Grosh 和其他小吉他工坊的比較(2): Callaham

Callaham吉他和Grosh吉他的比較

Callaham S Model



過去沒有聽過Callaham吉他, 只有在當代論壇聽人提到過. 今天上Callaham的網頁稍微研究了一下.

http://www.callahamguitars.com/guitars.htm

發現Callaham吉他和Grosh吉他有許多類似的理念和做法, 我做一個簡單的Strat比較:

Body: One piece Swamp Ash for sunburst and blonde finishes. One piece Alder for solid colors.

Grosh吉他木材的選擇比較多. 但我喜歡基本的Swamp Ash隱隱若現的木紋.

Neck: Our necks are available in four different contours that have been patterned after originals: 54 Club, 57 Vee, 58 Soft Vee, 60 Flat Round (boat). We start with the finest hard maple and rosewood as materials and reproduce the feel of an old neck. All sharp edges are removed and finished with a special oil that give the necks a soft broken-in feel. The standard fret board radius is 10" and Dunlop 6105 frets are used. This combination is necessary if you play with alot of bending. The original 7" radius and small frets are available at no extra charge, but you will sacrifice some playability.

"...reproduce the feel of an old neck. All sharp edges are removed and finished with a special oil that give the necks a soft broken-in feel...."

Grosh對琴頸"老舊"的程序做法幾乎完全相同. 這是我喜歡Grosh的主要原因. Callaham吉他的琴頸應該也有很棒的感覺.

Pickups: Fralin Vintage Pickups are used in all S models. The middle position is reverse wound, reverse polarity for hum cancelling. I get my pickups specially wound for me. These are the best sounding vintage pickups available. All guitars come with a 5-way switch and a base plate on the lead pickup. All our guitars are completely shielded to eliminate single coil hum as much as possible. All parts are cryogenically treated giving our pickups an extremely warm wide frequency response with a very fast response time. A blender pot is available as an option.

Grosh過去也用Lindy Fralin pickups, 現在改用自己做的 pickups.

Hardware: Except for the tuning machines and jack plate, we make all of our hardware. Our bridge is known worldwide as the best vintage bridge made. All screws are brushed stainless steel along with our neck plate, strap buttons, string tree, and trem arm which is high strength. Pickguards are either our special single ply parchment white, our 3 ply parchment white or our 3 ply mint green.

Callaham吉他的特色是五金零件是自己加工做的, Grosh是否如此, 我就不知道.

Finishes: Traditional two and three tone sunbursts are the most popular with blonde close behind. We have all of the custom colors available, most are at no additional charge. The most popular custom colors we have done have been: Lake Placid Blue, Blue Ice, Firemist Gold Metallic, Burgandy Purple Mist, Foam Green, Aged Olympic White, and Daphne Blue. We would love to do others. Blondes are an extra $75.00. Aged Olympic White is an extra $50.00. Black is an extra $30.00. Painted matching headstocks are an extra $50.00. All finishes are done in nitrocellulose lacquer.

兩家都大同小異, Grosh吉他塗裝的選擇比較多

Case: Tweed, cream, or brown tolex.

我比較喜歡這種Tweed, cream, or brown tolex 古典味道的琴盒. Grosh 都用黑色的G&G琴盒

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