jazz guitars and semi-hollows he decided to make three guitars. One to keep and two to sell.
One of the keys to the big tone he was able to get was the 27" scale tuned to A-440 rather than baritone.
Long story short his three guitars turned into a business. 200+ guitars later he still has his long scale guitars
available but also has 25-1/2" scale instruments and a 24-3/4" model under development.
Apologies to Jim if I messed the details up.
Probably better if you just read his story here:
http://www.jimsoloway.com/
I had the opportunity to trade for this guitar and I am very pleased with the trade.
It has a pretty amazing sound for jazz but the Dimarzio PAF Anniversary pickup at the bridge sounds great for rock
not to mention the in-between tones.
What I am most pleased to report is the uncommon, nay unheard of businessman Jim is.
When I got this guitar I knew I wanted to keep it but was having a hard time getting it set up to
my super low action this arthritis nonsense requires.
An E-mail, led to a phone call which led to me sending the guitar to Portland. (thankfully just a couple days away).
After quizzing me about my preferences he decides to replace the neck.
I told him I was not the original owner and could probably not afford the non-warranty neck replacement.
He said "you are not dealing with corporate America here. I take care of my guitars. Your only cost will be ship it to my shop.
Long story short I had the guitar back in a week with a new CocoBolo over maple neck. Stainless steel frets too.
My wife who is sick of my guitar addiction said it best..."well, that's it...you HAVE to buy a new guitar from him!"
I need to save my pennies but I really would love to have him build one for me. We'll see.
This is my first non-production boutique kind of guitar. I now see the attraction especially when you get to deal
with a fine guy like Jim Soloway.
