Neal Moser is old friend of mine. I've know him for close to 43 years. I use to come to his gigs to see his band and sit in with them. They were all great guys and a lot of fun to hang out with. Neal had been with BC Rich Guitar Company from the earliest days. He used the guitars he built with his band during the mid 1970s.
Nice to know that SOMEONE knows the total truth on the sustain thing with Bolt-ons with the most sustain, set neck...next and neck through has the least sustain. It has been know for many decades, simply not accepted by the snobs that be.
Neal Moser is one of, if not THE most underappreciated pioneers of the electric guitar. The problem is that he is such a wealth of knowledge that it would take dozens of hours to do it any justice. Phillip McKnight- Thank you for showing a little light on a man I consider like family. I had no idea that you had been there and you need to drive north more often. It was also great to hear Earlleen in the background lol!
I find it amazing that so many of these top luthiers are such nice chilled out guys. I've never been into the pointy aesthetic on guitars but you have to hold your hat up to Neil, he had his own thing going on and a lot of people liked it.
Got to hang out with Neal when he was still in California. Spent about three hours at his place till Earlleen came out in the shop and told us Neal needed to work, LOL. heard a lot of great stories and got to see some amazing guitars.
man, i designed a Faststar on paper in my biology class and now i promised myself once i fix my jeep im only saving to get that guitar and go down to scottsdale and create the outline with the man, the myth, the legend. Neal Moser
Brilliant history lesson! And what an opportunity to see inside his shop, wood blanks over there, stacks of sterilite drawers that probably hold everything under the sun!
Great to see! Neal is not only an incredible luthier but also a great friend. Very proud to own one of his guitars and have him work on others for me. Look forward to seeing more!
Whoa, RAD! I got to meet Neal at NAMM once. He told me I worked for the "enemy", LOL. I told him I still liked his guitars and wish I had one. He then gave me a shirt. Cool guy, Sick guitars!
I've always preferred neck through to bolt or set neck... But purely because I have small hands which makes it genuinely impossible to actually reach the 18th fret and over on a set neck or (traditional) bolt on. Always thought it was more of a comfort thing rather than sustain.
The Bich is my favorite guitar design ever made. They look really cool and have a classiness to them and while being pointy the design isn’t too crazy. In my opinion it’s a beautiful and perfect design!
Excellent! Seriously thinking about selling my PRS to fund a Moser. This video cranked up the temptation. Neal won’t be building forever and I want a piece of history.
Where I live in the UK no has ever carried BC Rich in their shops, so I never got to try one. Although the body shapes were not something I was into I did admire the bravery of this man to make something so very different to everything else, and the quality back then was clearly top notch. I look forward to the next video of you with Neal.
Great job on this video! Shows the true talent of this truly amazingly ,gifted luthier/artist. Not many guys are left like him. (Not to mention he spells his name the same as I do) lol instead of “Neil”
Very cool, I'm the proud owner of 2 Mosers, a Bastard V guitar and bass, sadly only from the short lived import line but one day I want to get myself a proper one!
Not only is Neal a very talented luthier, he's a great guy. A long time friend. He's made me several guitars. Of all the brands I've owned, none better than his.
3:03 GOLD! Bolt on necks sustains best then set neck. Neck thru sustains least. But it does not matter because you can't hear the difference. LOLOLOL It's how the guitar is built and especially how it is setup that matters!
