Lowe Shop Notes

[BTL]

I really love how the DS1 looks on this model.

It really works well with the black pickguard.

[drbassman]

I really love how the DS1 looks on this model.

It really works well with the black pickguard.

Which pots did you end up using for the DS1?  I haven't had a chance to look inside me M-85 RI yet.  How does it sound?

[BTL]

I haven't really had time to run it through its paces, so still TBD.

Just as an FYI, I have updated my website to include the link to the 32" scale conversion necks:

http://www.lowecustomguitars.com/available/

[BTL]

I'm doing my first guitar show this weekend, and I'm pretty excited.

It's the Orlando International Guitar and Music Expo, January 23rd and 24th:

CENTRAL FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS
4603 WEST COLONIAL DRIVE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32808
http://www.guitarexpo.net/

Of course, I'll post pics.

[Pilgrim]

Good luck there!  Hope it goes well.

[Rob]

See you there!

[drbassman]

How cool, good luck!  Wish I could be there.

[BTL]

I'm really looking forward to it!

In the meantime, the Sonic Blue P (Primaluxe) sold, so it's on its way to the new owner.

[BTL]

Here are a few pics from the show:

The booth:



Susan:





Me:





Random demo shots:







The latest member of the Lowe Guitars family:

[Dave W]

I hope the show was good for your business.

[BTL]

Thanks, Dave!

I've had some time to think about the show, and overall I feel it was a successful venture.

I sold two basses that week and handed out over 100 business cards.

I think that's good because, with only a couple of exceptions, nobody there had ever seen or heard of Lowe Custom Guitars before.

One missed opportunity is that I had no guitars to show.

The vast majority of attendees were guitar players.

The venue was set up more as a vintage swap meet, so having a "branded" booth selling new gear was very much the exception.

I will probably invest in a banner and black table skirts for the next one, if only to add a bit of polish for the photos I post online afterwards.

It was fun to work out my pitch over the course of the first day, and by the end of day two I was a regular carnival barker.

The hot-rod and plug-and-play aspect of my builds was VERY well received by both attendees and exhibitors.

The logo shirts by EmbroidMe South Tampa were a hit, too.

[Dave W]

That sounds like a promising start. Just establishing a presence and having customer able to demo your basses would have been good in itself. Actually selling a couple when you weren't known is big bonus.

[Rob]

Brad's being modest his booth was great.
I posted earlier about 100 basses at this show and I might be a little biased but mostly overpriced
guitars.

His basses are REALLY well crafted

Rob

[BTL]

That sounds like a promising start. Just establishing a presence and having customer able to demo your basses would have been good in itself. Actually selling a couple when you weren't known is big bonus.

It was really quite an experience.

I even got to use my PayPal here reader.

Brad's being modest his booth was great.
I posted earlier about 100 basses at this show and I might be a little biased but mostly overpriced
guitars.

His basses are REALLY well crafted

Rob

Thanks Rob!

It was really nice to get the validation on my pickup choices, fretwork and fingerboard finishing, and final setup.

Getting seven basses ready to demo was a really good exercise in consistency.

[BTL]

Once drilled, I tap the hole for a 5/16 - 18 thread, then use a sacrificial insert to center a deeper hole into the maple for the bolts on my contour-heel necks.

Also, I clean the pink thread-lock off the insert and instead flood the hole in the neck with thin CA before inserting the sleeve:

I can't edit posts, but I've bolded the correction here.

The correct tap size is 5/16 - 18.