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by el dougo
Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:23 pm
Forum: Buy & Sell
Topic: Rik copy on vancouver cl
Replies: 4
Views: 6674

Rik copy on vancouver cl

by el dougo
Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:40 pm
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: El Degas MT-18
Replies: 13
Views: 28537

Re: El Degas MT-18

Very nice guitar.I had a similar very old suzuki that looked like just like that.
So tell me.Are you Thee grayson sausage dude from Sask ? Ottenbreits meats ?
if so please, please send me some beef jerky !! That stuff is unreal.
I'm in BC but we have relatives in Man. and Sask. My wife was there ...
by el dougo
Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:29 pm
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: New to me GB24
Replies: 45
Views: 85564

Re: New to me GB24

It made quite a difference in the tone and sustain.But let's be real,It's an all plywood guitar.It sounds really good for a laminate top but alot gets lost in that huge body.A large body with a plywood top doesn't really project as well as a solid top. I originally bought this to use as a campfire ...
by el dougo
Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:45 pm
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: ed j200
Replies: 1
Views: 3780

ed j200

Having a little trouble getting all the pics posted so I'll try a new thread.Here goes. http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/pugdug/dougs%20album%2001%20pics%20of%201970%20guitar/DSC_0002.jpg http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/pugdug/dougs%20album%2001%20pics%20of%201970%20guitar/DSC_0005 ...
by el dougo
Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:13 pm
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: j200 el degas copy
Replies: 8
Views: 9118

Re: j200 el degas copy

Ok try this again.
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/pugdug/dougs%20album%2001%20pics%20of%201970%20guitar/DSC_0001.jpg
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/pugdug/dougs%20album%2001%20pics%20of%201970%20guitar/DSC_0004.jpg
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/pugdug/dougs ...
by el dougo
Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:55 pm
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: New to me GB24
Replies: 45
Views: 85564

Re: New to me GB24

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Whoa !! It worked. You can just see where the old saddle slot wasImage
by el dougo
Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:09 pm
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: New to me GB24
Replies: 45
Views: 85564

Re: New to me GB24

charles wrote:Some luthiers do a conversion by either replacing the entire bridge or filling the slot with rosewood and routing a new channel for a new bone saddle.
That's what I did. Hopefully today I will post some pics if I can figure out how :|
by el dougo
Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:12 am
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: New to me GB24
Replies: 45
Views: 85564

Re: New to me GB24

Honestly , it probably won't make that much of a difference.If it were me I'd still do it anyway and the nut for sure too.I also replace the plastic bridge pins with ebony ones on all my guitars.Every little bit will help to some degree.
by el dougo
Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: El Degas Rickenbacker six string
Replies: 1
Views: 3752

El Degas Rickenbacker six string

Just saw a very nice el degas rickenbaker clone in the Vancouver craigslist if anyone is interested.Should be there a while he wants $600 !!!
by el dougo
Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:55 pm
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: New to me GB24
Replies: 45
Views: 85564

Re: New to me GB24

Plastic vs. Bone: I can only see there being an audible difference with the saddle; does the nut really matter that much being so far away from the sound hole? :?: Many would say "yes". The distance to the sound hole doesn't matter, it's how much of the string's energy (vibration) transmits through ...
by el dougo
Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:51 pm
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: j200 el degas copy
Replies: 8
Views: 9118

Re: j200 el degas copy

I'm in no hurry to get rid of it yet. I drive back to the coast every weekend then back to kamloops.Got some holidays coming up and then there's those pesky olympics in town.So I can't see anything happening with it until at least the end of march.Eventually I'll post some pics and you can really ...
by el dougo
Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:43 am
Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
Topic: j200 el degas copy
Replies: 8
Views: 9118

j200 el degas copy

Wow, I never knew a board like this ever existed.This is very cool.I stumbled across it while surfing for info on my el degas.My name is Doug,I live in white rock bc.I'm currently working in Kamloops bc. So I can't post any pics yet.I'm an avid collector of japanese guitars, but not as crazy as some ...