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Originally Posted by Dogsnax
I had the opportunity to play a Sobell a couple of years ago in New Orleans. Beautiful guitar, solid as a tank, massive tone and sustain. I did find it challenging to play - for want of a better descriptor, it was a bit on the "taught" side.
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I also tried one some years ago. Martin Simpson's recordings show that these guitars are capable of great tone and playing but they are not for me either. The one I tried was well built and had beautiful individual finishing touches but I found that playing it was hard work; I felt like I'd need to do hand and forearm exercises before I was ready to do it justice. And this was in a shop where all the other guitars I tried played like butter.
I guess it is the right guitar if you are the right person.