capmaster Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hello Bence, you're welcome. I love my L6S guitars, just shared with you when you asked me about them, so no problem at all. I am glad you are pleased with it, and I was even more pleased after the small modification of the 2nd tone control with great effect. I performed that on both of my 2011 L6S in early June, 2013. It took me no additional or different parts - I simply rewired some connections just using the stock wires, too. B) I think the easy feeling of the strings is supported by the long distance between bridge and tailpiece and the shallow break angle of the strings across the bridge. I play .011" - .050" roundwounds on mine like on all my hardtail solidbodies. Cheers, capmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Nice - I really like that finish. I like the looks of the board too. I could get used to the baked maple. [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Nice guitar Bence. Congrats on the new marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Very nice! I owned a couple them in the 70's, great guitars. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 btoth...congratulations on your NGD...I am currently waiting for FedEx to deliver my Midtown Kalamazoo. Their site says today is the day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I've never seen one like that before o.O Grats on the new gear...maybe you play and make demo vid for sound, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Hello All! Thank You so much. Bill, I've got my fingers crossed for You! Izzy...me playing a demo? Weeell...wouldn't be funny. ;) Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Hi Bence, thanks for the info in your posts. It made good reading. I was interested to note that you feel the guitar would suit soloists. I remember both Santana and Mike Oldfield were fans of the originals so I believe you are right in your opinion. And, like Cap, I suspect you will soon get used to the 6-way selector. As Cap says it will become second nature and will probably be slicker that operating one toggle and a push-pull eventually. Great to hear you're so pleased with thew new girl! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I just fell into this thread this morning and marvelled at the coincidence... I was noodling around on a Roland Cube with it's delightful chorus and delay And got my L6-S out for the first time in a few months... Silverburst and also from GuitarGuitar... What a great guitar...!! The rotary switch is a gas and the ergonomics etc very acceptable I like slightly 'off the wall' guitars with quality DNA Like my other 'interesting' purchase...an ES335-S... Also an excellent instrument...solid maple+Burstbuckers (oh yes indeed!!)... The L6-S came about from the Santana connection And the ES335-S just looked irresistible and complements my ES335 and ES330 to a 'T'... :blink: Be Bold... V <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Thank You Pippy! Hello V! I understand You. :) I feel the same way: I like instruments that are a bit off the sight: L6-S, L5-S, S-1 and other much-hated Norlin-era creations. I also share Your interest in those weird (pardon me! :)) ones: the solid 335, and - recently - the ES-139 caught my attention too. A pair of snaps, and I stop defibrillating this thread :) : Silver and gold. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Very nice guitar congratulations... Enjoy it! I have never played one but my Blueshawk guitars have the rotary switch to and they do y=give you many sound options... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Thank You very much, Dave! Indeed, it has very useful tone variations. To my biggest surprise, the 490/498s sound great in the coil-tapped mode. It is my first Gibson I prefer to play with the bridge pickup on. I play with the neck pickup on most of the time on all my LPs. The bridge unit is very well balanced on the L6S. Sounds perfect regardless in which register of the fretboard I play. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Thank You, Donny! :) Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Congratz on the new guitar. It looks like a real player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I used to have an old print ad from the Carlos Santana days. He said "a guitar is like a color, but my Gibson L6 is like a rainbow". Happy NGD and enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Agree! At least they've put a small volute on it. A feature I like (and many hate). Cheers... Bence Really? Perhaps I don't remember it, haven't seen my Silverburst L6S since June, 8th, so I think I will have to look for that when I will fetch her back from nut repair. My Antique Natural one does not have a volute. Hello Bence, now I can confirm that the Silverburst finished L6S of mine has a neck volute, too. This is interesting since my Antique Natural one does have none, and I can't remember to have seen a volute on three more Antique Natural finished ones I got to know. My 1973 L6-S with Natural finish has a volute. Cheers, capmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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