The [full-access, heelless
acoustic neck joint] prototype
design was built into a
3"-thick guitar body, and it
has the best neck access of
anything I have ever built,
solidbodies included.
me for unconventional usage. I can’t say too much more about
the;new;designs;right;now;except;that;they;will;be;unique;in;the;
marketplace.
Tell us about some of your benchmark guitars.
The;first;benchmark;guitar;for;me;was;my;own;personal;solidbody,;
serial;#001.;This;was;the;first;electric;guitar;where;I;deliberately;
applied all of the acoustic principles I had learned from Harry
Fleishman.;The;result;was;an;electric;guitar;that;had;amazing;
depth,;clarity,;and;a;complexity—or,;better;yet,;a;musicality—that
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my instruments had never had before. I realized I was onto something when I got a comment at a guitar show from a gentleman
who said he never liked electric guitars before, but found mine
to;be;very;musical.;The;next;benchmark;is;the;Dragonfly;design,;
starting;with;#015.;This;guitar;blended;the;framework;of;an;
electric guitar with an archtop to produce an acoustically rich,
electric-fusion guitar. It is still my most popular model and one
of;the;most;flexible,;in;terms;of;tonal;variety;and;design.;I;have;
built several versions with different levels of hollowness, and each
one;is;a;successful;design;in;its;own;right.;The;Falcon;#066;and;
the;Hollow;Dragon;#082;both;follow;in;this;series,;as;the;design;
becomes more acoustic in nature, yet remains firmly rooted in electric guitar.
Which guitars are personal favorites?
A;while;back,;I;built;an;all-Madagascar-rosewood;electric;that;was;
just;amazing.;That;guitar;could;do;anything,;and;it;was;beautiful;and;
smelled;so;good!;Recently,;I;built;a;fantastic;Dragonfly;(#092);that’s;
simply;stunning.;The;tones;were;beautiful;and;the;guitar;just;felt;so;
good;to;play.;But;my;true;favorite;is;always;the;one;I’m;going;to;build;
next—it’s;an;obsession.
Do you ever have a hard time letting go of a guitar?
Oh;yeah,;it;can;be;tough.;I;sometimes;wish;I;could;keep;one;for;myself.;
But;my;chosen;path;is;to;provide;the;tools.;The;best;thing;is;to;hear;the;
music;played;with;these;instruments.;That;makes;it;worthwhile.;
Many players today rely on pedals to achieve their overdriven
tone. What is needed is a pure, rich and dynamic clean tone
to lay the foundation. In an age where many companies are
producing over-processed, multi channel amps, Port City
Amplifiers is pleased to offer the Pearl.
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Simple. Beautiful. Clean.
