Tom Bukovac and his Original Senn Fullerton

[bengrockson]

tom bukovac is an incredible human being

[dandeveau]

An inspiration.

[hesse13]

I realy can not understand how somebody can dislake something so pure, gentle like this? This is a musical art in the most beautiful form...

[chimwig]

I have his 1984 pink Ibanez pro series that Buk used to play out with in the Cleveland area back when he was in high school with Catch 22. I pray to it every morning.

[heliobluesrock]

Beautiful!  Awesome gear!

[ajfx]

could listen to that for weeks.

[buddastrat]

Sound pretty good. I remember this guy from Ohio and the band Catch 22.  Good for him.

[tinycarte]

that was awesome is that a song or did he improv it?

[ditiseenleukevideo]

Hi Jeff,

Do the flatpole Lollars work better with rosewood neck strats than staggered ones?

[theshyguitarist]

I bought the Lollars Tom has in his guitar. They are currently in my Strat Deluxe with a maple neck. The best damn pickups....ever. Period.

[birddoggarton]

How's the Ole British bass you bought from me Tom?

Hows the hands doing? Hope your recovering well.

Later.

BirdDog.~

[valleyarts1992]

Very very tasy playing...

[birddoggarton]

He's the Top Dog here in Nash.

On all the records. Most of them anyway.

Not a ButtHead like Mason is. LOL!!

[funkyjones]

Nice sound and playing.

[konshess]

beautiful!! I always thought ash body guitars would be too bright so I always stuck to alder..whats the secret..? also would the sound be very different if it was an alder body all else being the same-pickups neck etc. thank you very beautiful sound and playing of course

[clutchen]

Yeah indeed! Same pickups but alder body/ rw neck vs. ash body / maple neck = diff. sound very easy to hear.

[inspectormorse]

Sounds great!! Is it a princeton reissue or an original one?

[JeffSennGuitars]

The Princeton Reverb that Tom is using in the video is a '73 with a new cabinet

[rumpenisse]

nice but what kind of combo do you play through here..

[JeffSennGuitars]

The combo is a Princeton Reverb with a 12" Eminence Speaker and there is a bit of delay courtesy of a Line 6 Echo Park

[rumpenisse]

what kind of combo do you play here?

[M7OBrien]

Nice pickups but it is in the fingers as well, very nice !

[jgodin312]

GUH. amazing playing.

[gomusic75]

The lollar blackface is good for strtato with maple neck?

[JeffSennGuitars]

We have used the Lollar Blackface pickups in both rosewood and maple fretboard instruments with great results. A fine pickup indeed.

[jonbritty]

inspiring!

[dognmoon]

My buddy is a nashville player and sings the praises of Senn guitars. This one sounds glorious in Tom's hands, fer sure. Does the body have smaller dimensions (like an Anderson) or is it standard Fender sizing? It looks smaller in the video. Maybe Buk's just a bigger guy, I dunno. Anyway, the video, guitar, and playing, (and wood paneling) are all beautiful. To everyone involved, well done.

[JeffSennGuitars]

The Body is standard size. Buk has large hands, a large heart and large feet. Women love him.

[RASPUTINREDRUMS123]

You still got that MOJO, Tom!

[501chorusecho]

since the time this clip was shot, there has been a resurgence in 70's wood paneling sales....people have been gutting old buildings and farmhouses of any usable 70's paneling they can find because of it's warm acoustical reflective properties

[toddstopera]

I've got a MINT 1972 4x8 piece in a very rare cherry veneer, buk! I'll offer it to you first as it would be a asset to your paneling collection.

[StratMatt70]

The guitar sounds amazing Jeff. Bukovac has old school soul

[vybuot]

hi, what's the neck specs? thickness at 1st fret, 12th fret ?

[JeffSennGuitars]

The neck thickness is .952" at the first fret and .983" at the 12th.

It is a soft, rounded "V" profile

[vybuot]

Thanks. It's very interesting... I'm getting a 0.9" at the first fret neck soon.. can't wait for it..

[vybuot]

hi again, what about the fretboard radius ? thx

[JeffSennGuitars]

The radius is 9 1/2", 6105 frets

[vybuot]

i can't stop listening to it... made it an mp3... so nice.. very good player !

[nickstl77]

Great guitar, now get rid of the 1970's wood paneling. :)

[JeffSennGuitars]

'70's paneling? That's '50's era, old growth from the golden age of paneling. Much warmer reflections than the 70's variety. LOL!

[nickstl77]

Haha!!

[briankoaks]

Well Jeff works on my guitars and they are the best. There is a difference. He makes amazing instruments.

[rose7025]

I've sent some questions via email and got very courteous responses from Jeff. Can't wait to own one of your guitars Jeff!

[sharellemusic]

Jeff, great sounding Strat; Tom really brings out the beauty of what you've built. -a

[bigduke60]

This whole thread sounds like a big circle jerk to me. I guess I'm not sure what this guitar will do that my "dare I say" Fender 62 Thinskin RI won't...Good luck though. You have a bunch of folk kissing you feet already. I guess thats what it takes.

