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May 8, 2016 12:39:02 GMT
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Post by vikingblues on May 8, 2016 12:39:02 GMT
.... I fancied a Gee Gee too!
But with no paddock available I decided to settle for a GG instead.
A Vintage VE2000GG to be exact.
Those of you who know my preference (and physical need) for small body guitars may be wondering what the hell is Mark doing getting that!!
The funny thing is the waist is parlour sort of size and it sits very nicely on the right leg, with the lower bout not really physically noticeable. I think the upper bout is pretty much 000 size, and the lower bout is Grand Auditorium/Jumbo size.
High grade Solid Red Cedar top, laminate mahogany back and sides. I believe from what I have read that the laminate aspect is deliberate as they (including Rob Armstrong - the designer of the original Gordon Giltrap guitar on which this is based) felt the strength and settled quality of the wood would allow the top to be safely made thinner and more responsive.
A very solid hard case.
I did try one of these instruments a couple of years back at a shop in Edinburgh but the strings were so god-damn awfully tacky and rust tinged it was impossible to judge the guitar. The idea then went on the back burner. Never been able to try one anywhere since. So I thought I'd take a chance - with an option to return.
The guitar is pretty well done in terms of finish. Intonation is excellent. There is a slight edge to two or three fret ends but that isn't really an issue for me. For a guitar that set me back just £339 new that sounds as good as it does, that has Fishman Presys Blend / Sonicore electrics, and has a good hard case thrown in it's difficult to quibble about it being anything other than very good value for money. I've briefly tried the plugged in route through the Loudbox Mini amp and have found the blend facility in the Presys to bring in some of the microphone sound makes the sound a much more pleasant option to me than the usual just under saddle piezo sound. I couldn't have a GG that quacks like a duck - that would be bizarre.
I received it direct from the distributors and was pleased (and pleasantly surprised) that it was nicely set up. The shop did include a free set up in it's on-line price and it appears that the distributors did what the shop would have done - or I was maybe lucky.
So far it all seems promising - I'm glad of that as I'd hit a bad run of rubbish instruments with on-line purchases that had to be sent back. I've had the GG since Tuesday and the novelty has not worn off at all
- I played it too much yesterday and have twinging finger joints today as punishment. 
Soundclips below in mp3 and (better sound, but bigger file) WAV. It's an acoustic recording via dual microphones - direct recording to be tackled later with all its variations. Constant noises off didn't help the recording process - people popping into the room, neighbours using strimmers and hedge cutters, etc., - and you'll notice the door buzzer made it onto a part of the recording. A variety of tunings - DADGAD, Csus2, Open G, and DADGAD With the original strings still on. I wanted a sound recording before I change to my Heritage strings so I can compare and it's so easy to forget how a guitar used to sound once new strings are on it.
The control and balance aspects of the sound of the guitar that I've been very aware of when playing seem to have made it on to the recording, despite my best attempts to sabotage it with myriad mistakes and fluffs!
MP3 sound clip : Test Vintage VE2000GG - MP3
WAV sound clip : Test Vintage VE2000GG - WAV
Happy Days ... for now at least.
A budget level Hofner Ignition Violin Bass is now being sold to show I'm willing to try and sometimes have a one in, one out policy.
Mark
PS : Thanks for Moving this to the right forum section for me from the Introduce Yourself section! I'll try and pay more attention in the future!
But with no paddock available I decided to settle for a GG instead.
A Vintage VE2000GG to be exact.
Those of you who know my preference (and physical need) for small body guitars may be wondering what the hell is Mark doing getting that!!
The funny thing is the waist is parlour sort of size and it sits very nicely on the right leg, with the lower bout not really physically noticeable. I think the upper bout is pretty much 000 size, and the lower bout is Grand Auditorium/Jumbo size.
High grade Solid Red Cedar top, laminate mahogany back and sides. I believe from what I have read that the laminate aspect is deliberate as they (including Rob Armstrong - the designer of the original Gordon Giltrap guitar on which this is based) felt the strength and settled quality of the wood would allow the top to be safely made thinner and more responsive.
A very solid hard case.
I did try one of these instruments a couple of years back at a shop in Edinburgh but the strings were so god-damn awfully tacky and rust tinged it was impossible to judge the guitar. The idea then went on the back burner. Never been able to try one anywhere since. So I thought I'd take a chance - with an option to return.
The guitar is pretty well done in terms of finish. Intonation is excellent. There is a slight edge to two or three fret ends but that isn't really an issue for me. For a guitar that set me back just £339 new that sounds as good as it does, that has Fishman Presys Blend / Sonicore electrics, and has a good hard case thrown in it's difficult to quibble about it being anything other than very good value for money. I've briefly tried the plugged in route through the Loudbox Mini amp and have found the blend facility in the Presys to bring in some of the microphone sound makes the sound a much more pleasant option to me than the usual just under saddle piezo sound. I couldn't have a GG that quacks like a duck - that would be bizarre.
I received it direct from the distributors and was pleased (and pleasantly surprised) that it was nicely set up. The shop did include a free set up in it's on-line price and it appears that the distributors did what the shop would have done - or I was maybe lucky.
So far it all seems promising - I'm glad of that as I'd hit a bad run of rubbish instruments with on-line purchases that had to be sent back. I've had the GG since Tuesday and the novelty has not worn off at all
- I played it too much yesterday and have twinging finger joints today as punishment. 
Soundclips below in mp3 and (better sound, but bigger file) WAV. It's an acoustic recording via dual microphones - direct recording to be tackled later with all its variations. Constant noises off didn't help the recording process - people popping into the room, neighbours using strimmers and hedge cutters, etc., - and you'll notice the door buzzer made it onto a part of the recording. A variety of tunings - DADGAD, Csus2, Open G, and DADGAD With the original strings still on. I wanted a sound recording before I change to my Heritage strings so I can compare and it's so easy to forget how a guitar used to sound once new strings are on it.
The control and balance aspects of the sound of the guitar that I've been very aware of when playing seem to have made it on to the recording, despite my best attempts to sabotage it with myriad mistakes and fluffs!
MP3 sound clip : Test Vintage VE2000GG - MP3
WAV sound clip : Test Vintage VE2000GG - WAV
Happy Days ... for now at least.
A budget level Hofner Ignition Violin Bass is now being sold to show I'm willing to try and sometimes have a one in, one out policy.
Mark
PS : Thanks for Moving this to the right forum section for me from the Introduce Yourself section! I'll try and pay more attention in the future!
Jo whoever he is.
