Thanks Jim, it's an interesting one - of course the rectangle guitar is not my invention, and it was made popular by Bo Diddley in the 1960s...
and the day I can make a good and nice guitar it won't be a mere plank (unless I become famous for my rough plank guitars and they become well sought after!)
Ey! your blog rocks! i love this guitar, but (and i think you may have heard this question) haven't you think about cutting a little bit of wood so you can use some more frets closer to the body?
well I wanted to keep the guitar as simple as possible, but mostly as a guitarist I rarely go up the neck without a bottleneck so it never bothers me... but I have in mind another version of a planck guitar that will give easier access to the higher frets - I need to go back to the workbench.
Is it vain to have a personal guitar blog - one more guitar blog? Probably...
But when I started to pay more and more attention to my guitars - lifetime companions and much more than mere working tools -, I've been quite happy to gather information on the net, on blogs, forums, fan sites, etc... So maybe some people will benefit in a way or another from this one.
And maybe also one day someone will see and appreciate my design work and ask me to design guitars for his project or his company - feel free to contact me if you're interested!
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Make Scales More Fun!
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Norm Scott and his Bar 20 Harmony Custom
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What is it? Bogner Wessex Overdrive from Amplifier Transformer series. Made
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A sunburst Stratocaster walks into a bar, orders a beer and takes a stool next to a hot-looking Les Paul Goldtop, who's sipping an umbrella drink. The Strat leers at the Les Paul for several minutes and then says, "Hey, that's some set of humbuckers you got on you, darlin'."
"You're not getting any feedback off of me with a pickup line like that," the Goldtop says indignantly.
Wow! A matching pair, that's stylish.
ReplyDeleteSo, may I ask how much you'd charge for one?
ReplyDeletethat's an unexpected question! let me think about it and I'll contact you soon...
ReplyDeleteBertram - you seen this?
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Thanks Jim, it's an interesting one - of course the rectangle guitar is not my invention, and it was made popular by Bo Diddley in the 1960s...
ReplyDeleteand the day I can make a good and nice guitar it won't be a mere plank (unless I become famous for my rough plank guitars and they become well sought after!)
Great Guitar!
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Ey! your blog rocks! i love this guitar, but (and i think you may have heard this question) haven't you think about cutting a little bit of wood so you can use some more frets closer to the body?
ReplyDeletewell I wanted to keep the guitar as simple as possible, but mostly as a guitarist I rarely go up the neck without a bottleneck so it never bothers me... but I have in mind another version of a planck guitar that will give easier access to the higher frets - I need to go back to the workbench.
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