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Post by gaucho on Apr 21, 2017 19:22:26 GMT
Looking for opinions. I've seen videos of Roy Rogers and Kenny Brown both using one but they can make anything work!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 19:58:30 GMT
The Es125T 3/4 is a cool looking guitar...the P90 at the neck with hollow body yields a nice mellow tone. It would be interesting to know how slide players feel about playing a short scale...22.5 inch in this case. Also, any guitar with a radiused fingerboard would be an issue for strictly slide playing for me... I restored a beat up 1941 es100... nice neck, smaller bidy than the standard es125, but pickup at bridge is a bit harsh.  |
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Post by creolian on Apr 21, 2017 21:41:51 GMT
Looking for opinions. I've seen videos of Roy Rogers and Kenny Brown both using one but they can make anything work! I have one and it's got a very narrow neck. I got it out a few weeks ago and it was tough to get reacquainted with. If nothing else the stock bridge would be easy to raise with its thumb wheel adjusters. |
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Post by snakehips on Apr 22, 2017 8:47:06 GMT
Hi Fredcapo !
Did the 1941 ES-100 have one of those adjustable polepiece P13 pickups ?
(The pickup Gibson used briefly, before the P90 pickup appeared, and then appeared in early 1950's Harmony archtops) ??
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Post by pete1951 on Apr 22, 2017 9:10:00 GMT
The shorter the scale length, the less far you have to travel, BUT, the more accurate your slide work has to be as you go up the neck. I often here 'slide' players who go way out of tune as they go up the neck and the frets get very close together.
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Apr 22, 2017 9:24:03 GMT
I found, by accident, that I get a bit more accurate on my reso after I use my little £13 Korean Concerter acoustic for quiet practice.
22.5" scale with a slightly radiused fretboard strung up with MM PB 13s - no problems with slide.
Probably due to it's short scale length then?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 12:10:12 GMT
Hi Fredcapo ! Did the 1941 ES-100 have one of those adjustable polepiece P13 pickups ? (The pickup Gibson used briefly, before the P90 pickup appeared, and then appeared in early 1950's Harmony archtops) ?? Snakehips - i am away from home and couldnt post a better pix...Yes it has the metal covered pickup with square pole pieces with scew slugs. I am not sure but think it was Gibsons first iteration of the P90 following the Charlie Christian bar magnet and two elongated oval pickups. Not sure about how it relates to the P13 with speed bumps. (I just did a quick google and they are known as p13...different internally to p90) The problem with mine is two slugs are broken / frozen in the pole pieces, and I can only screw in a very short screws in those 2. I did not measure the impedance...the harness was fully intact and did not remove it. With pickup at the bridge, i thought it would sound like a hollow-body LP Junior...not quite...has a pretty harsh electric sound. I have another old electric archtop with pickup at the bridge, and it too sounds harsh and brittle. Seems hollow bodys dont put out enough string output towards the bridge. |
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Post by slide496 on Apr 22, 2017 12:20:14 GMT
Just my size, thanks Gaucho  - I have a 3/4 Johnny Winter reso, didn't have too much trouble with the neck but I am noticing differences in my single note technique and Roy Rogers technique, he's using a flat pick with what looks like alot of selective bars- and don't know what pickup/amp he's using. He sounds great but there are other demos I saw on youtube which make me feel hmmm ... what's really up with that guitar. I don't think that what Rogers gets is representative any more than what Son House got from the 1133 in the video MM posted. Harriet |
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Post by gaucho on Apr 22, 2017 16:09:52 GMT
This video gives a pretty good indication of the overall size. I don't have any problems with the scale or radius. I like these!
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Post by lacerta on Apr 22, 2017 17:10:17 GMT
Have you seen these? They look similar size but with a cool slotted headstock.
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Post by bonzo on Apr 22, 2017 17:20:57 GMT
So that's how you do it! I'm nipping up the shed to make one!
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by blinddrunk on Apr 22, 2017 18:32:32 GMT
Have you seen these? They look similar size but with a cool slotted headstock. I've coveted one of these for quite a while now. They're gorgeous. My dream electric. I'll take the one with the humbuckers and a cutaway. I can't justify paying the five-and-a-half grand price tag, though. |
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Post by lacerta on Apr 22, 2017 19:01:01 GMT
Have you seen these? They look similar size but with a cool slotted headstock. I've coveted one of these for quite a while now. They're gorgeous. My dream electric. I'll take the one with the humbuckers and a cutaway. I can't justify paying the five-and-a-half grand price tag, though. They have an outsourced version (crossroads) which sells for around £1500 now. So slightly more reasonable. I think it's made in China. I'll take the one with P90s and no cutaway! |
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Post by gaucho on Apr 22, 2017 19:46:19 GMT
Nice, but I prefer vintage. A good one can be had for about $1500 USD.
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Post by slide496 on Apr 22, 2017 20:10:31 GMT
The Little Sister crossroads is custom made in China, pre-ordered with deposit. The refund terms are not the same as one that's already made so I am not sure if it's that reasonable unseen - a Gibson IMHO might be a better choice for the same price.
For small electrics there aren't that many that I am aware of that are considered respectable, I tried a modern epiphone express with a 22 inch that was absolutely great to play but it's considered a crap machine for the cheap wood and the way its built so I passed.
The ES 125 with a return policy would have been a consideration, despite my experience with hollow as Fred Capo described as "harsh and brittle" if I had not gotten my vintage bobKAts with their Dearmond pickups. I tried the bobKAT first, though.
And my opinion again, with the ES125 I might be faced with getting a large Marshall, Princeton Reverb or comparable amp, pedals to get the kind of sound that the good demos produce - whenever they show these store demos they really should list what they are playing through and what, if any pedals they are using.
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- I have a 3/4 Johnny Winter reso, didn't have too much trouble with the neck but I am noticing differences in my single note technique and Roy Rogers technique, he's using a flat pick with what looks like alot of selective bars- and don't know what pickup/amp he's using. He sounds great but there are other demos I saw on youtube which make me feel hmmm ... what's really up with that guitar. I don't think that what Rogers gets is representative any more than what Son House got from the 1133 in the video MM posted. 
