onewilyfool Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Added one to the J-45, I can actually hear the difference. I know a lot of the "traditionalists" might not like the look, but the rosewood armrest matches the fretboard vewry well, and with the burst finish, I think you can hardly see it.....I like it in this situation.... http://www.jpstrings.com/armrest.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatwhite_10 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I use John Pearse strings on numerous guitars and love them and am familiar with these arm rests. You're right, OWF, there is a sound difference. I haven't added one of these to any guitars yet but hearing this difference has caused me to pay closer attention to the location of my arm on the guitar face. I've seen several flat tops that have had these on for some time and they definitely show a color differentiation between the "covered" area and the non-covered area. 'Course, if you're like me, I keep a guitar for eons so that's really not an issue. Good pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 It looks very nice. Do you have one each for all your guitars, or a different one that you move between guitars? (Better move the guitar in the photo, OWF - the reflection shows a little white dog with intention of lifting leg!) BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I've been thinking about ordering a similar armrest for my archtop, I thought they were just for cosmetics... now I have to try one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 pretty cool, it dont look bad at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Dave Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Hi OWF, in what way does it sound different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 I swear it is louder....the other plus is that it is a very comfortable way to rest my arm. It connects to the edge of the upper bout, and cantilevers over the top, so your arm never rests on the top. It really feels comfortable. I only have it on one other guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatwhite_10 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 How does it sound different? A real simple check: strum any chords with your forearm on the front face of your guitar (like many of us play). Then play the same chord without any part of your body touching the front face. You should hear it ring out differently. That lifting of your arm from the guitar is accomplished by the John Pearse arm rest. This could be a benefit to finger pickers especially. Curious if any of you get the same results I've gotten when playing a guitar with one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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