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Topic: Straight from the White Gum Valley |
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Posted 14 Apr 2012 8:37 am |
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I am not worthy!!
Incredible quality build, great tuners, tone, light weight, has the "hollow tone".. Tough case also made by Ross Coole.
Thanks to my wife for this beautiful 50th birthday present!  |
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Mike Anderson
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 14 Apr 2012 8:46 am
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Mind-bending, that's what. Hey, I'm 53 so am officially overdue. Congrats Ron.  |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 14 Apr 2012 9:43 am
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| tell your wife thanks for letting us all gaze at that beautiful thing! |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2012 9:59 am
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She's a beauty ...  |
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Raymond Jones
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 14 Apr 2012 11:17 am CONGRAT's !!
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That is a true beauty. Even built as a lefty, not just strung that way - very cool.
Enjoy as never before - Cheers Ray |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2012 12:49 pm
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Is that one a long scale, Ron, and what went into your decision towards the scale and a hollow neck?
I know the hollows are considerable more work and expense. A sound clip would be cool. |
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Former Member
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Posted 14 Apr 2012 1:12 pm
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It's a 22.5 scale.
I've got a solid long-neck frypan--JB, so I didn't want the same thing. The more I play this RC, I really like the shorter scale.
I've been playing it with my in-line tuner on, and the fret lines are exact. Pretty amazing for "poured in frets". It's also nice and light! |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 14 Apr 2012 11:31 pm
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WoW !
i read " Pan ElectrA "
got a link to the builder ? |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2012 3:03 am
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| Just search - Coole - for past threads on these for the info. |
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2012 7:37 am
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Very sweet!  |
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Benjamin Franz
From:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 15 Apr 2012 9:38 pm
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Welcome the the Coole club! You just reminded me
that I need to get in touch with Ross to get a hard case
for my fry pan. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 16 Apr 2012 5:07 am
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That is super sweet. I got an email from Lucky Oceans that he is coming to the states and he is bringing one of these with him. I'd love to get a chance to check it out.
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Links to streaming music, websites, YouTube: Links |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 16 Apr 2012 8:56 am
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| Mike, do you mean to say he's doing some gigs on this trip? |
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Brian Hunter
From:
Indianapolis
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Posted 16 Apr 2012 8:24 pm
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What does a real fry pan go for these days?
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 3:14 am
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| Mike, do you mean to say he's doing some gigs on this trip? |
Yes, he has a few gigs with Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) on the eastern side of the country.
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 10:06 am
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Lucky has one for sale, it's a beautiful guitar. If anyone is interested in purchasing it, they should contact him at: luckyoceans@gmail.com
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 10:10 am
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| Mike, do you know if it's a solid or hollow neck? |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 11:52 am
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Mike, not sure why I even bugged you about the gigs - rhetorical since I have no traveling money - but thanks for the info anyway.
And love that steel! The seafoam case is stunning too. |
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John Mulligan
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 12:35 pm
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| wow...where are these beautiful cases coming from? Both the red and the seafoam case are the best looking steel cases I've ever seen. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 3:15 pm
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| Ron Whitfield wrote: |
| Mike, do you know if it's a solid or hollow neck? |
It is hollow all the way through, just like the originals.
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 3:19 pm
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| John, from my correspondence with Ross, I believe he makes the cases too. He is a luthier with over 35 years experience, makes Weissenborns, resos, ukuleles, his own pickups. Covers the waterfront, you might say. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 3:41 pm
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| Mike Neer wrote: |
| It is hollow all the way through, just like the originals. |
Thanx, that takes the urgency factor down considerably. I tend to prefer the (also original '30s era) solids, which are easier for Ross to make, and thus cheaper. Win win. Solids tend to have a different, more full, tone.
In case anyone is interested, he's open to making 10 string versions. |
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Former Member
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 5:29 pm
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I prefer the more raw tone of the hollowneck..
like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STyeEwF1zdo
Even though I don't really know if Marc's is solid or not. The Ross Coole does have a more hollow-ish sound, which I think is fuller. So tone is definitely individualistic. His PU gives a full creamy sound...I'll make some kind of recording this weekend with my acoustic amp.
I didn't want the same ol pedal steel tone. I don't dig backup tracks, or effects, just straight raw instrument. But thats my thing, nothing towards anyone else.
Ron, why don't you just buy my JB longneck? I'm not going to use it. Comes with RA's new coil-surround and the orig. non-magnetic horse-shoe..orig. case, and neat little note from JB himself!
no pressure. Anyone for that matter.
I wasn't sure about selling it, but if you were interested |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 6:12 pm
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Interesting thots, and proposition, Ron, well worth considering.
I've lately been enjoying some unique video of Jerry in New Zealand (thanx to forum member Mac McKenzie!), where he's sounding typically dreamy using one of the JB's, and I could use a long scale, so you've suddenly got me thinking towards adding to my future purchases, as I'll probably not detract a Coole from that once short 'must have' list.
Looking forward to your sound clips, and hope they run the table on steel/amp tone settings. Everything I've heard so far re Coole's are full treble, and that's not my bag. They tend to exude the frypan's classic but sometimes annoying metallic sound, and I'd like to hear the tonal spectrum they avail.
Congrat's on your new beauty! |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 8:48 pm
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| Ron Whitfield wrote: |
Looking forward to your sound clips, and hope they run the table on steel/amp tone settings. Everything I've heard so far re Coole's are full treble, and that's not my bag. They tend to exude the frypan's classic but sometimes annoying metallic sound, and I'd like to hear the tonal spectrum they avail. |
Big +1 on this, not to diss Lucky Oceans but I really hope to hear if it can nail the classic Hawaiian tone. |
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