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Larry K. Williams · April 24th, 2007, 08:03 PM

....guitar and, I gotta tell ya, this thing is really sweet. You can dial up any of the tones you want. I've been playing Tom Anderson guitars for about 4 years now, and I suspect that I will now be play this VA exclusively. If you have not checked one out, get out there and find one. It really is a great combination.

lunchbox · April 24th, 2007, 08:08 PM

Congrats man!!! Whats the retail on that bad boy? I am on the hunt for a Jorgenson Double Tele and maybe a Brent Mason!!!

Grin'n'pick · April 24th, 2007, 08:09 PM

It is such a cool guitar. I know this sounds daft but I wish they did some other finishes, purely because I love the specs of the thing but I wouldn't feel comfortable, myself, with a complete replica of Brent's guitar, I'm not good enough to carry it off. I am envious of you though, it is a sweet sweet thing. Yours would be even sweeter still if you took lots of detailed photographs and posted them on this very thread.

Larry K. Williams · April 24th, 2007, 09:15 PM

List price is $3000. Most dealers sell them from 1800 - 2200. I found a store that had this one sice 2003....still waiting for someone like me to spy it. I got it for $1542.02!!

I do wish there were other colors available too. I don't mind the pewter, but I would probably like it better if it were gloss instead of matte.

That aside, it is really fun to play. The neck is a little larger than the stuff I am used to. It is really close to what a NoCaster neck feels like....not quite as large, but close.

Pics, Yeah I will try to get some up really soon. I have to put it down long enough to take some. :-)

mojocasterman · April 24th, 2007, 09:18 PM

Nice! Can't wait for the pics. And great score, too!

jwells393 · April 24th, 2007, 09:35 PM

Probably a really nice guitar and it should be for the prices they sell for. However how do they justify this ............. it has got to be one of the worst headstock designs I've ever seen. Just my opinion.

......Valley Arts Brent Mason headstock.jpg

Wop Geronimo · April 24th, 2007, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

Probably a really nice guitar and it should be for the prices they sell for. However how do they justify this ............. it has got to be one of the worst headstock designs I've ever seen. Just my opinion.

......Attachment 3005

Damn that drunken band-saw lol.

lewis · April 24th, 2007, 09:43 PM

Quote:

...I'm not good enough to carry it off.

I know the feeling.

Congrats LKW, thanks for sharing the good news.

tdowns · April 25th, 2007, 01:41 AM

You may know I built my own:

It is an incredible guitar. Please excuse my playing, but this is a snip-it from a recording session I did a couple weeks ago. It sounds like a Tele with the bridge PU, but has the versatilely to sound like

this

with the neck mini HB.

Congratulations on your new guitar!!!!

Daddydex · April 25th, 2007, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

You may know I built my own:

It is an incredible guitar. Please excuse my playing, but this is a snip-it from a recording session I did a couple weeks ago. It sounds like a Tele with the bridge PU, but has the versatilely to sound like

this

with the neck mini HB.

Congratulations on your new guitar!!!!

Terry, that is some mighty fine pickin'. Thanks for giving us a listen.

Dan

dibber124 · April 25th, 2007, 07:45 AM

Congrats to Larry on your new guitar.
Terry: Nice to hear this guitar after seeing all the pics and following the story of the build. Picked up another Squier Tele that I intend to use to do my own take on a "Brentacaster", thanks for the inspiration.

fltpkr · April 25th, 2007, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

Please excuse my playing, ......
this

Nope, sorry, can't excuse that...Geez, Terry..

Joking, of course..I have your video, after all...

tdowns · April 25th, 2007, 03:37 PM

Thanks for the kind words

So, Larry, have you open the hood on that baby yet? Does it have 250K pots?

soltwanger · April 25th, 2007, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

You may know I built my own:

It is an incredible guitar. Please excuse my playing, but this is a snip-it from a recording session I did a couple weeks ago. It sounds like a Tele with the bridge PU, but has the versatilely to sound like

this

with the neck mini HB.

Congratulations on your new guitar!!!!

*backs away slowly*

woah..... nice picking!! and great tone. more clips please?? if it's not too cheeky for me to ask

Grin'n'pick · April 25th, 2007, 04:20 PM

Great pickin' there Terence!

Jeffscreamedcorn · April 25th, 2007, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

Probably a really nice guitar and it should be for the prices they sell for. However how do they justify this ............. it has got to be one of the worst headstock designs I've ever seen. Just my opinion.

......Attachment 3005

Here's a close rival for the worst headstock... TYLER, great guitars, but that confounded headstock...

jwells393 · April 25th, 2007, 05:06 PM

You're right .......... that Tyler headstock is pretty bad. It's hell when all the good shapes are taken. USA Custom Guitar seems to have made just the slightest change in shaping their headstocks.

......

neocaster · April 25th, 2007, 05:12 PM

Congrats Larry! If I could make that thing sound the way Terry does, I'd buy 2!

Pete Galati · April 25th, 2007, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

You may know I built my own:

It is an incredible guitar. Please excuse my playing, but this is a snip-it from a recording session I did a couple weeks ago. It sounds like a Tele with the bridge PU, but has the versatilely to sound like

this

with the neck mini HB.

Congratulations on your new guitar!!!!

Sound good Terry. Is the Tele neck pickup in the middle position RW/RP with the bridge PU?

