Members BlackHatHunter Posted May 2, 2010 Members Share Posted May 2, 2010 A video review of the Soloway Gosling. What a stunning guitar. Everything on it is perfect from tone, craftsmanship, woods, accessories, balance and comfort. A complete homerun of a guitar. I cannot wait to be able to commission Jim to build me one to my specs. The top is unbelievable: a one-piece flamed and spalted maple. Wow. Never seen anything so unique. and I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pixelchemist Posted May 2, 2010 Members Share Posted May 2, 2010 GET ONE! I plan on it... it's definitely in the cards for sometime late this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted May 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 2, 2010 Color me jealous and psyched for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted May 2, 2010 Members Share Posted May 2, 2010 bad ass looking guitar and great review. If I had me some bonus $$$$$$ I'd be grabbing one for certain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pixelchemist Posted May 2, 2010 Members Share Posted May 2, 2010 bad ass looking guitar and great review. If I had me some bonus $$$$$$ I'd be grabbing one for certain! I'm just need to find a freelance job to fund it. Last couple and any that are coming up in the next few months are funding some renovations on my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted May 2, 2010 Members Share Posted May 2, 2010 Good review They sure sing between notes. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 Lucky for you that you got to play one. Jim's stuff is gorgous...perhaps one day I'll have the chops to justify getting one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted May 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 I wouldn't worry about the chops... we all deserve the most beautiful guitars we can afford, not matter what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tidal Rhythm Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 I'm intrigued enough to ask the following: What's a typical price tag on a gosling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 Jim kicks ass. not only does he make some exceptional guitars, he is a great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted May 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 I'm intrigued enough to ask the following: What's a typical price tag on a gosling? http://www.jimsoloway.com/InStock.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 I'm intrigued enough to ask the following: What's a typical price tag on a gosling? $2400 - $2900 depending on the features. The guitar in the video would be $2500. Great job Mojo. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 Excellent review. What a beautiful guitar, Jim. How many guitars do you produce a year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I'm glad you got to review a Soloway, Dave. I wasn't making video tapes back when I had one of the Swans at my house, unfortunately. But that was a sweet sweet guitar and propelled Jim into the top spot of favorite luthiers!! Excellent review! Here's the Swan and I doing some blues. http://hcbts.arkay.de/frets99/Swan%20Demo%20distortion%20with%20blues%20BT.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 Excellent review. What a beautiful guitar, Jim. How many guitars do you produce a year? We're at about 45 a year right now and I'm trying very hard to increase that to be on pace for 60 before the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 I wouldn't worry about the chops... we all deserve the most beautiful guitars we can afford, not matter what To me it's kind of like seeing someone have a Ferrari that can't drive...its a waste. One of those Soloways would exceed my entire collection (amps pedals and all). Not that they aren't worth it but it is hard for me to justify that at my level. I have nice guitars that I'm happy with but to have a guitar like that I would want to be able to appreciate it. I'm not sure I would. Nevertheless perhaps one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted May 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 Great job Mojo. Thanks. You're very welcome, believe me, it was my pleasure! I just wish I had had more time with that beauty, but that trip to France couldn't be helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cobalt Blue Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 Jim,With the 27" scale models, can one tune down (or, even, tune up with lighter gauge strings)?Also, have you ever considered creating a model with a piezo bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 Jim,With the 27" scale models, can one tune down (or, even, tune up with lighter gauge strings)?Also, have you ever considered creating a model with a piezo bridge? The guitar that Dave used in the video is actually a 25.5" scale length. That's the difference between the Swan (27") and the Gosling (25.5"). With the Swan, you can certainly tune down and maintain tension and clarity. I often tune to C# using 11's and there are a few people tuning them down as low as B. Tuning up might be a bit of a problem, even with lighter strings. We've done a few guitars with a piezo bridge. I'm not crazy about them but we will do it on request as an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Riggins Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 you know, in the grand scheme of things, Jim's guitars are really quite reasonably priced. and Jim, you have the classiest headstock emblem out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 Stunning and sounds fantastic! Great review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cobalt Blue Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 The guitar that Dave used in the video is actually a 25.5" scale length. That's the difference between the Swan (27") and the Gosling (25.5").With the Swan, you can certainly tune down and maintain tension and clarity. I often tune to C# using 11's and there are a few people tuning them down as low as B. Tuning up might be a bit of a problem, even with lighter strings.We've done a few guitars with a piezo bridge. I'm not crazy about them but we will do it on request as an option. Jim, thank you.Do you have a specific piezo that you prefer (all things being relative)? (Fishman?) ( Baggs?)? And what are your feelings about a zero fret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotimingpete Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 wow you're such a dork! and yet I can't stop watching you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted May 3, 2010 Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 Jim, thank you.Do you have a specific piezo that you prefer (all things being relative)? (Fishman?) ( Baggs?)?And what are your feelings about a zero fret? It depend on whether it's for a trem or hard tail. For a trem, we used the Fishman and it worked out fairly well and it's a pretty good trem. For a hard tail, I'd probably go with a Graph Tech Ghost. As for a Zero fret, I've tried several guitars that have them and my feelings were mixed. I don't think I'd want to put one on one of our guitars though. EDIT: And about the prices .... It's very much a function of how few guitars we're able to build and sell and sometimes it does feel like a bit of a trap. I'd love to be able to bring the price down by quite a bit but the only way we'd be able to do that is by going producing a LOT more guitars. We'd probably have to cut a few corners as well, but I think the corners could be small enough to still produce a great guitar. I'm honestly just not sure how to get from here to there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted May 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2010 My favorite builders are Grosh, Crook, Thorn and Lentz. Add Jim to the list. This guitar is on tour, guys. You may want to sign up and give her a spin. You won't be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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