Recent content by Professor Bill

That's pretty hot.

Nice! I really like the Musiclander body. Very lightweight and comfortable. I've built two. You might experiment with where to place the rear strap button. I've got mine on the horn, but I kind of wish I'd put it dead center to pull the body closer to me when I'm standing.

Re: acoustic treatments (Moderators, if this should be a new thread please let me know.) I'm lucky enough to be renovating a house and building a new detached garage. I'll have an office/workspace/music room in the new building. I have the opportunity to build it however I want. I've read...

When I first assembled it I had McNelly Autumn minihums. They have since been switched to Fralin Firebirds. I've also swapped necks between the the two Musiclanders since the avatar photo. Here's the guitar with a rosewood neck. And here's two pics of both Musiclanders. The Taos Turquoise was...

I've built two Musiclanders. (There's one in my avatar pic.) Both bodies were selected for light weight – both were right around 3 pounds. I've got one with a hardtail bridge and one with a Strat-style trem. Both are super light and comfortable. The hardtail is 6lb 3oz, and the trem is 6lb...

Enjoy! I love Taos Turquoise. (That's a Taos Turquoise Musiclander in my profile pic.) And the switching sounds very useful – a different way to set up 3 pickups with all the options.

Super nice! What did the weight end up being with a chambered body? I love offsets visually, and for comfort, but they are always heavy for me. (I'm 5'9" with a bad lower back from an old injury). I'm working on a chambered Warmoth JM that is currently with a finisher. The unfinished body...

I placed an order on November 21 for a custom body and custom neck, no finish, and received shipping notice today (December 22) and it should arrive by next Thursday, the 29th. So that's pretty much exactly as promised. Nice!

I wanted to like Tweed Champs, but it's not my sound. Currently I've got reissue Princeton with a Swart Night Light Jr, which I like quite a lot and would also work for small gigs, I ever managed to do that. I've also used a Strymon Iridium for playing with headphones and DI recording.

Jake Xerxes Fussell https://youtu.be/SB6jTKPOjMY

I have had an Iridium for a couple of years. It's a nice option for quiet practice and DI recording. I like the simplicity of it. It's very “amp-like” and with a good set of headphones and a little bit of the room reverb, it really does sound like an amp, at least to me.

You might consider a Les Trem, which apparently has a similar feel to a Bigsby, and should mount up on the regular TOM/Stop studs.

I had a minor finish issue with a painted body over the summer (the guitar in my avatar). I was tempted just to let it go, but decided to send it back for Warmoth to fix. The turnaround was very fast (just a few weeks) and the repair was perfect. Glad I did it.

I placed an order on August 5 for a showcase body with no-additional routing and a transparent finish. I just received shipping notification today (September 16) so that's right about 6 weeks. That's on the better side of what is currently posted: In Stock Body or Neck with paint/finish - 4-5...