MartyGrass Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I drove to Ohio to get one guitar and ended up with two. Long story and I'll spare you it. This 1994 Sweet 16 was one of a pair apparently made of the same spruce. One was the tiger striped maple with a Florentine cut. This one is "bubble" maple with a Venetian cut. It's remarkably light with a thin cross-braced top. It needs a set up and a bridge base fitting. But it is loud. Tone report after new strings and a set up. Here it is with two 18" archtops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 pretty darn sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank67 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Wow, they keep coming fast to you presently :-) enjoy and congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Mmmm! You KNOW how much I love curly bubbles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Venetian Sweet 16.... Really lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanschoyck Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 For all of those who have so recently said they are GAS free, lets see what effect these recent acquisition photos have! Guitar purchases are very contagious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Congratulations on your last guitars! Just beautiful specimens of what comes out of 225 Parsons St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ron Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 just awesome. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Fab guitar as always.You might be interested to know somebody with your name posted "Last one ever" just 5 days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Fab guitar as always. You might be interested to know somebody with your name posted "Last one ever" just 5 days ago. Yeah, that bastard. Now I have to change my password again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 I put Pyramid Flatwounds Round (not Hex) Cores 12-52s on it. The truss wrench needed a half a turn. All is well with it. This Floating #3 (I'm guessing that's what the pup is) has more mids than what I expected. It may have a few more coil wraps. It won't need replacing. It's just right. The sound both acoustically and amplified is superb. I really didn't expect it to play and sound so good. Don't bother calling for dibs. There was already a small line before I even got this guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbright Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Another beauty...caught you by surprise she did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawGuy Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Very nice indeed, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Congratulations "Daddy" on the new twins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith7940236 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 How do you like the Pyramid strings? I've never tried them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 How do you like the Pyramid strings? I've never tried them. The strings seem good. My first experience with them was disappointing because a wound string snapped. It took a couple of weeks for a replacement to arrive, but the owner in Germany personally sent one. There was a sale recently on them. I bought a few packs of the round core flatwounds, not their usual hex core. They are very similar to TIs in feel and tone. They generally run about $5 a pack less. With the sale it they were much cheaper, but it's over now. My suggestion is that if you are completely happy with TIs, don't change. But I will order more Pyramids in the future. The round cores only go up to 12s though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iim7v7im7 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I use Pyramid .011-.048s on my Strat and Semi-Hollowbody... They are great round wound nickel strings, and I recommend them. That being said, nothing that I have played over the last 20-years has replaced TI BeBops on my archtops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Very pretty sweet 16. Like the wood package and special features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bornot2bop Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 the back and sides alone were worth that drive...better give me dibs on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 you are on a roll Doc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy2270 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 i didn't know they had a venetian Sweet 16, if I did I may of held out for one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 the back and sides alone were worth that drive...better give me dibs on that one! You know what guitar hunting is like. It's a bit more than just a drive and some money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 i didn't know they had a venetian Sweet 16, if I did I may of held out for one Heritage will do almost anything within reason. I've never seen another Venetian 16, so you may have held out a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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