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New Guitar Bedell MBA 17g
Purchased a new guitar and thought I'd give a minI review and of course post some pics..
It plays very well and I prefer it over my Larrivee dread. Intonation is spot on. Very responsive with some dynamic range punch when you push it a bit. Yes it is chinese made I would prefer a usa or canadian made but couldnt touch the specs for the price if it were. Bedell Mba 17g its a 2013 leftover. - Body: Orchestra - Top: Solid Canadian red cedar - Back and sides: solid figured mahogany - Neck: 1pc mahogany dove tail joint - Nut width: 1-11/16 inches - Scale: 25.5 inches - Bridge: Ebony - Fingerboard: Ebony -grover sta tite open tuners -Fishman Acoustic Matrix pups -bone saddle and nut -orchestra size Now for the pix...
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Larrivee D03r 98 Fender Strat 01 DBZ Bolero 12 DBZ Barchetta 13 Yamaha GL1 Guitalele Bedell MBA 17 G Last edited by kenstogie; 08-20-2014 at 04:03 PM. |
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Man I need to get a bigger monitor. Beautiful guitar!! These are real lookers! I didn't think to get one of the cedar topped Bedells but I'm wondering what they're like now. Congrats!
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If this were a taylor or martin or larrivee or froggy or whatever it would've easily cost thousands. This one cost me $500.00 total. Yup $500. My Larrivee cost over 1k and this plays better, intonation is spot on , sounds better, has way more inlay work, records better etc. Sorry Jean L. but its true at least imho anyway.
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Larrivee D03r 98 Fender Strat 01 DBZ Bolero 12 DBZ Barchetta 13 Yamaha GL1 Guitalele Bedell MBA 17 G |
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Awesome! Thanks for the photos. Enjoy your guitar!
Look at that quilted mahogany! Beautiful! |
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Purty Guitar, I'm expecting his dressed down cuzzin tomorrow!
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Bedell Triplets +1: MB-28G, MB-17G, MB-18G, MBCE-24F 2010 Tanglewood TGRP 73 2012, TW 130 ASM Breedlove Passport All-Hog Parlor 2014 Larrivee OM-02 2004 Guild GAD F-130 Seagull Entourage Rustic Mini Jumbo 2011 Zager ZAD 20 2004 Takamine GS430S Martin LXM 3 Antique Classics Good Things Come in Small Packages |
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Beautiful guitar, I had a MBA17 like yours. I bought it used from GC and had to return it. It was stolen from someone and sold to GC a week before I got it. Pretty nice guitar and the MB stands for Molly Bedell, Tom's wife. Enjoy!!!!
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Wow that sux. ....but I didn't know that about the MB... thats kinda cool. Is she one of the "two old hippies"?
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Larrivee D03r 98 Fender Strat 01 DBZ Bolero 12 DBZ Barchetta 13 Yamaha GL1 Guitalele Bedell MBA 17 G |
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Let me know how it is..... I am quite impressed with this one regardless of price but even more so cosidering thw $500 price tag..... thats stupid cheap.
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Larrivee D03r 98 Fender Strat 01 DBZ Bolero 12 DBZ Barchetta 13 Yamaha GL1 Guitalele Bedell MBA 17 G |
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When you change strings, check to see if the tuners are loose. The small screws on the back of mine were really loose on several and couldn't really be tightened.
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Ken, please learn how to size your pics properly before you post them. Thanks.
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Will do, it seems fine now and tunes quite well. ..... but will check for sure.
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Larrivee D03r 98 Fender Strat 01 DBZ Bolero 12 DBZ Barchetta 13 Yamaha GL1 Guitalele Bedell MBA 17 G |
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I think the two old hippies are Tom Bedell and Breedlove, cannot remember his first name. It not Larry.
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My understanding is that Tom Bedell is one hippie and his wife is the other hippie. Breedlove is owned by Two Old Hippies.
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