*SOLD* - The 'Bernhoft EKO Ranger 6' Modification!

In this video a brief overview of a vintage EKO Ranger 6 guitar on which two Flatwound bass strings are substituting the regular E and A strings. It turned out great!

As you can hear the bass tones are not picked up by my iPhone mic. Pity... but you get the idea! The fret buzz you hear is completely eliminated by now, I just had to raise the saddle a tiny bit. For completion you could install a Fishman Rare Earth Humbucker pickup (which Bernhoft uses).

If you want to know what I exactly used and did, please visit my blog at http://tumblr.com/xkf2w2h73u

And of course, if you have ANY questions, feel free to ask them here.

- Twan

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[97supernintendo]

This is really cool!! :O

Out of Sheer Bewilderment:

1) How long did it take you to learn to play guitar this well?

2) How did you pick up songs when learning? (By ear, through internet, lessons, etc.?)

Sincerely,

The Amateur Guitarist

[TwanBraccoG]

@97supernintendo Thank you very much :) I've been playing guitar for 6 years now. I've had 6 years of (electric) guitar lessons and/but learned a LOT too through the internet/youtube/tabs/etc. Picking up songs is always different but I mostly do it by ear. The more you do it, the easier it gets and the better YOU get! Happy playing :)

[mrtk003]

@TwanBraccoG where did you manage to find a vintage (non re-issue) Ranger 6?

[TwanBraccoG]

@mrtk003 eBay is your friend, sir!

[TwanBraccoG]

@MrMads9201 @mrtk003 is right. The first thing after the intonation check is some riff I made up myself ;)

[mrtk003]

@MrMads9201 not sure what the first thing he played (after the intonation check), but the second riff was the bass line from 'Cmon Talk' by Bernhoft, and the fourth thing he played (bass and acoustic strings together) was from Bernhoft's 'Choices'

[MrMads9201]

Hey could you write down some of the things you played there? :D

[TwanBraccoG]

@openmind1984 A truss rod is a long piece of steel that runs through the neck of the guitar, so you can adjust the curve of the neck. I don't know the specifications of the reissue, but I went safe and bought a vintage one ;-) The reissue may just be a whole other guitar (eg. not made in Italy, etc.) and soundwise there may be a difference, but I am not 100% sure as I have not played one. Let me know how it all works out!

[openmind1984]

@TwanBraccoG well, I m gonna try to find and old one, but I think the reissue model will work fine. So, the important thing is a bolt-on neck and a truss rod. Well as I am not an english speaker, what is a truss rod ?¿? Anyway, upload a video when u install the pick up !!!! And thx for the answer !!!!!!! Good luck !