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Nice quote to use for the next "will Wenge kill my upper howling mids" question:
We’re glad to
answer questions about woods and tones, but this can really
be addressed in rather broad generalities, since there is no
exact science to it. Not only does each individual piece of
wood have its own tone, but everyone hears things a little dif -
ferently, and the spectrum of pickups available is just huge. It
is much easier to work on the dimensional specifications of a
piece than on the tone.
- Ken Warmoth 2002
Nice article too!
We’re glad to
answer questions about woods and tones, but this can really
be addressed in rather broad generalities, since there is no
exact science to it. Not only does each individual piece of
wood have its own tone, but everyone hears things a little dif -
ferently, and the spectrum of pickups available is just huge. It
is much easier to work on the dimensional specifications of a
piece than on the tone.
- Ken Warmoth 2002
Nice article too!
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There's some bits of Warmoth history in this article about the Kramer Nightswan.... :icon_biggrin:
http://www.vintagekramer.com/night.htm
1. Warmoth never made production Swan parts. They made parts for Buddy as "starter" parts for the original Blaze line, but were never able to come up to a deal with Kramer to mass produce Swan parts. All Nightswan parts were made by ESP, just like other American Series Kramers.
Sometime in 1987, in Arlington, Texas, the Nightswan was born. A VK web visitor, Guy Gustafson, and associate of Buddy Blaze, writes this about the Swan prototypes and Buddy. A very very special thanks goes out to Guy for providing these extremely rare photos of Buddy painting and building the second Swan prototype.
The original "Polka Dot" guitar was indeed built from Warmoth parts that were modified. The Nightswan prototype (Lightning Design) was also built from Warmoth parts and built in Texas. Buddy had been in talks with Kramer about the guitar and his job at Kramer during the time he was building the "Lightning" guitar. When he came to an agreement with Kramer, the Kramer logo was added to the guitar before he sent it to Vivian. (see Guy's Photos below).
http://www.vintagekramer.com/night.htm
1. Warmoth never made production Swan parts. They made parts for Buddy as "starter" parts for the original Blaze line, but were never able to come up to a deal with Kramer to mass produce Swan parts. All Nightswan parts were made by ESP, just like other American Series Kramers.
Sometime in 1987, in Arlington, Texas, the Nightswan was born. A VK web visitor, Guy Gustafson, and associate of Buddy Blaze, writes this about the Swan prototypes and Buddy. A very very special thanks goes out to Guy for providing these extremely rare photos of Buddy painting and building the second Swan prototype.
The original "Polka Dot" guitar was indeed built from Warmoth parts that were modified. The Nightswan prototype (Lightning Design) was also built from Warmoth parts and built in Texas. Buddy had been in talks with Kramer about the guitar and his job at Kramer during the time he was building the "Lightning" guitar. When he came to an agreement with Kramer, the Kramer logo was added to the guitar before he sent it to Vivian. (see Guy's Photos below).
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