Western Guitar Incoming! (Order cancelled, incoming Westbury Deluxe electric guitar)

[Baloney Balderdash]

I have just ordered this beauty from Thomann:

 

Bought from money I got from the Boss GT-1000CORE I just sold.

 

Top: Spruce

Back and sides: Sapele

Bolt-on neck: Okoume

Fingerboard: Purpleheart

 

It's an Ibanez TCY621-BOT.

 

I don't own a proper guitar and no Western guitar at all, but always loved the sound of the latter, and is a big fan of folk music.

 

And listening to demos it sounds great, despite its smaller body, and the pickup sounds great as well.

 

Should have it Thursday or Friday.

 

Will post an update when I get it.

 

Edited Wednesday at 09:23 by Baloney Balderdash

[Baloney Balderdash]

Order cancelled, as I found a guitar I really regret selling years back on the used market.

 

A Westbury Deluxe, made on the legendary Matsumoko factory in Japan, sometime in the early 80's, and pretty rare find on the used market.

 

My favorite guitar ever.

 

It does not have the original Di'Marzio pickups, which is a bit of a shame, but still some decent Seymour Duncan ones.

 

This is the beauty:

Edited Tuesday at 13:39 by Baloney Balderdash

[Baloney Balderdash]

Here it is (you'll have to excuse my lousy old digital camera):

 

And I love it!

But not unconditionally.

First of all it weights about a ton, being solid Maple, so after about half an hour of play my back starts to ache.

 

Heavier than any of my basses, even my full scale Ash body one.

Also I really don't like the bridge Seymour Duncan JB pickup, it sounds ok in single coil mode in conduction with the neck Seymour Duncan '59 pickup, and the neck pickup sounds ok soloed as well.

But I am no doubt going to replace the pickups at some point, for a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge, as this guitar was originally equipped with from stock, and then for the neck a Seymour Duncan SH-2 Jazz pickup.

Also being used to playing bass for a long while I really struggle with the narrow string spacing, and have to mind my fingers constantly, also the thin strings got a tendency to carve into my fingers, so actually much harder physically to play for me than my bass.

But I take some practice will help.

Otherwise I absolutely love it, and is definitely pleased with the buy.

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Baloney Balderdash