I LOVE Neal Moser Guitars. \m/ I own a Templar Scythe, probably the best guitar in my small collection. Huge thanks to Mr. Moser and Earlleen Lloyd for their incredible patience. :)
HI Phil. Have you heard of Lado guitars? They are Canadian made since 1973 and are neck throughs. Adrian Smith of iron maiden played them. The guitars are sort of sought often here in Canada
RetroFan1992, I once saw a Lado Earth disassembled in a shop. The luthier who received it from a customer for a set-up said he ended up taking it apart completely and making numerous touch-ups. He was pissed. But it doesn’t stop me from drooling over Lado shapes. ))) BTW, the said luthier had no complaints about the Moser Scythe I brought in for inspection after the shipping company used it as a battering ram (or so it looked). ;)
@@RetroFan1992 Mr. Josef Kovacic is born in ex Yugoslavia ( In Zagreb, now Croatia). He left ex Yu and come to Canada , in Toronto. Joe is good person, both Adrian Smith and Steve Harris play his guitars in '' Live after death'' tour i if remember good ( also in video for '' 2 minutes to Midnight''etc....). Cheers!!
Awesome interview. This is the guy that was my inspiration to chop a jazz bass all to hell (to make it look like a warlock), when I was a 16 yr old idiot lmao. Many thanks for sharing this :)
Its a new bridge we worked on but the guitw ris 10 years old zi think he meant at the time either that or hr changed the bridge on it I mean thats why he asked him so is this a newer build because he said the bridge was a new bridge they have been working on then come to find out the guitar is ten years old that was a little confusing but they are very nice and zi loved how with the guitar that only had 1 coil on it that it was in the neck position you always see guitsrs with only bridge pickups zi actually prefer neck pickups anyways was vrry nice to see something different like that
Yes, the guitar is 10 + years old, I changed the bridge this year. The pickup is a humbucker and many "Jazz" guitars had hums or singles in the neck position only. Actually, if I played it all the time, I would add a neck hum. Thanks for the comment. Cheers
Good thinking, Phil: this is a historically important interview. (For example, @4:45+ when doing inlay work, "Back then...you had to hold the depth by hand.")
There should always be some tension on the truss rod. if the neck is without tension of any kind (for a loooong time), it can start to mineralize and it might be impossible to make it playable. If you store it, care more about the humidity in the case. The case should be clean. Drop in 2-3 bags of silica gel. If the strings corrode, it can start with a lot of the hardware.
Bill, I wish I did. I really miss it. However, I'm way too busy and when I left California to live in Arizona, I left my band. We had been together since 1969. Same drummer, same bass player. Our last gig was in 09. I'm afraid I'm too old now to start another band, way too much work. I do post our music on my FB page and on my "Neal Moser Sr." TH-cam page if you want to see what we USED to do. Not metal. ;-) Cheers
Very versatile, Neal. I can almost hear you guys playing something off of CDB's Way Down Yonder in my mind. Thank goodness those axes were in tune on clear as a bell in those videos. Good stuff. Thanks.
Personally I never got it, the whole BC Rich thing (but I don’t like pointy guitars as a whole... I know some people are screaming at their scream while reading my comment now... but hey, to each his own). Having said that, it’s still a nice video to see the behind of the scene. I live factories/builders tour!
I normally would agree with you, but in this video he showed some awesome rounded over designs (softening those sharp points) with wood instead of the normal flashy paint. Yeah, shop tours rule!
Ken Lee true, but as said I never got into it because if you say BC Rich, most people will think: pointy guitars... and I’m not into pointy guitars. I don’t thing there’s anything wrong about it, nor anyone liking them...it’s just not something I never being into it.
Actually Phil, if you check my website you'll find a couple of models you'll probably like. The SS ST and the SS T. Another interesting note, if I weren't a guitar designer, I'd play a Tele. ;-)
Bc Rich/Moser were such innovators. Real shame they get so much hate nowadays (and real shame they made so many shit guitars in the nineties and noughties). Hopefully they are on their way back to form, as most people can't afford a custom Moser haha. Surprised to hear him say bolt on sustains best though?!
