This channel is dedicated to the Guitars and basses that Luthier Mark Vinciguerra builds and repairs. We will talk about building and repair techniques as well as demo fresh built or rebuilt instruments. We will also talk about shop tooling and jigs as well as CNC and related tools and fixtures..... Including vacuum hold-down fixtures! We will even get into shop made pneumatic clamping and air bladder presses..... Plus anything else that may cross Mark's mind!!
I almost bought a fake Taylor 914ce on Reverb. The most noticeable difference was the headstock logo. A real Taylor has a gap in the "a". Just like the one Ioocked at on Reverb, this one that Mark was showing had the same fake logo.
This does have an effect on the transient attack of the note and how much high end content is let through. Also effects the amount of natural compression during that initial note energy. Certain build formulas dont allow these qualities to even rise to the surface. Once you build a few instruments using a thoughtful process from start to finish you realize what really effects the final product. The proper explanation using simple physics is a long read which ive gone through many times. All these videos disproving tone woods showing different necks on the same body etc, are amateur science projects. These videos usually involve build philosophies that are hardly effected by wood selection, they are also usually guitars not basses. An electric bass guitar is one of the most dynamic instruments and really shows the limitations of its design when the strings are dug into aggressively. Sampson Stringed Instruments
Hey, Thanks so much! Rockwood is a name that Greg Curbow used for his phenolic impregnated birch laminate material. I call mine Ultralam, but this neck came from a slab of Rockwood I purchased from Greg many years ago. The knobs are acrylic and are machined right here in my shop in Florida. Please feel free to share anywhere you like..... and thanks again! Mark Vinciguerra www.vcustomshop.com
I enjoy your playing Mark, you definitely know your way around a fretboard! The slap tone on this instrument hits like a sledgehammer through my live rig. I get a lot of compliments on this bass and let everyone know the master craftsman responsible. I just changed strings and am reminded again how precise and focused a bass guitar can be. Thank again Mark, you are the man...RMS
@@ryansampson8523 I am afraid my playing was not so hot on this demo of your beautiful bass…… if you wanna send me over any little audio snippet or any video of you playing it, I would love to share it!
I am working on some sound clips through a pair of Millennia TD-1 Direct Boxes. I would like to do a full review with lots of talking and probably some playing..😊 Some friends of mine have a professional location with proper cameras etc. I just need to schedule some time between their music video shoots.
@@robbieb405 Hey, thanks for watching..... This one took me about 3 hrs @$60 hr plus materials. So roughly $200...... a bolt on would go much faster, and some could be a little slower. MTV
This debate doesnt need to be a thing; simply go to a store and try two identical guitar models where the only difference in specs is the wood. Like try the pine vs alder versions of the American Professional ii, and decide FOR YOURSELF if its different to you. If not great, if so, great, it only affects you.
I believe the whole design philosophy of a fender instrument does not allow different wood choices to manifest. It is built around the pickup and designed to be consistently fender like.
My whole 6 piece ludwig is made of 7 ply poplar. Nice sounding kit, nice sounding wood. Ludwig also makes a kit with maple wood in the middle sandwiched between to poplar plys. But crazy expensive.
@@GabrielBarbosa-sn5ys The difference in pitch is definitely all about the size of the piece. I was listening to the overtones, or the lack of….. the purity of note, regardless of pitch. I should’ve cut (tuned) them to the same pitch for a better illustration.
Ibanez almost always uses their own Tremolo system on their higher end Japan made Prestige and Jem line. Usually Lo-Pro, ZR, etc. Any Ibanez made in Japan is considered their top-shelf offerings.
Remarkable. As a youth I would glue up pieces of basswood and make model jet airliners(dad was a woodworker and and as a youth observed WW2 bombers that flew practice flights over his home that he carved model bombers out of cedar). Light but reasonably strong for what it was.
Just listening to the overtones….. not really pitch. Otherwise they would all have to be the same dimensions and thickness…… but of course that would have nothing to do with a guitar shape with holes in it and hardware mounted to it! Lol, this was just to hear the overtones or clarity of the pitch produced.
im building a tribute that will not say ibanez anywhere visible on it. i have studied this guitar a t6on. the input cover on the back should have only 2 screws. the rear bridge cover should have the center screws offset. the tuners should be gotoh 510s. the bridge should be an ibanez edge zero 2, i am making mine with all original authentic parts, even the electronics are from ibanez factory. instead of the ibanez logo i am putting my logo so there will be no mistaking it for a real jem. i have already purchased over $800 of parts. plus spent $100 on mahogany for the body. im making the covers and pickguard out of brass and using magnets for attachment of rear covers. but i will even put my Q5 Graphics logo in the neck pocket and considering adding a (This is not an ibanez) tag on the neck pocket and back of the headstock. I am making my tribute to simulate the woody model with dimarzio dark matter pickups (a nice $450 purchase) and i am also not painting it i am going for a plain satin finish. I just like the shape of the guitars but having bought a lower price ibanez i dont want to rebuild a jem jr to replace all the crap parts in it then have to do hours of fixing their crappy work on the frets. the next one i build will be a PIA tribute for my granddaughter.
