ADFinlayson Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 Yep, beautiful. Every time I see work like this, it makes me want to have a go at acoustic building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 18 hours ago, ADFinlayson said: Yep, beautiful. Every time I see work like this, it makes me want to have a go at acoustic building. Thanks There's a steep learning curve and loads of homemade jigs but it takes no more woodworking skills than a solid build. And immensely satisfying when the result sounds tangibly better than string over a baked bean can! Go for it, I reckon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 I passed this across to Matt this afternoon. I'm pleased and relieved to say that he is very, very pleased with it He will doing a proper recording at some stage of it, but this was a quick couple of mobile-phone clips I did of him playing it 'straight out of the box' : https://youtu.be/-Bckzvnup7I https://youtu.be/4qQ9iHK22IE I'm well chuffed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZekeB Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: I passed this across to Matt this afternoon. I'm pleased and relieved to say that he is very, very pleased with it He will doing a proper recording at some stage of it, but this was a quick couple of mobile-phone clips I did of him playing it 'straight out of the box' : https://youtu.be/-Bckzvnup7I https://youtu.be/4qQ9iHK22IE I'm well chuffed Sounds great Andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinloud777 Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 2:37 PM, Andyjr1515 said: I passed this across to Matt this afternoon. I'm pleased and relieved to say that he is very, very pleased with it He will doing a proper recording at some stage of it, but this was a quick couple of mobile-phone clips I did of him playing it 'straight out of the box' : https://youtu.be/-Bckzvnup7I https://youtu.be/4qQ9iHK22IE I'm well chuffed Outstanding Andy! I really enjoyed Matt's playing too. You surely ought to be chuffed. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Never mind the work that went into it, or how good it looks, you can tell just by listening to it how well set up that thing is. Amazing work Andy, if I had just a modicum of your skills, I would consider myself a Wizard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 2 hours ago, ADFinlayson said: Never mind the work that went into it, or how good it looks, you can tell just by listening to it how well set up that thing is. Amazing work Andy, if I had just a modicum of your skills, I would consider myself a Wizard. Very kind of you to say, @ADFinlayson, but I've seen some of your own skills on show. Welcome to the coven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Are we back up and live? Can anyone hear me??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 11 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Are we back up and live? Can anyone hear me??? No, I can't hear anything but your typing came brightly through. Did you feel like someone had removed your house without warning as well? Beamed it to an alien space ship by an extra-terrestrial collector? Fortunately the Doctor apparently came to the rescue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Bizman62 said: No, I can't hear anything but your typing came brightly through. Did you feel like someone had removed your house without warning as well? Beamed it to an alien space ship by an extra-terrestrial collector? Fortunately the Doctor apparently came to the rescue! You've got it in one! That's exactly how I felt ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Bizman62 said: No, I can't hear anything but your typing came brightly through. Did you feel like someone had removed your house without warning as well? Beamed it to an alien space ship by an extra-terrestrial collector? Fortunately the Doctor apparently came to the rescue! You've got it in one! That's exactly how I felt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 And I find now that I do everything twice! And I find now that I do everything twice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 Doubling must be some side effect of the alien beaming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 21 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Are we back up and live? Can anyone hear me??? Some of use revived more smoothly than others..... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 Some pleasing feedback from Matt about the Phoenix. He text me last night with this: "...genuinely thrilled with it. Think it sounds bigger even than #001 <that is the one of my own that he has been borrowing for the videos and was the one that he could keep if this new one wasn't at least as good sounding - phew! > I've shown it to a select group of pupils and they are equally blown away by the depth of tone and build quality!" And - recklessly casting modesty aside - that is from a guy who does the demo videos for a VERY well respected UK acoustic brand I am chuffed beyond chuffness. What a great, great hobby this is... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 Well it’s a damn fine axe, glad you’re chuffed with your results. It’s funny isn’t it how us amateurs (at best in my case) can build something in our garages that genuinely blows away experienced musicians. I had an actual PRS endorsee come up to at a gig a few weeks ago to ask my about my Private Stock PRS, I thought he was taking the piss but we are now in talks about me building him something next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 6 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Some pleasing feedback from Matt about the Phoenix. He text me last night with this: "...genuinely thrilled with it. Think it sounds bigger even than #001 <that is the one of my own that he has been borrowing for the videos and was the one that he could keep if this new one wasn't at least as good sounding - phew! > I've shown it to a select group of pupils and they are equally blown away by the depth of tone and build quality!" And - recklessly casting modesty aside - that is from a guy who does the demo videos for a VERY well respected UK acoustic brand I am chuffed beyond chuffness. What a great, great hobby this is... Outstanding Andy! That kind of feedback makes the sun seem a little brighter, the stars more sparkly, and the moon close enough to touch. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: "...genuinely thrilled with it I wish I could say that about my own builds, no matter how biased that opinion would be! If a professional demo guitarist says that about "some garage build" you should consider yourself as a Master Luthier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Bizman62 said: I wish I could say that about my own builds, no matter how biased that opinion would be! If a professional demo guitarist says that about "some garage build" you should consider yourself as a Master Luthier. You know what they say, the true masters are the ones who never accept they are masters because they are striving so hard to be better In my case, it's much simpler than that...I know I am nowhere near. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Andyjr1515 said: .I know I am near. Fixed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 3 hours ago, ADFinlayson said: Well it’s a damn fine axe, glad you’re chuffed with your results. It’s funny isn’t it how us amateurs (at best in my case) can build something in our garages that genuinely blows away experienced musicians. I had an actual PRS endorsee come up to at a gig a few weeks ago to ask my about my Private Stock PRS, I thought he was taking the piss but we are now in talks about me building him something next year. I'm not surprised - I've seen your builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: I'm not surprised - I've seen your builds Hehe, it was a venue with poor lighting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Late to the party, but I must also extend my congratulations to you on completing that beautiful instrument. The fact that Matt was that pleased with the completed instrument is a testament to your skills as a builder. Oh, and tell Matt he's a bit of a showoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 17 minutes ago, curtisa said: Late to the party, but I must also extend my congratulations to you on completing that beautiful instrument. The fact that Matt was that pleased with the completed instrument is a testament to your skills as a builder. Oh, and tell Matt he's a bit of a showoff He already knows Welcome back, by the way. How was the holiday? The rain was p*****g it down on us in Scotland while you were in England! Did you escape it? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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