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I hope to have the last comment on this...  :tard: "Lloyd Loar joined Gibson in 1919, a year after Orville's death. Loar's refinements of Orville's orginal carving concepts brought about the Master Model F-5 mandolin and L-5 guitar, with tuned tops and backs and the first "f" holes ever found...

Yes, good point my friend.  :sign13:  Obviously I meant with regard to modern guitars!  Thanks for the reminder on that one.

Remember that Gibson, essentially the creator of the F-hole itself, makes a zillion such guitar models - all with 2 F-holes.  The only difference is that there is usually no control access cover.  You fish out the electronics through the F-hole to work on 'em (fun!  :toothy11:).  Many of these...

Hi Dave, Very kind words - again, I am grateful, thank you.  I stop far short of calling myself a jazz player, because real jazz guitarists have a great deal more technique and repertoire than I.  I have always used jazz as a flavoring in my playing and writing rather than an anchor, if that...

Look up Pat Metheny on YouTube and check out his left hand positioning.  It's about as "incorrect" as you can imagine.  He wraps his thumb around the neck all the time.  Given his chops and expressiveness on the instrument, it's probably not worth correcting! When I put my thumb in the center...

Dimitri: Thank you very much.  I am not worthy!  :guitaristgif: Based on what you've heard me play, you probably realize that the headbanger icons are not a good fit for me.  We need a beret-wearing jazz cat stroking an archtop in that icon list... Rock on brothers and sisters.  Thanks for...

Thanks Jack - and your L5S is beautiful! But I'm definitely a hollow body fan and semis are cool but not totally there.  I would like to be able to build a 5-6 lb guitar using Warmoth components, but I don't think it is possible given the stock selections.  Maybe a hollow basswood Soloist with...

1)  Bodies pre-routed for one NECK humbucker, since not everyone is a metalhead 2)  Real hollowbody options, not just chambered (like the PRS HB, Gibson ES-336, etc.) 3)  Headless necks and hardware from ABM 4)  Klein Electric Guitar body shape option Not holding my breath on any of these!

Thank you Tony, and Nathan - wow, that's great!  I'm very happy for you. YouTube is the hermit's concert hall, and one never knows who is listening and to what end!  I too have had inspiration come from videos and I often feel silent gratitude to the people involved.  It's nice to come full...

Well ALRIGHT!  That's simply great.  Looks beautiful.  Is that a zebra top or rosewood like mine?  Thanks for sharing that! One pic deserves another.  My demo video doesn't show the guitar that clearly.  In some ways, she is bare bones... flat top, pretty basic aesthetically.  I didn't know you...

Hey, that's me!  :icon_thumright: I just joined after discovering this fine group.  Anyway, I was referred to this thread and I just want to acknowledge the kind words here. Thank you!  I look forward to reading and contributing on the forum. Regards, Roger

Wow, thanks to all of you for the kind words!  Unofficial poster child... yikes.  Who knew?!?  :laughing7: Bear with me as I probably have to respond to that other old thread, if only to express appreciation. In any case, I have a new electric guitar passion of sorts, and it's headless...

dbw: Thanks man!  That's very nice of you to acknowledge.  My other Warmoth is on a couple of videos too (it's the orange burst thinline Tele).  I just discovered this forum and I immediately felt overwhelmed at the volume of posts and my lack of participation!  Well, better late than never. ...

Hi folks, My first post here.  I have built 5 Warmoths, starting with my first about 10 years ago.  I thought I might share the unique wiring plan that I have in that first guitar.  It is intuitive to use, yet very flexible with more tonal variety than the average dual HB circuit. Instead of...