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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Anybody ever own, or hear one of these played...
http://shop.gibsonshop.com/product.lasso?pr=9984&-Session=shop:98A3...
I am experimenting with shorter scales on my 12 strings... to make them easier to play...
When you shorten the scale from 25-½” volume goes out the window...
Other reasons volume is reduced, because they use lighter strings for Tenor Guitar length scales...
The jazzy crowd seem to rave about this guitar, L@@K at the scale length 23-1/2" !!!
Even shorter than Gibson's norm of 24-3/4" scale.
Tenor guitars are 23" scale... For those who forgot, I am trying to find a scale that is easier to play with 4 PR of strings, non octave... The Banjo C Tuning sounds the best, but some of the stretches are impossible.
I’m trying to recapture some of the magic Kingston Trio had when they used an 8 string Tenor (Martin)
I'm trying to do the same with an Ovation, with a custom neck... Probably on a LX cuz the neck can be removed easily…
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | IMHO, Byrdlands are awesome guitars. They can be used for pretty much any genre. I first became aware of them through Ted Nugent. All he played was Byrdlands.
They are also wonderful jazz guitars (and probably blues also). |
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| I always thought they felt like children's guitars. Just too tiny.
Fantastic build though - Gibson Custom Shop not to be confused with their usual QC rubbish. |
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Location: NJ | ask ted nugent |
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Location: Oakton, VA | I bought a Byrdland in 1971. I used it primarily to chop jazzy chord voicings. The short scale length was its main feature for me, as I have the aftermath of a dislocated pinkie on my fretting hand which limits reach.
I thought the length was 24 3/4", but I certainly could be wrong. I do recall others loved the sound and delicate feel of the neck, but struggled with the fret size.
I took up the mandolin a few years ago; the pinkie isn't much of an impediment. The Byrd got passed around among friends until I finally sold it to someone who could give it more attention than I. |
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Location: SoCal | Boy, you wanna play a small guitar, pick up a Rick 325. They almost feel delicate! |
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Gibson Byrdland Vintage Sunburst question
