Rushmore Guitars : The 1 piece ,The Ultimate Guitar

[xsouldriverx]

i think one of the reasons why vintage is sought after is that it is aged and beat up. actual vintage peices (not new guitars that are reliced) have settled in, their finishes thinned, the wood aged a bit more and they are worn into you. when billy gibbons talks about his LP he loves that the back is worn down the to wood b/c it fits his body shape and makes it more comfortable.
now do i personaly want a vintage gibson? yes but at the prices they are i would much rather buy a new one and just play it

 

[xsouldriverx]

keeping with the innovation theme of this thread here is another guy that really pushes guitar building. Home
he has built some 9 string guitars as well as a 5ths tuned guitar. if you click on the "anatomy of a TK" you can see he really has done some innovative stuff with his guitars and really has done some research on what sound actually is and how its acts.

 

[LPGEM]

I agree with you on the Walnut, Johhny. It's amazing that it is not used more often. I have an Ovation with an Angel Step(like Burled) Walnut top. It does'nt sound like an Ovation. It's very Warm yet has a clear, ringing top end. Not tinny. One day I'd like to own a Solid Walnut Electric. This is for Johnny, Roman, BCR Greg and anyone else in the know. Does figuring affect, change the tone? I've heard varying opinions.

 

[st.bede]

How can it both be a scam and and yet one can always get one's money back? Hell, I can't get that kind of "guarantee" from my stock broker.

please understand I am not try to be rude....as a rehtorical ploy that "argument" works but it's logic is flawed...it is an argument based on ad populum...if most people belive x then it has to be right...

now in as much as that works in the economy your guitars will gain in vaule so, in a sense you are correct...but, it does not prove if old guitars are better or not

psycologically speaking you are correct also because people are "hardwired" to accept what is seen as the norm...

for example, there was a sighn at the petrified forset natinal park that asked people not to take any peices of the petrefied wood because people who were doing that were ruining the park (and at that time it was about 3% of vistors who took pieces)...the amount that was taken rose extremly after the sighn was put in....people felt since "everybody" was doing it why shound they not also engage in that activity...

(I can source this for you if need be)

 

[BCRGreg]

Figuring affects density, density affects resonance, resonance affects tone.

I prefer the sound of quilt maple to flame maple, since quilt has more air in it and is less dense. OR, a chambered guitar with rock maple(no figure) is my second choice.

Walnut is great wood, but varies in consistency. I made a walnut Junior once(the 58 Junior that donated the neck and parts had been aggressively routed), and with a wiped on cherry stain it looked awesome and rang like a bell. I don't know where that guitar is now(I traded it for an old Harley panhead motor), but I'd like to have it back.

 

[LPGEM]

Thanks for the quick response.

 

[st.bede]

let me also point out that Mr. Rushmore is very passionate about his beliefs and when it come to inventiveness and art (music) these can be admirable chateristsic...(however, the do tend to be very scary in a politcal demagogue...)

I respect that even though at times he seems a bit "heavy handed"

 

[River]

let me also point out that Mr. Rushmore is very passionate about his beliefs and when it come to inventiveness and art (music) these can be admirable chateristsic...(however, the do tend to be very scary in a politcal demagogue...)

I respect that even though at times he seems a bit "heavy handed"

In my business, the maxim is "under-promise and over-deliver". It pays for us.

 

[BCRGreg]

Mine, too.

Promises are talk, products delivered are food money.

 

[River]

Mine, too.

Promises are talk, products delivered are food money.

Amen. Seen any good Vs coming down the line?

 

[Johnny Rushmore]

keeping with the innovation theme of this thread here is another guy that really pushes guitar building. Home
he has built some 9 string guitars as well as a 5ths tuned guitar. if you click on the "anatomy of a TK" you can see he really has done some innovative stuff with his guitars and really has done some research on what sound actually is and how its acts.

Amazing looking guitars and great resource on some guitar tips as well ! He is definetly making some innovative guitars !

 

[Johnny Rushmore]

I agree with you on the Walnut, Johhny. It's amazing that it is not used more often. I have an Ovation with an Angel Step(like Burled) Walnut top. It does'nt sound like an Ovation. It's very Warm yet has a clear, ringing top end. Not tinny. One day I'd like to own a Solid Walnut Electric. This is for Johnny, Roman, BCR Greg and anyone else in the know. Does figuring affect, change the tone? I've heard varying opinions.

Different densities do cause different response and briter and more sustain and warmer more resonant degrees ! It depends on different factors but mostly with my experience with walnut guitars I have never been disapointed at it's amazing full frequecy spectum of sound !

 

[LPGEM]

Right on, thanks. Oh and your guitar does sound excellant by the way. What amp were you going into?

 

[Johnny Rushmore]

Right on, thanks. Oh and your guitar does sound excellant by the way. What amp were you going into?

I am not sure which video you are talking about but the Les Paul Sustain test was a Bad Cat 100 all the way up on the clean channel thru a 2 - 12 custom cabinet . The other videos are down in the basement in Atlanta where I was for the last 4 months ( I now am in Chantilly VA ) The basement vids are a small 30 watt tube marshall that I purchased in 1990 back in DC for 350 dollars brand new from Chuck Levins and it is clean and punchy and has a solid state gain channel and a tube output but no EQ that is worth a dang . Still it is a very simple pure sound and has that classic Marshall midrange so I dont use the gain section much on it , in fact I remember I spent all day trying out every single 50 watt amp at Chuck's and was on my way out the door disappointed that none of their amps sounded any good and Paul Shieb said Hey Johnny Try this one out ! YouTube - Rushmore guitar jam 1 piece strat YouTube - Johnny Tsak- One Piece vs. Les Paul Sustain Test

 

[decoy205]

Walnut is tough ! Much more than Limba or mahogany ! I recomend it as the best overall tonewood that God ever made on a tree ! It is amazing in every aspect from tone to beauty and takes lacquer well ! I have a solid Walnut strat body and neck with a brazillian rosewood fretboard and it is Phenominal and has the biggest sound ! The debate whether Limba or walnut is the holy grail of tonewoods is on for sure and 1 thing I have experienced is that they both are sonically astounding but I think walnut has more versatality and the fact that it is underused as a guitar wood is baffling ???? Imagine a black walnut neck through with a Maccassar Ebony fret board ( bright ) or a Brazillian board ( Butter warm ) !

I have always called Walnut the "full frequency wood"

Figuring affects density, density affects resonance, resonance affects tone.

I prefer the sound of quilt maple to flame maple, since quilt has more air in it and is less dense. OR, a chambered guitar with rock maple(no figure) is my second choice.

Walnut is great wood, but varies in consistency. I made a walnut Junior once(the 58 Junior that donated the neck and parts had been aggressively routed), and with a wiped on cherry stain it looked awesome and rang like a bell. I don't know where that guitar is now(I traded it for an old Harley panhead motor), but I'd like to have it back.

Thanks for the replies regarding Walnut guys. Appreciated.

-John