I need to clarify that. This information came from an article I read a few years ago. They put all three types of neck joints through test to see which one sustained the best. After the tests were over they decided the bolt-on joint actually sustained better than the set neck and neck-thru. However, they also said the difference was so small that no one could tell the difference with the naked ear. I have built and played all of the different neck joints on and off for 60 years, 30 of those years were 5 sets a night, 5 nights a week, so I've had extensive experience playing and hearing all the different neck joints and how they effect sound and sustain. It is my conclusion that if the guitar is build solidly with good tone woods and quality components, they all sustain very well. AND, I agree with you about all the crappy BCR imports that were unleashed on the public over the years. I was on board with BC Rich between 74 and 85 and the only imports we released were the NJ Series and they were top of the line imports. Moser Guitars has only had imports once and they were top of the line Korean imports and still sought after today. Thanks for the comment. Cheers
Neal Moser That's interesting Neal. Thanks for the addition, as I had interpreted it as being your own experience that lead to the conclusion bolt-on sustains best. I would agree differences are small across the board, although my set-neck guitars definitely have more resonance transferred to the neck (I can tune the strings to each other without hearing them, by feeling the oscillations on the neck. I can't do this on my bolt-ons). Sadly it is really hard to find a decent bc rich in Europe. I scour ebay regularly. There are a few NJ boltons models around, but I would prefer something set or through - purely because of the whole 'invented the heel-less joint thing. That said, the' invisibolt' necks were dead cool too. That or the brand new mockingbird mk9 with walnut burl, but we are back to a price point I definitely cannot afford. Same for your guitars sadly. Been a fan of yours since I saw the bastard-v being played by one of the evile guitarist, in red with black bevels (although I am not sure that would be my first choice now haha)! Take care!
So... "how a guitar sounds has very little to do with the construction as long as the construction is good and they use good quality parts"... huh? Am I overthinking this or is he a natural salesman? Neal Moser for President! ;-p
M McBride a cars engine has very little to do with its speed as long as the engine was built right with quality parts. Same with a house.. a houses frame work has very little to do with its structural integrity as long as it was built right using quality wood. ;)
I think he means the sound of the guitar has very little to do with through neck/set neck/bolt on neck (ie construction) and more to do with how well it is put together (ie other construction).
Yes Chris, that is correct. As long as you're using good quality tone woods and components and the build is solid, the guitar will sound good. The small differences in sound come from the types of wood, pickup types, bridge types and scale lengths. I've never had a customer contact me after a sale and tell me his/her guitar sounds like crap. However, they usually do tell me it plays better than any guitar they've ever had. ;-)
That was one sexy Virgin! couldn't believe how thick the body and neck were, as well as the size of that heel! bet that thing oozes tone and stability! i've loved his guitars since before i started playing. i always thought of them as more classical and folk instruments that are electric than for rock and metal, but that hasn't stopped me from playing melodic metal on them! this was a great video and i would sit and watch any more you have with Neal Moser. i don't know what i would do if i didn't have neil moser and Bernie Rico jr's guitars in the world. why everyone before them just copied two designs is beyond me!
That is a Scythe. BCR calls it a Virgin but Neal designed it a Scythe. That particular guitar is Neal's personal guitar and oozing tone is an understatement. The neck I often tell people is not a baseball bat neck it is a redwood tree trunk, it is huge to say the least. One of my favorite guitars if and when Neal ever decides to sell that one I'll be on it!
Neal Moser is old friend of mine. I've know him for close to 43 years. I use to come to his gigs to see his band and sit in with them. They were all great guys and a lot of fun to hang out with. Neal had been with BC Rich Guitar Company from the earliest days. He used the guitars he built with his band during the mid 1970s.
Nice to know that SOMEONE knows the total truth on the sustain thing with Bolt-ons with the most sustain, set neck...next and neck through has the least sustain. It has been know for many decades, simply not accepted by the snobs that be.
Key is to not confuse sustain with tone lol, which many do!
@@tonycarpaccio9550 “tone” isn’t measurable like sustain is.
most people nowdays if you ask them they say the neck thru have more sustain and bolt on less but more snappy haha of course everything is backwards.