[mrbluetone]

One nice axe!

[SteelStringSlinger]

What sort of speaker is in that Princeton?

[JeffSennGuitars]

There is an Eminence Red Fang 12" speaker in the princeton in the video. The Eminence Private Jack sounds great as well

[krismorrismusic]

my fav youtube clip for a long time - superb.

[bopplayer]

What kind of bridge, nut and tuners?

[JeffSennGuitars]

Building a guitar are we?

[bopplayer]

Not with you and your shitty response to inquiries. Real cute, now another builder gets my dollar.

[JeffSennGuitars]

My answer was tongue in cheek & friendly jesting/questioning. If you read a derogatory or "shitty" tone to my response then you applied that yourself. It's one of the unfortunate things about the internet/chat forums. Things can be taken entirely out of context or read with a totally different tone than intended. There are many builders these days offering similar products at many price points and if you wish to spend your money with one of them I wish you the best of luck in your quest for tone

[bopplayer]

I sent you numerous questions about placing an order you blew them off. Couple vids of good players has apparently gone to your head. You certainly aren't the only good luthier out there. I wish you luck in maturing and developing relationships with potential customers. Now that you know how to build guitars, learn how to deal with prospective customers.

[bopplayer]

Are they flat or staggered pole? body wood?

[JeffSennGuitars]

Flat Pole, Ash Body

[bigma51495]

Bukovac is such an amazing musician

[ES7Mike]

are those lollar's flat pole or staggered pole?

[JeffSennGuitars]

Flat Pole

[Fabioapf]

GOOD NIGHT, YOU FRIEND THE ACHA Lolli Blackface MORE INTERESTING THAT THE JUNTAS 57/62 AND 69CS ... a hug and congratulations on your sound very pleasant to listen ...

[nickstl77]

Tom is amazing

[Guitfiddler168]

This took my breath away. You've got major soul. Thank you for posting this.

[chimwig]

Hey Tommy, It's me, Dean, from the 80's. I still have your 1984 pink Ibanez (Betsy).

Beautiful guitar playing just as I remembered... You are the guitar god!

[Jack77s]

Absolutely beautiful... masterful guitar playing.

[dcnicholas]

Just came back for a relisten.

Great Player + Inspirational Guitar + that unexplainable, intangible thing called a "soul" = This YouTube Clip!

[classicrocker12392]

what would you call this style of guitar playing? other than amazing.

i want to learn how to play like this man, that was incredible. i sound lame but seriiously, inspiring stuff.

[krnekino]

Man o man, this just can't be totally improvised, come on it's just to friggin' perfect. I love that tune, I already learned it step by step, sec by sec. It reminds me of John Mayer and slow dancing in a burning room, same vibe. Total impro? I guess I'm not that talented as Mr. Tom :S At least his surname is from a neighbour country I live in :P Totally awesome :O

[dcnicholas]

Great sounding guitar. Amazing player.

I hear that sound in my head now.....no matter what I do.

[zuckermn]

that was beautiful.

[boonasty]

One of the finest players on the planet.

[JeffSennGuitars]

I think the Lollar Blackface or Specials would sound great in your Strat. Send them an email inquiry. Jason is quite the expert and can help with your choice.

I don't care for Stainless frets myself. Too brite for me.

[gerryguitar]

great stuff... I've been looking around for a guitar for a while and a Senn is probably top of my list... expect an order from Ireland in the new year..

[bopplayer]

Jeff,

Please tell me if you would put these pickups in a alder body strat with stainless steel frets? do you like stainless frets? I also have buzz feiten tuning. Thanks

[seatucker]

WOW .. ! best sounding tone i ve ever heard .. whats the name of the song? and are u only playing this song from a Lollar Blackface pickup? cheers :)

[JeffSennGuitars]

The song is an improvisation. The Tone is first and foremost from Tom's hands and heart, trust me on that one. The gear is a very lightweight ash bodied Original Senn Fullerton on the Lollar Blackface neck pickup through a Princeton Reverb with a touch of delay courtesy a Line 6 Echo Park.

[hindsibabe]

Louder...much louder... ;-)

[Antestor]

Holy cow. I'm floored by that sound. How do the pups compare to, say, fralins?

[JeffSennGuitars]

The Lollars have a wider frequency range and tend to "hear" the wood of the individual guitar better and translate that through an amp. They tend to take the "S" style guitar tone a bit further and enhance it while still having a vintage lineage.

The Fralins are more traditional sounding albeit really good sounding at that.

I'm generalizing though for the sake of description. We have used both brands extensively with outstanding results. The wood dictates what is needed

[Jurrie1983]

The awesome Session Man!

Dear session man,

could you please start a youtube channel with loads of videos of you playing whatever guitar and stuff?