I just came across this inspiring video by a Belgian amateur woodworker and guitar player named Tchiks, in which he details his custom semi-hollowbody build. The video is well-paced and clearly edited, and if you’re at all like me, there’s lots of ooh and ahhh moments, and it’s hard to stop until the end.
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I haven’t had any previous experience with a baritone acoustic, and it’s an interesting breed. The longer scale neck and the lower darker voicing will definitely require a shift in my playing approach, but the tradeoff is an exciting new flexibility when singing with my limited bass vocal range.
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It’s always exciting to see a product launch for something you’ve worked so hard on! For the last year and a half or so, I’ve been working intensely on the new Korg Wavestate. We designed and built this synth from the ground up, right here at Korg R&D in California, with help from our colleagues at Korg Japan.
MoreThis is the long-overdue followup to my previous Emergency Fret Repair project. In this project, I demonstrate how to level, crown and polish the frets. I also show how to adjust your action, adjust the truss rod for relief, and how to intonate the guitar. Also, I demonstrate a tip to improve playability with a glossy neck.
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The Line 6 Helix is built like a tank. Mostly. Unfortunately, it seems that the plastic used for the screens is fairly soft, and susceptible to scratching. Take a look at this picture of my Helix on stage – yes, it’s mostly dust but you can also see some fine scratches. The scratches seemed to have occurred not from carelessness or accidents, but rather from my occasional cleaning with a microfiber cloth. It would certainly be possible to improve these scratches with a light polishing (as I showed at the end of my polishing article). But if you have a brand new Helix, I definitely recommend applying some kind of screen protection before the scratches occur.More