Pete

tdowns · April 25th, 2007, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Galati

Sound good Terry. Is the Tele neck pickup in the middle position RW/RP with the bridge PU?

Pete

Thanks Pete. No, and there is no need for RW/RP as all the pickups are noise cancelling.

Larry,
I have a question. The VA specs and website says the push-pull switch changes the the middle puckup from parallel to series wiring of the coils. The VA I saw under the hood was actually wired so the switch went from from dual coil on the middle to single coil. You should be able to tell by playing the middle pickup only and switching the push-pull swith back and forth. There should be noticibly more hum in one position than the other.

Pete Galati · April 27th, 2007, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdowns

Thanks Pete. No, and there is no need for RW/RP as all the pickups are noise cancelling.

Are those Bill Lawrence pickups then?

Pete

Wop Geronimo · April 27th, 2007, 03:16 AM

dibs on Terry's BrentCaster if he ever sells.

April 24th, 2007, 08:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Larry K. Williams Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Athens, GA Age: 49 Posts: 252	Finally bought a Valley Arts Brent Mason.. ....guitar and, I gotta tell ya, this thing is really sweet. You can dial up any of the tones you want. I've been playing Tom Anderson guitars for about 4 years now, and I suspect that I will now be play this VA exclusively. If you have not checked one out, get out there and find one. It really is a great combination. __________________ www.powerplayband.net

April 24th, 2007, 08:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
lunchbox Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Venice, Fl Age: 40 Posts: 598	Congrats man!!! Whats the retail on that bad boy? I am on the hunt for a Jorgenson Double Tele and maybe a Brent Mason!!! __________________ TWANGALICIOUS!!!!

April 24th, 2007, 09:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Larry K. Williams Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Athens, GA Age: 49 Posts: 252	List price is $3000. Most dealers sell them from 1800 - 2200. I found a store that had this one sice 2003....still waiting for someone like me to spy it. I got it for $1542.02!! I do wish there were other colors available too. I don't mind the pewter, but I would probably like it better if it were gloss instead of matte. That aside, it is really fun to play. The neck is a little larger than the stuff I am used to. It is really close to what a NoCaster neck feels like....not quite as large, but close. Pics, Yeah I will try to get some up really soon. I have to put it down long enough to take some. :-) __________________ www.powerplayband.net

April 24th, 2007, 09:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,583	Nice! Can't wait for the pics. And great score, too! __________________ Scott Lentz T - Crook Custom T & S - Fano SP6 - Huber Dolphin Jr - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Swart AST - Carr Mercury - Fender Tweed Blues Junior. Follow me on Twitter! @MojoCaster

April 24th, 2007, 09:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,282 101 Photos	Probably a really nice guitar and it should be for the prices they sell for. However how do they justify this ............. it has got to be one of the worst headstock designs I've ever seen. Just my opinion. ......Valley Arts Brent Mason headstock.jpg __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

April 24th, 2007, 08:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grin'n'pick Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 1,975 38 Photos	It is such a cool guitar. I know this sounds daft but I wish they did some other finishes, purely because I love the specs of the thing but I wouldn't feel comfortable, myself, with a complete replica of Brent's guitar, I'm not good enough to carry it off. I am envious of you though, it is a sweet sweet thing. Yours would be even sweeter still if you took lots of detailed photographs and posted them on this very thread.

April 25th, 2007, 01:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
tdowns Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wylie, TX US Posts: 3,107	You may know I built my own: It is an incredible guitar. Please excuse my playing, but this is a snip-it from a recording session I did a couple weeks ago. It sounds like a Tele with the bridge PU, but has the versatilely to sound like this with the neck mini HB. Congratulations on your new guitar!!!! __________________ Best regards, Terry Downs http://terrydownsmusic.com Equine quadrupeds may be coaxed to the reference of specific gravity but may not be compelled to imbibe thereof.

April 25th, 2007, 07:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
dibber124 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Age: 55 Posts: 1,213	Congrats to Larry on your new guitar. Terry: Nice to hear this guitar after seeing all the pics and following the story of the build. Picked up another Squier Tele that I intend to use to do my own take on a "Brentacaster", thanks for the inspiration. __________________ "I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you." - Bill Withers

April 25th, 2007, 03:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
tdowns Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wylie, TX US Posts: 3,107	Thanks for the kind words So, Larry, have you open the hood on that baby yet? Does it have 250K pots? __________________ Best regards, Terry Downs http://terrydownsmusic.com Equine quadrupeds may be coaxed to the reference of specific gravity but may not be compelled to imbibe thereof.

April 25th, 2007, 04:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
Grin'n'pick Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 1,975 38 Photos	Great pickin' there Terence!

April 25th, 2007, 05:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,282 101 Photos	You're right .......... that Tyler headstock is pretty bad. It's hell when all the good shapes are taken. USA Custom Guitar seems to have made just the slightest change in shaping their headstocks. ...... __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

April 25th, 2007, 05:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
neocaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester County, PA Age: 36 Posts: 4,067 11 Photos	Congrats Larry! If I could make that thing sound the way Terry does, I'd buy 2!

April 27th, 2007, 03:16 AM	#22 (permalink)
Wop Geronimo Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Confusion, USA Age: 32 Posts: 553	dibs on Terry's BrentCaster if he ever sells.

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