Product: Victor Baker 17-Inch 6-String Special
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
10/04/2002
at
04:40am
by
David Rudick
Email: sribeme at aol<dot>com
Features
:
10
Master Grade (AAAAA) Hand Crved Sitka Spruce top , Master Grade Walnut Headstock Overlay, Master Grade (AAAAA) Big Leag Tiger Maple Back, Ebony Fretboard, Deco Crown inlay in MOP , Gold MOP , abalone and Fau Pau Abalon on headstock , JS style Fau Pau Abalone inlay on fretboard , Abalone diamond inlay on back of headstock, Benedetto floating pickup attatched to pickguard , Chrome Schaller tuners with Ebony buttons, hand carved Ebony tailpiece Ebony Bridge w/black adjustment wheels, and Ebony volume/tone controls mounted to pick guard , Ebony trussrod cover, Fully bound 5 ply wbwbw headstock , body front and back and fretboard, bound F holes , endpin output. Exquisite attention to detail, Beautiful, deep arch. 17 inch body Nut Width 2 1/8, Scale Length 25", radius to Specs of Vintage L5 CES.Guitar was completed 09-03-02. Includes beautful TKL case with 6 latches.
This is a jazz box with 7 strings and a tone and volume control, great tuning machines and pickup, beautiful neck...what else is there?
Sound
:
No Opinion
Jazz guitar, very clear, ringing, warm. With my Polytone it goes from L5 dark to crisp belltone modern handmade. A pleasure to play sans amp. BTW the volume and tone controls on the Benedetto pickup are very nice...gradual change that can dhift dramatically in the extreme position. No noise, gronded perfectly.
Action, Fit, & Finish
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No Opinion
Perfect, amazing, a true work of art...really spectacular. Grade 5A woods, finish is the best, much detail all over the instrument. Geat beveled Arch one of the nicest I have ever seen neck is set perfectly
Reliability/Durability
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No Opinion
Guitar is less than 2 months old. Built like a delicate tank.
Customer Support
:
10
As good as the guitar is the support is equal. Vic is the best. Passionate, but not pushy, a great listener, really knows his shit, a lot of fun to talk to...He is a very good player and working musician, he takes "test runs" on all the instruments he makes, very helpful, totally honest, a pleasure.
Overall Rating
:
10
Well, I have been playing 39 years (yikes!) I have owned a bunch of guitars from old Strats, teles, L5's, Pauls, Fly, Gibsons, Khono Classical, el cheapos, you name it I owned it...I am a guitar nut.
My big issue with the guitar is this, I need to learn how to play it! That 7th string...wow...after plating with 6 for almost 4 decades is a challenge. So, I've got to put away my other 6 strings for a bit until I get this down.
Vics guitars are affordable now...although this one is a pricy one cause it has "all the good stuff". I really like all of the "good stuff" I may just have to buy another one 16 inch with a built in pickup, Red Spruce top, 2 1/2 inch body...as soon as the stock market makes a comeback!!!!
