Those trapezoid tailpieces on these old goldtops makes me smile every time I see them. Imagine some mistake like this would happen to a guitar company nowadays. They would have to face a giant shitstorm. Good thing there was no internet back then... ;)
Thanks a lot for all the positive feedback guys. :hbang: Ok, i´d call it personal preference ;). What works for one player may not work for another. Personally I like both, swamp ash and basswood. A third body wood that I really like is korina. In my opinion something like THE PERFECT...
I´m not a friend of inlays generally. Centered dot inlays look just meh in my opinion. Maybe they remind me too much of entry level guitars. Huge inlays that cover almost the entire fretboard just kills it.
As promised a pic of the back I know basswood may not be the prettiest wood, but it´s about the sound not the look. Compared to my other Regius 7 which consists of an Wenge-Mahogany-Padouk Neck and a swamp ash body this one sounds way fuller, bigger and more balanced.
Hey guys, I haven´t posted much since I signed up here years ago. So i guess this is a good "excuse" to become more active on this forum from now on. I received this guitar yesterday and I´m absolutely blown away. The specs are maple-mahogany-amazakoe-wenge neck, 25.4" Scale, basswood...
Looks really good. :agreed: OK, I'm normally not a big fan of that body shape and the thickness of the neck scares me a bit. But somehow I think Roter could be the right guys for my custom build.
Hi, my name's Kevin. I live in Kronach (Bavaria/Germany). I've been playing guitar for about 18 years now. Two years ago I switched directly from six to eight strings. My current main guitar is an Ibanez RG2228, it´s a nice guitar but definitely not the guitar I want to play for the rest of my...