estebanana -> RE: more bass (Jul. 16 2014 4:15:31)
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Asymmetrical fan braces, more on the treble side less on the bass. Sand or thin the top a lot behind the bridge, keep the area above the bridge stiffer. That kind of thinning gives breathy basses. I ruined a guitar top on purpose once to take it to extreme thinness behind the bridge and watched what happened. When you get into that realm, in old time instrument language you are making 16' foot basses, the term comes from the length of organ pipes. The bass is in it's regular register, but it has a breathy sound like it is a octave lower. The organ pipes length was the way the register was named....8 foot bass,16 foot bass. If they want more bass, make them a seven string. It makes more sense, the added support of overtones from the low string makes everything else have a richer sound. If you ask me it's not worth it to make a bassy guitar, just give them an extra bass string and make the regular guitar.
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