Neal Moser is Lybian.
whoever started myths shame on them
Neal Moser is one of, if not THE most underappreciated pioneers of the electric guitar. The problem is that he is such a wealth of knowledge that it would take dozens of hours to do it any justice. Phillip McKnight- Thank you for showing a little light on a man I consider like family. I had no idea that you had been there and you need to drive north more often. It was also great to hear Earlleen in the background lol!
That is some awesome history right there. What a classic. Thanks for sharing.
Phil, please tell us this will end up as a 2 hour video. I was seriously glued to the screen when it abruptly ended. more more more
B.C. Rich Virgin is my first guitar ever, really nice to see about its history.
I find it amazing that so many of these top luthiers are such nice chilled out guys. I've never been into the pointy aesthetic on guitars but you have to hold your hat up to Neil, he had his own thing going on and a lot of people liked it.
Got to hang out with Neal when he was still in California. Spent about three hours at his place till Earlleen came out in the shop and told us Neal needed to work, LOL. heard a lot of great stories and got to see some amazing guitars.
Neal Moser is such a genuine guy! Really awesome experience my man!
Wow! These guitars are awesome! Thanks for letting us see all of these great prototypes. What a great history!
man, i designed a Faststar on paper in my biology class and now i promised myself once i fix my jeep im only saving to get that guitar and go down to scottsdale and create the outline with the man, the myth, the legend. Neal Moser
Brilliant history lesson! And what an opportunity to see inside his shop, wood blanks over there, stacks of sterilite drawers that probably hold everything under the sun!
Great to see! Neal is not only an incredible luthier but also a great friend. Very proud to own one of his guitars and have him work on others for me. Look forward to seeing more!
Could not have said it better Tom!
My guitar teacher, Sarah Spisak, plays a custom Moser. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Yes she does. Please say Hi!
Whoa, RAD! I got to meet Neal at NAMM once. He told me I worked for the "enemy", LOL. I told him I still liked his guitars and wish I had one. He then gave me a shirt. Cool guy, Sick guitars!
Who are you working for? Spit it out!^^
Gibson
Bummer. Hope somebody buys it soon, who cares about the guitars first and maximum profit later.
GC!
I've always preferred neck through to bolt or set neck... But purely because I have small hands which makes it genuinely impossible to actually reach the 18th fret and over on a set neck or (traditional) bolt on. Always thought it was more of a comfort thing rather than sustain.
Kahler Pro trems. Moser has great taste.
THE BEST. IMHO ;-)
The Bich is my favorite guitar design ever made. They look really cool and have a classiness to them and while being pointy the design isn’t too crazy. In my opinion it’s a beautiful and perfect design!
Excellent! Seriously thinking about selling my PRS to fund a Moser. This video cranked up the temptation. Neal won’t be building forever and I want a piece of history.
Where I live in the UK no has ever carried BC Rich in their shops, so I never got to try one. Although the body shapes were not something I was into I did admire the bravery of this man to make something so very different to everything else, and the quality back then was clearly top notch. I look forward to the next video of you with Neal.
Awesome video, Phil. Looking forward to the rest of the story. So much knowledge and history!! 👍🎸
Great interview, awesome history. Neal is the absolute best!!!
Great guitar love those sharp edges always wanted a guitar like that shape but with like a devils fork head
Great job on this video! Shows the true talent of this truly amazingly ,gifted luthier/artist. Not many guys are left like him. (Not to mention he spells his name the same as I do) lol instead of “Neil”
That Moser fella seems like a pretty cool guy
the only reason that many bolt ons sustain less is because there are not as many budget neck thrus or set necks
Okay I respect this man after he told the truth about sustain. And he still chooses neck throughs because they’re just awesome!
That video was really awesome and I could watch even more footage. Great job Phil.
Very cool, I'm the proud owner of 2 Mosers, a Bastard V guitar and bass, sadly only from the short lived import line but one day I want to get myself a proper one!
Ahhhhhhhhh! It ended too soon! Thanks Phil.
Great Video Phil, love seeing the Moser shop...Thanks...
