Beneteau

[Godfather]

Originally Posted by Ryan Alexander

Beneteau super fan checking in! I've had these 5 pass through my hands over the years...

2000 SJ longscale - Englemann/Padouk (ex-Don Ross)
2002 OM cutaway - Englemann/Black Walnut (my 1st)
2002 SJ Baritone - Englemann/Padouk (ex-Don Ross, hi Tony )
2015 M - Lutz/Brazilian
2018 SJ - Sitka/Padouk (1st commission with Marc)

...and as it happens I'm in discussions with Marc about a new build due in 2024 I can't speak highly enough about the man or his guitars. In my experience, they all have great fundamental response with strong bass and great clarity. All the ones I've handled have excelled in altered tunings. He's been building for going on 50 years now and takes great pride in doing everything by hand.

Thank you Ryan. I hope to be able to check out the one I am looking at in the next couple of weeks.

[Teleplucker]

I owned a Beneteau Baritone for a while, it was the best sounding baritone that I have ever played. I ultimately sold it because it was worth more money than I wanted to have tied up in a baritone guitar. I also owned a Concert model for a while, I bought it for a great price on the AGF and flipped it for something else. I think his guitars are undervalued at this point.

His craftmanship, sound and playability is right up there with the best of the best.

[Godfather]

Thanks everyone for the info and personal experiences.
While it is a beautiful guitar, i learned the specs and the body depth is just too deep for my 5' 6" short stature.

I am looking at a couple of other options.

[sehnsucht77]

Originally Posted by Godfather

Can anyone comment on Beneteau Guitars? I have seen the name before but have not seen much about his builds, quality, tone etc.
TIA

Marc is amazing. Have 2 of his guitars that I ordered consecutively.

[Dustinfurlow]

You can't go wrong ordering from Marc. He is great to work with and offers something pretty unique, sound-wise. Build quality and playability are 10/10 in my book.