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I hate coming back to this thread b/c it reopens the regret for selling my beautiful, lightweight MS5! Not my smartest move. 
I hate coming back to this thread b/c it reopens the regret for selling my beautiful, lightweight MS5! Not my smartest move.
Now that's a tough situation to be in, but there's an easy solution to get out of...$$$
So, I called the music store in ATL and they only have one MV5 Natural finish to try. Maybe an RV5 is coming soon.
During my last Sadowsky NYC build I was asked if I minded a couple of small streaks in the ebony board.
I told them I didn't mind.
Later on, I read this article which claims 90% of ebony is rejected, as guitar buyers want "jet-fokking-black".
I'm a streaker.
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Here's a video I put up of the blue label stainless steel strings Sadowsky sent me for review.
Why is he so opposed to Reverb?
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I'm definitely one of the ones that wants jet black ebony and have that on my current NYC build that they're working on. I had read a bit about the rejected "streaked" ebony and think that may be cool for another build idea I'm working on, but my current one really needs the uniform black appearance.
Hey I just remembered I'm still waiting on a club number!
#518 for MattB88. Sir, you've been served. I gave 517 to Ewo just in case that number 8 in 518 means something to you. Welcome.
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Pure black ebony is virtually non existent anymore. Any that are, are probably dyed. We do not dye our wood.
I continue to source the darkest ebony I can, but pure black is basically history. Linseed oil is very good at darkening ebony with lighter streaks in it. Taylor, who co-owns the ebony mill in Cameroon with Madinter of Spain, takes the lowest grade ebony for their own production and uses linseed oil to darken it. It is also probably the next wood that will become restricted under CITES regulations. If you haven't watched this Bob Taylor interview, I encourage you to do so.
Thanks for posting that video, Roger. I currently don't have a guitar with ebony, and sold my upright bass a couple years ago. I personally like the streaking and the 'imperfections' as character. Now I like them even more.
Mad props to Taylor for taking this approach, and to you for recognizing as well. Takes guts and a real empathy for people and the planet. I used to feel guilty when I owned a German instrument made of African wood. I believe both woods used for that instrument are now endangered. We need to embrace the quirks in the wood and the quirks in each other, for the well-being of people and the planet.
Sorry, couldn't help myself. Kindness is not weakness.
Mad props to Taylor for taking this approach, and to you for recognizing as well. Takes guts and a real empathy for people and the planet. I used to feel guilty when I owned a German instrument made of African wood. I believe both woods used for that instrument are now endangered. We need to embrace the quirks in the wood and the quirks in each other, for the well-being of people and the planet.
Sorry, couldn't help myself. Kindness is not weakness.
