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    Default New 8 string from local builder

    When I visited a local builder last week, she had just gotten a lovely little 8 string strung up. I enjoyed it's mellow acoustic-like sound off the pickup, nice sustain, and easy playing - so I ended up stopping back to take it home on Saturday.

    Flamed redwood top, maple hollowbody, maple neck, katalox fretboard, Lace Alumitone pickup. Thrilled to have a one of a kind electric and eager to get to know it well. It spent a couple hours in my hands both days this weekend and I'm heading over to play it through a couple different amps/pedals tonight :D

    Likely going to head back this summer to have her guide my building a 4 string mandola/baritone with a different scale/pickup/vibe.

    So thankful I never impulse bought something online as it won't have a quarter of this one's mojo nor would I have someone just across town happy to tweak it as needed.

    I'm looking to use it for a gig I have in mid May, hope to get a little audio/video to share from that.

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    Default Re: New 8 string from local builder

    Is your local builder Ellie Erickson?
    "It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
    --M. Stillion

    "Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
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    Default Re: New 8 string from local builder

    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    Is your local builder Ellie Erickson?
    Yes it is, thank you for linking that as I'd like to give her credit.
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