Morris F4 #269

[armyjordan]

This is my Morris F4 Sonny just finished. As everyone o the forums have said, Sonny is amazing to work with . I asked him to do this one based on the look of an old Gibson with a black front and a natural cocobolo fretboard.

[Michael Bridges]

That just looks amazing! He truly does beautiful work, I can only imagine how it must sound. Congrats on a beauty.

[armyjordan]

That just looks amazing! He truly does beautiful work, I can only imagine how it must sound. Congrats on a beauty.

It sound phenomenal . Puts the loar lm600 it is replacing to shame, and it plays a lot smoother too .

[pefjr]

Does it have the longer neck, can't quite tell from the pics?

[rb3868]

that finish is unbelievable. wow. is it reflecting something red, or does it have red in it?

[armyjordan]

Does it have the longer neck, can't quite tell from the pics?

I dont think the neck is any longer, it is about the same as my lm-600

[armyjordan]

that finish is unbelievable. wow. is it reflecting something red, or does it have red in it?

I asked him to do a red sunburst on the back and sides, it is AWESOME . It takes on a bit of a purplish hue with the blacktop took it to a jam tonight and really digging the sound and playability!

[Caleb]

Wow. Very classy looking mando. I've thought of getting one of these just because my last name is Morris too. Have fun with that one!

[pefjr]

I dont think the neck is any longer, it is about the same as my lm-600

Sorry, my question was badly worded. I can now see in your last photo that the neck is sitting 2 frets higher than the original pre TR F2/F4. Looks great. Any sound files?

[armyjordan]

I'll try to get a soundclip up in the next few days.

[gringosid]

Beautiful! What pick up is on it?

[Sasquatch]

That is so awesome! I have always loved the F4. They are just jewel like. You have an absolute gorgeous piece there. Love the finish. I am sure you and this mandolin will get very aquainted with each other. Happy picking!

[armyjordan]

Beautiful! What pick up is on it?

I've got a LR Baggs Radius on it for now, but truth be told I hate the darned thing... mine seems to have a very low output and I can't get the placement to get rid of the "thud" sound no matter where I try. I can EQ it out a 'little' on my Para Acoustic DI, but I feel like I lose some of the mandolin tone when doing that.

I put a K&K Twin in my LM-600 (which I like a lot more, hence the LR Baggs that was lying around) and am thinking of doing the same on this but I don't want something internal that requires drilling.

[armyjordan]

Soundcloud link, recorded on iPad. https://soundcloud.com/jordan-lynch-5/morris-f4-demo-2

[Bill Clements]

Stunning!
Congrats!