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Post by LeoThunder on Aug 14, 2019 15:50:53 GMT
I have just ordered a B-Stock CST-24TOL and I am very interested to find out what it will be like. It's therefore not a "D" for deco. version. I'm now curious . Will post when it comes with photo's. I'll be very curious too. I assume this one will be the new version with Jatoba fingerboard. The picture on the Thomann site looks to be a different shade of burst too, with more red and orange than mine. It could be just the lighting but such variations have occurred in the past. I'll be away for the next 10 days but I hope to see something when I return
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DefJef
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Due to musical differences I've decided I can't work with myself any more.
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Post by DefJef on Aug 14, 2019 16:50:09 GMT
I'm trying to remember if I have ever tried to fully lower one side of a tun-o-matic to see if the the other side binds. I can see why it would but it's interesting how neither of us have noticed the problem of string tension generally on lowering one. I just realised why that is. A Tune-o-matic bridge is not subject to the whole string tension, only to the downward part of it caused by the angle to the tail piece or the top of the body for a string through. The wraparound bridge of a CST (or a PRS), on the other hand, also works as a tail piece and is laterally held against its posts by the whole string tension pulling towards the nut. That's why it doesn't move. I just strung up my seemingly-forever-in-pieces Epiphone LP Jr. It has a wraparound bridge so, taking note of your difficulties, I gave it a bit of Chapstick lube in the threads and it moved nicely under tension. Don't know if I'd have had any trouble with it without that precaution but I was glad to learn from your discovery LeoThunder.
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Post by sknepper on Aug 16, 2019 13:28:12 GMT
And yes, it's arrived and I am very impressed with it. It's got the jatoba fingerboard, the tobacco coloured body. The only thing is that the "f-holes" are not nicely finished, but not that a "grandma" trick won't fix. I do want to change the volume knobs to the copper coloured flat ones, and the pick-up surrounds and switch-top from black to ivory colour. But that's for the future. For now I must say the finish on the frets and neck are outstanding for a cheap(er) guitar. And the pick-ups are very rounded and full sounding. My thumbs are all up.
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Post by hallon on Aug 17, 2019 19:19:22 GMT
And yes, it's arrived and I am very impressed with it. It's got the jatoba fingerboard, the tobacco coloured body. The only thing is that the "f-holes" are not nicely finished, but not that a "grandma" trick won't fix. I do want to change the volume knobs to the copper coloured flat ones, and the pick-up surrounds and switch-top from black to ivory colour. But that's for the future. For now I must say the finish on the frets and neck are outstanding for a cheap(er) guitar. And the pick-ups are very rounded and full sounding. My thumbs are all up. Awesome man, congratz! The pics doesn't seem to work though...
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Post by LeoThunder on Sept 2, 2019 5:23:57 GMT
I've seen nut slots that are very nearly ruined due to too much glue. The viscosity of super glue enables a tight fit with good adhesion in a small area. If if future the nut needs to be removed a gentle tap usually dislodge it. But as I said that's my preference. Some nuts are tougher than others (starts at 4:37):
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Post by LeoThunder on Sept 9, 2019 19:46:45 GMT
To change pots, switch or pickups is the same of hollow body like 335? Yes, it's the same principle. My fingers can touch the components and pull them out through the f-holes. I haven't tried, though…
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ttmax
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Post by ttmax on Sept 10, 2019 11:26:52 GMT
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Post by LeoThunder on Sept 10, 2019 12:43:20 GMT
It is BEAUTIFUL!!!That top is marvellous. I haven't seen a Tortoise like this one before. I always find them too dark. This is a bit lighter and the flame is exceptional. I quite like the tone of the fingerboard in combination with it too. And the wood grain is nice. Good Jatoba. I knew the stars wouldn't be there. They were replaced by dots in the Charcoal model and the Thomann site warned about the olde product pictures being no longer representative so it was clear the same was coming to the Tortoise. This thing weighs nothing. It's almost one Kg less than mine (which is around 3.75 Kg - very roughly, I have an old mechanical scale that only shows Kg). I wonder how that comes. Smaller block in the middle? Different tree? Yes, the tuners are not perfectly aligned. I wouldn't care.
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Post by LeoThunder on Sept 10, 2019 12:54:29 GMT
I put a Jatoba fingerboard on all your guitars. I wanted to see what it looks like.
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Post by LeoThunder on Sept 10, 2019 13:06:33 GMT
Direct comparison with mine (which is a Tobacco Flame, of course) It is not very visible on the picture but the shaping of the top in the cuts is barely visible on my older model and much clearer on the new, although not quite as pronounced as on the solid body model.
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Post by LeoThunder on Sept 10, 2019 13:45:07 GMT
I like the sound of the split neck pick-up on mine. Interesting that the sound differs from the solid body version. I made the same observation with the SC-450 Plus but later found the strings played a large role in the difference and of course the pick-up positioning is different.
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ttmax
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Post by ttmax on Sept 10, 2019 13:52:14 GMT
LeoThunderShure but if you show one thing after must sell that, now have change image with note similar image no is more professional However body color is fantastic and also neck color can go well with this. But weight it's possibile so light ? Tuners allignement is the same for all three hb (probably is no perfect to orizontal piano) see PRS to compare. I am still not convinced by the tone, being too crystal clear to me I don't think it's a good choice to split pickups Yours have roswell or wilkinson ? I compare no to sc450+ but with cst-24 blk same pickups and body shape but solid Vs hollow and 4.3kg Vs 2.8kg About fingerboard wood both guitars (ocean and tortoise) are jatoba but I see more different It really will be like that i don' believe
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