SmithfieldFair
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A couple of years ago, I wanted another F112. My '73 is fabulous - doesn't get any better than that remarkable bit of Westerly perfection. I bought sight-unseen a '69 Hoboken F112...thinking, I suppose, 'how different can they be?'
Well, they are VERY different - that's not bad - just different. The Hoboken is based more on the F30 shape with a wide, bright, open sounds. The Westerly is warmer and smoother, better defined and with a ring 'til next Monday quality. I've used both live and in the studio and they have wonderfully varied sounds. But the Westerly is much better for me.
In fact, while I'm waiting to find another GF25 to use on the road in open D - my luthier - the wonderful Holger Notzel - suggested I string up the Hoboken as a 6-string to use since I wasn't really spending any time with it as a 12. It's...different there, too. Wide-open, leaning more to the bright side without much bass.
Any suggestions on how to darken the sound some? I'm using medium guage (54-13) strings (80-20) and the sound, while better, still has a 'blatty' quality to it. Any suggestions will be appreciated and I'll be taking it back to Holger soon for some adjustments. dbs
Dudley-Brian Smith
Smithfield Fair
Westerly 1975 G37
Westerly 1987 GF25
Westerly 1988 GF25
Westerly 1973 F112
Westerly 1979 B50
Hoboken 1969 F112
Guild - breakfast of champions!
Well, they are VERY different - that's not bad - just different. The Hoboken is based more on the F30 shape with a wide, bright, open sounds. The Westerly is warmer and smoother, better defined and with a ring 'til next Monday quality. I've used both live and in the studio and they have wonderfully varied sounds. But the Westerly is much better for me.
In fact, while I'm waiting to find another GF25 to use on the road in open D - my luthier - the wonderful Holger Notzel - suggested I string up the Hoboken as a 6-string to use since I wasn't really spending any time with it as a 12. It's...different there, too. Wide-open, leaning more to the bright side without much bass.
Any suggestions on how to darken the sound some? I'm using medium guage (54-13) strings (80-20) and the sound, while better, still has a 'blatty' quality to it. Any suggestions will be appreciated and I'll be taking it back to Holger soon for some adjustments. dbs
Dudley-Brian Smith
Smithfield Fair
Westerly 1975 G37
Westerly 1987 GF25
Westerly 1988 GF25
Westerly 1973 F112
Westerly 1979 B50
Hoboken 1969 F112
Guild - breakfast of champions!