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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on May 24, 2014 at 5:03am

hey!...that's not a Union Jack.....

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Permalink Reply by The Capo Kid on May 24, 2014 at 7:49am

 Who said Union Jack ???

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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on May 24, 2014 at 9:33am

 

 

Either picture of a brit band needs a Union Jack plate, or...the picture accompanying a Confederate battle flag LP ought to be... errr...Duck Dynasty...or...???

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Permalink Reply by Sawbones on May 24, 2014 at 12:33pm

That's sweet!

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Permalink Reply by Sawbones on May 24, 2014 at 12:32pm

Looks cool,I started a doubleneck reso-plater,but its definetly on the back burner.I'd like to make a box like yours,I've got a bunch of old(60's)AZ plates.

I was wondering if you had a good frame if you could have a plate on the top and back.

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Permalink Reply by Richey Kay on May 24, 2014 at 6:44pm

[UPDATE #3]

I've recorded a short sound sample of the guitar's (almost) clean tone, I'm quite pleased with the sound but I think some new thinner strings and a higher tuning are a priority. I think it will sound pretty good with some distortion as well so I'll give it a try through my Line6 over the next few days. Thanks again for all your help!

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Permalink Reply by Richey Kay on May 24, 2014 at 6:50pm

...and I was also going to mention that I like the way some of the properties of the license plate come through even through a magnetic pickup, i.e. it sounds very different to a CB guitar. I think I might add a few more screws around the edge of the plate to cut down on some of the weirder bits of harmonic resonance I'm hearing :)

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Permalink Reply by BUGGY (C) on May 24, 2014 at 9:39pm

Sounds awesomely good to me
I would be happy with that
Try AEA but watch you sound board
Can take it as you go.
Martin bronze heavy acoustic strings
Are nice but noisey with a slide.
Lovin that tone. P.s it sounds way better than the one of the pic I posted.

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Permalink Reply by Richey Kay on May 24, 2014 at 9:51pm

Thanks Buggy. I'm going to go with FCF as even GDG is a little high for my vocal range. I don't (can't?) play slide and prefer lighter strings, as a rule.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) on June 1, 2014 at 2:01pm

What I found is that the aluminum plates sound "blah" - I like using old steel plates which seem to resonate better. Not sure why

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on June 1, 2014 at 3:37pm

Old steel plates are thicker and stiffer than the newer aluminum ones.

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