Bashkin Placencia Myrtlewood

[Guitarbench]

Hi Folks,

At Guitarbench, we see some of the nicest guitars and wanted to share them with our friends here at AGF.

This is a really nice Myrtle Guitar by Michael Bashkin:
For the specs and more complete photos please drop by here.

[racman]

Typical Michael Bashkin elegance and craftsmanship - stunning!!

[JoeCharter]

Nice pictures. They look similar to the ones found on Michael's website.

I'd love to hear your impressions of the guitar if you had the opportunity to play it.

There's also no mention of what model it is. I suppose that is an OM?

[KolayaGuitars]

its a Placencia, says in the title...absolutely stunning!

~Brad

[Guitarbench]

Hi Joe,

thanks- the photos came from Michael but are the high res ones vs. edited on his site.

Brad beat me to the model...

[JoeCharter]

Originally Posted by KolayaGuitars

its a Placencia, says in the title...absolutely stunning!

~Brad

Originally Posted by Guitarbench

Hi Joe,

thanks- the photos came from Michael but are the high res ones vs. edited on his site.

Brad beat me to the model...

Duh...

On Michael's site he calls it the Placencia OM -- I get so easily confused these days...

What a spectacular back.

[bdm0509]

Originally Posted by JoeCharter

I'd love to hear your impressions of the guitar if you had the opportunity to play it.

I'd also love to hear hands-on experiences and tonal comparisons. I've long wanted to check out Michael's guitars. Honestly, the aesthetic hasn't always appealed to me, but for some reason, this one just really is spot-on for me.

-Brett

[old6strng]

Originally Posted by racman

Typical Michael Bashkin elegance and craftsmanship - stunning!!

I second that! I haven't played a Bashkin that I didn't like!!!

[Rainbow]

Is it for sale?

[Guitarbench]

Sorry it's not one of my own guitars so I couldn't tell you!

[old6strng]

Originally Posted by Rainbow

Is it for sale?

If you get ahold of Michael, every once and a while one pops up on the market for one reason or another.

http://www.bashkinguitars.com/contact.php

Michael is a great guy and easy to work with.

[Guitarbench]

I actually have an LS redwood/cocobolo up for sale after a buyer fell through earlier this year, but will list it up on the proper channel. If interested, just drop me a PM too.

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by bdm0509

I'd also love to hear hands-on experiences and tonal comparisons. I've long wanted to check out Michael's guitars. Honestly, the aesthetic hasn't always appealed to me, but for some reason, this one just really is spot-on for me.

-Brett

Hi Brett...
When I first met Michael and was deciding if I wanted to commission one, the pictures of the cutaway models didn't appeal to me, and one morning I walked into his shop and there was a cutaway sitting on a stand, and it blew me away.

His guitars look better in real life than in pictures, and I've played over 40 of them and liked all but 2 (and I didn't hate them, and liked them both much better later as their sound evolved).

The 'art' in his guitars is amazing in person, and the tone, resonance, responsiveness, playability, projection and volume are magic.

[jay7347]

Originally Posted by ljguitar

Hi Brett...
When I first met Michael and was deciding if I wanted to commission one, the pictures of the cutaway models didn't appeal to me, and one morning I walked into his shop and there was a cutaway sitting on a stand, and it blew me away.

His guitars look better in real life than in pictures, and I've played over 40 of them and liked all but 2 (and I didn't hate them, and liked them both much better later as their sound evolved).

The 'art' in his guitars is amazing in person, and the tone, resonance, responsiveness, playability, projection and volume are magic.

I haven't played as many as Larry has but I'm continually amazed at Michael's creations. I don't care how long it takes but my next guitar will be a Bashkin.
-jay

[justonwo]

I've been a fan of Bashkin ever since I played this guitar at Healdsburg in 2009. I played his larger bodied SJ last year and was really taken with it. Michael Bashkin makes some of the best I've played.