Members bigald18 Posted April 12, 2017 Members Share Posted April 12, 2017 Waiting for this new thingie to get here. Blue ridge BG160 Dreadnaught. Spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides. Fancy bling on the fingerboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted April 12, 2017 Members Share Posted April 12, 2017 You're on a roll!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted April 12, 2017 Members Share Posted April 12, 2017 Blueridge gets some serious love from people who have played them. Look forward to your hands on report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MePeel Posted April 12, 2017 Members Share Posted April 12, 2017 I wouldn't give up my BR-143 for any amount of money ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted April 12, 2017 Members Share Posted April 12, 2017 Al. Great to see you acquiring good guitars. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted April 13, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2017 I think they are backordered and was supposed to get tracking numbers today but didn't. No one has them, not even Maury's, so I'll just have to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted April 16, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2017 Blueridge wiill be here on Thursday, 4/20. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted April 17, 2017 Members Share Posted April 17, 2017 Great guitars! Happy for ya Al! GW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted April 18, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 18, 2017 Hey garthman, I've owned Martins, (d28,DR1, 000-15) and my own custom d18 copy built by me. I've owned old rosewood guilds (F47), Yammie lj6, Alvarez Masterworks rosewood 000 series. Frankly, the best sounding was the Alvarez. I don't think any of the Martins were that good. But point is I've always had good guitars. I've learned that labels are unimportant as far as sound goes. Only good for resale value. I'd rather have an excellent sounding Alvarez than a poor sounding Martin. Don't buy to impress, buy to play. Blueridge, Alvarez and Guild (import) are all made at the Farida factory in China. They are are pretty much the same guitars. You'll pay the most for the Guild, next cheaper would be the Alvarez and the cheapest would be the blueridge. Bling is different but the wood and the bracing are all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2017 Thingie arrived today! Set up beautifully at factory and finish is flawless! However, tuning machines are the worst I have ever encountered. I think they are Golden Gate F2000 tuners. 14:1 ratio and very hard to turn. Gotta get some decent tuners for it. For the money I paid for guitar I can afford better ones. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted April 20, 2017 Members Share Posted April 20, 2017 Glad you are happy with it - looking forward to pics and clips. Sometimes backing off the screw that holds the gear to the shaft will help, but replacement is a good idea. Spend some time with calipers and measure the shaft and bushings - they vary from brand to brand. The little mounting screws never line up, and with luck you can cover the footprint. I use either Waverly (if cost is no object) or Gotohs (which are almost as good and half the price) but I know there are others that are good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2017 Actually, everyone recommends Grover 97-18 open backs. They are an almost drop in fit and if you can't get the old bushings out (which people say are very problematic to remove, you can easily enlarge the old bushing so that the post of the Grovers will fit it. Already ordered the Grovers and I'm capable of doing what needs to be done when I get them. Waverly's are way beyond my budget and while I like Gotoh tuners, they will require too much modification to install. Thanks Freeman. The git has a wonderful sound though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted April 20, 2017 Members Share Posted April 20, 2017 "But point is I've always had good guitars. I've learned that labels are unimportant as far as sound goes. Only good for resale value. I'd rather have an excellent sounding Alvarez than a poor sounding Martin. Don't buy to impress, buy to play" It's all music to my ears, Al. I do exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted April 21, 2017 Members Share Posted April 21, 2017 Glad you are happy with it - looking forward to pics and clips. Sometimes backing off the screw that holds the gear to the shaft will help, but replacement is a good idea. Spend some time with calipers and measure the shaft and bushings - they vary from brand to brand. The little mounting screws never line up, and with luck you can cover the footprint. I use either Waverly (if cost is no object) or Gotohs (which are almost as good and half the price) but I know there are others that are good too. Geez, FK - you think the average "joe" like most-of-us is going to spend time with calipers and Bull-Moo? Measuring bushings and shafts and whatnot? Get real. You're either dreaming or you're trying to drum up business because wifey is costing you too much. Either way, you need a reality check to those of us who aren't git-yuppies like yourself. Guys like Al (or me or a lot of us) aren't going to drop biggie bux on Waverleys but Gotohs are a maybe. Now let's come up with a viable solution for the proletariat, not you Washington Snobbies. (I know you well, Freeman, very well indeed, and yes, you're a Farking snob, so don't try to BS anyone here, I'll happily call BS on you for all the world to read, you damn wanker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted April 23, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 23, 2017 Samilyn, don't attack Freeman! I'll give you a spanking! I own calipers and bull-moo! Put the Grovers in yesterday. Didn't even change the bushings. The grovers shaft is exact same diameter as the junk that was on it. Fit was perfect right down to the screw hole spacing. They work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted April 25, 2017 Members Share Posted April 25, 2017 Samilyn, don't attack Freeman! I'll give you a spanking! I own calipers and bull-moo! Put the Grovers in yesterday. Didn't even change the bushings. The grovers shaft is exact same diameter as the junk that was on it. Fit was perfect right down to the screw hole spacing. They work great. Cool on the Grovers. They're great machines. But spanking???? Really, dear boy, I never knew you were into that sort of thing???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 25, 2017 Let me put my whip down and give you a talkin to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted April 25, 2017 Members Share Posted April 25, 2017 Let me put my whip down and give yo u a talkin to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2017 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MePeel Posted April 30, 2017 Members Share Posted April 30, 2017 How does it sound ? Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted May 1, 2017 Author Members Share Posted May 1, 2017 good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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