Hey have any of you guys noticed that this guitar building thing is a little addictive? I'm still settling into my first and can't stop planning the second. GAS is supposed to subside after you feed the beast, isn't it?
So, I've got a couple of general questions:
1. Anybody ever played / held a Musiclander body? It looks like it'll have a strat feel but lighter / smaller, but I've only seen the few photos that are in the gallery, and a couple 'fender swinger' things on the internets. Is it good (comfortable both on the lap and on a strap? balanced?)
2. Who can tell me the sonic / tone / sustain / tuning difference between a TOM or wraparound style versus a string-through hardtail? Near as I can figure, a string-through hardtail offers the best possible string-to-body energy transfer, individual saddle height adjustment, and a more elegant design overall. Is TOM mainly a holdover design from archtop days, like the bigsby?
I say this thinking both TOM and bigsby are super cool, but they are the way they are because of historical reasons to do with mounting strings on an archtop, from what I understand.
3. I can't get my head around how the compound radius works with a 12" radius TOM or wraparound design. Doesn't the bridge HAVE to have around 18" radius to accommodate the expanding radius? So, don't Warmoth guitars with compound radii and TOM bridges have weird action (too high on the D and G strings in the upper register)? Or am I just being a pollyana and it all words itself out?
4. As you can maybe tell, I'm mulling a mahogany or Korina musiclander with P90s, a hardtail bridge, and a rosewood neck with old-type Gibson specs (the low frets etc.). Suggestions / ideas?
So, I've got a couple of general questions:
1. Anybody ever played / held a Musiclander body? It looks like it'll have a strat feel but lighter / smaller, but I've only seen the few photos that are in the gallery, and a couple 'fender swinger' things on the internets. Is it good (comfortable both on the lap and on a strap? balanced?)
2. Who can tell me the sonic / tone / sustain / tuning difference between a TOM or wraparound style versus a string-through hardtail? Near as I can figure, a string-through hardtail offers the best possible string-to-body energy transfer, individual saddle height adjustment, and a more elegant design overall. Is TOM mainly a holdover design from archtop days, like the bigsby?
I say this thinking both TOM and bigsby are super cool, but they are the way they are because of historical reasons to do with mounting strings on an archtop, from what I understand.
3. I can't get my head around how the compound radius works with a 12" radius TOM or wraparound design. Doesn't the bridge HAVE to have around 18" radius to accommodate the expanding radius? So, don't Warmoth guitars with compound radii and TOM bridges have weird action (too high on the D and G strings in the upper register)? Or am I just being a pollyana and it all words itself out?
4. As you can maybe tell, I'm mulling a mahogany or Korina musiclander with P90s, a hardtail bridge, and a rosewood neck with old-type Gibson specs (the low frets etc.). Suggestions / ideas?