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Comment by AGP # on July 5, 2021 at 5:28pm

In my mind I keep thinking that a 31 5/8" Scale build Strung Up with Fishing Line shouldn't work, but you've definitely proved that theory wrong Doug, there are some very nice mellow tones coming from that lovely Rustic LP Build, helped along by a nice performance of pretty cool old song. :-)

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on July 5, 2021 at 1:10pm

Interesting idea Rope! We actually have My Girl in our songbook too! So I can kinda hear it in my head. Might be too ambitious for me, but not for you, right? It’s a song I enjoy and I am doing it with the Slingers tonight for the first time! Should be fun.

Comment by Rope Walker Country Star on July 5, 2021 at 12:13pm

Alright. Grooving’ ...’on a Sunday afternoon’. You know, as you were singin’ I could hear the son “My Girl” laid up over the top of it - same easy strum rhythm. You stay low and another singer hits that ascending “I ... guess ... you’d ...say... what can make me feel this way...” 
Groovin’.

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on July 5, 2021 at 10:44am

You nailed it Kale! It is a massive scale length! Longer the the short scale basses 28.25” I have made for myself. With a 1-finger playing style it means I’m covering a lot of distance between chords at times. I do like that “chunky” sound and it is different than my other guitars. Thanks Kale, it’s great to finally have a LPG to play.

Comment by Poorness Studios on July 5, 2021 at 10:16am

That's a massive scale length. It gives the git a really chunky sound. Nicely done.

Comment by RON NORTHCUTT on July 5, 2021 at 10:04am

Glad to see a 2 stringer. I have built some and as a very poor musician I get better results out of them. I had asked about tuning of these before and sort of got treated as an idiot, which I am. When building them I just dug around in my junk drawer for strings and tuners. Just went for a fat string and a skinny string on each one. I would tune the big string to where it sounded the best and then tuned the skinny string in the same key an octave higher. I had some "G" some "E" and F. These things were loud and I could get some serious blues and rock n roll sounds. I recently starting selling in a local artisan center and they sell first. If I could only have one instrument it would be a 2 stringer. Please share info about tunings on these things.

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on July 5, 2021 at 8:40am

I agree with you A.D. two strings is getting down to the bare bones, nitty gritty. The guitar does have a bassy sound even though it is tuned to the standard GD of a GDG. In my quest to get a low G with fishing line I went long with the neck and heavy with the line. I succeeded, but with different tonal characteristics. I’m planning on doing a version with three strings to balance things out more and achieve the “easy does it”. We’ll see!

Comment by A.D.EKER on July 5, 2021 at 8:11am

Bare Bone getting down to the nitty gritty ! a bassy LPG ! Doug !  easy does it !

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on July 5, 2021 at 4:52am

Glad you liked the shirt Uncle John. I do like my aloha shirts. I’m enjoying my VA LPG; it seems to bring back fond memories every time I play it. I finally have my own LPG to play after building 5 for others last year. It will be my go to for the time being, but I always seem to have a new idea or two in the works!

Comment by Uncle John on July 5, 2021 at 1:42am

Purty, purty shirt.    I sure like the Virginia LPG and the history of your connections there.   Hey, you are doing a solo!   Sounding good, Gus!