Members superpoo Posted September 17, 2005 Members Share Posted September 17, 2005 i was looking at pics of mikeSF's benedetto and saw this it looks cool but what's the purpose of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members batotman Posted September 17, 2005 Members Share Posted September 17, 2005 For show, i bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 17, 2005 Members Share Posted September 17, 2005 Maybe it was about .042 grams neck heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LaXu Posted September 17, 2005 Members Share Posted September 17, 2005 Originally posted by batotman For show, i bet. Yup, nothing else. Waste of time IMO and could make the nut edges more prone to breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikeSF Posted September 17, 2005 Members Share Posted September 17, 2005 hey dude,it is just decorative, purely for show. LaXu may consider it a waste of time, but it took 1 hour by badass luthier Taku Sakashta, so i dont regret losing any time spent watching him work at his shop. He hand polished it to a glossy shine, too.He uses tempered bone, which is much harder than regular bone; i see no real risk of breaking, as with a plastic nut. But that is a non issue since the old nut is still in the case along with a 6L6GC and a pack of strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonny guitar Posted September 17, 2005 Members Share Posted September 17, 2005 Weird, I was asking myself the same question just a couple of hours ago. I wonder if it is purely for show or if it has something to do with the physics of the string to neck vibration transfer. It would seem that more of the vibration would be forced downwards into the neck rather than dissapated laterally ....however I really don't know crap about physics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikeSF Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 oh, you're good. i like that explanation, but unless you are playing an open string (i rarely do unless i am tuning), there really is not much string vibration at the nut, so...B@#SH%^T!A nut is merely structural, so why not make it look pretty? This Benedetto is extremely lightweight and the mape neck gives it most of its heft. Many builders really try to lighten the load up at the headstock or by slimming the neck profile to balance the instrument, but a few shaves of bone at the nut isnt going to do that. Switching from metal tuning keys to ebony ones made a noticeable difference, however. and if you wear a strap, you do not feel the top heavyness at all.i think most of the mojo of an instrument like this is coming from the soundboard and the tuned maple back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WHY_U_TRY Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 I think it looks pretty cool and Mike checked out your soundclips..nice, smooth playing and the guitar sounds great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 Originally posted by batotman For show, i bet. That would be my guess too, but it looks more fragile that way. You could break one of those teeth easier without the additional lateral support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marloni Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 I think I know. you can fit some bass strings through scallop stots and play 5 strings bass as a second option.. LOL:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cackalacky Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 Maybe it was about .042 grams neck heavy. Yup, it's all about the weight reduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oggy Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 Originally posted by BowerR64 I dont think ide be doing any first or secodn fret bending on that thing. It doesnt look to stable. Are you serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HackedByChinese! Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 Perhaps this is just stupid and ignorant, but when does one do bends witha jazz guitar? Probably ignorant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BowerR64 Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 Im not fermiliar with this model i thought it was a gibson. Ill shutup now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikeSF Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 Originally posted by WHY_U_TRY I think it looks pretty cool and Mike checked out your soundclips..nice, smooth playing and the guitar sounds great thanks very much. i ended up selling my Eastman after switching to 7-string; i just wasnt playing it enough. My main guitar at the moment is my McKerrihan Custom 7-string. It is outstanding. I am also having another 7-string built to my exact specs by luthier Nelson Palen. I will never play well enough to deserve these instruments, but i'll just keep trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikeSF Posted September 18, 2005 Members Share Posted September 18, 2005 Originally posted by BowerR64 Im not fermiliar with this model i thought it was a gibson. Ill shutup now. yeah, no bending taking place here at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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