Recently purchased a Epiphone SG Special. I like buying cheap guitars and modding them to be a decent player. I have a couple of the cheap Epiphones and am super happy with their playability and tone. After a little elbow grease and replacing the tuners, which is a must on cheap Epiphones. So I get this SG and it’s sounds ok until I go to play something with chunk to it. Like heavy downstrokes and palm muting. Sounds thin compared to the other guitars. Changed pickups, same result. Changed wiring and pots, same result. Come to find out it’s a poplar body…the other guitars are basswood. Long story short, I’m selling the poplar body guitar. Stay away from poplar if you play rock or metal.
Interesting how many different opinions and personal experiences there are about "tonewood" and solid body electric guitars. Some saying it is all in the pickups, and others that the body wood makes a big difference in the final tone of the guitar. Even with a change in pickups, wiring and pots in this example, the sound apparently did not change. One thing that I do know being a cabinetmaker and furniture builder, is that there are many species of Poplar wood available to build things with. There is also a variance in the density from one slab to another depending not only on species, but also the size and age of the tree that the slab came from, as well as where on the log the slab was cut. Lumber cut from logs can be processed as Live sawn, Plain/Flat sawn or Quarter sawn. These different lumber cuts will all have fairly widely varying characteristics depending on how they are used and placed in a finished product, like a guitar body or neck. Lots of variables, just in wood selection. Processing costs among the various cut methods , even within a single species, also vary widely which is reflected in the price of the wood used and the final cost of the instrument itself.
Excellent points I never really considered. I think it ultimately comes down to each individual guitar. I never would have believed that the wood, and all its variables, would’ve made such a difference in an electric guitar. Until I bought a guitar that just didn’t have the sound that I’m used to. And then to change all the electronics out and it still sound the same…basically sounds like it has less output. It’s very confusing.
@@125grizzle That would lead me to surmise that the density of that particular wood, body and neck both perhaps, is low enough to affect the natural resonance of the instrument overall. It could be leading to sort of an "absorption" of some of the sound (vibrations) that should have been available to be "pulled out" of the guitar. One of the first things that I do during the initial evaluation of a particular electric guitar, is to play it and especially while strumming it acoustically. Some guitars just feel sort of dead, from a natural resonance standpoint. Others seem to come alive in my hands and sound and feel good, vibration and resonance wise, even before being plugged in. Ideas to consider?
@ 7:46 Haha, I can't believe I missed that! I must have adjusted from the sound hole and it didn't click in my brain that there was a truss rod cover on the headstock! I bet there is nothing under it! thanks for pointing that out.... still in shock that I missed it!
since i bought my guitar it has never gone back in tune if I release the bridge screw and touch the bar at all its out of tune, taken it to a luther and 3 guys for set ups and not one has it returned to in tune, just looking to see if i can find anything i am doing wrong other people seem to stay in tune at least a few times....
Hate to suggest is it a genuine bridge? With so many fakes it does happen. Or has something been damaged on it perhaps a fork or roller, what string gauge and tuning are you using? It could be a simple issue like needing the heavy tension springs or possibly the cam being too close to one side and pinching it is supposed to float between the main baseplate, you want a slight gap each side so the cam can move freely without touching. I would suggest sending kahler an email with pictures or a link to a video to possibly show the issue I really hope it can get fixed for you. Many techs are used to Floyds and try to set up the same way but it requires a different approach check out the videos on rexylab with Eddy he now works for Kahler and knows his stuff maybe seeing one that is setup perfect will help you figure the issue
Hello! I feel basswood lacks definition on the low area of the sound, thinking of a bass guitar. It's probably my dear basswood instrument that is cheap and unbalanced, but I feel alder is tighter (for the lack of words), for example. I would like to ask if you know if the types of woods have freq. areas of resonance or lack of resonance that one could try to work on eq. This video gave me an interesting perspective. Thanks for that.
Expensive EVH guitars have basswood body. They do have a maple in top I believe. My 90’s Japanese Fender strat has a basswood body and it has a nice deep bass to it when played unplugged. For what it is worth.
@@nieko3038 whate you hear acoustically is being drained from the string. My experience is that the electric signal of basswood bodies generally don't have as strong low bass as Alder or Mahogany. Ash seems to have the best low bass.
