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I'm about to pull the trigger on a Gadow.
I've been looking for months. I sold my only bucker guitar, an Orville LP, and I've been on the prowl ever since.
My criteria:
-USA made
-Hollow body
-Some sort of "F" hole
-Small company
Basically it came down to a custom Rice of my design, a Hamer Newport or an Artist, and a Gadow Custom Hollowbody.
I had several talks with Rice. I was wanting a particular wood type at the time and it fell through with them on their end.
Hamer is great but almost too big to fit the bill. I like their guitars but they are plentiful. I want something a tad more unique.
Initially I wanted something of a 335/337 design. Maybe a florentine cutaway. In my studies I learned that sharp corners are not conducive to producing resonance. Out with the sharp florentine.
Then I decided that I wanted to support a company who's overall designs I liked. Rice has a couple that do not appeal to me at all. Out with Rice.
Which brings me to Gadow. I love their designs. I don't like the fact that they have a cheaper line. It's almost a sell-out to me.
But, they are American-made, a small company, in North Carolina which is my home state and where I'll die if I have a choice in the matter, and the Custom Hollowbody is a tad unique.
I'm having to get over the cheaper line and the p-paint. I've got an inquiry in to see if I can get nitro. Maybe even an unfinished one and have someone else spray it. That wood's gotta breath fella's!
Anybody have any in-sight into Gadow?
I've been looking for months. I sold my only bucker guitar, an Orville LP, and I've been on the prowl ever since.
My criteria:
-USA made
-Hollow body
-Some sort of "F" hole
-Small company
Basically it came down to a custom Rice of my design, a Hamer Newport or an Artist, and a Gadow Custom Hollowbody.
I had several talks with Rice. I was wanting a particular wood type at the time and it fell through with them on their end.
Hamer is great but almost too big to fit the bill. I like their guitars but they are plentiful. I want something a tad more unique.
Initially I wanted something of a 335/337 design. Maybe a florentine cutaway. In my studies I learned that sharp corners are not conducive to producing resonance. Out with the sharp florentine.
Then I decided that I wanted to support a company who's overall designs I liked. Rice has a couple that do not appeal to me at all. Out with Rice.
Which brings me to Gadow. I love their designs. I don't like the fact that they have a cheaper line. It's almost a sell-out to me.
But, they are American-made, a small company, in North Carolina which is my home state and where I'll die if I have a choice in the matter, and the Custom Hollowbody is a tad unique.
I'm having to get over the cheaper line and the p-paint. I've got an inquiry in to see if I can get nitro. Maybe even an unfinished one and have someone else spray it. That wood's gotta breath fella's!
Anybody have any in-sight into Gadow?
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