Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré (Gre Tigre?) is finished!

Post by smjenkins » Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:42 am

That thing is so amazing. Just so many well thought through little details that all line up. Congrats on a stunner of a dream guitar!
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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré (Gre Tigre?) is finished!

Post by mediocreplayer » Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:02 pm

This is absolutely stunning. Any chance we can see/hear it in action? What do the different controls do?

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré (Gre Tigre?) is finished!

Post by hexes » Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:13 pm

mediocreplayer wrote:
Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:02 pm
This is absolutely stunning. Any chance we can see/hear it in action? What do the different controls do?
big daka lever switch: neck, both, bridge
tiny pushbutton: engages behind the bridge lipstick
knob next to switch: blend circuit from 100% lipstick to 100% gold foils
then standard volume and tone knobs.

I'll try to upload something soon. sliced a couple fingers pretty bad when cooking.

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré (Gre Tigre?) is finished!

Post by hexes » Mon Jan 03, 2022 12:41 pm

mediocreplayer wrote:
Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:02 pm
This is absolutely stunning. Any chance we can see/hear it in action? What do the different controls do?
here you go! this was fresh out of the case when I got it so the tuning is off. but check these steel drum harmonics near the end. crazy.

https://i.imgur.com/HYeROs8.mp4

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by Telliot » Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:03 pm

I was lusting over those pics on IG not too long ago — so happy it went to the OSG fam. Congrats!!
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by marqueemoon » Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:40 pm

Probably the coolest behind the bridge pickup sounds I’ve ever heard.

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by JSett » Mon Jan 03, 2022 10:26 pm

marqueemoon wrote:
Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:40 pm
Probably the coolest behind the bridge pickup sounds I’ve ever heard.
Agreed. They sound almost zither/guzheng-like to me.

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by hexes » Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:31 pm

honeymoon phase has passed! I am now in real-world headspace with this guitar. thoughts:

1) Pickups: I still love the Novak goldfoils. they sound exceptionally good. I have never owned any gold foils before, so the usual foil caveats apply. they are sensitive and prone to microphonics. they've made me notice how much my hands hit pickups when I play. They sound great with my Acorn TMA-1 fuzz, amazing with my spaceman Mercury boost, and blissful in all the amps I've played straight into. No squeals at high volumes yet. If I did this guitar over, I would put the foils in a different guitar and give the Lance Amplification Thunderbirds a go. That said, the Novaks fit this instrument superbly well.

2) Mastery bridge: Good overall, my first non-bolt-on experience with one. feels very odd to my picking hand when resting on it. I attribute any intonation and tuning stability to AP's handicraft (The nut is cut very well, and the whole machine is balanced) but I think the mastery plays a little into the amazing chimey overtones from behind the bridge.

3) Mastery vibrato: this one says 'Harvester" and I love the shape. Fits so nicely with these wandre-inspired designs. It performs as well as any properly setup vintage or AVRI fender unit I've used. However, it doesn't dive in tune relative string-to-string any differently than a fender. The arm swings away a little fast when I let go compared to my fenders, oddly.

4) Neck: 25" scale length is so fast. 12" radius feels just right, especially after owning mosrites. 6105 frets are a little taller than I'm used to, but that has helped tapping a lot, and I'd put them on another guitar for sure. Action out the box is a touch high for me, I may play with action next string change, but no real issues whatsoever. Bends on every fret are clear with no choking.

5) Body: The most comfortable guitar I've ever had. Hugs me just right, is VERY lightweight and balanced (no neck dives). Large shape that just FEELS substantial on my 6'4" frame, while being lighter than my poplar strat. The volume control is a little farther away for pinky swells than I'm used to, but I've learned to execute them just fine. Everything else is in the right place. Someone else asked if the behind the bridge controls were in the way of my strumming hand; Not for me. Sustain is great, its my first 'Gibson long-tenon' neck joint, and I'm very happy to have a set neck guitar for a change.

Overall. still love it. it does the things I asked for it to do: sound great clean and fingerpicked, make lots of awful noise and racket when I want, play well with a tube spring reverb unit, and inspire me to pick it up before any other guitar I own.

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by Jaguar018 » Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:38 am

hexes wrote:
Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:31 pm
1) Pickups: I still love the Novak goldfoils. they sound exceptionally good. I have never owned any gold foils before, so the usual foil caveats apply. they are sensitive and prone to microphonics. they've made me notice how much my hands hit pickups when I play. They sound great with my Acorn TMA-1 fuzz, amazing with my spaceman Mercury boost, and blissful in all the amps I've played straight into. No squeals at high volumes yet. If I did this guitar over, I would put the foils in a different guitar and give the Lance Amplification Thunderbirds a go. That said, the Novaks fit this instrument superbly well.
Is that a lipstick pickup behind the bridge? Have you messed with that at all? What does it sound like?

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré (Gre Tigre?) is finished!

Post by garyfanclub » Fri Jan 21, 2022 8:54 am

hexes wrote:
Sun Jan 02, 2022 10:37 am
after DHL lost it for 2 days, I finally picked it up. it is the nicest playing guitar i’ve ever owned.

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by volhoo » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:51 pm

so good - much love

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by hexes » Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:40 am

Jaguar018 wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:38 am
hexes wrote:
Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:31 pm
1) Pickups: I still love the Novak goldfoils. they sound exceptionally good. I have never owned any gold foils before, so the usual foil caveats apply. they are sensitive and prone to microphonics. they've made me notice how much my hands hit pickups when I play. They sound great with my Acorn TMA-1 fuzz, amazing with my spaceman Mercury boost, and blissful in all the amps I've played straight into. No squeals at high volumes yet. If I did this guitar over, I would put the foils in a different guitar and give the Lance Amplification Thunderbirds a go. That said, the Novaks fit this instrument superbly well.
Is that a lipstick pickup behind the bridge? Have you messed with that at all? What does it sound like?
it is. it picks up the behind the bridge noises and clangs very well.
https://i.imgur.com/HYeROs8.mp4

i use a boost pedal to even out the volume when i engage that pickup alone, but blended with the normal pickups the level stays pretty good

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by fuzzy_man_peach » Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:05 pm

Seriously wish he'd do an affordable line of offsets, he does some gorgeous designs! Even £1000 + stripped down shapes like that would be beauts!

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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by hexes » Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:31 pm

fuzzy_man_peach wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:05 pm
Seriously wish he'd do an affordable line of offsets, he does some gorgeous designs! Even £1000 + stripped down shapes like that would be beauts!
that WOULD be great and i’d have two more easily, but I wonder how it’d align with his overall harvester marque

I’m no luthier, but there seemed to be a lot involved in the woodwork for this shape. the neck tenon alone seemed to be critical and time consuming.

based on his instagram account, looks like he’s got several antonio series aluminum neck instruments to keep him beyond busy for the near future. can’t wait to see how those turn out.
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Re: Harvester Grey Tigré is Here (photos pg.3)

Post by Maker » Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:27 pm

Just wow. That's all I have to say at this time.

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