NGD - and its a work of art

impmann

Some of you may have seen the build thread:

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1722078#Comment_1722078

But its now home with me.

All of the discussions about it have been over email - I never met @Andyjr1515 ; until last night when he delivered it. So I was a little anxious and excited...

The Hiscox case opened and... bloody hell. Wow, what an instrument. Andy kept saying "its not perfect" but to me it is - I love the attention to detail and the handcrafted nature of every part of the guitar. It plays beautifully straight out the case and the neck is a joy. I had a brief play through the amp last night but my son was in bed so I couldn't do so for very long - the pickups sound great, the neck unit especially. The piezo bridge is really even sounding - and even through a guitar amp sounds 'acoustic'. It rings like a bell and it genuinely fits me like a glove.

I can't thank Andy enough for the guitar and it genuinely has its own voice. I love it... I'll try to get some better pics and maybe a vid or sounds another time. Til then... excuse the "cat that got the cream" face

Ravenous

Showoff.

Alegree

Glad you like the pickups! What pot values did Andy end up going with? Last I heard he was going between 500k or 1M by ear.

JezWynd

That's a beauty.

BigMonka

I’ve loved watching the build thread, it’s a stunner, really glad to hear that you like it. Happy NGD!!

impmann

Alegree said:

Glad you like the pickups! What pot values did Andy end up going with? Last I heard he was going between 500k or 1M by ear.

Not sure, Alex - I shall take a look this evening!

ellwood

That’s awesome! Happy new guitar day!

Teyeplayer

Congrats buddy, awesome guitar! Looking forward to some sound clips. 

Andyjr1515

I was delighted that Tim was clearly so pleased with the guitar.  And, wow, all I can say is that @impmann can PLAY!

I have to say that seeing it and hearing it played so well, it looked and sounded fantastic.  I drove home with a BIG smile on my face

@Alegree. ; Pretty sure I opted for a fairly 'standard' humbucker 500k and .22 cap in the end.  It seemed a bit bright on my little Vox valve amp which is why I wondered about changing the values, but on Tim's rig it sounds sooooo right....

Alegree

Andyjr1515 said:

I was delighted that Tim was clearly so pleased with the guitar.  And, wow, all I can say is that @impmann can PLAY!

I have to say that seeing it and hearing it played so well, it looked and sounded fantastic.  I drove home with a BIG smile on my face

@Alegree. ;; Pretty sure I opted for a fairly 'standard' humbucker 500k and .22 cap in the end.  It seemed a bit bright on my little Vox valve amp which is why I wondered about changing the values, but on Tim's rig it sounds sooooo right....

Well I'm not surprised at all that he's pleased with it. Look at it!

Your observation of them being bright is great, I was really worried they'd end up too dark for the Jazzmaster'esque neck without 1M pots. I'll have to keep the recipe to hand, it was a very fun project which I might end up playing around with again, and I'm glad they've ended up in your excellent work!

not_the_dj

Looks absolutely fantastic. 

Enjoy it. 

TTony

Nice.

Probably the only guitar you'll ever need


Congrats @impmann and @Andyjr1515 .  That's special.

Bridgehouse

Andyjr1515 said:

I was delighted that Tim was clearly so pleased with the guitar.  And, wow, all I can say is that @impmann can PLAY!

He's not a bad bass player either.. effin b'stard

impmann

I’m not used to people saying nice things about my playing.... thanks, appreciated.

mrkb

That looks awesome, congrats! What’s the spec? That’s a beautiful wood cap.

LuttiS

Congrats! Looks fantastic, looking forward to hearing it

axisus

That is a fabulous looking guitar! Love it!

DartmoorHedgehog

mrkb said:

That looks awesome, congrats! What’s the spec? That’s a beautiful wood cap.

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/109561/finished-pics-impmanns-alembic-esque-electric/p1

mrkb

DartmoorHedgehog said:

mrkb said:

That looks awesome, congrats! What’s the spec? That’s a beautiful wood cap.

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/109561/finished-pics-impmanns-alembic-esque-electric/p1

Am I meant to read 11 pages of postings to see what scale  length, neck radius, pickups and hardware its got??!?

WezV

mrkb said:

DartmoorHedgehog said:

mrkb said:

That looks awesome, congrats! What’s the spec? That’s a beautiful wood cap.

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/109561/finished-pics-impmanns-alembic-esque-electric/p1

Am I meant to read 11 pages of postings to see what scale  length, neck radius, pickups and hardware its got??!?

Nah, but it’s a good read

Sporky

mrkb said:

Am I meant to read 11 pages of postings to see what scale  length, neck radius, pickups and hardware its got??!?

Are we meant to do it for you?