NGD Crowdster ++ AMAZING!!!

[parker65]

So I bought a Crowdster a few months ago and fell in love with it. Then I played a Crowdster + and realized what I had been missing, so I ordered the ++. This turned out EXACTLY the way I wanted. The color, the action, the flame, everything. It is everything that I hoped it would be! I apologize for the poor quality pics. The lighting in that room is terrible. I'll take better pics when I get a chance to get outside on a sunny day.

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[Big Harry]

Congratulations, photos are good , guitar looks fantastic !
what color is that btw ? it looks so stunning and stylish !

[chriswhite]

what color is that btw ?
If I had to guess I'd say: Translucent Black Burst.

Looks great, I bet it sounds even better. Congrats.

[GDane1]

Gorgeous guitar!!
Love the grain in the fretboard. Is that a standard rosewood fretboard?

[parker65]

Yep, that's the standard rosewood fretboard. Just proves that Tom has higher standards!

[tom]

we do get quite a mix of color on indian rosewood boards. lots do have cool color in them, an some are more uniform in color. color does not seem to affect the density as much as it does in other woods. i love that our indian boards are so consistent in quality. this is one place where you really do get better quality by paying a bit more. it's not always the case with other woods.

[Pietro]

Congrats. You will enjoy for years to come. Mine also has a lot of character in the fingerboard, which I love.

Enjoy! You are running it stereo, btw, aren't you? Only way to fly with those...

[parker65]

Yes, I'm running stereo, but I don't think I have it exactly the way I want it yet. I'm running the acoustic side straight to the board and then out to a Fishman SA220 PA. The electric side is going through an Eleven Rack then to the board. Both sound really good and I can set up in no time at all. I play in an acoustic duo and we sometimes have very limited space, so the Fishman has been a great system for us. The only thing that I'm lacking is a way to control the mix between the acoustic and electric sounds via foot pedal. I just bought a the Ernie Ball 6165, but as Tom noted in another thread, the volume of both channels will be is at 50% when the pedal is in the middle position. But for going from one sound to the other, it's great. When I use this pedal, both signals go through it before hitting the board.

[Pietro]

Yes, I'm running stereo, but I don't think I have it exactly the way I want it yet. I'm running the acoustic side straight to the board and then out to a Fishman SA220 PA. The electric side is going through an Eleven Rack then to the board. Both sound really good and I can set up in no time at all. I play in an acoustic duo and we sometimes have very limited space, so the Fishman has been a great system for us. The only thing that I'm lacking is a way to control the mix between the acoustic and electric sounds via foot pedal. I just bought a the Ernie Ball 6165, but as Tom noted in another thread, the volume of both channels will be is at 50% when the pedal is in the middle position. But for going from one sound to the other, it's great. When I use this pedal, both signals go through it before hitting the board.

I highly recommend mixing the sound on stage to send to the house. Unless your sound man is better then the ones I generally deal with, they can't get the Acous/Elec balance right.

Also, I just figured out that I just needed one volume pedal for each side. Works great. I have a link to my article in my signature about running stereo with a hybrid guitar. Check it out if you're so inclined.