Ethical Guitars, Is the "tone" worth it? |
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Ethical Guitars, Is the "tone" worth it? |
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Dec 5 2014, 05:20 AM |
I personally don't like the sound or feel of an ebony fingerboard. Too hard both in the feel and the tone for me. I also don't care what it looks like.
Rosewood and it's variants are 'it' for me. I have two Strats with real Brasilian RW fingerboards and let me tell you, ain't nothing like it - but those days are gone as far new instruments are concerned. Go sustainable or even composite. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Dec 5 2014, 06:22 AM |
There are luthiers using less traditional but locally sourced wood in their guitar making. The problem they tend to have, even if the wood choice is a good tone wood, is convincing the guitar playing/purchasing public that it is.
I imagine that there whilst the amount of wood in a guitar is small, there is a fair bit of waste that goes along with it. -------------------- My SoundCloud
Gear Tyler Burning Water 2K Burny RLG90 with BK Emeralds Fender US Tele with BK Piledrivers Epiphone 335 with Suhr Thornbuckers PRS SE Custom 24-08 Ax8 Fessenden SD10 PSG Quilter TT15 |
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Dec 5 2014, 09:32 AM |
This is a neverending circle, mate
From the ethical perspective - you should protect the planet's legacy From the business perspective - you have to provide what the client asks for If you can find a solution that can give the client what he wants while protecting the planet's woods, you are THE MAN! As an idealist, that's what I would aim for Now, the choice is only up TO YOU I would recommend you to have a talk with my luthier friend Florin Giuglea - he is VERY skilled and knows a lot about woods and building guitars in general - you can find him here This post has been edited by Cosmin Lupu: Dec 5 2014, 09:32 AM |
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Dec 5 2014, 12:18 PM |
From a player's point of view, I'm not concerned with having to have a certain wood. I'll play something made of plastic if it sounds good I agree to this, as long as it sounds good and the fingers say it's ok then I'm game. To add to Ben I would still like to one day own a Parker which is made of carbon fiber! -------------------- Guitars:
Ibanez S770PB (Natural Flat) , Ibanez XPT700 (Chameleon) , Sterling J Richardson Signature , Squire IV Jazz Bass (Sunburst) Gear: Neural DSP Plugins My YouTube Page. |
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Dec 8 2014, 07:38 AM |
Hey Mith, with the talk about being Ethical. One thing I would make sure you do, it get the business/Money side right.
If you go over to The Gear Page you'll see many threads from people complaining about builders deadlines being missed not just by weeks or months but even years, bad or no communication and even outright lying. Some refusing to give deposits back on guitars not even started because they've used the deposit money ($1000s) to pay for materials for someone else's guitar. It's quite scary for someone to want a custom made guitar knowing which builders are safe to use, and for a new builder without a reputation, you'll have to find a way to prove yourself -------------------- My SoundCloud
Gear Tyler Burning Water 2K Burny RLG90 with BK Emeralds Fender US Tele with BK Piledrivers Epiphone 335 with Suhr Thornbuckers PRS SE Custom 24-08 Ax8 Fessenden SD10 PSG Quilter TT15 |
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