Well, after first resawing the granadillo almost 2 years ago, this guitar is finally done...I have to give MANY THANKS to Lance K. who supplied me with advice, know-how, encouragement, and tools on a regular basis - helping me through this thing. I know there are A GREAT MANY areas where I want/need to improve as I move forward, but I feel as though this guitar really captures where I am now, and the spirit of the effort. Had I sent it to Joe - well, then it would have been out of the park...next time..
Anyway, the specs...
B&S (and back headstock veneer): granadillo (which cracks if you look at it wrong)
top: a particularly silky set of Sitka
bracing: sitka
fb: madagascar RW
fb binding, headplate veneer, bridge: Brazilian RW
body binding: honduran rosewood
nut: fossilized walrus penis
..seriously, its pretty stuffrosette: granadillo binding, red abalone, spalted maple...I got to dive for the abalone, and the fashion some of the shell into a rosette, so that made it extra special.
Overall, the thing sounds great - better without the soundport plug in. I have some final issues to work out - like a buzz in the nut on the low E, but hopefully that comes out quickly...
For a pickup, I used piezo cable under the saddle. The raw signal is articulate and not muddy - clear across the frequency range. outside of the guitar, I have a "stompbox" preamp and signal boost, with a set it and set it basic EQ. An electrical engineer at work designed the circuit for me, and we are still working on customizing it a little more to ensure that it is not artificially and unknowingly filtering any of the frequency range. Thus far, we have only done SPICE analysis, but as soon as time avails, we will actually get the guitar on the scope and establish a comparator...should be good..
Anyway, thanks for looking,
Stephen
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