AGP #417 “Brassy Bowl”. 2 String Fretless Brass Bowl Guitar.Scale:648mm/25½”. Strings: .042NW/.032NW/. Tuned G CYet another Bowl Build, this time a Brass one, this thing has been sitting in a draw in my shed for around 6 or 7 years, with me having no idea about how I was going to use it, finally came up with this design, to try and get the most of any Resonator qualities it had, will do a Sound Sample for others to judge Aye or Nay.I think I purchased the 200mm diameter Bowl on Ebay, but can’t remember what I paid for it, the Box Surround is European Spruce Pine, the Neck is Grey Ironbark, the Fretboard and Headstock Wings are Merbau, all coated with an Oak Stain and 2 coats of British Paints Acrylic Clear Gloss, a 2.3k MGB Single Coil Micro Pup is hardwired to the Output Jack, I usually stick the Pup down with Hot Glue, but after seeing a few articles about securing them with double sided tape, I decided to use that method, but as you can see by one of the Pics, it failed, with the magnetic pull of the Strings dislodging it, back to the Hot Glue!Decided on a 2 String Chugger, because, like the Bowl, I have had 2 odd Gold Machine Heads sitting in a Box, annoying me for ages! :-D
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Will try and get a sound sample done today UJ, the .042 & .032 strings are basically the A D string gauges of a regular set, only dropped to G C, which I guess is part of an Open G Tuning ? :-)
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Will try and get a sound sample done today UJ, the .042 & .032 strings are basically the A D string gauges of a regular set, only dropped to G C, which I guess is part of an Open G Tuning ? :-)