That was kool! Hearing from the builder/designer themselves is always amazing and awe inspiring to me.
Not only is Neal a very talented luthier, he's a great guy. A long time friend. He's made me several guitars. Of all the brands I've owned, none better than his.
Checks in the mail Kenny. ;-)
Neal Moser no checks, send guitars! ; )
LOL, when are you coming up?
Neal Moser I'll call you for details.
LOVE the shots of the shop! Major envy.
Neal is the man! Phenomenal and iconic designs. I hope to own a guitar made by him one day
Great Video. I am the original owner of a '82 Bich KOA. It is the best guitar I have ever played.
6:12 that's one of the best guitars I've ever seen. Absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you sir for building my first electric guitar.
That semi hollow body guitar was cool. The wood was beautiful.✌🏻
Funny how small the World can be, I went to school with Steve Moser, who made the Mose guitar necks out of fiber!
Cool. Thank you, Phil and, please, thank Neal for sharing.
Great segment. Thanks Phil.
Proudly 1,000th like. Thanks for the quality content!
3:03 GOLD! Bolt on necks sustains best then set neck. Neck thru sustains least. But it does not matter because you can't hear the difference. LOLOLOL It's how the guitar is built and especially how it is setup that matters!
Neil Moser is the king of the pointy, sharp guitar. If you injure yourself looking at it, it’s a Moser. 😂
Can't wait for more,Thank you for sharing Phillip.
Fascinating video. Great stuff Phil!!
Fantastic interview. Very interesting to hear some guitar history from Neal Moser.
Hi Dale my friend. Saw you in here and wanted to send out a big HOWDY! I hope all is GROOVY on your end.
I LOVE Neal Moser Guitars. \m/ I own a Templar Scythe, probably the best guitar in my small collection. Huge thanks to Mr. Moser and Earlleen Lloyd for their incredible patience. :)
and it depends on what you do to a bolt on if it sustains better !
Gorgeous stains on those guitars! WOW
Neat interview!
Love hearing all the history, good stuff.
So cool!!!
thanks again Phillip!
Fantastic video. Neil Moser is such an interesting guy.
I agree with him at 3:27 is the most important factor period !
Awe man, cool video! I enjoyed every minute of it! Thank u!
Great interview. Would love to hear more.
He's seriously rocking that mullet ! :0)
Interesting designs. Honest man.
THANK YOU PHIL!!! Finally some new BC Rich(ish) coverage!!!
HI Phil. Have you heard of Lado guitars? They are Canadian made since 1973 and are neck throughs. Adrian Smith of iron maiden played them. The guitars are sort of sought often here in Canada
RetroFan1992, I once saw a Lado Earth disassembled in a shop. The luthier who received it from a customer for a set-up said he ended up taking it apart completely and making numerous touch-ups. He was pissed. But it doesn’t stop me from drooling over Lado shapes. ))) BTW, the said luthier had no complaints about the Moser Scythe I brought in for inspection after the shipping company used it as a battering ram (or so it looked). ;)
I love the Lado Earth. I WILL get one before I die! LOL
RickyboyH awesome, Joe Lado is retiring soon he built me a custom Golden Wing super strat earlier this year. Love the earth model I want one too!
@@RetroFan1992 Mr. Josef Kovacic is born in ex Yugoslavia ( In Zagreb, now Croatia). He left ex Yu and come to Canada , in Toronto. Joe is good person, both Adrian Smith and Steve Harris play his guitars in '' Live after death'' tour i if remember good ( also in video for '' 2 minutes to Midnight''etc....). Cheers!!
I always loved the Wave
That is sooo cool 😎 History of great guitar building 🎸🤘
Great video Phil.
Interesting guy. I designed my 9 string guitar for the same reason, not liking the base strings muddied up with the unison's like a regular 12 string.
