I just want to send you a note about the guitar. Since I got it, I have not been able to put it down. I don’t know what kind of magic you used to make the guitar but it sounded great and a pure joy to play. I don’t think I’ve played my guitar like that since I was 12, which was when I started learning guitar.
The guitar has a great tone and sustain. It just sounded like everything is resonating nicely together even when the guitar is not plugged in. I usually play through a lot of pedals but I found myself wanting to hear the clean sound of the guitar instead. This made me realize why I use so many pedals to begin with. It’s because I feel like the guitar won’t sound as good without them. It wasn’t until I played the K-Line that I realize I don’t need to use all the effects if the guitar sounded good to begin with. I might pair down my pedals to just overdrive and delay. I also really like the firebird pickups…thanks for the suggestion!
Another thing I want to point out is the intonation. Remember how I told you that I tune my guitar in 5th’s with a low C and you told me that the San Bernardino might not be the right guitar for the tuning? For the very first time, I was able to get the perfect intonation for the low C. I only had to move the saddle back a few millimeters and there’s still plenty of room. The highest string for my tuning is a G (above guitar high E). Normally the string just sounded thin and weak because it’s stretched to its maximum capacity. Since the guitar is so resonant, the high G string sound as full as the lower strings. The San B can definitely handle weird tunings. It could probably be tuned to low B without a problem.
All in all, I’m very happy with the guitar. The search is over, K-Line is definitely “it” for me. When I find something good, I usually get two of them. So I’m already thinking about getting another K-Line…just as soon as I decide what color I want. Thank you again for being kind enough to build me the guitar. I’ll be in touch for another one.
