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Dion No.4 Engelmann/Cocobolo for The Golden Era Guitar
Hey guys, we've recently taken in a guitar built by Dion Bews in Engelmann and Cocobolo which is available for sale. Here is a video review on the guitar and you may skip forward to the 2:13 mark to hear a short demo of "Catching the Light" by Antoine Dufour played on the guitar. A written review along with photos will be coming your way shortly. Enjoy!
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Sorry Marcus & Dion, this is not aimed at either of your talents in playing and building, the guitar sounds great at the start of the song, but I'm not a fan of the hammer on style of playing. In my opinion, it's not a good style to show off the sound of a guitar. Do all the harmonics you want, strumming, finger picking etc, but that specific hammer on technique sounds too tinny, and harsh for such a beautiful guitar.
I wonder if a guitar can be built to deal with this specific style of playing? Guitar design has changed over the years to target specific styles of playing, so I guess it would be doable.
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That is a really nicely proportioned guitar. I like the lines of the body.
Beautiful!
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Well thanks Mark! That means a lot coming from a builder with your eye.
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Here are some full bodied shots to start off with before I zoom in to the details. I think you pretty much nailed it with your description Mark!
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Agreed Marcus. I’d add that a dense wood like Cocobolo tends to create that big bell like tone. Even with the hollow core back design, the species of wood very much informs the tone. For a less bright tone I tend to lean toward my stash of mahogany.
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Love the shape, especially how it slopes up to the neck. Also really like the simplicity of the whole approach, letting the wood and design speak volumes. I love the exotic accents of very talented builders too, but sometimes less is more. Russ Parker
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Thanks Marcus for the review, beautiful playing!
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Great sounding guitar, thanks for posting.
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Thanks for taking a listen!
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Thanks for the kind words!
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Thanks guys for checking out the video!
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THE GOLDEN ERA GUITAR FOR SALE | VIDEOS AUTHORISED DEALER OF: Astrand | Bowerman | Brondel | Buendia | Casimi | Datlen | Doerr | Fujii | Gerber | GR Bear | Heinonen | Isaac Jang Keith | Keystone | Matsuda | Michaud Made | Ogino | Pellerin | Petros | Poljakoff | Strahm | Tom Sands | Wingert ...and more www.TheGoldenEraGuitar.com [email protected] +65 8666 0420 |
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Here are more shots to show off some close ups of the details:
My favourite shot of every guitar: Love the black satin neck on every Dion. It provides a cool look, as well as a great feel in the hand: The sound port is present on every Dion. I personally feel that it's not necessary as his guitars are already so loud and enveloping, if there was any difference with the sound hole covered and exposed, I could not hear it. But it is still a nice feature to have: A couple shots of his signature headstock - very simple and elegant: Check out the simplicity of his rosette. I also really love how the end of the fretboard terminates in a smooth curve: The bridge:
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THE GOLDEN ERA GUITAR FOR SALE | VIDEOS AUTHORISED DEALER OF: Astrand | Bowerman | Brondel | Buendia | Casimi | Datlen | Doerr | Fujii | Gerber | GR Bear | Heinonen | Isaac Jang Keith | Keystone | Matsuda | Michaud Made | Ogino | Pellerin | Petros | Poljakoff | Strahm | Tom Sands | Wingert ...and more www.TheGoldenEraGuitar.com [email protected] +65 8666 0420 |
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antoine dufour, cocobolo, dion bews, marcus wong, the golden era guitar |
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