

I'll check the mold out tomorrow & report back. I know it's there. I saw it last week.

That arch top BTW, is a monster. 18" bout & maybe 5" deep at the hump.
Hog B&S and carved Spruce top. It's wider & deeper than my D60.
It's the only arch-top I've played that holds its own with flat-tops.

 

[capnjuan]

Maybe I'm just getting senile & forgetting these threads. I'll check the mold out tomorrow & report back. I know it's there. I saw it last week.

"When you get old, all you can remember is mold" (famous Hmong saying )

The archie is an imposing guitar 8)

 

[marcellis]

Maybe I'm just getting senile & forgetting these threads. I'll check the mold out tomorrow & report back. I know it's there. I saw it last week.

"When you get old, all you can remember is mold" (famous Hmong saying )

The archie is an imposing guitar 8)

I've been recording a lot with the arch top since I got that Korg synth. (Big white box behind the keyboards).
I've been amplifying it - using Tremolo for effect. It's become part of my sound now.

But I had an interesting thing happen on a new composition this week.

I tried the arch top/tremolo on it and it just didn't work. The pick-up is a Kent Armstrong humbucker. It's fat & warm-
sounding with tremolo. But this particular composition needs a different sound. More raw - but not single-coil/solid body
raw. Just a little more edgy. And the arch top can't get there.

So I plugged the F65ce into the tremolo & voila!

Perfect!

Now I just have to work out the part. But it's a typical thing I do. Tremolo-laden unvoiced chords guitar sliding around.
Not very impressive. But at least I know how to do it. I've used that style on two other compositions this year.
But this time - I'm not using the arch top. I'm running the F65ce through the tremolo.