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Love at first sight
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You might wonder how I could afford to buy this amazing guitar? it was not easy, and it took time ....
To make the long story short, I made contact with Ola Strandberg, and I decided that I would like to own a Strandberg * guitar and this was after I had tried one at Fuzz Guitar Show in Gothenburg, Sweden (It Felt So Right).
We talked about making a personal guitar, but after looking through the gallery on Strandberg's website, I saw the # 34 a late night. It was then I decided that this guitar #34, is what I want. Why you may ask?, just look at it!
So about the money part (disgusting part) , I can proudly say, I was recycling cans for over 1 year, and earned 24,000 sek, one can -> 1 sek.
Nothing is Impossible, if you have a goal, you can achieve it, believe me!
Note to Ola Strandberg; I would like to Thank Ola Strandberg for his amazing work and for the love that he puts in his instruments! I never played on such a beautiful instrument before, the weight, the warmness, the beautiful piano like sound just as the description on Strandberg* Guitars webbsite says, it has its cosmetic defects, which actually are my favourite part of the whole guitar, Scars shows your outside but your inside is much more important
When I first played on a Strandberg* Guitar I knew that his guitars is the only thing I want in my life next to my own custom built guitars made by myself.
This guitar gives me ULTIMATE motivation and inspiration! So pure in many ways, I always get distracted by its tone and beauty, Once I play on it, I can't let it go! I really love the connection to my instruments, The #34 is like a big brother to my other guitars, like a big happy family :)
#34 Specs Swamp Ash back, solid Burl Maple top, Book matched w/ Rosewood veneer strip, stained red Belly carve, arm bevel Oil finish Custom Lace Alumitone X-Bar Pickups 3-position selector: Neck Neck + Bridge Parallel In-Phase Bridge Master volume, master tone EGS Series 3 fixed bridge and string locks 3pc Maple neck with 2 x Ebony and 6 x carbon fiber laminates, double-acting trussrod 28" - 26.5" scale IPNP profile (Licensed from Rick Toone) 24 (25) jumbo stainless frets Ebony fretboard 2.286 grams
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Like a kid in a candy store
My old pal, The POD X3. One of the best units out there for the price and you can get a vast amount of tone from it. It is a little tricky to find the right tone and with a lot of tweaking you can find something that sounds pretty close to what you want. Some are pickier than others, but if you want a simple glistening clean tone, you got it. If you want a really heavy distortion tone, you got it. It's a bit overwhelming at first if you are new to using a unit such as this, but after a while of toying with it and searching through the almost endless tone settings, you will get the hang of it.
