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Well – we can fit something like that in, but it’s really 2 things –
There’s the aging and “curing” of the wood, which is less of a thing because Richard prefers to use well aged woods to begin with, and then there’s the “breaking in” of the assembly, which is kinda like the natural tensions created in the building adjusting to the natural tensions created by stringing it up and tightening up those strings.
But we’ll try to get Richard weigh in on all that with his expertise when we talk!
I haven’t tried the XS on a 12 string, but I have tried a set on a Sexauer guitar I have – and they aren’t bad at all. I can’t speak to their longevity, since I know that my SCGC strings give me great service life, but the have good tone so far. The set I got at a local shop cost me near as much as a set of SCGC, so unless they come down in price, I’m not inclined to pursue them further – but until the SCGC 12 string set comes along, the XS or maybe the Nanowebs might be good options –
I have a 12 string XS set I ordered but haven’t installed yet – maybe this weekend I’ll take the time to do that –
Well deserved Michael! Congrats and hopes for even more recognition of your talents in the future – Hopefully, you’ll never get too famous to join us for another podcast! But if you do, we’ll still be big fans – 😉
I haven’t heard anything, but it’ll definitely be one of the things we’re gonna ask about when we get to talk to Richard & Carolyn –
Our very good moderator has managed to line up some outstanding people to talk to – another coming up soon, and hopefully another chance to talk to the maestro to see what good things are happening at the shop –
Remember that one reason we’re doing these is to help draw more people to our forum here – help spread the word!
You know, when I was talking with James Patterson some years ago, he told me that he built most of his guitars out of east indian rw because it was something like $12/set cheaper than brazilian –
In my 1980 price list, the upcharge from SCGC for brazilian was $125 – koa was standard –
Just sayin’ –
Well I was kinda intrigued by oo-7771 – OM 190 – After reading that I pulled it out, and yup – thats my koa OM, built 12/91 – it is a really sweet guitar!
Good to hear! Sounds like a very pleasant way to spend a birthday (although I’d be very happy just to spend one in France!)
James was an amazing person to talk to – and I was particularly struck by how well he understands his guitar, his set-up, his sound, and his style. It was exceptionally great to hear someone who wasn’t following the ” measure this, measure that, and these are the numbers you want or its unacceptable” train of thought. I wish I had his DVD, but I may just download the video and try not to lose it – although his Stanford Engineering comes thru in his equipment setup and understanding, so I’ll see if I’m capable of grokking it –
Every artist we’ve talked to has had so much to offer, and I’d love to do follow ups with all of them, but James has an almost unique ability to verbalize some of the areas that we, frequently, subconsciously appreciate about SCGC, the guitars, and the unique abilities Richard has to understand what a player could benefit from in a guitar – we absolutely need to get him back again, preferably in person –
I played a D12 some years ago, and yes, it was great, but the particular one I tried had a 1-⅞” nut and a slot head, and I just couldn’t handle the body size, the neck size, and restringing a slot head. I wish I could offer more comparison, but I simply didn’t spend enough time with it to really know it. If you are comfortable with a dread size guitar, all I can do is wish you luck on the hunt!
Looking good!
I admit that I really, truly, dislike slot heads – They are very pretty, and the design and aesthetics of them are quite elegant, but changing strings is just no fun. I can’t seem to ever do it without getting jabbed in a fingertip at least once, usually twice, and those jabs cause me a lot of pain for a day or two afterwards. I know – technique, patience, careful, etc – but regular paddle heads are so much easier –
