Martin 000-18e with Rosewood back/sides exist??

gibsongretschfan · June 2018

Have they ever made a rosewood 00018 with a pickup?

Lewy · June 2018

£ rosewood 000-18s as custom shop jobs and I don’t think any of them had pickups.

The 2018 000-28 has scalloped braces and a 1 3/4” nut so unless the tortie binding is a big deal that might be closer to what you want, and then just stick a pickup in it.

gibsongretschfan · June 2018

Lewy said:

£ rosewood 000-18s as custom shop jobs and I don’t think any of them had pickups.

The 2018 000-28 has scalloped braces and a 1 3/4” nut so unless the tortie binding is a big deal that might be closer to what you want, and then just stick a pickup in it.

Yeah basically I’m looking for the Eric Clapton model but with a pickup and without the stupid inlay. Will have a look at the 28 cheers

Lewy · June 2018

Where that £ is on my reply, I had typed "I've only ever seen"...just so you know!

mart · June 2018

Lewy said:

Where that £ is on my reply, I had typed "I've only ever seen"...just so you know!

That’s a useful tip. I’d often wondered how to get the “I’ve only ever seen” symbol when putting a price in my for sale ads.

mart · June 2018

Darn, that didn’t work.

AliGorie · June 2018

gibsongretschfan said:

Have they ever made a rosewood 00018 with a pickup?

U want to use it WITH the p/up ? that would over ride the difference the b/side woods would contribute.

Thats my experience - same or different p/up systems in my Hog / R/wood guitars - what makes a difference in transducers sound is BODY type / design.

gibsongretschfan · June 2018

AliGorie said:

gibsongretschfan said:

Have they ever made a rosewood 00018 with a pickup?

U want to use it WITH the p/up ? that would over ride the difference the b/side woods would contribute.
Thats my experience - same or different p/up systems in my Hog / R/wood guitars - what makes a difference in transducers sound is BODY type / design.

Its going to be working so will have to handle different stages and bands/duets/solo and record AND sound like Eric Clapton unplugged and do a bit of jazz and some bluegrass and make me smile every time I pick it up

AliGorie · June 2018

Hmm, that would be any good elec/acoustic with $10's of thousands of $ processing.

In saying that the EC 000 is braced for 'live' playing and / or heavy strumming (with 13's gauge) because of the X brace to bridge position.

Image: http://oi157.photobucket.com/albums/t51/woodfool/ECbraces.jpg

and the original 1935 000 -

Image: http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u256/kriegerse/Bracing%20photos/35bracing.jpg

gibsongretschfan · July 2018

So I’ve done a bit of an about turn and ordered a Waterloo WL14 with X bracing and truss rod. Never played one but I get a feeling it’s exactly what I’m looking for sound wise. Fingers crossed

AliGorie · July 2018

happy crossed fingers - what model is it + p/up ?

gibsongretschfan · July 2018

AliGorie said:

happy crossed fingers - what model is it + p/up ?

Just the standard Waterloo WL14X in sunburst with truss rod I’m afraid so going to either throw in a K&K Pure Mini or Trace Amulet when it arrives

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