Mono
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Just in from Japan:
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Koubayashi said:Its a good looking LP but most important: veneer tops are for the bin:wink:
Good looking rosewood! I like when the fretboard is dark like on a real LP (52-60 original vintage).
But please, get rid of those disgusting plastic inlays:wink:
Looks so much better with MOP!!
I just bought this 59R (will be for sale soon if its veneer).
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villager said:Koubayashi said:Its a good looking LP but most important: veneer tops are for the bin:wink:
Good looking rosewood! I like when the fretboard is dark like on a real LP (52-60 original vintage).
But please, get rid of those disgusting plastic inlays:wink:
Looks so much better with MOP!!
I just bought this 59R (will be for sale soon if its veneer).
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like many others, you are an veneer snob/opinionated fool, stop trashing other peoples purchases, there is nothing wrong with veneer.
90% of all ObG are veneer, and I dont hear anyone who owns one continually MOANING about the fact......
winks and amusing emoticons do not forgive you.... stop dissing guitars you don't own, its just RUDE....
Mono said:Thank you everybody for the (generally) positive comments.
It makes me laugh when people are snobs about veneer tops. As villager says, solid topped ObGs are so very rare, you are welcome to waste hours of your life hunting for one and then pay over the odds to get it in your hands. Be my guest.
Meanwhile, I will enjoy my quality instrument and continue to not give a ^&*( (like most pro musicians) as to how string vibrations pass to the body. If you play like crap, what difference does it make anyway :wink:
Mono said:Maybe I misunderstood you then, sarcasm doesn't translate well over the net.
I'm extremely happy with what I've got and it's a joy to pick up and play. I hope your solid topped holy-grail inspires you in the same way when/if you get it :wink:
villager said:Koubayashi said:Its a good looking LP but most important: veneer tops are for the bin:wink:
Good looking rosewood! I like when the fretboard is dark like on a real LP (52-60 original vintage).
But please, get rid of those disgusting plastic inlays:wink:
Looks so much better with MOP!!
I just bought this 59R (will be for sale soon if its veneer).
![]()
like many others, you are an veneer snob/opinionated fool, stop trashing other peoples purchases, there is nothing wrong with veneer.
90% of all ObG are veneer, and I dont hear anyone who owns one continually MOANING about the fact......
winks and amusing emoticons do not forgive you.... stop dissing guitars you don't own, its just RUDE....
I can't see the super duper skills required to attach a veneer onto another piece of wood. Sure its curved but its just to use vacuum press.JVsearch said:villager said:Koubayashi said:Its a good looking LP but most important: veneer tops are for the bin:wink:
Good looking rosewood! I like when the fretboard is dark like on a real LP (52-60 original vintage).
But please, get rid of those disgusting plastic inlays:wink:
Looks so much better with MOP!!
I just bought this 59R (will be for sale soon if its veneer).
![]()
like many others, you are an veneer snob/opinionated fool, stop trashing other peoples purchases, there is nothing wrong with veneer.
90% of all ObG are veneer, and I dont hear anyone who owns one continually MOANING about the fact......
winks and amusing emoticons do not forgive you.... stop dissing guitars you don't own, its just RUDE....
Sure, there's nothing wrong with veneer, but why should anybody have to put up with it when solid wood is available? What I'm saying is, why the f*ck do makers use it? :roll:
In the case of the Japanese guitars I think the makers use veneer because it is more work, and more craftsmanship involved to use it, so maybe in Japan it shows higher craftsmanship being used on the guitar?
People who are happy to have plain solid tops (myself included) will always see a veneer top as a second rate top, and that flamey veneer is essentially pointless on a guitar, sorry, just my opinion.![]()
Koubayashi said:I can't see the super duper skills required to attach a veneer onto another piece of wood. Sure its curved but its just to use vacuum press.JVsearch said:villager said:Koubayashi said:Its a good looking LP but most important: veneer tops are for the bin:wink:
Good looking rosewood! I like when the fretboard is dark like on a real LP (52-60 original vintage).
But please, get rid of those disgusting plastic inlays:wink:
Looks so much better with MOP!!
I just bought this 59R (will be for sale soon if its veneer).
![]()
like many others, you are an veneer snob/opinionated fool, stop trashing other peoples purchases, there is nothing wrong with veneer.
90% of all ObG are veneer, and I dont hear anyone who owns one continually MOANING about the fact......
winks and amusing emoticons do not forgive you.... stop dissing guitars you don't own, its just RUDE....
Sure, there's nothing wrong with veneer, but why should anybody have to put up with it when solid wood is available? What I'm saying is, why the f*ck do makers use it? :roll:
In the case of the Japanese guitars I think the makers use veneer because it is more work, and more craftsmanship involved to use it, so maybe in Japan it shows higher craftsmanship being used on the guitar?
People who are happy to have plain solid tops (myself included) will always see a veneer top as a second rate top, and that flamey veneer is essentially pointless on a guitar, sorry, just my opinion.![]()
For me, a veneer kills the mojo. Despite there might be no tonal difference and that there is no visual difference.
Why the Japanese did it? Easy: Its far more cheaper than solid flame maple. Over here, a piece of American maple with flames cost several hundred ? and so it does in Japan too.
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