MartyGrass Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Here's before the new knob day: Here's after. I put an amber toggle switch cap on, a set of amber hats, and switched out the bridge to get a little more finger spacing. http://s796.photobucket.com/user/mgoetting/library/Toty%20Viola%20Custom?sort=3&page=1 I originally put D'Addario flatwound 12s on the guitar. They were decent but a little too mellow. I restrung it with Pyramids flatwound 12s round core (not their hex core). They seem like a better fit to me for the Lollartrons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Just my opinion, I am a speed knob guy. I now have speed knobs on all my guitars other than Teles or Strats. So I like the original look better but I am biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 I have amber speed knobs, and they would have been my choice, too. But mine go up to 11. My guitar is way too serious for that funny stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I have amber speed knobs, and they would have been my choice, too. But mine go up to 11. My guitar is way too serious for that funny stuff. Yea, it is heard to get amber speed knobs that only go to "10", most amber ones go to "11". What's up with that? All the other colored speed knobs that go to "10" are easy to find except the amber ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarbean Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 ...why don't you live dangerously and try clear knobs? Like this bad boy... http://s1229.photobucket.com/user/skrieg13/media/P1130418_zps280ed81a.jpg.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Looking good, Marty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanschoyck Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I like that look much better. My guitar tech insisted on taking the black speed knobs off of my Ste 16 and he put on ebony ones. It was a good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hinesarchtop Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 That guitar is so dang cool. How would you compare it sound wise with others you've had (576, Roy Clark, 535, 555 etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaGator Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I like the change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Like it! Good change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith7940236 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Very cool guitar. Good choice on the knobs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbright Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 New knobs on my Super Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I would have let it go to 11. Sometimes 1 more is just that. It's a beautiful guitar no matter how you adorn it. Kudos for slipping "knobs" in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Super Eagle 2 New Knobs.jpg New knobs on my Super Eagle Wow! What finish is that? Cherry burst? It seems darker (and better). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 That guitar is so dang cool. How would you compare it sound wise with others you've had (576, Roy Clark, 535, 555 etc.) Acoustically it's pretty loud. It is a full 16" across, which is maybe a 1/4" wider than a Sweet 16. The Golden Eagle is a little shy of 17" across unless custom ordered to a full 17" or even wider. But this guitar is a laminate with top hardware. Both of these factors compress the tonal range, especially the highs. It's still decent as an acoustic, probably like a H550 or an ES-175. Amplified, I'm afraid the Lollars run the show. My best comparison is that the neck Lollartron sounds very much like a HRW. It has no mud but is warmer (more mids) than a P90. The bridge is also very much like a HRW without the ice pick trebles though. I just ran my Sweet 16 with the Heritage Floating #3 through my amp at the same setting and with the same strings as this Toty Viola (whatever you want to call it). The Lollartrons are hotter, which isn't saying much, and more articulate. The sounds are very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hinesarchtop Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Thanks for the detailed answer Mark. A friend of mine put Lollartrons in his L5 which sounded great and had more clarity without the mud. I imagine that your guitar would work great for several musical styles. Would love to hear it through a cranked Deluxe Reverb with the guitars volume rolled off a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Looks great with the new knobs etc. It's hard to imagine any better combination than what's on it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I have amber speed knobs, and they would have been my choice, too. But mine go up to 11. My guitar is way too serious for that funny stuff. Since we are talking about knobs, The Centurion has speed knobs with no numbers... just one dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 I like those numberless dials a lot. In practicality, an obvious dot probably works better than hard to see numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SofaPlayer Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I think the new knobs are a perfect match. But the guitar is stunning either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbright Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Wow! What finish is that? Cherry burst? It seems darker (and better). Vintage Wine Burst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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