Awesome interview. This is the guy that was my inspiration to chop a jazz bass all to hell (to make it look like a warlock), when I was a 16 yr old idiot lmao. Many thanks for sharing this :)
Sorry. LOL
Yessssss! I love his designs
Great video!
Thanks Louis. Cheers
This is really amazing Phil!
Thank so much.
and when he talks about what makes a good guitar... this really goes to all Will Gelvin's haters
He had some great guitars. I would have liked to hear them plugged in.
Awesome! Very educational video!
Its a new bridge we worked on but the guitw ris 10 years old zi think he meant at the time either that or hr changed the bridge on it I mean thats why he asked him so is this a newer build because he said the bridge was a new bridge they have been working on then come to find out the guitar is ten years old that was a little confusing but they are very nice and zi loved how with the guitar that only had 1 coil on it that it was in the neck position you always see guitsrs with only bridge pickups zi actually prefer neck pickups anyways was vrry nice to see something different like that
Yes, the guitar is 10 + years old, I changed the bridge this year. The pickup is a humbucker and many "Jazz" guitars had hums or singles in the neck position only. Actually, if I played it all the time, I would add a neck hum. Thanks for the comment. Cheers
BINGO BANGO BONGO BABY YAH THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO!
Good thinking, Phil: this is a historically important interview. (For example, @4:45+ when doing inlay work, "Back then...you had to hold the depth by hand.")
Very cool
When did Kenny Rogers start making guitars?!
Which one did you buy Phil??? Lol!
Question - if a Guitar is not going to be used for awhile, should the strings be loosened?
Paul K. Bowden I believe not. The string tension helps keep the neck stable. Loosening them can lead to it bowing more. That my understanding anyhow.
There should always be some tension on the truss rod. if the neck is without tension of any kind (for a loooong time), it can start to mineralize and it might be impossible to make it playable. If you store it, care more about the humidity in the case. The case should be clean. Drop in 2-3 bags of silica gel. If the strings corrode, it can start with a lot of the hardware.
Funky Monkey1886 Thanks for your information
Hi Neil, my name is Christian Moser. I love your guitars man. How do I purchase a shirt? lol. Do you have family in Canada?
Awesome
Pretty cool. What I want to know is, does he still go out and play gigs?
Bill, I wish I did. I really miss it. However, I'm way too busy and when I left California to live in Arizona, I left my band. We had been together since 1969. Same drummer, same bass player. Our last gig was in 09. I'm afraid I'm too old now to start another band, way too much work. I do post our music on my FB page and on my "Neal Moser Sr." TH-cam page if you want to see what we USED to do. Not metal. ;-) Cheers
Very versatile, Neal. I can almost hear you guys playing something off of CDB's Way Down Yonder in my mind. Thank goodness those axes were in tune on clear as a bell in those videos. Good stuff. Thanks.
Fascinating
awesome vid...i can listen to him for hours..how interesting. proof that machines are inferior to man.
most influencial builder
Personally I never got it, the whole BC Rich thing (but I don’t like pointy guitars as a whole... I know some people are screaming at their scream while reading my comment now... but hey, to each his own).
Having said that, it’s still a nice video to see the behind of the scene. I live factories/builders tour!
I normally would agree with you, but in this video he showed some awesome rounded over designs (softening those sharp points) with wood instead of the normal flashy paint. Yeah, shop tours rule!
Ken Lee true, but as said I never got into it because if you say BC Rich, most people will think: pointy guitars... and I’m not into pointy guitars. I don’t thing there’s anything wrong about it, nor anyone liking them...it’s just not something I never being into it.
Actually Phil, if you check my website you'll find a couple of models you'll probably like. The SS ST and the SS T. Another interesting note, if I weren't a guitar designer, I'd play a Tele. ;-)
What a nice guy.
AWESOME!!!!!!!
3:03
Cool!
11:19 ...must have been awkward for the camera man, 😂
Nah Neal is really a big pussycat.
Thumbs way up!!!!
More Neal, please!!!
