Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:59 am
Congratulations Richard. Another success story.
Althought I didn't get up on stage, I strummed along on some songs while sitting in the audience. At several points, I could feel the vibrations of those that were on stage (sometimes as many as 5 guitarists).
A couple of friends commented the following on another forum:
"That was the most fabulous neck ever on an acoustic. It even felt good backwards."
"I played it a little (very little actually since it's bassackwards), and it's a fine, fine guitar. Seriously the best playing Ricky I've ever played."
Mind you that they don't play very many Rics, but they are very good guitarists, who's opinion I respect.
Peter Levett (leftyguitars) played it for a short time in the hotel's lobby bar. That gave me an opportunity to hear it in the hands of someone who plays a lot better than I do. A couple of folks at an adjoining table asked Pete to turn around and share the music.
Back at home last night, I compared it with my Gibson J-45 Rosewood. The 730S is a tad brighter than the J-45RW. I also ran it through my new Fender Champion 600 amp. Althought the amp is not an acoustic amp, it did project the sound without any noticeable change in tone. Twice, I had to pick up the amp just to be sure that it was working (I had the amp's volume cranked up to only 5 or 6).
I've been on Cloud 9 since Friday afternoon and haven't given a thought about geting off just yet.