Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Depth differences

When we scrutinize LP-type guitars, many of us would like to assure ourselves of the instruments' body depth. This feature determines how much a copy detracts from the original LP hence the tonal difference. Of course, this isn't the end all determinant, other tone shaping factors do come into play as well; electronics, wood type, finish, etc.

A quick look at my Edwards & Grassroots above shows a clear depth difference, the Edwards sporting a thicker body than its Grassroots counterpart. The clearance at the neck heel is a good visual guide. Also note how the neck heel profile differs as well; the Edwards sporting a bulky make while the Grassroots' slimmer version is more akin to the ESP Eclipse model.
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

been reading your blog for a few weeks now. great blog. got a question for you, if you don't mind. would you ship a guitar with an unbolt neck or would it be better to leave the neck on? thinking of getting a kramer from the US. thanks mate.

Anonymous said...

Bro sub,which shop can i get the grassroots guitar and how much is it?

subversion.sg said...

if it's a done guitar (no further assembly required), leave the instrument as it is. any adverse reactions upon arrival, we can assess it in whole.