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This is a Sitka / Tasmanian Black Acacia Small Jumbo.
Ebony bindings, macassar ebony fretboard & bridge.







Thanks for looking !

Don W38389.8153819444

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

VERY NICE DON!

So you CAN build guitars!   

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Lance@LuthiersForum.com

That black Acacia sure looks nice. What is the laminate on the neck? What wood is the center laminate?

My goodness Don, you've been keeping the elves busy. Fantastic work, isn't that wood beautiful. Great execution too. Can you make it howl? How would you describe the sound?

Paul, the laminated neack is Mahogany/Maple/EIRW.
Come out to the NEL meeting this coming Sunday...I'll have it with me.

Can I make it howl? I'm lucky to make it bark or whimper....
The sound is everything you would expect to hear from a sitka/koa guitar. It's very bright, yet has solid mids and lows. Hard to describe unless you've heard that combination...then you would know what that means. Is that vague enough?
Don W38389.7154976852

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Nice guitar Don. Easy to see why you are so fond of the acacia.   

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Don Atwood
Arlington, VA

There it is... I see you got it all finished up Don nice job my friend.

the guitar sounds nice, and the neck is very comfortable. I was most impressed with the finsh as well.

Matt

Very nice Don, I like the light matching colored headstock too. Did ya sweat doing that inlay? Sure would like to hear that thing.

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Thanks all for the kind comments...
John, The inlay was done by cnc...so not much sweat on my part. All my guitars going forward have headplates and pearl cut with a laser by Gurian Instruments.

Hey Don Atwood....I like your new avatar much better.
Love cats. Hate spiders.Don W38390.7623032407

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Excellent work!! Can't wait to hear it.

Ummmm.... I'm going to kick my table saw now :)

I LOVE the heel and volute, awesome work...

Any change of getting a closeup of the heel, I'd like to use it for inspiration for my next one (if you don't mind)...

Thanks

-The Other Paul-

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-Paul-

Patriot Guitars

I'll work on that picture for ya Paul...

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Love that black acasia Don. Very beautiful guitar. Is that finish KTM-9?

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Yes KTM-9....I wish I could have captured the reflection better, but alas, my photography is somewhat lacking. The finish is very very glossy, and I doubt most folks could distinguish between this and a decent lacquer job.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Oh, what a perfect backdrop for your great looking guitar. Hey, is that tree your next victim?

OLE!

Very nice guitar! I love the wood combination!!!!

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Sylvan
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Beautiful Don! How do you like the Macassar Ebony? I realy like it.

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Dave Bland

remember...

"If it doesn't play in tune...it's just pretty wood"

Well done Don. That is truely a beautiful guitar. Can you get a sound clip for us?

Nice one Don,
I hope to see it up close before you let it go..

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Wade
Nashua, NH
http://www.wadefx.com

Thanks again for the kind words...

Now for your questions...

Trent, you have no idea how much I'd like to yank down that tree...but not for guitar wood...

Dave, I really like Maccassar ebony. The stripey look is very different, and pretty cool so long as you don't throw a bunch of dots and inlay on there. That would be too much on the eyes, I think.

Roy, I'll try to get a sound clip somehow...but not sure how!

Wade, I'll have it at the NEL meeting this Sunday...see you there!

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Don this is a really beautiful and classy guitar all the way top bottom fron and back. Great job

I am building with the Black Acacia set I got from you as we speak. I hope to be done in 2 months if the weather cooperates. It rained again this weekend. It is hard for me to justify to the wife the expense of humidity control when 9 out of 10 years I don't have to worry with it. But this year it has been a buggerMichaelP38390.5334375

Good work Don. Very nice shape and beautiful wood.

How does it sound?

John

[QUOTE=John Kinnaird] How does it sound?[/QUOTE]

O.k., maybe not.
It's very bright, a tad brassy, but there's plenty of low end. It's got a very stiff sitka top on it, so I expect it to take some time to open up. In general it's pretty well balanced, even though it's a tad brassy. I'm not real great at describing sound, because everyone hears and describes things differently.

Hey...where's Lance today?
Don W38390.7599768518

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Is that like "jumbo shimp"?

Or "sweet and sour"?



Sorry, I couldn't resist. We classical players know only one size (of guitar!)

Steve Brown