🤘
Bc Rich/Moser were such innovators. Real shame they get so much hate nowadays (and real shame they made so many shit guitars in the nineties and noughties). Hopefully they are on their way back to form, as most people can't afford a custom Moser haha.
Surprised to hear him say bolt on sustains best though?!
I need to clarify that. This information came from an article I read a few years ago. They put all three types of neck joints through test to see which one sustained the best. After the tests were over they decided the bolt-on joint actually sustained better than the set neck and neck-thru. However, they also said the difference was so small that no one could tell the difference with the naked ear. I have built and played all of the different neck joints on and off for 60 years, 30 of those years were 5 sets a night, 5 nights a week, so I've had extensive experience playing and hearing all the different neck joints and how they effect sound and sustain. It is my conclusion that if the guitar is build solidly with good tone woods and quality components, they all sustain very well. AND, I agree with you about all the crappy BCR imports that were unleashed on the public over the years. I was on board with BC Rich between 74 and 85 and the only imports we released were the NJ Series and they were top of the line imports. Moser Guitars has only had imports once and they were top of the line Korean imports and still sought after today. Thanks for the comment. Cheers
Neal Moser That's interesting Neal. Thanks for the addition, as I had interpreted it as being your own experience that lead to the conclusion bolt-on sustains best. I would agree differences are small across the board, although my set-neck guitars definitely have more resonance transferred to the neck (I can tune the strings to each other without hearing them, by feeling the oscillations on the neck. I can't do this on my bolt-ons).
Sadly it is really hard to find a decent bc rich in Europe. I scour ebay regularly. There are a few NJ boltons models around, but I would prefer something set or through - purely because of the whole 'invented the heel-less joint thing. That said, the' invisibolt' necks were dead cool too.
That or the brand new mockingbird mk9 with walnut burl, but we are back to a price point I definitely cannot afford.
Same for your guitars sadly. Been a fan of yours since I saw the bastard-v being played by one of the evile guitarist, in red with black bevels (although I am not sure that would be my first choice now haha)!
Take care!
If I had the cash, I'd buy one pronto.
So... "how a guitar sounds has very little to do with the construction as long as the construction is good and they use good quality parts"... huh? Am I overthinking this or is he a natural salesman? Neal Moser for President! ;-p
M McBride a cars engine has very little to do with its speed as long as the engine was built right with quality parts. Same with a house.. a houses frame work has very little to do with its structural integrity as long as it was built right using quality wood. ;)
I hope you're being facetious.
The right wood? Tone Wood! Sorry had too.
I think he means the sound of the guitar has very little to do with through neck/set neck/bolt on neck (ie construction) and more to do with how well it is put together (ie other construction).
Yes Chris, that is correct. As long as you're using good quality tone woods and components and the build is solid, the guitar will sound good. The small differences in sound come from the types of wood, pickup types, bridge types and scale lengths. I've never had a customer contact me after a sale and tell me his/her guitar sounds like crap. However, they usually do tell me it plays better than any guitar they've ever had. ;-)
Neal seems like a cool guy.
That was one sexy Virgin! couldn't believe how thick the body and neck were, as well as the size of that heel! bet that thing oozes tone and stability! i've loved his guitars since before i started playing. i always thought of them as more classical and folk instruments that are electric than for rock and metal, but that hasn't stopped me from playing melodic metal on them! this was a great video and i would sit and watch any more you have with Neal Moser. i don't know what i would do if i didn't have neil moser and Bernie Rico jr's guitars in the world. why everyone before them just copied two designs is beyond me!
Slaves Forging would love to see a folk or classical guitarist with an arachnid or bastard v though 😂
That is a Scythe. BCR calls it a Virgin but Neal designed it a Scythe. That particular guitar is Neal's personal guitar and oozing tone is an understatement. The neck I often tell people is not a baseball bat neck it is a redwood tree trunk, it is huge to say the least. One of my favorite guitars if and when Neal ever decides to sell that one I'll be on it!