Lefty Guy Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Not a Gibson I know but I'm excited about this baby which is on its way to me from www.jerrysleftyguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Not a Gibson I know but I'm excited about this baby which is on its way to me from www.jerrysleftyguitars.com Very cool! I have a WL-14. You're in for a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Guy Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Very cool! I have a WL-14. You're in for a treat! X or ladder braced? big neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 X or ladder braced? big neck? I have the ladder braced with the big neck. I was at first concerned about the big neck, but I'm able to adjust after playing it for a couple of minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Guy Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 I have the ladder braced with the big neck. I was at first concerned about the big neck, but I'm able to adjust after playing it for a couple of minutes. Good to hear...mine is wide neck too but X braced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Good to hear...mine is wide neck too but X braced To my ears both the X Braced and Ladder Braced models sound great. The X Braced is a little smoother, and the Ladder is a bit more raw sounding. Can't go wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Cool, I just recently found out about the Wl guitars they are nice. Enjoy it Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Roy Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Sweet guitar! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Here is a cool demo comparing the ladder braced and X braced: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs-bsseq7YQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I have the ladder braced with the big neck. I was at first concerned about the big neck, but I'm able to adjust after playing it for a couple of minutes. I got a chance to play both X and ladder braced, truss rod and sans truss rod versions a couple of week ago. I preferred the ladder brace, wider neck version. Then again, I am used to playing 1930s instruments with no neck support. The neck on the Waterloo though was not even close to intimidating so you should find it real comfy without too much time needed to adjust to it. Great guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I got a chance to play both X and ladder braced, truss rod and sans truss rod versions a couple of week ago. I preferred the ladder brace, wider neck version. Then again, I am used to playing 1930s instruments with no neck support. The neck on the Waterloo though was not even close to intimidating so you should find it real comfy without too much time needed to adjust to it. Great guitars. This. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Guy Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 thx everyone....she should arrive today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Great guitars! Hope you like the neck and sound - all a fair handful. It was close for me but I went fot the Martin in the matching tuxedo black with white pickguard, still a chance though! Truly a nice old Kalamazoo without the repairs..... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie King Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I got a WL-14 last year at Music Villa, it is the X braced one in their video comparing X and L braced models. This past month I picked up a WL-12, maple back and sides and 12 fret. Oh my! Is that a nice guitar. It has been my go to guitar since getting it. They have a real nice mojo. While in VA a couple of months ago I spotted a guitar in a jam at a festival. It looked just like my Waterloo. When I got closer and in a jam with the person who had that guitar, it was a near mint Kalamazoo. The Waterloo compares very favorably with that old classic. Great for us retro pickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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