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"Parlour Lady" - Small Guitar Big Sound!

Posted by Slowpaw Steve T on July 27, 2013 at 11:03am
I bought four of these small (8" x 6" ) and very old cigar boxes for a few pounds each off ebay, despite their small size they sound very good acoustically and really dirty on distorted amp - you never can go by looks... just like the Parlour Lady! (-;3 string fretless with metal key bridge, Oak neck, Sapele fretboard tuned DGd (42-24-14), and as always the inimitable Flatpup 3.
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  • Slowpaw Steve T April 25, 2014 at 12:58pm
    Thanks Sachi.....as a bridge they work great! :-)
  • Slowpaw Steve T April 25, 2014 at 12:57pm
    The wooden box sounds great but the sound could be attributed to the flat pup, amazing pickup! :-)
  • Sachi Weaver April 24, 2014 at 6:04pm

    Do you think the big sound comes from the box being a bit deeper then most large boxes? Just curious.

    Sachi

  • Sachi Weaver April 24, 2014 at 6:04pm

    Awesome. Seriously love how you use KEYS on your builds. Looks really sick.

    Sachi

  • Slowpaw Steve T July 27, 2013 at 11:47am

    cheers Maddog! (-:

  • Maddog July 27, 2013 at 11:46am

    Great lookin' Lady Steve!!!

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